The "What's on your mind?" thread

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by BucketheadPikes

I have experience in therapy too & concur with the advice of RageATL, it's very similar to what I've heard in my sessions as well. I like to keep sayings in the back of my mind for when I get in a certain frame of mind & need to put things into the proper perspective. Here's a couple more that I use to give me perspective when I need it:

"Want nothing and you will have everything."

"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, surrounded by a**holes."

Good advice indeed and I agree with both sayings...especially the second one.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by RageATL

I get it, man but it's never too late to start. I was a WAY late bloomer on tucking money away. I was super miserable when I was married and blew through cash buying things in an attempt to make myself happy/fill a void. It didn't work although I did end up with some REALLY nice home theater gear in the process that I still enjoy to this very day, so...

I'm guilty of this....

Originally Posted by Indy64

What's sad is looking at your disc "collections", you could have invested the close to $12,000+ you blew on the discs into a nice little nest egg for down the road.

I hope those complaining they live below poverty wages aren't still buying movies and HT equipment and other frivolous stuff and focusing on saving $$$ and also finding ways to get better paying jobs.

if not, you're in for a SERIOUS hard life lesson down the road..it's gonna catch up to ya for sure..and not in a good way.

While true and thoughtful - remember that some people receive these as gifts, buy used, etc.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by BizCat

I'm guilty of this....



While true and thoughtful - remember that some people receive these as gifts, buy used, etc.

All I want for my next gifts are stuff I can use for running or for school, not picky!

[Indy64]

Got my office decorated for Christmas season.

Finally broke down and bought a leg lamp this year. Everyone who sees it loves it.

[civiclx]

I'm trying to figure out who sent me $20 in my PayPal. It's someone that I have been helping...oh, I know who it is now. I thought it was someone from another board I used to go to but it's someone from right here on bluray.com. It must be a wife actually. Hmm...

[Batman1980]

The fact that Dez Bryant just passed Bob Hayes for most receiving TDs in Cowboys history.

[wonkavision]

Read this article and am fascinated by this Volvo subscription based plan.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/30/...auto-show-2017

[RageATL]

I drank far too many stouts yesterday.

[civiclx]

Wondering what is going on with an order I placed on Target.com. They had to cancel an item because apparently I didn't approve a delayed delivery date when I clicked on the link to approve the delayed delivery date

[RageATL]

Damn, remember Queensryche?!

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Damn, remember Queensryche?!

Operation Mindcrime

They were ok. Never really got into them

[Scarriere]

Silent Lucidity was a good tune.

[Waboman]

Elmo knew.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Operation Mindcrime

They were ok. Never really got into them

I actually enjoyed the album "Empire"...I stumbled on it in my iTunes earlier today and strolled down memory lane.

[Scarface32]

I have a theory on religion.

You know how pretty much everything is made in China? Well what if they also invented every religion on Earth. Then various people left China to voyage to different countries to teach them one of the various religions, with the purpose in mind of dividing people over which religion is the "correct" one? It would make sense, considering China is several thousands of years old. They are the oldest civilization still in existence. They could have been there at the very start of religion. Their end game is to get everyone so divided that we don’t notice they are taking over the world.

Of course, that’s just a theory and I could be completely wrong.

[Michael24]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Damn, remember Queensryche?!

I'd never heard of them until maybe a couple years ago, when I began listening to Hair Nation on Sirius XM. That station plays them frequently. I've enjoyed a lot of what I've heard from them. "Eyes of A Stranger" or "Empire" is probably my favorite.

[BucketheadPikes]

The 1983 Queensrÿche EP, The Warning & Operation: Mindcrime are easily & by far their best releases imo. Operation: Livecrime is really good too. Not really a fan of Rage For Order. Don't really care for the rest of their stuff either. Seen them 2x back in the 80's & they were killer, & then seen them with Judas Priest in 2005 & not so much. Geoff Tate didn't sound that great at that show, & either did Rob Halford. I wasn't impressed with either band on that tour.

[civiclx]

Shout out to creed on this one
So you be Thor and I'll be Odin
You rodent, I'm omnipotent
Let off, then I'm reloadin'
Immediately with these bombs I'm totin'
And I should not be woken
I'm the walking dead, but I'm just a talking head, a zombie floatin'
But I got your mom deep-throatin'
I'm out my Ramen Noodle
We have nothin' in common, poodle
I'm a Doberman, pinch yourself in the arm and pay homage, pupil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbGs_qK2PQA

[RageATL]

Go figure, popped up at 6:25AM on a Saturday so trying to decide if I should watch a movie in the man cave while the lady sleeps, start a new game or just play a older game.

[Member-222782]

Got a bit of a strange question here. I've been out of the credit card loop for a few years after I, um, got a little carried away and have started to rebuild my credit - can someone refresh my memory: do credit card companies like when you pay a balance in full or do they prefer you make minimum or slightly above minimum payments? I certainly want to impress my bank by paying the balance in full but if it's not absolutely essential then I'll just pay about 75%. I don't want to screw up again.