I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.

What up, my name is Grace. 19. Florida State University. Psychology. Brother of Kappa Kappa Psi. Clarinet. Color Guard. Drum Corps. Colts '13 '14 '15. AEA

[iamboundtowin-deactivated201501]

I am a very private person, yet I am an open book. If you don’t ask…I won’t tell.

(via adhoorikahani)

[bunnerina]

Demand more research into mental illnesses

Demand more education on mental illness

Demand more positive representation of mental illness

Destroy the stigma that surrounds mental illness

Don’t let more kids struggle all their life not knowing what is wrong with them

Don’t let mental illnesses go unrecognized and untreated

Destroy this environment that favors neurotypical able people

[onetruelizardking]

A year ago during this past week, I found out that I had been marching on a broken foot for 2 weeks during all day rehearsals with The Academy. I remember sitting in the room of my podiatrist’s office as he delivered my season ending news. And I cried a lot. A dream I always had of marching my age out came to a devastating halt. I spent the rest of the season with The Academy, in my boot and heavily medicated, with false hopes of returning to the field due to many, many miscommunications within the staff.

I know how lame it sounds, but I still grieve for the season I lost. I was physically “there” with the corps, but mentally, I was completely gone. I spent most of the summer desperately wishing it was just a nightmare and I would wake up. I still wish it was a nightmare and that I would wake up. Some days I was happy I stayed - I was surrounded by people at all times. Most days though I was miserable and felt like I was completely alone. This past year, I felt more alone and alienated than ever. I don’t feel like an alumni of either corps I marched, and one member of Academy even went out of his way to tell me I shouldn’t ever tell anyone I marched Academy and that I would never be a part of the family there; he told me no one cared about me there. I’m just guessing he’s not the only that felt that way. I feel so alone. So, so, so alone.

For those of you marching, please take care of yourselves. My doctor and I have speculated that my broken bone was a result of an injury I got while marching in 2013 and subsequently ignored. There was a small stress fracture in the bone I broken and it had probably been just waiting to give out. Had I acknowledged my injury post-season in 2013, I probably could have healed my foot before the year was over and prevented everything. Even just knowing that I could have possibly been back in if I had known 2 weeks earlier about my broken foot kills me inside. It’s devastating to lose a season like that.

Unfortunately, the drum corps community encourages members to “push through the pain” and many times we are taught to ignore our serious injuries. You cannot afford to do this while in serious pain. You are not imagining that serious pain. You can ignore being sore or your arms hurting while holding your horn up. You can ignore the blister on your foot and the sunburns on your neck. Those ARE the pains you ignore!! But you CANNOT ignore serious pain. I was marching on a BROKEN BONE and was trying to ignore it because I was originally told that there was nothing wrong with my foot and I should “suck it up” or I would lose my spot. It got to a point where I could no longer walk because I couldn’t put /any/ weight on my foot. That’s serious stuff. I permanently damaged my foot, am looking at surgery in my future, and I can never march again. I don’t get a redo. I’m too old and that’s life.

TL;DR, Stop suffering in tremendous amounts of pain because a community of people feel it’s wrong for you to sit out for 5 minutes or miss a block to get an x-ray done. Your body and your season marching are worth it.

[b-l-u-rr-e-d]

[drumcorpsobsessed]

Fireworks behind the inferno ;) (from crown fb)

[tenorsquad]

Hey dats me.

[theonlyroadiknow]

FUCK YES KELSEYYYY

[zoomine]

[myonlyphenomenon]

I’ve been staring at this for 5 minutes

[dont-kill-the-kennedys]

That’s what it looks like. That’s really what it looks like

[chadvally]

If you watch the whole thing it reaches a beach😳😳😳😳😳😳

[therealyvngcub]

stfu chad 😂

[magic-of-eternity]

[theonlyroadiknow]

Post more selfies

Psh. Maybe :)

[theonlyroadiknow]

there should be one of those snapchat live things for drum corps move ins.

[theonlyroadiknow]

16 year old me: I WILL NEVER DRINK OR DO DRUGS

Me Now: I hopefully wont ever do meth.

[shutupandspin]

[color-guard-4life]

#youngandbeautiful

[sepulchritude]

my brother mentioned today that he wondered if there was a certain time he had never seen on a clock

like what if you go you entire life and just happen to never see 7:12

[theonlyroadiknow]

Me: Treat yo self

My Bank Account: DO NOT TREAT YOURSELF

[fingerblaster116-deactivated201]

You sing along to Panic At The Disco or you hop out of my car and walk

[yesbrendonurie]

by Fall Out Boy

[gothiccharmschool]

if you don’t understand why this is funny, I don’t think I can explain it to you. 

[hccligans]

by Panic! At The Disco

[thegreeneyes]

[rebelinpearls]

PLEASE

[ekjohnston]

This is one of the best things that has EVER HAPPENED ON LIVE TELEVISION. You could not write this. People would say you were being too fanciful or ridiculous. The best things happen in real life. William is forbidden, by tradition, to turn around. Harry is not. SUCH BROTHERS. MY HEART.

[theonlyroadiknow]

season 9 of how i met your mother is so good it hurts ugh