Sir Frogsworth

@xx-puppygirl-xx I was not denigrating punk music as an art, just saying it doesn't require years of training to create and perform. You don't need a college degree to play punk. But supporting a popular punk act can still require some folks with degrees or a lot of technical experience.

Punk's simplicity is part of its beauty. It is a very accessible form of music where anyone who wants to create or play punk can do so with a shitty guitar and a few weeks of practice.

I think simple forms of art are important because it gives everyone a way to express themselves.

So yeah, punk is great. It just doesn't require extensive musical knowledge or training. Which is a feature, not a bug.

Jiffy Lube wants 180 bucks to recharge my A/C.

Almost makes me want to ask my brother.

But I doubt he'd do it.

My CFS is extremely sensitive to heat and no A/C makes driving much harder for me.

I might have a family friend who knows how to do it. I'll try calling him tomorrow.

People love consuming the arts, but many hate the training required to create the arts. Not every art degree is created equal, but the connections you make and the experience you gain can be invaluable.

I'm not saying every artist needs a college degree for every aspect of creating art, but art is not always created solely by performers.

Perhaps there is an actor who was self taught and got a lucky break, but the cinematographer capturing that actor needed years of training. They are literally camera scientists AND visual artists.

Maybe that punk band you love only knows four chords and just screams into a microphone, but the sound engineer recording their music probably has a college degree.

Here is a video of the sound engineer for a Hamilton production.

He uses an amazing blend of technical and artistic skills to make sure the show sounds perfect during every performance.

Check out his college degree...

I do not have the energy to explain quite yet, but I had a promising meeting with the estate lawyer yesterday.

As far as being sued, he confirmed debt collectors cannot garnish disability payments. So I don't really have anything to worry about. My only fear is if they try to freeze my bank account it can be a pain to get activated again. I'm going to see if there is anything to prevent that.

I am not doing well.

This is probably the most I have missed my parents in a while.

And I have this looming debt-collecter-suing-me thing that I can't stop thinking about. I don't think filing for bankruptcy is going to work. My mom always helped me with my finances. My low energy and brain fog made it really difficult for me to keep track of things. I don't have any documents. I don't keep records. I honestly don't even know who I owe and how much I owe. And I don't really have the energy to figure all that out.

Plus, I have too much happening in the near future with my inheritance and my social security. I can't throw a bankruptcy into the middle of that.

But I also don't have $3000 to pay the debt collector. All of the mortgage money is with the mortgage company.

I'm talking to 2 lawyers this week, so hopefully they can clarify my options.

I just need a break. I need to get things sorted so I can grieve and start taking better care of myself.

I had never seen Downsizing before and I was always curious because people had such contentious feelings toward it. I thought it was okay, but it kinda fizzled out at the end. Some people said it was a white savior movie, but I felt like Matt Damon was saved in the movie. Like, he tried to be the white savior and they turned it around. Probably an attempt at subversion, but maybe they didn't pull off as well as they hoped.

That said, I was reading about the movie and the lead actress used a strong Vietnamese accent. She was a refugee as a child and based the accent on her family when she was growing up. Maybe they played her accent for laughs a bit, but it was not exaggerated or inauthentic.

A bunch of white movie critics lambasted the movie for being racist and using a "stereotypical Asian accent." As if there is just one accent all Asians have.

I guess actually asking a Vietnamese person about the accent was out of the question. I mean, sometimes being an ally is hard and you make mistakes, but yeesh... that is some white nonsense.

I keep seeing conservatives freaking out about Target because a designer made a T-shirt with a jokey Satan on it (which isn't actually sold at Target) and because a bathing suit lets you easily tuck your penis.

And that is worth bomb threats apparently.

First, Satan is fake.

If you think Satan is real, you shouldn't be telling trans people they are delusional.

Second... are they pro-bulge?

Are they saying they want to see the penis?

I'm getting mixed messages here.

I need a Chrome extension that converts "Free Thinker" in someone's bio to "Giant Dickhead."

It's the "I'm not like other girls" for crypto bros and libertarians.

NO.

Bad Oprah.

NOOOO.

Stop that.

No more billionaires.

No.

Still not having the best luck. A debt collection agency is suing me.

I have an appointment with a second lawyer to see what my options are.

I don't have any money. My credit score is already as low as it gets. I don't know what they think suing me will accomplish.

I just don't have much energy to deal with this.

I've watched the first 2 episodes of Succession and it has been one of the least enjoyable shows I've ever watched. I might give it a bit more of a chance, but so far I am really confused why this show is so well regarded.

After much back and forth, they finally said there is no distinction between "woman" and "female" and that the definition of woman/female is a large gamete producer.

These women hate trans people so much that they will completely define their existence as women by their eggs.

That feels sad to me.

Is that sad?

I'm not sure this person understood the assignment.

I think I dodged the botulism bullet.

Though I might inject some salsa into my brow to tighten things up.

Really sad to hear about Hank Green's cancer diagnosis. Seems like he has a really good shot at beating it, but chemo is no bueno even if it saves your life. My mom took a similar class of infusion and it just... sucked.

Hank was really good to me. He helped me sell merch on DFTBA and that helped me through some difficult financial times. And he took a chance on the Otis plush toys even though they ended up selling very poorly.

I felt so guilty because they weren't selling, I was getting sicker, my audience was shrinking, and it looked like they were just going to have a room full of expensive unsold corgis. But they understood my health problems and why I was no longer able to grow my audience. They were able to use the plush toys for giveaways. I had never lost someone that much money before, but I appreciated them taking a chance on me. Hopefully it was a tax write-off or something.

In any case, I hope his journey to recovery is short. And I thank him for still being a really cool guy behind the internet persona.

Silo spoilers...