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021 In reply to madmen [2011-06-30 04:32:40 +0000 UTC]

im going to AX!!!!!!!!!! come find me!!!! table B-53! O: i love any and all gamzees

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madmen In reply to 021 [2011-07-01 16:03:15 +0000 UTC]

oh.
my.
god.

B-53.

B-53

B - 5 3

like the bomber jet. you have no idea how cool that is. i am so totally stopping by. not even kidding here. fuckin B-53, man. B-motherfucking-53.

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Keyhole-Cat In reply to kuroshi-neko [2011-06-30 03:54:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh, also humanstuck does not technically exist; it's actually called Homestuck.

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kuroshi-neko In reply to Keyhole-Cat [2011-06-30 03:57:48 +0000 UTC]

oh ok thank you

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Keyhole-Cat In reply to kuroshi-neko [2011-06-30 03:54:08 +0000 UTC]

It is neither. It is an online webcomic mixed with some flash animation and interactive portions.
[link]
It's a bit long but I highly recommend it. Also, NEVER skip ahead.

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021 In reply to Nanen [2011-06-30 04:42:29 +0000 UTC]

wow, really? that's amazing! if it's okay, can i ask you more about it? your experience doing it, etc

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Nanen In reply to 021 [2011-06-30 07:00:24 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, well it was the summer of 2010, a hard time of my life and I was working through many personal, emotional and psychological issues. During this time I voluntarily chose to live on the street. It sounds terrible I know, but really it was the middle of Summer in a big city, I really don't understand how anyone may starve in that situation, there's always food available, free laundry is sometimes happened upon, and various place to wash up.

I had spent $15 on a South African Djembe (hand drum), which was cheap because of a rather large crack in the side of it. I had asked a local music store owner how to fix it (and still owe him $15 for the lesson, lol. I still plan on paying that back). Then hit the streets for some money. Within a month I was playing well enough to cover meals throughout the day. It really was a job that paid proportionately to how well you performed, and this was a quality in work that I had been looking for. When I wasn't drumming, I was expressing myself in every possible artistic outlet I could find, as I found that when you're experiencing such a powerful state of emotional turmoil, your own creativity skyrockets. It was truly an artistic summer.

Even though it was a very difficult time, it was also very important to me and I don't hold any negative memories about that time, but really hold precious the lessons that I learned then as well as the people I met than.

Now, having sorted out many things, I have returned to high school, and am preparing for University next Spring with the hopes of achieving a PhD in Japanese Language and Cultural studies.

I thing that is a decent summery, if you have any questions, please ask away, I like to think that I am very open.

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021 In reply to Nanen [2011-06-30 07:18:24 +0000 UTC]

that's amazing!!! wow, I'm so impressed! can you tell me the general reaction of the people around you? were there particularly difficult days, and/or particularly positive days? thanks so much, I'm trying to do research for this and having a firsthand recollection is the absolute best! You don't have to answer anything you're uncomfortable with, btw!

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Nanen In reply to 021 [2011-06-30 07:58:47 +0000 UTC]

Its no problem, I cant say that I did much personal exploration if I couldn't talk about it, lol.

For the most part the crowds would just ignore me as they went on with their day, sometimes they would hang around, other times I would get chased away from my chosen spot by bothered shop keepers, complaining customers, etc.

Also here in Toronto its illegal to busk without a permit, which at the time was $130, and involved an audition, and I would have been told where to perform. Needles to say I didn't have the money for that so I had to keep my eyes out for law enforcement.

Some days were better than others, for example it was hard to find a place to perform when it was raining as I wanted to keep my drum dry. For that reason there was some days where I would either try to mooch off of my new friends, or find other places to find food. Some times I had some money left over from previous meals or the previous day. Sometimes you could kind of pick up on the atmosphere of how the people around you felt and off of that you could tell a little haw well the day was going to go.

It was rare that I had any nutritious food as produce is a bit more expensive that the full and long lasting feeling you get from greasy food. It was quite important to do what you can to keep from looking desperate. The audience wants to be cheered up from your presence, therefore it was a priority to keep from being in a situation where you were distracted with things like hunger or violence.

I cant think of anything else off the top of my head, but again feel free to ask anything! I do look back on these times fondly and even occasionally consider doing it again, although my motivations would be different...

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021 In reply to Nanen [2011-06-30 08:30:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you sooo much, this has been invaluable to me! i really appreciate it

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021 In reply to spectrarian [2011-06-30 01:59:37 +0000 UTC]

yeah i referenced the hell out of it haha. no background should be done without reference imo!!!

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spectrarian In reply to 021 [2011-06-30 02:15:19 +0000 UTC]

a picture...? because i need a subway-like scene with a train for my unborn comic...

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021 In reply to spectrarian [2011-06-30 04:29:41 +0000 UTC]

[link] haha

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