thetaxidriver
Greenlighter
Well, here goes it! Hello everyone, my assumed name is "thetaxidriver" and I'm pleased to become a member of this community.
I'll start off with a short summary about myself. I am a born and raised Albertan, fourth generation in my small town in the middle-north regions of the province. My political views lean towards socialism, my religious views are mainly agnostic. I am an eccentric man, and artist, a skeptic, and a jack of all trades. I was raised by parent poor in wealth, but rich in mind. My immediate and extended family are very close; there are more than 300 of us withing 15 minutes of the house I type this message in this moment. I was always taught to be open-minded, questioning of authority, and accepting of others faults. Education and experience are held in high esteem in my family, and although most of us have no formal education we are always willing to learn new things. I am just a kid, really, at 24, and I am humbled by the vast amount of experience that others hold but I do not yet have. I hope to spend a fair amount of time here, learning from all of you and ideally teaching others in the future.
Addiction runs rampant in my family. I am a mix of Irish, Ukrainian and Native blood. I often stress that I only believe that nature is a small contributing factor to the way all of us act, but the "nurture" that forms our habits cannot be ignored. I, myself, began drinking at 14. I have been an alcoholic ever since. That being said, I constantly police my alcoholism so that it will not interfere with my work as a professional driver. Although I am weak to my addictions in my personal time, I cannot risk the safety of the people entrusted in my care. I began smoking cigarettes at 17, rather late, but did not regularly smoke until 19. I now smoke up to 50 cigarette per day. I began using cocaine at 18. I have experimented with methamphetamines, heroin (inhaled), but they were never attractive to me. I occasionally use psychedelic drugs, and find the experience with them to be the most rewarding. I never smoke marijuana anymore, it does not agree with me.
I come here as the simple summary of an addict. My least controlled vices are; tobacco, coffee, cocaine and gambling. These are listed in the order from hardest to resist to easiest to resist. Psychological problems are also common in my family. I have been diagnosed with something only a step below bi-polar disorder, leaving me to live a life dealing with this problem without being allowed any rights to assistance or legal recourse against discrimination. I have been depressed, medicated for a short time but finally brought under control through my own means. I only came truly close to suicide once, but the idea of hurting my family and friends that much brought me back into life. I am fortunate for every day I can continue to live amongst them.
I am a hardworking man, always looking for a project. I love to build new things, I love even more to fix old things, and I love most to improve things. When I'm not fiddling a carburetor or an electrical appliance, I paint, draw, write, or photograph. In my off time I like to go to the local bars and meet the people I've always known, and when I can I go to auctions and sales to find curious antiquities. The most questionable activity I do is exploring abandoned farmsteads throughout the province; but as I have assured my friends, I do this only for my love of documenting history and learning a little more about the people who brought about this strange group of people up here in Alberta.
Relationship-wise, I have never been in one. I struggle with this notion sometimes, but I am mainly at peace with it, believing that the right thing will fall into place eventually. I have had romantic flings, but they have never amounted to much after the fact, except for one that left me with a lifelong friend.
Anyways, I hope not to have bored too many off the few readers of these "welcome" threads! I'm happy to be here, and look forward to my time within this community!
It will be a pleasure meeting you all.
Sincerely,
thetaxidriver
I'll start off with a short summary about myself. I am a born and raised Albertan, fourth generation in my small town in the middle-north regions of the province. My political views lean towards socialism, my religious views are mainly agnostic. I am an eccentric man, and artist, a skeptic, and a jack of all trades. I was raised by parent poor in wealth, but rich in mind. My immediate and extended family are very close; there are more than 300 of us withing 15 minutes of the house I type this message in this moment. I was always taught to be open-minded, questioning of authority, and accepting of others faults. Education and experience are held in high esteem in my family, and although most of us have no formal education we are always willing to learn new things. I am just a kid, really, at 24, and I am humbled by the vast amount of experience that others hold but I do not yet have. I hope to spend a fair amount of time here, learning from all of you and ideally teaching others in the future.
Addiction runs rampant in my family. I am a mix of Irish, Ukrainian and Native blood. I often stress that I only believe that nature is a small contributing factor to the way all of us act, but the "nurture" that forms our habits cannot be ignored. I, myself, began drinking at 14. I have been an alcoholic ever since. That being said, I constantly police my alcoholism so that it will not interfere with my work as a professional driver. Although I am weak to my addictions in my personal time, I cannot risk the safety of the people entrusted in my care. I began smoking cigarettes at 17, rather late, but did not regularly smoke until 19. I now smoke up to 50 cigarette per day. I began using cocaine at 18. I have experimented with methamphetamines, heroin (inhaled), but they were never attractive to me. I occasionally use psychedelic drugs, and find the experience with them to be the most rewarding. I never smoke marijuana anymore, it does not agree with me.
I come here as the simple summary of an addict. My least controlled vices are; tobacco, coffee, cocaine and gambling. These are listed in the order from hardest to resist to easiest to resist. Psychological problems are also common in my family. I have been diagnosed with something only a step below bi-polar disorder, leaving me to live a life dealing with this problem without being allowed any rights to assistance or legal recourse against discrimination. I have been depressed, medicated for a short time but finally brought under control through my own means. I only came truly close to suicide once, but the idea of hurting my family and friends that much brought me back into life. I am fortunate for every day I can continue to live amongst them.
I am a hardworking man, always looking for a project. I love to build new things, I love even more to fix old things, and I love most to improve things. When I'm not fiddling a carburetor or an electrical appliance, I paint, draw, write, or photograph. In my off time I like to go to the local bars and meet the people I've always known, and when I can I go to auctions and sales to find curious antiquities. The most questionable activity I do is exploring abandoned farmsteads throughout the province; but as I have assured my friends, I do this only for my love of documenting history and learning a little more about the people who brought about this strange group of people up here in Alberta.
Relationship-wise, I have never been in one. I struggle with this notion sometimes, but I am mainly at peace with it, believing that the right thing will fall into place eventually. I have had romantic flings, but they have never amounted to much after the fact, except for one that left me with a lifelong friend.
Anyways, I hope not to have bored too many off the few readers of these "welcome" threads! I'm happy to be here, and look forward to my time within this community!
It will be a pleasure meeting you all.
Sincerely,
thetaxidriver
My name's Brad, and it's wonderful to see you as a new addition to this absolutely amazing site. I hope you find everything you're here seeking, and enjoy your time spent learning from, teaching, conversing with, and otherwise interacting with Bluelight's wonderful community and their extremely vast well of knowledge, experience, and camaraderie.