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Need some advice.
    #23451792 - 07/18/16 03:21 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

22. In college 2nd year. Dont know what the fuck i wanna do. Wasting money not holding interest in classes. On academic probation cos I flunked some gen Ed's last semester.

I wanna drop out. I have a business opportunity to move to Atlanta and take a high risk shot at being this guy's partner in the jewelry and art industry. We are both wireweaving and make handmade jewelry but he has a $20,000 mineral collection and offered me his hand in business. Wants me to meet him in Atlanta at the end of the month.

I want to do this. I want to take off and pursue my dreams in art and traveling. But my family. They are going to be disappointed. My whole life ive lived in the expectations and confines of what they think is best. They want me to go to college and get a degree in the medical industry or something lucrative whIle my love and passion lies in art. What the fuck do i do? I'm supposed to re enroll this week

But I don't fucking want to. I rather travel and pursue my dream in the art and jewelry business.


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Offlinenew2shroomzz
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Re: Need some advice. [Re: new2shroomzz]
    #23451794 - 07/18/16 03:30 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

I almost rather be homeless busking spinNing my poi and selling my jewelry showcase on a street corner than go back to fucking college this semester


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Re: Need some advice. *DELETED* [Re: new2shroomzz] * 7
    #23451807 - 07/18/16 03:40 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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Re: Need some advice. [Re: Sanguin3]
    #23451823 - 07/18/16 03:53 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Thank you...


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: new2shroomzz]
    #23451824 - 07/18/16 03:55 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

You're your own human! Do want you want! Expectations are what cause disappointment don't have expections and expect no disappointment! Lol , but for real your your own person do what's in your heart and mind


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: connectedcosmos] * 2
    #23451936 - 07/18/16 06:22 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah, drop out man. If you're going to continue failing because of lack in interest, you're just blowing yours and other people's money staying in. You have a long life ahead of you, no need to rush through college for the most part. Wait until you get your focus in order.


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: PatrickKn]
    #23451939 - 07/18/16 06:24 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Can we see some examples of you work


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: plasma]
    #23451942 - 07/18/16 06:31 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Are you living your parents' life?

Are your parents your mind?

Go fucking live life dude :peace:


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What is G2G? (Grain-to-Grain)
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Spitball's Monotub Tek (A liner isn't necessary but is useful)
Use 6500k lights throughout the whole process. When you wake up, turn the light on. When you go to sleep turn the light off. It's as simple as that.


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: Kush_Zombie]
    #23451993 - 07/18/16 07:11 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

this thread is why the shroomery holds so much insight


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: new2shroomzz]
    #23451995 - 07/18/16 07:12 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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new2shroomzz said:I rather travel and pursue my dream in the art and jewelry business.




Go to an art shop, buy some shit and start doing what you wanna do :shrug:

Shops like Michaels or Hobby Lobby or Jo-ann Fabrics alllways have coupons for like 30-50 percent off anything every day, look online for them on their websites and just whip em out on yer fone at checkout.

also, if you shop at Michaels you get extra discount coupons with your receipts. They have an expiration date, but they don't ask questions if you cut the dates off :lol:


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: Shroomopotamus] * 1
    #23451999 - 07/18/16 07:16 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)






Follow me on Instagram @enigmatic_reality to see all my jewelry and poi spinning videos


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: new2shroomzz] * 1
    #23452109 - 07/18/16 07:53 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Neat stuff. Can I get a discount for being a shroomerite? Do you have any symmetrical pendants? I just lost mine

I prefer silver


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: plasma] * 1
    #23452264 - 07/18/16 09:03 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Yo there's not much opportunity  in the jewlry and art business. Its not easy selling large ammounts of jewlry. I think its such a bad idea as there are already huge multi million dollar companies that you just cannot compete with.

If you do this, youre gonna be peddeling jewlrey like a hippy at a feativle and youre not going to make a living. That doesn't sound like a good idea. That jewlry doesn't look worthwhile either.

A mineral collection is not worth anything.

Also that copper type jewlry is already being mass produced in China and stuff. It's not that attractive. We all know so many people who are "making jewelry now". It's a bad idea man. Finish school. Don't dishonor your famiry!!!!!


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: trees] * 1
    #23452281 - 07/18/16 09:09 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

this^


I wish i had stayed in school instead of fucking off all over the country homeless.

Then again i'd have missed out on alot of experiences.

there's got to be a balance somewhere. In fact, i'm sure there is. We just tend to live in extremes.


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: Apostle]
    #23452319 - 07/18/16 09:24 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

College is full of cool experiences. OP if you persue this jewlrey crap youre gonna regret it and your parents will feel like shit because of you, I guarantee it!!!!! Respect your parents!!


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: trees]
    #23452325 - 07/18/16 09:28 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Those are some valid points as well.

Perhaps the reason you're unhappy is because of what you're going to college for? Is there any chance you can change your major towards a career you'd find tolerable?


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How to get started in bulk:
Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker
BOD's Simple as FUCK Still Air Box
PastyWhyte's Easy Agar Tek
Munchauzen's Cultivation Video Series
How EvilMushroom666 Prepares His Grains (I use jars with Synthetic Filter Discs)
What is G2G? (Grain-to-Grain)
Damion5050's Coir Tek (I use 5.5 - 6 quarts of water instead of 4. Also ignore step 13 and ignore the monotub completely. The only purpose of this tek is to show you how to make a simple substrate. I also add gypsum to it but not necessary)
Spitball's Monotub Tek (A liner isn't necessary but is useful)
Use 6500k lights throughout the whole process. When you wake up, turn the light on. When you go to sleep turn the light off. It's as simple as that.


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: Kush_Zombie]
    #23452361 - 07/18/16 09:51 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Or you could go to an actual jewelry school and take gia courses. I'm sure your parents would support that. Wirewrapping is wirewrapping and every road hippie does it.

I also have a high end American mined pegmatite mineral collection worth well over 20k. It doesn't make me any money, but lures people into my booth where they look at everything rather than glancing as they walk by.


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: passifloracaerulea]
    #23452385 - 07/18/16 10:04 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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passifloracaerulea said:
Or you could go to an actual jewelry school and take gia courses. I'm sure your parents would support that. Wirewrapping is wirewrapping and every road hippie does it.

I also have a high end American mined pegmatite mineral collection worth well over 20k. It doesn't make me any money, but lures people into my booth where they look at everything rather than glancing as they walk by.




This post here's explains well why you should just forget about the jewlry thing.

Worth 20k but makes you no money???? :thisisterrible:

Jewlry classes instead of college? :thisisterrible:


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Re: Need some advice. [Re: trees]
    #23452392 - 07/18/16 10:07 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

I sell other stuff. A collection is a collection and only other collectors buy or trade within collections. I mine and sell literal tons of rough material, slabs, polished pieces, cabs, spheres, and jewelry.


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Re: Need some advice. *DELETED* [Re: trees] * 1
    #23452394 - 07/18/16 10:09 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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