The Saturday 6-Pack

Burning Down · 07-03-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ribbons

Meds have helped my depression and anxiety somewhat, but have just about totally decimated my creativity. I used to write, play music, was an avid reader. Now I can barely focus or string words together. It's upsetting but there is really no alternative as I must work every day and stay on an even keel.

I'm guessing you weren't totally happy with the results of taking medication?

ribbons · 07-03-2010, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I've seen your bass video on youtube, you certainly do slap bass better than I do.

Lateralus, I agree with boo boo - I viewed your videos and you are doing really well on bass. Also, you are excellent on piano, and guitar as well.

DoctorSoft · 07-03-2010, 08:43 PM

1. What is your weirdest sexual fetish if any?

This isn't really a fetish, but I love a girl who can play an instrument. Rawr.

2. How do you rate your technical abillity at the instruments you play?

I'm pretty damn good at guitar, alright at piano, alright at drums, and kind of **** at bass.

3. Do you have any kind of mental disorder?

Nope.

4. What is your favorite art movement?

I don't know... surrealism is pretty cool, let's go with that.

5. If you were a movie director what would your style be like?

Fincher probably.

6. What is your guiltiest pleasure in TV viewing?

I don't really watch TV.

TheCunningStunt · 07-03-2010, 08:44 PM

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How can you be good at guitar and shit at bass? They kind of go hand in hand. Unless you mean you're better at writing songs on guitar than you are at coming up with basslines.

ribbons · 07-03-2010, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I'm guessing you weren't totally happy with the results of taking medication?

No, not totally - but they've helped in that I'm not crippled by the depression. The meds have propped me up so I can "function".

DoctorSoft · 07-03-2010, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

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How can you be good at guitar and shit at bass? They kind of go hand in hand. Unless you mean you're better at writing songs on guitar than you are at coming up with basslines.

I don't really play bass that much so my fingers aren't really that good with the bigger frets and whatnot.

TheCunningStunt · 07-03-2010, 08:50 PM

I don't really know when you cross the line from being a healthy everyday person, to being bi-polar, to having mild depression, to having full blown depression.

I don't know how to tell whether you're just grumpy cynical and unhappy with life, or whether it's something that's medical.

Astronomer · 07-03-2010, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

1. What is your weirdest sexual fetish if any?
Keeping socks on. Doesn't always happen though.

Omg... I love leaving my socks on. Mainly due to the fact that I have bad circulation and really cold feet all the time. It never happens though, I always end up taking them off to not be... a weirdo.

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I've seen your bass video on youtube, you certainly do slap bass better than I do.

Same for me.

In the grand tradition of my musical interests if I made films they would be considered really pretentious. My themes of interest would be social stigma, conformity, nhilism, misanthropy, escapism, idealism, mortality. It wouldn't be something that would put you in a good mood but it wouldn't be outrageously emo or anything. My main influences would be Miyazaki, Kubrick, Scorsese, Chaplin, Gilliam, Coens, Tarantino, Lynch, Altman, Burton, etc.

I would probably like your films, I love the sound of all that. I don't necessarily think they would be considered pretentious - I don't think I'd consider them that anyway.

And yeah, surrealism is definitely my favourite movement. Are you a Dali fan? Earlier this year I went to his exhibition which was in Melbourne and it was pretty amazing.

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Originally Posted by ribbons

Lateralus, I agree with boo boo - I viewed your videos and you are doing really well on bass. Also, you are excellent on piano, and guitar as well.

Aww well shucks you guys

I still think I'm pretty sucky... but practice makes perfect I s'pose!

Astronomer · 07-03-2010, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

I don't really know when you cross the line from being a healthy everyday person, to being bi-polar, to having mild depression, to having full blown depression.

I don't know how to tell whether you're just grumpy cynical and unhappy with life, or whether it's something that's medical.

There's a guide called DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. For each 'disorder' there is usually a list of symptoms or behaviours, and if you cover a certain number of those behaviours then you are considered to have that disorder and treatment is required. That's what I went through when I was having therapy for BPD. You'd find that a lot of people who are just grumpy and cynical and unhappy with life wouldn't cover the whole list of specific behaviours.

That being said I guess mental illness/ mental disorders is a very blurred territory and it is difficult to draw clear-cut lines.

boo boo · 07-03-2010, 09:09 PM

2. How do you rate your technical abillity at the instruments you play?

Poorly, I have a whole bunch of instruments. Electric and acoustic guitar, electric bass, keyboard, banjo, harmonica, recorder, lapharp. If I had to pick the ones I'm most competent at it would be keyboard and bass.

3. Do you have any kind of mental disorder?

Aspergers. I have extreme difficulty relating, emoting and communicating with other people and focusing on things outside of specific interests. People with aspergers can be very observant and know a lot of things but not be able to supplement this knowledge into social situations.

4. What is your favorite art movement?

Surrealism but I'm also quite into symbolism, romanticism, impressionism, post impressionism, expressionism and various other styles. I also like and am an avid defender of fantasy art and lowbrow art which are unfairly given the "kitsch" label that I hate so much.

There's only a few art movements I can't get any aesthetic satisfaction from at all. I dislike a lot of abstract expressionism but there is good stuff to come out of that movement. I find de stijl to be really bland and boring. And almost everything that falls under conceptual art is pretentuous bullf*ck.

6. What is your guiltiest pleasure in TV viewing?

Don't know if I have one, I don't really watch TV beyond Law & Order SVU and Iron Chef America. And no I don't feel guilty about either.

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	^ How can you be good at guitar and shit at bass? They kind of go hand in hand. Unless you mean you're better at writing songs on guitar than you are at coming up with basslines. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	I don't really know when you cross the line from being a healthy everyday person, to being bi-polar, to having mild depression, to having full blown depression. I don't know how to tell whether you're just grumpy cynical and unhappy with life, or whether it's something that's medical. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

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DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	1. What is your weirdest sexual fetish if any? This isn't really a fetish, but I love a girl who can play an instrument. Rawr. 2. How do you rate your technical abillity at the instruments you play? I'm pretty damn good at guitar, alright at piano, alright at drums, and kind of ** at bass. 3. Do you have any kind of mental disorder? Nope. 4. What is your favorite art movement? I don't know... surrealism is pretty cool, let's go with that. 5. If you were a movie director what would your style be like? Fincher probably. 6. What is your guiltiest pleasure in TV viewing?** I don't really watch TV.