is he dead yet

[DiscoBallClock]

Connecting my stay in New York with that philosophy, I do regret not going down Long Island. It's probably mostly a suburban hell, but something about that place is just strangely appealing. I don't know what that is exactly, for example with this (tentative) Japanese trip I have a strange urge to walk around a college campus over there? Can't put my finger on the why.

(...)

I've been out of college for 7 years now, but last year, my job regularly involved making deliveries to a college campus during class hours. It was a strange thing to come out of my fairly solitary 30th year, the handful of people I know and work with, and walk through a sea of young people who are probably trying to fuck each other, may not have found their best friends or decided what to do with themselves yet, have so much possibility ahead of them. I'm wistful because I got into a narrow rut at the beginning of college and stayed in it until I graduated. Oh well. Go get 'em, kids.

I teach in college - senior year, no less. When I look at my students I sometimes find myself musing at how things were in my senior year and how much they've changed for me since then. I can relate to their troubles, their struggles, and their thoughts, whenever we talk about that in class. But sometimes it's kinda mind-boggling to think how life has moved on since then. I think about how my thoughts and worries have changed so much, but if I focus hard enough, I can remember how nerve-wracking it would be to talk in front of a whole class, especially when not too long ago I was sitting in those chairs. It's a feeling of familiarity and estrangement at the same time.

On the topic of travel experiences, a few years ago a small group of friends and myself had decided that we wanted to spend our NYE in a different way. So we decided to book an Airbnb in Alcácer do Sal, a town which is a 1h drive from Lisbon.

This was interesting. I had a similar kind of thing happen -- I visited Marfa, Texas, where the gist is "it's really remote and sleepy, BUT a bigshot artist bought a bunch of land there in the 70s? and put some art on it, so that building that would be an abandoned gas station is now some other bigshot artist's personal studio, BUT it's still the middle of fucking nowhere." It's a tourist destination for Instagram reasons and bigshot artist reasons, but what I didn't know is that "operating like a tourist town" means that if you show up on Tuesday, instead of on the weekend like a normal person, several tourist-oriented places won't be open for business, and "several" feels like a lot when you're in Marfa. Marfa is the kind of place where if you live there (and some non-artist small town people do), there are some things that you have to drive to another town 30 miles away to buy.

No conclusion intended. Just another experience. (There was a reason I was there on Tuesday, but I don't have time to get into that in this post.)

Oh hey, a good friend of mine did a USA roadtrip a few years ago and he was in Marfa, Texas. From what I remember he did tell me that it was quaint, but kinda deserted and in the middle of nowhere. I think he also mentioned how good the food was. Then again he's a huge fan of American culture, so it's possible that that could've been the reason for his fascination with the place.

Regarding Portugal, you're right, it was the kind of place where everything is spread far apart. But that happens due to the fact that investment (public or otherwise) is done mostly in Lisbon, Porto and in the south of Portugal (because beaches and tourism). Everything else is kinda empty, and it gets worse the more you move away from the coast.

[DiscoBallClock]

On a similar note, I love traveling, but I love coming back home. For all the faults Portugal has, it's a pretty neat place to live in. (You guys ever seen The Good Place? Portugal is kinda like the Medium Place that appears at one point) That means that even if I wouldn't mind living somewhere else for a while, I'd always want my main home to be here.

However, a few years ago I went to the Netherlands to visit a friend of mine who lived in Amsterdam. It was pretty cool, I loved the city. But then we went to Haarlem, which is a nearby town, from which he hails. And let me tell you, that place was beautiful. It's not like there was a lot to see or to do, but that town irradiated a certain sense of tranquility (while not being too far from Amsterdam) that made me think...yeah, if I had to move out, this would be a good place to go to

[GreyClock]

On a similar note, I love traveling, but I love coming back home. For all the faults Portugal has, it's a pretty neat place to live in. (You guys ever seen The Good Place? Portugal is kinda like the Medium Place that appears at one point) That means that even if I wouldn't mind living somewhere else for a while, I'd always want my main home to be here.

However, a few years ago I went to the Netherlands to visit a friend of mine who lived in Amsterdam. It was pretty cool, I loved the city. But then we went to Haarlem, which is a nearby town, from which he hails. And let me tell you, that place was beautiful. It's not like there was a lot to see or to do, but that town irradiated a certain sense of tranquility (while not being too far from Amsterdam) that made me think...yeah, if I had to move out, this would be a good place to go to

Amsterdam has some decent areas here and there, but for the most part I dislike it. It's too crowded and kinda grubby. I know, I'm seriously considering going to Tokyo... but it's a different kind of crowd. Just boatloads of halfwit tourists who apparently feel obligated to be on drugs all day. "When in Amsterdam..." Relax, guy. It's ten in the morning, have a glass of milk and fuck off. Narrow streets and sidewalks are quaint as hell, but not so much when you're constantly stuck behind groups of stoned Spaniards, who might as well be crawling along. Haarlem is indeed nice though, similar to Leiden and Delft. You ever been to Belgium? Cities like Ghent, Antwerp and to a lesser extent Bruges blow any Dutch city out of the irradiated water. Speaking of quaint, great atmosphere, great bars with better beer.

What do you teach?

[RobClock]

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[PhantomCatClock]

some thing that is awful, for you

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someone sent me that right after I beat that game

[RobClock]

 Better than Crystal Skull

[PhantomCatClock]

was any porn company brave enough to make one called crystal skullfuck

[VCRClock]

was any porn company brave enough to make one called crystal skullfuck

hey this isn't the roller derby name suggestion thread

[pop-tart]

I had that Indiana Jones game. I don't think I finished it.

[DiscoBallClock]

On a similar note, I love traveling, but I love coming back home. For all the faults Portugal has, it's a pretty neat place to live in. (You guys ever seen The Good Place? Portugal is kinda like the Medium Place that appears at one point) That means that even if I wouldn't mind living somewhere else for a while, I'd always want my main home to be here.

However, a few years ago I went to the Netherlands to visit a friend of mine who lived in Amsterdam. It was pretty cool, I loved the city. But then we went to Haarlem, which is a nearby town, from which he hails. And let me tell you, that place was beautiful. It's not like there was a lot to see or to do, but that town irradiated a certain sense of tranquility (while not being too far from Amsterdam) that made me think...yeah, if I had to move out, this would be a good place to go to

Amsterdam has some decent areas here and there, but for the most part I dislike it. It's too crowded and kinda grubby. I know, I'm seriously considering going to Tokyo... but it's a different kind of crowd. Just boatloads of halfwit tourists who apparently feel obligated to be on drugs all day. "When in Amsterdam..." Relax, guy. It's ten in the morning, have a glass of milk and fuck off. Narrow streets and sidewalks are quaint as hell, but not so much when you're constantly stuck behind groups of stoned Spaniards, who might as well be crawling along. Haarlem is indeed nice though, similar to Leiden and Delft. You ever been to Belgium? Cities like Ghent, Antwerp and to a lesser extent Bruges blow any Dutch city out of the irradiated water. Speaking of quaint, great atmosphere, great bars with better beer.

What do you teach?

To be fair we mostly wandered around the centre of the city because he had the luck of living nearby. I found the canals and the narrow streets and buildings quaint - but I do see your point about the crowds, there are some busy streets there. From what I've heard you guys have a housing/tourism problem, right? (We have one too, but covid threw a wrench in that) I imagine that the reputation of "fReE wEeD aNd pRosTiTuTeS" might attract a specific type of unpleasant person. I'm not a fan of walking around an unknown place blazed out of my mind, but... (I gotta say though, I find the Red Light District kinda offputting for some reason)
Sadly I've never been to Belgium, but I'd love to check out Bruges sometime. Every photo of that place I come across makes it look like some sort of Winter Wonderland.

I teach Private International Law (Conflicts of Laws for the American friends in here) in a law school, but I research all kinds of Private Law. It's a real hoot

[DiscoBallClock]

oh we're back to shitposting, huh

well, here goes

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[k9]

On a similar note, I love traveling, but I love coming back home. For all the faults Portugal has, it's a pretty neat place to live in. (You guys ever seen The Good Place? Portugal is kinda like the Medium Place that appears at one point) That means that even if I wouldn't mind living somewhere else for a while, I'd always want my main home to be here.

However, a few years ago I went to the Netherlands to visit a friend of mine who lived in Amsterdam. It was pretty cool, I loved the city. But then we went to Haarlem, which is a nearby town, from which he hails. And let me tell you, that place was beautiful. It's not like there was a lot to see or to do, but that town irradiated a certain sense of tranquility (while not being too far from Amsterdam) that made me think...yeah, if I had to move out, this would be a good place to go to

Amsterdam has some decent areas here and there, but for the most part I dislike it. It's too crowded and kinda grubby. I know, I'm seriously considering going to Tokyo... but it's a different kind of crowd. Just boatloads of halfwit tourists who apparently feel obligated to be on drugs all day. "When in Amsterdam..." Relax, guy. It's ten in the morning, have a glass of milk and fuck off. Narrow streets and sidewalks are quaint as hell, but not so much when you're constantly stuck behind groups of stoned Spaniards, who might as well be crawling along. Haarlem is indeed nice though, similar to Leiden and Delft. You ever been to Belgium? Cities like Ghent, Antwerp and to a lesser extent Bruges blow any Dutch city out of the irradiated water. Speaking of quaint, great atmosphere, great bars with better beer.

What do you teach?

To be fair we mostly wandered around the centre of the city because he had the luck of living nearby. I found the canals and the narrow streets and buildings quaint - but I do see your point about the crowds, there are some busy streets there. From what I've heard you guys have a housing/tourism problem, right? (We have one too, but covid threw a wrench in that) I imagine that the reputation of "fReE wEeD aNd pRosTiTuTeS" might attract a specific type of unpleasant person. I'm not a fan of walking around an unknown place blazed out of my mind, but... (I gotta say though, I find the Red Light District kinda offputting for some reason)
Sadly I've never been to Belgium, but I'd love to check out Bruges sometime. Every photo of that place I come across makes it look like some sort of Winter Wonderland.

I teach Private International Law (Conflicts of Laws for the American friends in here) in a law school, but I research all kinds of Private Law. It's a real hoot

Haarlem is a beautiful place, very colourful and neat though seemingly very tightly packed together. I think I read Haarlem as Harlem and I was very confused lol. The nicest places seem to be more confined ones, but not to the extent of say Kowloon lmao.

I think I echo the same sentiment as DiscoBall about home. I always hear people say they wanna move to America or Canada, but I don't think I could ever leave Ireland. The mindset of leaving here seems to be more common over here in Northern Ireland, which I can understand because it's a bit of a troubled area, but I love it here.

Though that being said I'd love to go to America or Japan, or anywhere really. mainly America because it'd almost be surreal, I see so much about America on TV and in media, that I almost forget it's a real place sometimes lol.

[DiscoBallClock]

On a similar note, I love traveling, but I love coming back home. For all the faults Portugal has, it's a pretty neat place to live in. (You guys ever seen The Good Place? Portugal is kinda like the Medium Place that appears at one point) That means that even if I wouldn't mind living somewhere else for a while, I'd always want my main home to be here.

However, a few years ago I went to the Netherlands to visit a friend of mine who lived in Amsterdam. It was pretty cool, I loved the city. But then we went to Haarlem, which is a nearby town, from which he hails. And let me tell you, that place was beautiful. It's not like there was a lot to see or to do, but that town irradiated a certain sense of tranquility (while not being too far from Amsterdam) that made me think...yeah, if I had to move out, this would be a good place to go to

Amsterdam has some decent areas here and there, but for the most part I dislike it. It's too crowded and kinda grubby. I know, I'm seriously considering going to Tokyo... but it's a different kind of crowd. Just boatloads of halfwit tourists who apparently feel obligated to be on drugs all day. "When in Amsterdam..." Relax, guy. It's ten in the morning, have a glass of milk and fuck off. Narrow streets and sidewalks are quaint as hell, but not so much when you're constantly stuck behind groups of stoned Spaniards, who might as well be crawling along. Haarlem is indeed nice though, similar to Leiden and Delft. You ever been to Belgium? Cities like Ghent, Antwerp and to a lesser extent Bruges blow any Dutch city out of the irradiated water. Speaking of quaint, great atmosphere, great bars with better beer.

What do you teach?

To be fair we mostly wandered around the centre of the city because he had the luck of living nearby. I found the canals and the narrow streets and buildings quaint - but I do see your point about the crowds, there are some busy streets there. From what I've heard you guys have a housing/tourism problem, right? (We have one too, but covid threw a wrench in that) I imagine that the reputation of "fReE wEeD aNd pRosTiTuTeS" might attract a specific type of unpleasant person. I'm not a fan of walking around an unknown place blazed out of my mind, but... (I gotta say though, I find the Red Light District kinda offputting for some reason)
Sadly I've never been to Belgium, but I'd love to check out Bruges sometime. Every photo of that place I come across makes it look like some sort of Winter Wonderland.

I teach Private International Law (Conflicts of Laws for the American friends in here) in a law school, but I research all kinds of Private Law. It's a real hoot

Haarlem is a beautiful place, very colourful and neat though seemingly very tightly packed together. I think I read Haarlem as Harlem and I was very confused lol. The nicest places seem to be more confined ones, but not to the extent of say Kowloon lmao.

I think I echo the same sentiment as DiscoBall about home. I always hear people say they wanna move to America or Canada, but I don't think I could ever leave Ireland. The mindset of leaving here seems to be more common over here in Northern Ireland, which I can understand because it's a bit of a troubled area, but I love it here.

Though that being said I'd love to go to America or Japan, or anywhere really. mainly America because it'd almost be surreal, I see so much about America on TV and in media, that I almost forget it's a real place sometimes lol.

I think that it's common to everyone living in poorer countries. A lot of people here see living and working abroad as some sort of ultimate goal. I mean, I get it; there's no way Portugal can compete professionally with Germany, France, the UK, or the USA. But then again, the quality of life here is amazing. With a good salary (which isn't hard in my field) you can live quite comfortably. We also have great weather, great food, and the possibility to go to beaches, fields, mountains, rivers, and pretty much everything else you can think of.

I guess I'm trying to "make it big" (whatever that means) here. After all, no reason as to why that's not possible in today's internet age. Even if I have to travel a lot, I suppose that's an acceptable compromise.

Also, that's a very true thing about America. I already find it exciting to be in a different country, I can only imagine what it might be like to be in America, a place I've seen thousands of times without actually being there. I'd love to go sometime, if only the flights weren't so damn expensive

[PhantomCatClock]

scients

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ok who wished on a monkey's paw that the forums would be more active

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A++ brilliant fkkn popst right there Slurpee

[DiscoBallClock]

ok who wished on a monkey's paw that the forums would be more active

i still remember when there were more than 5 posts a week

[k9]

ok who wished on a monkey's paw that the forums would be more active

its more active than most forums, i love it here

[RobClock]

ok who wished on a monkey's paw that the forums would be more active

i still remember when there were more than 5 posts a week

time for bed, gramps

[DiscoBallClock]

ok who wished on a monkey's paw that the forums would be more active

i still remember when there were more than 5 posts a week

time for bed, gramps

just take me out back and do what you have to do

i've lived a full life