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As seen in: AwkwardSD, Medium, Substack, VICE, VICE UK, ZDNet, ZERO CRED, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Newswise, Times of San Diego, Electric Literature and
I write awkwardsd.substack.com. Drummer for @dearforestgrove. He/him.
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It's been A Week

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By Ryan Bradford Verified
| AwkwardSD
There was a huge fight at school this week. The last few weeks of the school year are often fraught with tension. Kids are tired; teachers are tired. Holes form in the social order. Classroom management feels like fixing leaks with chewing gum. “Just keep it together,” I plead with students, daily. I’m not really sure what the fight was about, but students have told me it was Haitians vs. Somalis, two large populations at my school.
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Is this band good: Sublime

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By Ryan Bradford Verified
| AwkwardSD
Welcome to “Is This Band Good?”, a semi-regular feature where I, with the help of a knowledgeable and accomplished co-writer, try to determine — quantitatively — if certain bands are actually good. Check out past entries on Cake, Soul Coughing, B-52s, Ben Folds Five, They Might Be Giants, late ‘00s indie darlings, Social Distortion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Oingo Boingo, Hole, and Primus. Talk ill of Sublime in these parts — Southern California — and you might find yourself in deep trouble.
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And I fell violently on my face

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By Ryan Bradford Verified
| AwkwardSD
I’m looking for joy. Something with weight. Something like a blanket. I’m sick of cynicism and irony. I hate that the state of the world has conditioned us to self-flagellate if we feel anything except despair or anger. Internet University has taught us that expressing happiness or personal fortune is a red flag. I want to lust for life again. Give me something that makes me feel alive. If ignorance is bliss, I’m ready to get willfully dumber. I think it’s working. Weed helps.
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