Random Thoughts...or...What's on Your Mind?

[Mr. Laser Beam]

People who complain about not having a valentine on Valentine's Day need to grow the up.

I mean, some people don't even have a groundhog on Groundhog Day.

 

[auntiehill]

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Valentine's day is also bad if you happen to have your birthday on the same day.

I wouldn't complain about the lack of valentines as I find that over commercialized crap.

I got a new pc case

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

I pretty much ignored it on Wednesday. I saw something in my FB memories - as years ago I made a reference to a quote from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Any-ways with Taylor Swift being here in Australia. Never have I seen so much media attention for her.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I like Taylor but I'm over the saturated TV coverage.

Up to season 3 of the Flash.
Watching it but not really enjoying it. The dialog feels uneven at times and cringe at other times.

 

[scotpens]

Any-ways with Taylor Swift being here in Australia. Never have I seen so much media attention for her.

Never been a fan of hers. I know she's probably the biggest pop star in the world, but her music just doesn't do it for me.

OTOH, I adore Avril Lavigne.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I have no problem with Taylor Swift as such. It's her fans I can't stand.

Seriously. They're so damn sensitive, if you say anything even remotely critical of her they're all over you.

 

[Fantasy Lover]

Didn't the same thing happen with Jkr at the hight of Harry Potter fame?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Didn't the same thing happen with Jkr at the hight of Harry Potter fame?

Yep sure did

Cult Of Personality.

Saw some of that on the news last night and I get people are excited but some if them sounded borderline hysterical. Also what's the deal with all the friendship bracelets?

 

[fireproof78]

I have no problem with Taylor Swift as such. It's her fans I can't stand.

Seriously. They're so damn sensitive, if you say anything even remotely critical of her they're all over you.

So...fans then?
It isn't short for fanatic for no reason.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I wonder if Taylor has heard this song, and if she thinks it's funny:

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[Kor]

... Also what's the deal with all the friendship bracelets?

The bracelets in the form with all the beads came from the EDM/rave scene where they were called "kandi." In earlier years when Taylor was still playing medium-size venues and was able to have some close-up interaction with fans at her shows, they tended to give her bracelets they made, in addition to trading with each other. She made a reference to the practice in a lyric in her 2022 album "Midnights," and then bracelet trading blew up even bigger at the Eras Tour concerts.

Kor

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The bracelets in the form with all the beads came from the EDM/rave scene where they were called "kandi." In earlier years when Taylor was still playing medium-size venues and was able to have some close-up interaction with fans at her shows, they tended to give her bracelets they made, in addition to trading with each other. She made a reference to the practice in a lyric in her 2022 album "Midnights," and then bracelet trading blew up even bigger at the Eras Tour concerts.

Kor

Yeah that's what some of the fans said on the news when they were not screaming "Taylor!!!!!" at the top of their voices

 

[Oddish]

Funny thing about me and Valentine's Day... I don't like the holiday, personally. Who would like a holiday that celebrates the very thing they had no chance of experiencing... and that blocked their path to what many people consider the most important part of life? Only good thing about it is the abundant candy.

However, strange as it may sound, I decorate for the holiday... including lots or red, pink, and white holiday lights. Because by February, the rainy winter days and early nightfall have left me feeling pretty dreary. But for whatever reason, turning my living room into a glow in the dark peppermint stick seems to push those feelings back.

Yes, I know. I'm weird. Do you think I've been going by "Oddish" since the 20th century just because I like the Pokémon?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I heard that former Olympic athlete Picabo Street is making a huge donation so that a new intensive care unit can be built in her hometown.

The unit will be called the Picabo ICU.

 

[auntiehill]

I heard that former Olympic athlete Picabo Street is making a huge donation so that a new intensive care unit can be built in her hometown.

The unit will be called the Picabo ICU.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Oh dear

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-k-sc...analog-clocks-because-teens-cannot-tell-time/

Sad if true

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Oh dear

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-k-sc...analog-clocks-because-teens-cannot-tell-time/

Sad if true

If true, it sure would be nice if there was a place where they taught kids things they don't already know.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Honestly though people can't read a clock? It's depressing