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I’ve been watching the last few games at home. So I’m trying to make it more of an excuse just to get out of the house, especially now that’s it’s starting to get colder.

Preferably close to Sugar House, but also willing to go further out for a worthwhile spot!

Ozzy Osbourne’s death hit me harder than I realized at first. I feel like I’m realizing how much metal got me through some tough spots. My local radio station was playing Ozzy all day and it got me to crying. I can remember hearing his voice come through the radio as a kid and I just realized that genre is a place I always ran to. And it’s a genre that I could rely on more than anything else. What have been some artists that got you through hard times?

Just hit 4 days without alcohol today! I’ve tried doing this before, but something feels more serious about my try this time.

I think it’s helped that I had been hitting the gym more the last couple months. As backwards as that sounds, really seeing the impact of drinking on my workouts really helped and that’s what made it click for me.

I tried out some NA beer from Athletic Brewing today and that helped immensely. One thing that really shocked me, was how much tension seemed to leave my face and jaw after a few sips. It makes sense to me now - it’s probably some placebo effect from it tasting like beer - but I was shocked at how less tense I felt. Just another reason to cut out the rea

…at the Eminem Store. Just had to get a hat, a shirt, the cassette, and both vinyls with the different covers. The man knows how to get money from his fans! No regrets though!

I sent a very detailed text to my parents. I wrote out my frustrations and things that have bothered me for years. At the start of my message I mentioned that I love my parents and want to improve our relationship. The only response I got was a voicemail from my dad saying that he “wanted to hear my voice and make sure I’m okay.” I realize this is without much context for Reddit but I’m at such a loss of how to respond - or if i should respond

This is half venting/half looking for opinions. I’m pretty fed up with my parents. I’ll try not to go into too many details, but my mom has always been smothering and suffocating. When we’re together, it’s almost impossible to go anywhere without her following. If I don’t answer the phone right away, she’ll make comments like “I guess you must have been busy, huh?” And there have been multiple occasions where she assumed I was in the hospital or dead because I didn’t respond within an hour or two. And mind you, it wouldn’t be anything important, just wondering about how my week had been or something similar.

The final straw came on Christmas when my girlfriend and I were celebrating in the