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Empire Nine

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Amazing atheist and bad Buddhist Planned a rollout for no buy Tuesdays and Thursdays when I got to 400 followers. I've been sick AF for months, osteomyelitis (bone infection), then everything else. It will have to wait. Maybe I can get to 600 by then. 😊

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · Aug 15

What's the point of being here if you never do anything but repost to your own (wall, timeline, skyline?) thing? Have original thoughts people! I really really want to hear them. Not just your comments, your own thoughts, what you thought was awful, interesting, fucking cool. Say some shit!

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 43m

I actually took classes during night school hours and over my summers, in addition to what I did at school. School was boring. The higher level of the class — the more interesting the material. People tolerated my eccentricities back then. I had a life, now I grasp and struggle to pull one together.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 43m

Sometimes people aren't so bad. Especially when they're younger. I went to Private high school and had a really easy time, the curriculum was hard, I did dual enrollment at a local college. So I graduated with actual college credits too, none of this AP, take the class, pass the test nonsense.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 55m

Honestly, the number is probably insanely high, like 10% of the population wakes up every morning and wishes they were dead. If 20% of the population at any given time is mentally ill and most of those mental illnesses are depression or anxiety, then I don't see how it could be much lower.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 59m

I've a few attempts. I don't do it now because I know that I won't fail now. Before there was always a margin. I researched the margins, and made a better plan and it's been in pocket for nearly 2 decades. I kind of want to see this all play out. Knowing I could nope out is very comforting though.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 21h

Saw one of those philosophical questions, "what day would you go back to and change?" I couldn't think of anything that I could do that would substantially change my life for the better, except maybe keep my parents from copulating that day in the first place, take my dad out for drinks instead, lol

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

Basically payroll is a different expense.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

The lottery only ever paid for capital improvements, which are things like computers, desks, facilities, it never paid for things like teachers which is what we really fucking need.

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

What the fuck even is this shit? I mean besides from disgusting. I'm sure there are people praising it too, which just makes it so much worse.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so happy to see that someone else has lost all concept of time. What even is it anyways? Things just keep happening all the time. They never stop. I can't keep track anymore.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, the Vimes school of economy. Definitely one of the best.

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 3d

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

I like it, cowards, collaborators, or con men, that pretty well describes them.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

When we see European countries protest, and their protests are all in their capital and they look huge, it's because their country is smaller and they have less population, they probably don't have 2%, or 7 million, protesting. So everyone who protested today should be proud. This was significant.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

Yep there are around 342 million US citizens, 7 million people checks out to be about 2% of them. I don't think people understand how fucking huge that really is. That's more than one decent sized city, or about one entire very big city, out in the streets all at once.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

I've always loved the name "Tall Poppy Syndrome"." It describes a terrible thing that's happened to me more than once. When I think about it, it's incredibly apt and actually kind of a beautiful way to describe it. You could say less talented people took a shit on me, but it doesn't sound so nice.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

More accurately, they are afraid of us, always have been.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

I like those people that go their own way. Leave them alone. Though I admit sometimes seeing their dicks just airing out can be a little startling, lol. Just repeat to yourself, we like the gay pride parades, and some of that behavior has gotten off the chain. We have the biggest tent, huge tent.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone who does march is typically a really nice person, they tell me the same things.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 2d

I feel you, me and my walker are not going marching anywhere. It hurts and I would be a hazard anyways. If people started running for any reason, I'd be one of the first people to get knocked down, and I would take so many down with me as they trampled over me. There's no sense for me to be there.

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah I saw it was a pinhole camera, makes it all the more impressive. You had to really compose that photo before you took it, it takes more skill than a snapshot. 📸

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 4d

That's a really beautiful shot. I don't even know what to say about it, because to compose it, you must already know everything that's right about it. So, great shot o7

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Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 4d

Then you've lit your hand on fire. 🔥 It's fine though, you just blow it out. The isopropyl alcohol trick uses a very small amount of alcohol and just in your hand, you can't blow it out, you clap your hands to put it out. It's so weird these kids lighting themselves on fire over pyro party tricks.

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 4d

Truth be told if I hadn't waited for it to burn out, I probably could have blown it out. I blow out kerosene fires all the time when I spill a bit too much on my hand filling a lighter and accidentally light my hand on fire, lol. It evaporates super fast so you don't really think about it and...

Empire Nine @empirenine.bsky.social · 4d

My little backyard fire. Don't worry there's nowhere for it to get out of control to. It's been raining and those bricks go on for at least 8ft in every direction. It's also a small fire, mostly damp leaf debris and cardboard, lit with a little kerosene (I like trench lighters). Easy to kill.

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