#especially in fucking england where there is zero fucking a/c

[ghosttotheparty]

i hate summer. i hate heat. i hate humidity. i hate bright sunlight. i hate summer. i am dying.

#heat and humidity makes me feel claustrophobic #it is wildly overstimulating #and is likely one of the causes of my meltdowns from the past few days #sunlight is lovely as a concept #but i can’t see in bright lights #and i can’t afford prescription sunglasses #heat is inescapable #especially in fucking england where there is zero fucking a/c #i’m going to florida and puerto rico next month #might not survive #pray for me #can’t fucking believe i lived in japan for nine years how did i live in that climate #good lord #just me talking

[dreamyclouds69]

The Tragedy of

Syd Barrett

I keep seeing references to Syd Barrett, the founder of the 60's British Rock band, Pink Floyd. There's a myth that he took a very high dose of LSD, which supposedly "fried his brain" permanently. They make it sound like he turned into a drooling imbecile who couldn't feed or bathe himself anymore. It's astonishing to me how these ridiculous, fantastical tales gain any traction.

Syd Barrett suffered from Schizophrenia, unfortunately, and this is the one condition where a variety of psychoactive drugs can have unpredictable and negative results. Schizophrenia is a terrible mental illness affecting more than 20 Million people worldwide and about 3.2 Million in the US. It's also been reported that his entire family had some degree of Autism or Ausperger Syndrome. Both of these conditions can cause catatonic episodes where a person seems to just stare into space. It was this particular symptom that fueled the rumors Barrett "overdosed" on phychedelic drugs. Barrett's mental illness is very unfortunate but it is not scientific data related to LSD or other hallucinogenic drugs. Using this logic, it's just as likely that aspirin or vitamin C "fried his brain" instead. Bandmate Roger Waters has said numerous times that Barrett was definitely schizophrenic, and many of his conemporaries are on record saying that some kind of mental breakdown was inevitable, with or without any kind of drug.

There is ZERO evidence that any drug caused Barrett's Schizophrenia or the associated episodes of psychosis. Barret lived until 2006, and was an avid painter and gardener (which is a very big deal in England). He was worth like 1.7 Million Pounds at his death. Can anyone please explain to me how this guy with a brain that was severely damaged due to taking acid, supposedly, can live this idilic life as a painter and maintain a net worth of £1.7 M?

This is an egregious case of exploiting the mentally ill for political gain yet no one ever says a word. Here's an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of a man who suffered from Schizophrenia and Autism, and possibly inspire others with similar issues to go accomplish great things too. However, all we ever hear about Syd Barrett is a really stupid lie, that acid fried his brain. The fucking anti-drug cults and others will use anybody, and will say anything to perpetuate their narcissistic obsession.

Frankly, I'm so sick of these abhorrent people. They are contemptible and have no redeeming value whatsoever. They don't care about anyone or anything, especially you or me or any drug user. This is not about saving lives or improving the health and safety of others. This is about control. These are people who cannot accept that others may enjoy using chemicals for their pleasurable effects. Therefore, they will stop at nothing to impose their strange obsession onto the rest of society.

It's been over 50 years since that laughable rumor got its start and not one person, not Syd Barrett or anyone else, has been an actual victim of this made up, drug-induced catatonia. Not to mention that even if it happened exactly as they scripted it in their dull imaginations, nobody could possibly know what it was because LSD is a Schedule 1 Substance, which means that hardly anything qualifies for research. Trying to find a cause for this strange condition they describe wouldn't have. It is illegal to research LSD for almost anything. These idiots are so zealous about banning everything that they banned their own lie.

#legalizedrugs #pink floyd #syd barrett #lsdacid

[rydertm]

𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫.

( wolfgang novogratz, cis male ) hey ! have you seen RYDER MONROE around ? HE works as a RENTALS TECHNICIAN at big bear resort, but they must be off their shift by now. well, if you do see them can you let me know ? they’re 22 years old & they’ve been working here for A FEW WEEKS. they tend to be CAREFREE & FUN-LOVING, but can also be IRRESPONSIBLE & EVASIVE. the other employees have labeled them THE PETER PAN. thanks a lot ! ( mismatched socks and old beat up converse, a mischievous dimpled smile, soft guitar strums at 3am, illegible scribbles in a worn out notebook, rowdy cheers heard overtop of loud party music ).

ya, idk man. i have no self-control & this is a long, rambley mess. soooo hERE is aylie’s older twin brother ( by five minutes ), ryder. gimme a like ig, but imma be hitting everyone up to plot anyways cuz i luv u all.

name : ryder austin monroe if u kno, u kno age : twenty-two gender : cis male sexuality : heterosexual hometown : london, england job : rentals technician ( subject to change )

born to a famous retired musician from london and a colorado native, ryder is the older twin of aylie ( by five minutes and he’ll never let her forget it ). they share an older brother, cole, making him the middle child.

middle child syndrome was very much so the case with ryder. between his siblings, he was always the troublemaker and it’s been this way since they were young. he could always be found up to no good ━ anything from hanging off the curtains to trying to ship himself off to egypt in a cardboard box. 

his dad got him into music to teach him how to focus and as a means to keep him busy. ryder took to it like fish to water, and showed some promising talent in writing and playing music. he wrote his first song when he was five and although it was pretty much just nonsense about cheerios, he somehow managed to recycle some of the lyrics into a proper song years later. 

as a kid, ryder was also put into different sports to channel all of his energy somewhere. football ( or soccer for the ‘muricans ) was the sport that he kept up with up until he finished school, and of course, snowboarding. he’s always been ridiculously competitive, especially with his siblings, and likes to tease aylie that he’s the superior snowboarder in the family. 

he had just been accepted to berklee college in the US when his mom got into a car accident and passed away. her death really shook his family to the core, yet ryder had played it off like he was completely unaffected by it, even cracking jokes at the funeral. 

that was just who ryder was. he never took anything seriously, even when he should, and life was just one big party. he always ran away at the first sign of a problem or responsibility, and that was exactly what he did after his mom’s funeral. he packed up what he could and left home that very night, only leaving his family a half-assed note on the back of the funeral program.

he spent the summer traveling on his own, working odd jobs and playing whatever gigs he could get. deferring his acceptance to berklee for a year, later turned into dropping out altogether when he decided to just focus on his music.

the whole music thing worked out for him after he put together a band while in amsterdam. they toured around different cities playing small gigs, and when he wasn’t touring, he was working with upcoming artists or traveling on his own. ryder was never in one place for long and his family never knew when he’d visit. 

it was only a couple years ago that he began visiting big bear again, mostly to visit his sister and to snowboard. though he also picked up the odd job of working at the rentals shack, where he spends most of his shift messing around on his guitar.

ryder’s always been the biggest little shit around. he could be pretty rowdy and immature sometimes, but it’s all in the name of fun. very much an act before you think type and has landed himself in some hot water because of it. with absolutely zero impulse control, he’s a bit of a fighter and a lover ( will fight you, but then buy you a beer after ), but he’s got a good heart and tries to be cool with everyone.

FUN FACTS.

his music is a bit of a cross between rex orange county and lauv. 

really bad with quotes. will quote ghandi even though 9.9/10 times, ghandi did not in fact say it.

obsessed with the fast and furious movies. frequently wishes he was brian o’connor. sometimes thinks he is brian o’connor. will absolutely be the first in line to watch the 24th movie and will also frequently quote the movies.

ironically enough, he’s a bad driver. like, really bad. took him nine tries to get his license. just picture cher horowitz’s driving tbh.

ryder’s instagram is private because of his ~* super famous celeb *~ dad, but he also lets just about anyone follow him so that... kind of defeats the purpose. he posts a lot of artsy ( in his opinion ) pics, but also random stuff like a zoomed in shot of grease on a pizza slice and cUtE candids, complete with quotes ( said by the wrong people ) as captions. #influencer 

always down for a good prank war. famously known for being the guy that broke in and stole the jonas brothers’ wardrobe change right before they had to get back on stage.

loves a good romance or rom-com movie. can probably quote from the classics. he just quotes a lot of shit i guess?? also a big taylor swift stan. he said fuck your gender norms, bro!

WANTED CONNECTIONS. some generic wcs cuz i’m boring IDK. obvy, i’m always open to brainstorming other ideas too!

BROT3  ━ trio of your dreams bish. every bro needs his bros. his partners in crime, ride or dies, BFFLs, bro-mates, whatever you wanna call it. can either encourage or discourage ryder’s ~*~brilliant~*~ ideas, but either way, they’re always along for the ride.  taken by leo takanashi & kieran rhodes

CHILDHOOD ( BEST ) FRIEND  ━ grew up together and they’re basically each other’s number one since day one. probably vacationed together in big bear and that was how they met.

MOM FRIEND  ━ because ryder is a dumb child and needs someone looking out for him, even if he only listens like 10% of the time. just a scary mama bear / boss bitch who he is maybe a lil scared of.  taken by divine burakgazi

CONFIDANT  ━  not saying ryder talks about his ~* feelings *~ often, but the odd chance that he does, it’s probably with y/m. they could just lend an ear, or be someone he turns to for advice too.  taken by callie macdermot

GOOD INFLUENCE  ━ the angel on ryder’s shoulder basically. the voice of reason who will talk him out of getting into dumb shenanigans where he’ll a) hurt himself, b) get into trouble, or c) all of the above.

BAD INFLUENCE  ━ and ofc, the devil on ryder’s shoulder. the person who encourages all of his bad ideas. probably even contributes a fair share of them. taken by callie macdermot

( EX ) FLING / FWB / HOOK-UP ━  someone ( or multiple someones ) ryder often hooked up with whenever he’s in big bear. maybe he genuinely liked her ( and she liked him back? ), but he’s just too emotionally immature and flighty to be a good boyfriend.

EX-GF  ━  dated for a few months before she dumped him because he was a crappy boyfriend. it could have ended on good, bad, awkward, whatever terms.  taken by ingrid kelly

SOFT SPOT  ━  maybe they dated, maybe they almost dated, maybe it was on/off. whatever the case, ryder  just can’t seem to shake y/m. he cares a lot for her ( possibly some strong lovey feelings were involved ) and will always be there for her no matter what. y/m could feel the same way, or just be leading him on. think peter kavinsky & gen sdlkgjdkg don’t come at me.  taken by divine burakgazi

FAVOURITE ANNOYANCE  ━  ryder loves to annoy y/m and get on their nerves just for the hell of it ( maybe he has a tiny crush ). will do just about anything to get a rise out of y/m and to rile them up.

ENEMIES / RIVALS  ━ for whatever reason, they just never clicked and/or rubbed each other the wrong way. every time they’re in the same room together, it’s big yikes and lots of tension.

#bigbearintro #intro. ( ryder monroe. ) #death tw #car accident tw