The Rejoice thread

~~Odyshape~~ · 10-11-2011, 02:26 PM

Im finally growing out of teenage neurotic tendencies

Nothing better than that

duga · 10-11-2011, 02:31 PM

^

It's a pretty liberating feeling, yeah? I can't believe the way I used to think back then... interesting times...

NSW · 10-11-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

^

It's a pretty liberating feeling, yeah? I can't believe the way I used to think back then... interesting times...

I don't really remember how I used to act back then, but I often times look at today's current line up of teenagers and think "Holy ****, I hope I didn't act like that."

Man, that sounded so old. :/

**Janszoon** · 10-11-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I don't really remember how I used to act back then, but I often times look at today's current line up of teenagers and think "Holy ****, I hope I didn't act like that."

Man, that sounded so old. :/

Heh. I remember what I was like and I'm 100% sure that teenage me would annoy the living crap out of mid-30s me.

~~Odyshape~~ · 10-11-2011, 08:17 PM

Its still a process but I finally see the hope. I guess maturity really just means understanding how you work and knowing how to constructively deal with what ya got. Also I reading some of my first posts on here makes me cringe. So much change in the last (almost three years). I joined this at what im probably going to find to be one of the most transitional times in my life so its funny because I can see a progression in my posts and my attitude changing by looking back on those things.

Teenage me (well im still there, almost 18) was exactly what I disliked in people now and usually avoid... which is kind of weird to me because it was such a short amount of time ago (2 or 3 years) that it creates some confusion (and some constructive self criticism). It is good though because I can relate to people who went through similar times on a deep level since I guess im in between. Which makes it easy to communicate and to empathize with.

ilashes. · 10-13-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Odyshape

Teenage me (well im still there, almost 18) was exactly what I disliked in people now and usually avoid... which is kind of weird to me because it was such a short amount of time ago (2 or 3 years) that it creates some confusion (and some constructive self criticism). It is good though because I can relate to people who went through similar times on a deep level since I guess im in between. Which makes it easy to communicate and to empathize with.

It's pretty crazy isn't it? Over the thanksgiving weekend my parents showed me home videos of my teenage self on the holidays. I was so ignorant as a young person, I had to leave the room after watching them because I didn't even recognize myself, I hated it.

lucifer_sam · 10-13-2011, 11:20 PM

I think I'm starting to intuitively figure out modal jazz. Well, sort of. It's about the space around the chord rather than the harmonic key itself...add to that I can finally distinguish the difference between modes by ear. Though I don't mean to insinuate I'm proficient at jazz guitar whatsoever, this just means I may need to experiment with different keys to find a sweet spot on my guitar.

Buzzov*en · 10-13-2011, 11:48 PM

getting tons of money at work and enjoying the people in my life.

Freebase Dali · 10-13-2011, 11:59 PM

Today I finally understood the point of adding/subtracting/dividing by coefficients to isolate variables in linear equations when putting them in slope-intercept form.

Don't hate... the only math experience I've had prior to this is Algebra 1 in high school. Twice. I hate numbers.

So.. test tomorrow? Glad I always wait until the night before to study for them. Yay procrastination!

Stephen · 10-14-2011, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ilashes.

It's pretty crazy isn't it? Over the thanksgiving weekend my parents showed me home videos of my teenage self on the holidays. I was so ignorant as a young person, I had to leave the room after watching them because I didn't even recognize myself, I hated it.

That's interesting to me because I was thinking the other day about being old (I'm 44) and that at 20 I almost looked at old me as a different person. I had this attitude that it didn't matter what I did to myself because I didn't want to grow old anyway. Then you blink and you are that old guy and you realise it's just young you with another 20 years experience and a flabbier body.

10-11-2011, 02:31 PM	#222 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	^ It's a pretty liberating feeling, yeah? I can't believe the way I used to think back then... interesting times... __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

10-13-2011, 11:20 PM	#227 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	I think I'm starting to intuitively figure out modal jazz. Well, sort of. It's about the space around the chord rather than the harmonic key itself...add to that I can finally distinguish the difference between modes by ear. Though I don't mean to insinuate I'm proficient at jazz guitar whatsoever, this just means I may need to experiment with different keys to find a sweet spot on my guitar. __________________ first.am

10-13-2011, 11:48 PM	#228 (permalink)
Buzzov*en Anxiety Hangover Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gardenia Posts: 501	getting tons of money at work and enjoying the people in my life. __________________ Save the environment, shoot yourself in the head. And when there is no hope I'll smoke some crack I'll shoot some dope.

10-11-2011, 02:26 PM	#221 (permalink)
~~Odyshape~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 526	Im finally growing out of teenage neurotic tendencies Nothing better than that

10-11-2011, 08:17 PM	#225 (permalink)
~~Odyshape~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 526	Its still a process but I finally see the hope. I guess maturity really just means understanding how you work and knowing how to constructively deal with what ya got. Also I reading some of my first posts on here makes me cringe. So much change in the last (almost three years). I joined this at what im probably going to find to be one of the most transitional times in my life so its funny because I can see a progression in my posts and my attitude changing by looking back on those things. Teenage me (well im still there, almost 18) was exactly what I disliked in people now and usually avoid... which is kind of weird to me because it was such a short amount of time ago (2 or 3 years) that it creates some confusion (and some constructive self criticism). It is good though because I can relate to people who went through similar times on a deep level since I guess im in between. Which makes it easy to communicate and to empathize with.

10-13-2011, 11:59 PM	#229 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Today I finally understood the point of adding/subtracting/dividing by coefficients to isolate variables in linear equations when putting them in slope-intercept form. Don't hate... the only math experience I've had prior to this is Algebra 1 in high school. Twice. I hate numbers. So.. test tomorrow? Glad I always wait until the night before to study for them. Yay procrastination!