Posts by David Jackson2

Personally, I’ve always been a fan of Ended up a Stranger.

😢 My bad if I'm totally out of the loop here.

Is it just me, or is the search function totally broken?
It actually works if you're hunting down a specific author, but try searching for any actual keywords or topics and... nothing. Just dead air.

I spent about six months trying to force myself to get used to hard contacts. I was doing it bit by bit every single day—just following whatever my eye doctor told me to do, stretching out the wear time slowly. Honestly? It was such a massive headache 😢.
Eventually, I made the switch to soft lenses—mostly Acuvue and some Surevue—and man, what a difference. There was practically zero adjustment period. Now? I can barely even tell they’re in my eyes.

the Bauhaus live album 😛

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Look, I realize I’m walking away from today significantly poorer than I probably should have been, but honestly? I feel pretty lucky knowing that if I manage to snag that gold, they'll be playing the anthem of the South African liberation movement during the ceremony. cut

🙏 and the rest of the post is 👍

Honestly, the whole thing just starts getting under my skin. High-level sports have completely lost the plot lately. Everything is dictated by market trends and whatever is "hot" right now, but that doesn't mean it's actually better for anyone. You see these astronomical figures being thrown around by certain elite athletes, and then you have actors and musicians pulling in even more. Look, if you've got talent, go ahead and cash in—I get that—but those kinds of numbers are just 🙂 swimming isn't exactly a gold mine like football or basketball, and anyone looking to make a career out of it really needs to wrap their head around that market reality.

Just think about how many American schools don't even have a basic gym. I'm talking the absolute bare essentials. No proper equipment, not even a decent playground.
Here’s a real-world example: just imagine the state of the training facilities for the local swim and water polo clubs in a city like Miami. My brother has been playing water polo for ten years, and during the winter, they’d constantly have practices canceled. Why? Because the one indoor pool in town used by three different water polo teams and several swim clubs had constant heating issues and desperately needed a renovation, but there was zero budget for it. And honestly, you see cases like that in pretty much every other sport too.
If you ask me, everyone chasing those million-dollar sponsorship deals just because they happen to be "talented" can go jump in a lake. And then, without blinking an eye, they’ll just pick up a new citizenship and start competing for some country they couldn't even find on a map a year ago.

I totally blanked on mentioning the Until the End of the World soundtrack. It’s easily one of those soundtracks that gets way too little credit—honestly, a total shame.

Such a killer movie—honestly, Harry Potter is the best, even if he can be a bit dosadan sometimes. It’s got that perfect, eerie, dark foreshadowing vibe going on 😁 plus the soundtrack is actually solid 🙂

Back in 1940... New York City. And honestly? I think "Gone with the Wind" deserves a spot on that list too. 😁

placidseal18 said:That movie "Before the Rain" — the music by Anastasia is just... something else.

Oh, for sure 👍 that soundtrack was easily the one I played on loop more than anything else. Honestly, I’ve been on a huge Danny Elfman kick lately too. If we're talking about how perfectly a score fits the vibe of a film—I mean, how it feels like the whole movie was actually built around the songs—nothing beats Donnie Darko. It’s seamless. I also still have a massive soft spot for the Himmer über Berlin OST and pretty much anything by Ennio Morricone.

Good for Duja, I guess. Honestly, he’s mostly in swimming for the romance side of things anyway, so whatever works for him.
What really gets me about this whole situation—and it's honestly pretty tragic if you think about it—is what sports has turned into. People are swapping citizenships just to chase a bigger paycheck. It's just pointless.

shadowgardener12 said:Those rappers were such losers!

Oh, please, they were not. 😁 Look, I’m not even a fan of that kind of music—it’s just not my thing—but honestly? They were actually pretty likable.

Great movie, by the way. 👍

slyrider16 said:So, I finally sat down and watched it. Honestly? It’s a decent enough flick if you’re into that genre—funny, easy to watch, even if the ending feels a little too much like it's begging for your sympathy. But let's be real, it doesn't really break any new ground. It’s more like a solid, well-executed genre exercise than anything groundbreaking.

Yeah, I'm right there with you. 🙂>

Smiths, no doubt about it!

I’m not buying it until I actually see 😲

Just another 😢 bout of low blood pressure—dizziness right on the edge of nausea, zero focus, just feeling totally scattered and sleepy. Plus, I’ve been dealing with sciatica, though thankfully some massages and aromatherapy actually did the trick there. Not to mention the absolute nightmare of combining Democrat cycles with this miserable weather. It’s such a shame, really, because I usually love the rain. Being out in nature helps, assuming I can even manage to drag myself out of bed in the morning 😢. Honestly, those weather alerts for people sensitive to the atmosphere seem kind of pointless to me.

The only thing that truly pulls me through is sipping on different herbal teas—I highly recommend anything with yerba mate
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I don't know, I always find myself thinking about the Skelin brothers—absolute top-tier athletes, and both headed toward med school, too. They’re humble, they never ask for anything, yet they just keep hitting these incredible milestones. For them, sports isn't some paycheck; it's a way of life. Honestly, they're one of the few shining examples left of what real dedication looks like these days.

As for Duje, he can do whatever he wants—I mean, who actually cares? It’s his life. But this whole thing about athletes switching allegiances... it just feels pathetic to me. It kind of defeats the entire purpose of having national teams in the first place, doesn't it? I mean, the Country you represent shouldn't be something you just swap out whenever the mood strikes. If he leaves, I think he'll lose respect in the eyes of a lot of true sports fans, though let's be real—his reputation was already pretty much at the bottom of the barrel anyway.

darkbear51 said:Come on, seriously—would any of you actually turn down an offer like that?

Yeah,
absolutely.

Chloe Morris12 said:Give "Amie" a listen. It’s stunning.[/COLOR]

Stunning indeed. 🙂 Look, maybe Damien isn't quite the ultimate singer-songwriter icon—I don't know, who's really grading him?—but you have to hand it to him... there's this raw, quiet intimacy in his tracks that most artists just can't touch.