Don't take this the wrong way, but lately Hubski has been one hell of a downer. Guns, drugs, crime, bad people, bad people in general. On and on and on. It's depressing.
Come on. Life shouldn't be all bad. Lighten up people. Get away from the computer for the day. Go out and have some fun. It'll do you a world of good.
Me personally? I'm taking the wife and dog to a car show. I know I'll be having a good time. I hope you do something similar. Maybe later, when you're back home, you can share what you did.
I'm going to a pig roast put on by my Serbian friend in honour of Slava. There should be around 30-50 people there. A huge soccer match is anticipated and lots of beer.
Prior to the pig roast, I went to the Durham Life and Science Museum. It's pretty much a weekly ritual.
I hiked to the top of the acropolis in Athens today! It was fun! And definitely needed for someone who is constantly feeling stressed about the world.
I'm loving it! Although it is crazy humid at the moment, it is at the same time totally surreal in regards to the architecture, landscape, mountains, beaches, statues, museums etc. I'm just taking my time, will probably stay for another week or two before hitting the islands.Is Athens as great as someone told me?
The wife and our eldest did the 5km Race For Life today, we were worried she wouldn't be able to do it this year or that other responsibilities would get in the way, but somehow despite a near constant rain that has soaked all of us they did it! Now we've had afternoon tea at my granddad's and will be hopping into our pyjamas with hot chocolate for the rest of the afternoon. Might post pictures later if there's demand :)
Work can be a ton of fun. You're on Hubski and being paid!! Can't be all that bad.
Definitely not terrible. I'm just waiting for school to start back up so I can squeeze some of that in but until then, Hubski is a nice distraction from the monotony. I'm about to hop on and watch the speedrunners do some Yoshi's Island 2. Should be a great way to kill a couple hours!
You probably have no idea what I'm saying, but I'm doing Zephyr runs so yes it is THAT bad.
I threw a frisbee for the first time in a while today. Yesterday was more fun; Cars & Coffee was jammed and exotics were parked around back, in the woods, and by the dumpsters. https://sites.google.com/site/wasoxygen2/cars-coffee-20150725
I am going to my first real job today. And asked a certain person on a date. And contacted the people I cared about from my highschool class and realized something very tragic and BIG about my town. And also - the two most popular party girls who everyone wanted to sleep with and there were rumours about are a couple. A very cute one at that. That has lasted four 4-5 years. And we are growing up. We made it and we are the kind of people who say that WE made it. Because in a small town like this you grow up when you are 15. And we are still keeping in touch. And the school that in 2010 was presented as a lost cause that no-one wanted to touch is like 2 in the county. Which is a huge deal because of how this miracle was preformed. I am the fittest I've been in my life, I've got a ton of really close friends that I can joke with even though we haven't spoken in forever. And I am very happy for my 12 year old self who wanted desperatly to stay friends with these people because I have. And I might sound like my life is miserable on this website because in this little town I've got a reputation to uphold. I've got 12 year olds following me on twitter. And I have to be sorta positive for them and I love that. Because we were the last class who rememberd how the school USED to be. Because this school is the school for the whole town. Because this town has changed. Because we know we will do better. And we haven't, at least not in any conforming ways. And that is amazing.
Here, watch this video about Otto Binder and how crazy/fun comics were for a while: I'm going to go out and buy a blue shirt for work. Which is more impressive than it should be. I'm going to mention that the nature of reality is cruel and depressing. Don't turn away from that but also don't focus on it. Everyone here presumably has high speed wireless internet so everyone here is remarkably fortunate in the grand scheme. Life still kinda sucks though. The grand scheme is hard to appreciate.
Come to Mexico please. We're an awesome, interesting, and beautiful country that really wants more people to come, whether it's just for tourism, or if it's to work. If you cant, that's ok, go to Greece, I hear it's cheap, awesome, and really, really needs your cash.
Once the San Francisco fog burns out, I am going to head out to Golden Gate Park and plant my ass on a grass patch and read Why People Believe Weird Things and try out Hometown Creamery. I doubt I will like it more than Marco Polo though.
Agreed. Had a major clash with mama pabs all day yesterday, probably one of the worst days/feelings of my life, the day after one of the best days of my life. Today, I think I'll go to Starbucks and get some work done, then call up my friends and see if we can't start an adventure.
That's one of those stories you'll be able to refer back to time and time again.I just came back from a short holiday trip to Portugal. It was beautiful and fun. Our car battery died. I had to push the car in each stop to make it start again. Apparently my face turned so red my girlfriend couldn't stop laughing each time.
I hiked about 12.3 miles with my overnight pack to prepare for some long overnight hikes in August. It was fun! My feet hurt a little, but overall I think it went well! What I have planned in August will be about 13 miles the first day and 8 the second, but the elevation gain will be 3-4 times as much as I did today. Here's a picture from Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin:
I started about two years ago and love it. Even better is if there's snow and I'm wearing snowshoes. It's a great way to get away from everything, and the bigger the park the less likely your phone will work. Somewhere along the way I saw a comment that the further you get from roads, the better people are. Today I passed a group of horse riders, and one stopped to have his horse see me. The horse had never seen a backpacker, and the rider wanted him to be accustomed to someone wearing a bag and know they aren't a threat. They were lovely folks to chat with, and I hope I was able to help the horse be more comfortable. The horse's name was Buster.
Went to a lake with my girlfriend and her kids. They had a blast at the playground. Just that fresh air and walking through the forrest did me a lot of good. Of course, something like this
[...] pig roast [...] huge soccer match [...] lots of beer.
just might have worked quite nicely, too.
While I agree with your point, the sad thing is that it's not Hubski that's depressing - all that is posted is things that are happening/have happened. Life is depressing as an average, in the world. As for fun things to do... does thinking about not having to do the Dead Money DLC for New Vegas again count? Because just thinking of that gives me relief. Otherwise? Probably play some game or another. I don't have much resources do do much else, especially considering I work a 3-11 PM shift.
Of course I read this at 2am. I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow (well, later today, I guess).
I did! Did something I was dreading for quite a while: challenged myself physically by doing an up-hill on my tough-gear bike, something around 30 to 45 degrees upwards. After binge-sitting away my time in front of the screen, it was not only a good change of pace but also a great source of energy. You feel alive after you've survived through a challenge. Nothing fancy, but a big deal for me.
I had a great time today. It was very hot out and both the spousal unit and the canine unit weren't having as much fun as they would if the weather was more favorable, so they wanted to bail early and drag me along. Fortunately, on the way back to the car I ran into one of my buds. So the wife and dog got to go home early and I got to hang out with him and take me home later. It was a great show. All American classics with a few imports snuck in here and there for flavor. I saw quite a few cars for sale, so to pick on my wife I texted her a few pictures of ones I'd be willing to buy with the words "If you love me, you'd let me buy this." Unfortunately, or fortunately, they were all well out of our price range, so I won't be picking any of them up. While walking around with said friend, we talked about how his project car was coming along and what hypothetical engine I'd squeeze into the FR-S if time and resources weren't an issue. All in all, it was a good day.
Music festivals are fun. I'm going to a music festival today. There will probably be a post about it during the week.
One year I will go to Chicago for that, very jealous that were able to go. Pitchfork Fest is one of the best. I'm between sets at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle. It's a three day fesr but I only went today.
Who'd you see? I was tempted to go just to see Sleater-Kinney, but festivals take a lot out of me, too.
I was there for most of all three days, mostly staying at the Red/Green stages, except for Sleater-Kinney, as we were feeling kinda sick. We got home in time to catch the live stream and it was really well done, we might just do that next year for the acts that we want to see next year. The highlight for me was Run the Jewels, though. They put on a great show and got everyone who did a guest spot on their album to come out and perform it live. It was probably the most fun I've had at a concert.