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I'm officially off FB and it's been fine. I actually miss the marketplace the most for second hand cars and shit. But even that was a waste of time and money. I canned Reddit and also removed myself from all marketing emails that I was keeping in case of sales etc. Again all a waste of my time and money. My phone is super boring now, though my Instagram use has probably increased. I still find that a positive app for my purposes. As for Messenger....fuck. I told my family I was looking to remove it but my sister indicated the family chat makes her really happy and it would be a lot to ask the older family to jump to a new app for my sake.....so it remains for now and I'm ok with that. I realised there are other distractions in the way of Slack and Discord groups I follow. I remove all but two Slack groups (1 work + 1 design network - all muted) and muted all discord groups. It's a tough time to be entirely removing myself from interactions so I'll keep these around for when I need to jump in and chat to peeps. Lockdown is isolating enough. Anyhow....I feel much better about myself and life generally having done this. And I have more time for me and my family. Next up is booze.....gonna be a tough one but I know it will be worth it.

Bring this style back already! https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26310/lot/10/?category=list&length=12&page=1

Picked up some Kalis' on sale for spring/summer skating -

But isn't Facebook spy software also?

So, perhaps the wrong thread but today I heard about "prison tiktok" which is where people sneak phones in to prison and tiktok that shit. What even is tiktok?!?

Rare to see a young BMX dude with a brake. Good to see. Brakeless is mad dumb imho. But, each their own.

A mate is dropping some custom kicks for charity. I do not understand the custom sneaker culture but talk is these are blowing up.

Getting the kid covid tested at the children's hospital. I'm showing symptoms so sticking to the carpark. I'm fucking done with 2020.

Australia borders set to be closed till end of the year at least. Might be a bubble open for New Zealand before then. How's everyone holding up in the states? How's Italy/UK doing at the moment?

Jesus, how young are you @Ray40? Nice 4 stair.

VANS are shit. Straight up overrated and uncomfy af shoes. Huge call, maybe, but they shouldn't be as popular as they are imho.

Mr Bean mask is fire tho!

@KILZ FILLZ I should clarify that I'm a confident experienced rider of track/fixed gear and BMX. I recently went down a mountain using a borrowed bike and am hooked. Though, dropping $5k (AUD, I'm in Australia) for a dual suspension bike is out of the question and budget. I'm after something that is built well and will last me fanging it around. I'll likely do dumb shit on it and either fuck myself or the bike up (or both). I guess from my BMX experience, I fuck up cheap wheels, so I'd want a solid wheel setup. I'm comfy with front only suspension, but know nothing about em. I'd want disc brakes and the ability to add touches like the raise/lower seat shit (I used a mountain bike recently with one and it blew my mind). I don't know if we have bike shops doing secondhand bikes here, as its' not something you see often. However, I'm happy to grab secondhand off FB/eBay etc and work with a local BS going forward. However, perhaps there is a secondhand mountain bike scene in Australia through local bike shops....I'll take a look. Any brands to check out or steer clear of?

Any of y'all ride mountains/trails? Considering a mid-level bike and wondering what to look out for. Do I need dual suspension? I'm a noob to mountain's.

This was meant to be Gulab Jamun. It was basically deep-fried into a hard inedible ball. I am disappoint.

Fuck that....

What car?

Fresh. I assume you just cruise and don't do tricks with no grip on that one end?

Rough one to start my day after I spotted some markers on my desk. Apologies for the butchering @Joker

Maybe I'm naive but I don't even reckon you need to be printing flyers and standing at train stations to be "doing something" these days. Getting engaged in your local community or causes, being kind, lifting others up etc might just be enough. I know the world is complex and my thinking is probably floored, but I think doing something is better and more positive than doing fuck all.

Finally a tee from a tattooist that isn't just generic flash and their studio name on it. That is dope!