Hey y’all! Mid-week checkin so I can rant about stuff as per usual! Hope y’all are having a great week and are enjoying all the stuff I’ve put out! Have a great night and I’ll see ya later…. Love ya! ‘Corey
I’m so glad you’re feeling better. Your straightforward and honest talk re: mental health is helping so many people!
Re: Twitter. I quit cold turkey when Elon destroyed everything. Fuck him with a giant X.
I am surprised to say it, but TikTok is the place to be. It’s really taken Twitter’s place for me in regard to breaking news, current events and pop culture. The Maui fires, Shannon Beador’s DUI, Boebert’s Beetlejuice stunt...all covered really well on TikTok.
Takes a hot minute to get the FYP algorithm to your liking, but once you curate the side of TikTok you want to exist in, it definitely fills the doom-scroll void left by Twitter. 😂
Yup the day Elon acquired twitter I deleted account then I never used it much anyway I only do facebook for a few gardening and preserving pages. I don’t do much social it’s depressing as hell mostly. but buddy I have clicked like and follow on your pages cause you are nothing but positivity like slapping butter on some warm cornbread ❤️
My son has struggled with depression since he was 12 years old. The way you openly talk about mental health struggles has given me valuable insight into his struggles, and has prompted me to learn more about depression. Thanks for all that you do. You're good people, Corey Ryan Forrester.
First of all, kudos on tackling depression - I suffer from soul-crushing anxiety, and it's a bitch. Don't know why our brains have to be on their bullshit all the time. Re Twitter: Twitter was by far my favorite social media site, and I was a bit of an addict. After Musk fucked with it, I decided to go cold turkey - quit entirely on July 31st and haven't looked back. I feel immensely better! I agree that you can still be informed, but without feeling like your head is full of garbage. Have to say that I first discovered you and the rest of the Skewniverse on Twitter but can now subscribe to your content in other ways, so yay!
I appreciate your honesty and vulnerability. Depression is real -- I speak from experience. I am glad to hear that you're coming through to the other side. Your work is consistently brilliant. We love you.
Corey, you da man. Will never forget the Cameo you did for my son's birthday (he wanted to be an aerospace engineer and you put up a picture of Slave One in the Cameo - it was perfect). Well now I'm visiting my son who has graduated and has his dream job,. Unfortunately, I've come from a conference where my wife and I picked up COVID and the poor kid has to deal with sick parents in his apartment. Never a dull moment. Gotta laugh so we don't cry.
I'm so glad to hear you're in a better head space again. I restarted bupropion (Wellbutrin) 12 days ago, after about a 7 year break. Once I started smoking cannabis for insomnia, the depression and anxiety lifted. Still sleeping well, but the D&A are back and have been for a while. I answered almost all the checklist questions (you know the ones) in the affirmative. Not enough to send me inpatient, but enough to ask if I wanted back on meds. Fuck. Yes! It hasn't been long enough to notice any difference yet, but just knowing there will be is enough to keep me going at the moment.
I haven't deleted my account or unfollowed you, but once Twitter became X (or as I like to call it, TwiX) I finally walked away. With the garbage replies getting prime placement now, and a good number of people I liked interacting with having left, it's just an unpleasant experience overall.
Teeth troubles. Ugh! I feel ya. At 61 I'm now dealing with bad dental decisions made when I was 17; we were given wrong info by the general dentist. I should have been referred to an orthodontist instead of just having cosmetic crowns and bridges put on. The bridge finally failed 7 years ago and I now have two empty spaces next to my left front tooth. That's just the tip of the iceberg of issues.
I'm still waiting on the hubs to get back from Florida to listen to the book. He'll be home in half an hour or so, so hopefully we can start listening tomorrow.
I hit a hyperlink in a newsletter that directed me to TwiX a month or so ago and I was all "Noooooooooo" when I saw the logo pop up. I backed out so fast. LOL
Not being a creator that finds value in continuing to use it, I don't want to contribute to Elon's claims of it still being popular despite all the vile people being let lose. Every so often I miss it, like when the Boebert Beetlejuice thing happened and I had absolutely NO CLUE what people were talking about in their videos and podcasts. Maybe that's a good thing. 😂
Hey there Corey! First off, we love you! Thank you for making a stand against twitter and faceybook! I'll keep it simple. 1 - got the book at a small local bookstore. 2 - How's the kid doing as well as momma? 3 - I've had gapped and buck teeth my whole life. Don't let that stuff bring you down! BTW I'm 58! 4 - Depression is real for ANYONE! I've dealt with it and still do from time to time. Just hang in there and know you have people to talk to.
Corey: glad you're better. You've been mentioning gloom and doom without being specific -- but I won't pry.
Since you no longer partake of Facebook, I have to assume you didn't read my review of your book.
Not that anyone requested this, but here it is.
The first time I read "Round Here and Over Yonder", I scarfed it down, cover to cover in one sitting. That was probably too fast and I am now on the third re-read.
It is, of course, pure joy.
I have a confession to make, though. I couldn't stop comparing it to "The Liberal Redneck Manifesto"
even I know I'm dealing with two different genres -- one is a humorous travel book that skims through a lot of different locations and the other is a combination memoir/polemic deeply based in the beauty and failings of the South. If "Manifesto" had been about one person and not an entire region, it would have been the biography of a troubling friend or relative -- someone who inspires a confusing mix of love, loyalty, and exasperation. I believe the overall emotion of the book comes from a deep layer of pain and frustration -- mostly concealed beneath laughter.
If "Round Here" was a food, it would be a Whitman's Sampler, sweet, varied, but clearly labeled. And I love Whitman's Samplers! I don't like all the candies equally, but I'm sure that would have been equally true for all the places described in the book. "Manifesto" is more like a huge family meal with a wild sometimes unruly mix of family, food, booze, and neighbors.
But again, I think I'm making an unfair comparison. "Round Here" is a travel book, and it does exactly what should do. It entertains and it makes the reader (me) want to know more about cities that were celebrated (or skewered).
My favorite part were the chapters on Scotland -- possibly because the travelers were doing just that -- traveling -- not working in clubs and because they were in a foreign country that felt like home. (I did not know that Scotland and Appalachia were joined at the hip during the age of Pangea!) It is charmingly ironic that these beloved bozos went to a foreign country only to feel at home with the land and the people!
Scotland is the country I hope to visit one day. I want to find that bar where the man sang in Celtic or Gaelic.
Here endeth my unsolicited opinion...
Thank you for the book. It's better the third time because I'm not racing through the text.
Wow Marjorie! Just.... wow! Thank you so much for these kind words and the review! It makes me so happy to know someone is reading something I write 3 TIMES!
You are the only person I follow on substack because I didn't know what this was until you mentioned it. Re: Twitter， I draw gay porn as a side gig ( my full time job is a kids toy designer at a legit toy company, gotta let off steam somehow amirite) Twitter is the only social that lets me post my drawings uncensored so it's unfortunate the situation that the site is in now
Before Elon fucked it up, I was on Twitter several times a day. When he let Trump back on, I left for good. I missed it at first; not anymore. Sorry cuz I know that affects those who use it for work. Our minds are works of wonder, aren't they? One day at a time, I think, can apply to us all. Every day a new beginning. Good to hear you're on the back side of whatever it was. Missed hearing from you (I did notice). Look forward to each and every post! Love ya! 💜
So sorry to hear that you’ve had a rough couple months. My brain has been acting like a withholding asshole and refusing to make the happy chemicals lately, too. Glad to know you’re in a better headspace now. I’m working on mine. Love you, bud.
Thank you, man. I’m exercising, getting that good sunlight, doing gratitude lists, doing the things. And they help. But it may be time to get back together with Lexapro. We shall see.
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I’m so glad you’re feeling better. Your straightforward and honest talk re: mental health is helping so many people!
Re: Twitter. I quit cold turkey when Elon destroyed everything. Fuck him with a giant X.
I am surprised to say it, but TikTok is the place to be. It’s really taken Twitter’s place for me in regard to breaking news, current events and pop culture. The Maui fires, Shannon Beador’s DUI, Boebert’s Beetlejuice stunt...all covered really well on TikTok.
Takes a hot minute to get the FYP algorithm to your liking, but once you curate the side of TikTok you want to exist in, it definitely fills the doom-scroll void left by Twitter. 😂
Yup the day Elon acquired twitter I deleted account then I never used it much anyway I only do facebook for a few gardening and preserving pages. I don’t do much social it’s depressing as hell mostly. but buddy I have clicked like and follow on your pages cause you are nothing but positivity like slapping butter on some warm cornbread ❤️
My son has struggled with depression since he was 12 years old. The way you openly talk about mental health struggles has given me valuable insight into his struggles, and has prompted me to learn more about depression. Thanks for all that you do. You're good people, Corey Ryan Forrester.
First of all, kudos on tackling depression - I suffer from soul-crushing anxiety, and it's a bitch. Don't know why our brains have to be on their bullshit all the time. Re Twitter: Twitter was by far my favorite social media site, and I was a bit of an addict. After Musk fucked with it, I decided to go cold turkey - quit entirely on July 31st and haven't looked back. I feel immensely better! I agree that you can still be informed, but without feeling like your head is full of garbage. Have to say that I first discovered you and the rest of the Skewniverse on Twitter but can now subscribe to your content in other ways, so yay!
I appreciate your honesty and vulnerability. Depression is real -- I speak from experience. I am glad to hear that you're coming through to the other side. Your work is consistently brilliant. We love you.
Corey, you da man. Will never forget the Cameo you did for my son's birthday (he wanted to be an aerospace engineer and you put up a picture of Slave One in the Cameo - it was perfect). Well now I'm visiting my son who has graduated and has his dream job,. Unfortunately, I've come from a conference where my wife and I picked up COVID and the poor kid has to deal with sick parents in his apartment. Never a dull moment. Gotta laugh so we don't cry.
I'm so glad to hear you're in a better head space again. I restarted bupropion (Wellbutrin) 12 days ago, after about a 7 year break. Once I started smoking cannabis for insomnia, the depression and anxiety lifted. Still sleeping well, but the D&A are back and have been for a while. I answered almost all the checklist questions (you know the ones) in the affirmative. Not enough to send me inpatient, but enough to ask if I wanted back on meds. Fuck. Yes! It hasn't been long enough to notice any difference yet, but just knowing there will be is enough to keep me going at the moment.
I haven't deleted my account or unfollowed you, but once Twitter became X (or as I like to call it, TwiX) I finally walked away. With the garbage replies getting prime placement now, and a good number of people I liked interacting with having left, it's just an unpleasant experience overall.
Teeth troubles. Ugh! I feel ya. At 61 I'm now dealing with bad dental decisions made when I was 17; we were given wrong info by the general dentist. I should have been referred to an orthodontist instead of just having cosmetic crowns and bridges put on. The bridge finally failed 7 years ago and I now have two empty spaces next to my left front tooth. That's just the tip of the iceberg of issues.
I'm still waiting on the hubs to get back from Florida to listen to the book. He'll be home in half an hour or so, so hopefully we can start listening tomorrow.
Fellow 61-year-old with bad teeth and crippling anxiety here. I also stopped scrolling through TwiX (brilliant!) two months ago. Solidarity, sister!
I hit a hyperlink in a newsletter that directed me to TwiX a month or so ago and I was all "Noooooooooo" when I saw the logo pop up. I backed out so fast. LOL
Not being a creator that finds value in continuing to use it, I don't want to contribute to Elon's claims of it still being popular despite all the vile people being let lose. Every so often I miss it, like when the Boebert Beetlejuice thing happened and I had absolutely NO CLUE what people were talking about in their videos and podcasts. Maybe that's a good thing. 😂
Hey there Corey! First off, we love you! Thank you for making a stand against twitter and faceybook! I'll keep it simple. 1 - got the book at a small local bookstore. 2 - How's the kid doing as well as momma? 3 - I've had gapped and buck teeth my whole life. Don't let that stuff bring you down! BTW I'm 58! 4 - Depression is real for ANYONE! I've dealt with it and still do from time to time. Just hang in there and know you have people to talk to.
Corey: glad you're better. You've been mentioning gloom and doom without being specific -- but I won't pry.
Since you no longer partake of Facebook, I have to assume you didn't read my review of your book.
Not that anyone requested this, but here it is.
The first time I read "Round Here and Over Yonder", I scarfed it down, cover to cover in one sitting. That was probably too fast and I am now on the third re-read.
It is, of course, pure joy.
I have a confession to make, though. I couldn't stop comparing it to "The Liberal Redneck Manifesto"
even I know I'm dealing with two different genres -- one is a humorous travel book that skims through a lot of different locations and the other is a combination memoir/polemic deeply based in the beauty and failings of the South. If "Manifesto" had been about one person and not an entire region, it would have been the biography of a troubling friend or relative -- someone who inspires a confusing mix of love, loyalty, and exasperation. I believe the overall emotion of the book comes from a deep layer of pain and frustration -- mostly concealed beneath laughter.
If "Round Here" was a food, it would be a Whitman's Sampler, sweet, varied, but clearly labeled. And I love Whitman's Samplers! I don't like all the candies equally, but I'm sure that would have been equally true for all the places described in the book. "Manifesto" is more like a huge family meal with a wild sometimes unruly mix of family, food, booze, and neighbors.
But again, I think I'm making an unfair comparison. "Round Here" is a travel book, and it does exactly what should do. It entertains and it makes the reader (me) want to know more about cities that were celebrated (or skewered).
My favorite part were the chapters on Scotland -- possibly because the travelers were doing just that -- traveling -- not working in clubs and because they were in a foreign country that felt like home. (I did not know that Scotland and Appalachia were joined at the hip during the age of Pangea!) It is charmingly ironic that these beloved bozos went to a foreign country only to feel at home with the land and the people!
Scotland is the country I hope to visit one day. I want to find that bar where the man sang in Celtic or Gaelic.
Here endeth my unsolicited opinion...
Thank you for the book. It's better the third time because I'm not racing through the text.
Take care of yourself, fart blanket.
Wow Marjorie! Just.... wow! Thank you so much for these kind words and the review! It makes me so happy to know someone is reading something I write 3 TIMES!
Great humor must be savored.
You are the only person I follow on substack because I didn't know what this was until you mentioned it. Re: Twitter， I draw gay porn as a side gig ( my full time job is a kids toy designer at a legit toy company, gotta let off steam somehow amirite) Twitter is the only social that lets me post my drawings uncensored so it's unfortunate the situation that the site is in now
Thank you Alex!
Before Elon fucked it up, I was on Twitter several times a day. When he let Trump back on, I left for good. I missed it at first; not anymore. Sorry cuz I know that affects those who use it for work. Our minds are works of wonder, aren't they? One day at a time, I think, can apply to us all. Every day a new beginning. Good to hear you're on the back side of whatever it was. Missed hearing from you (I did notice). Look forward to each and every post! Love ya! 💜
So sorry to hear that you’ve had a rough couple months. My brain has been acting like a withholding asshole and refusing to make the happy chemicals lately, too. Glad to know you’re in a better headspace now. I’m working on mine. Love you, bud.
Hope you start feeling better soon my friend!
Thank you, man. I’m exercising, getting that good sunlight, doing gratitude lists, doing the things. And they help. But it may be time to get back together with Lexapro. We shall see.