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Entry #5 – Colin's Mind

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0-14 Casual Chat: Music Uploads, Social Media Strategy, Dorm Life, and Weekend Plans Conversation Summary The Vibe Playful, candid, ambitious—balancing irreverent humor with sincere drive for personal and artistic growth. The Dynamic The conversation maintains high energy with rapid, overlapping exchanges and a comfortable rapport. It swings between hype-filled celebration and grounded reflection, especially around art, school, and relationships. Moments of frustration about logistics (uploads, sleep, class) are met with supportive advice and practical planning. Overall, the sentiment stays positive, with friends encouraging each other toward creativity, confidence, and action. The Gist It opens with a burst of excitement: Speaker 4’s remix of Kanye West’s “Cousins” has racked up thousands of views on Xvideos, prompting chaotic, funny riffs about posting art on adult platforms and navigating shadow bans and formatting across social media. Amid the jokes, Speaker 4 shares an earnest intention to get music onto Spotify via DistroKid, perform before year’s end, and keep making work that serves the world. The group trades updates—website plans, skipping class—and drops a shocking note about a restraining order involving a teacher, before offering advice on relationships and attachment. The focus then softens into everyday rhythms: walking to class with white noise, dorm noise disrupting sleep, and the tension between camaraderie and craving personal space. Speaker 4 reflects on a crush who switched sections and wonders if the change is a blessing. They float a lighthearted solution: a “girl character development day” to practice social confidence together. Finally, the weekend buzz kicks in. Speaker 3 pushes for a night out and suggests style tweaks, while conversation turns to self-image, discipline, and deepening an artistic practice. Speaker 4 describes meeting Destiny, who validates him and urges structure, and he resolves to approach people without projecting insecurities. The friends muse about unpredictability in relationships and share frank stories about sexual preferences and experiences. They wrap with practical notes— class locations, recording logistics, and BSU involvement—anchoring the big talk with tangible next steps. Memorable Moments Speaker 4: "I have a fucking song on Xvideos." Speaker 4: "This is a momentous occasion. Beautiful. Beautiful. What a beautiful life. Wow. Look at that." Speaker 3: "Bro, upload your new song to this, bro. You have to." Speaker 4: "I love when I can make something and I can contribute to the world. The thing that I made is just in the world and it can do what it needs to. I don't even need to be famous. I just want the thing I make to be of service to the world in the way that I can." Speaker 3: "This is why dorm life is hard. That's why when you have a dorm it's so hard to get sleep because you have to live with other people." Speaker 3: "Why limit anything out of our lives?" Things to Remember Speaker 4’s remix of “Cousins” by Kanye West has 5,000 views on Xvideos. Plan: Upload more art/music to Xvideos and post on Twitter. Technical: Some uploads may be shadow banned; Twitter/ TikTok formatting and loudness issues noted. Plan: Speaker 3 will help Speaker 4 set up a website. Plan: Use DistroKid to upload music to Spotify (ETA ~1 hour). Goal: Speaker 4 wants to rap and perform before the end of the year; find a venue. Personal update: Speaker 3 skipped a class for the first time this year. Personal info: Speaker 4 has a restraining order regarding a teacher named Doug Ashford. Habit: Speaker 3 walks to class listening to a white noise playlist (~20 minutes). Plan: Speaker 4 will see their mom this weekend. Issue: Dorm life is making sleep difficult due to roommates and noise. Note: Speaker 4 switched sections and no longer sees the girl they like regularly. Idea: Organize a “girl character development day” to practice talking to girls. Plan: Speaker 3 wants to take Speaker 4 out on a weekend night. Style advice: Speaker 4 to consider ditching hats and growing out the beard. Connection: Destiny validated Speaker 4 and wants to collaborate; emphasized need for structure. Intent: Speaker 4 will approach more people and avoid projecting insecurities. School stance: Speaker 4 is not attached to completing four years; seeks discipline and development. Activities: Speaker 4 signed up for BSU and follows the BSU account. Recording: They have been recording for about an hour and discuss stopping. Logistics: New class at 41 Cooper Square, room 903; small class sizes (~10 or less). Conversation Threads Xvideos uploads Twitter formatting Song remix views Tags and metadata Shadow bans Website setup DistroKid to Spotify Live performance plans Skipping class Restraining order Attachment and relationships TikTok audio quality White noise walking Breathing and focus Weather and weekend Dorm sleep issues Roommate noise Personal space vs camaraderie Crush switched sections Social confidence plan Weekend plans Going out nightlife Style and grooming Self-image confidence School dissatisfaction Discipline and art practice Approaching people Unpredictable relationships Sex experiences Older women attraction Thai restaurant habit BSU involvement Class schedule * Recording session