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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
Well, since so many people had their intro threads wiped out and are starting new ones, I figure I could use these events to start my own, ultra-untimely intro, seeing as how I've been around HoP for like 3 years.
So then:
Name: Vance
Alias: Van, Vanize, Add, Zaidou (my 'African' name) ... oh, and I almost forgot, Pixie Banger! (don't ask if you don't really want to know).
Age: 34 (35 now)
Location: Potchefstroom, South Africa (WSW of Jo'berg) presently. Grew up in Houston, Texas. Most of my Family lives in Austin, Texas. I'm moving to Berlin, Germany in January for 2 years. (ok, been in Berlin for a year now)
Favourite Toys: sailboats (been sailing 29 years), surfboards (been surfing 19 years), poi (3.5 years) (almost 5 years now)
Occupation: Reasearch scientist (Ph.D. in space physics)
Hobbies: Too many - sailing, surfing, poi, scale models, travelling, collecting stamps and paper money from places I visit, Dungeons & Dragons, SCUBA diving, tropical fish, reading, painting, drawing, getting projects ready for Burningman, ....
Your favourite website/s: www.burningman.com
Music: I'll listen to most anything except modern country music. My favorites are classical (e.g. vivaldi, beethoven), trance, classic rock (led zep, hendrix, beatles), and what used to be called alternative (foo fighters, pixies, whale, ...)
Movies: blade runner (director's cut), strictly ballroom, band of brothers (more like a mini series I guess), amelie, ... er, I know there are more, but I can't think of them just now.
Books: mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and history.
Philosophy: Technological Gaiaism, Quantum Fatalism
Favourite Colour: Burgandy ( sorry Alice!)
Favourite Quote/Saying:
From a movie: "Gentleman, we have a blind date with destiny, and she just ordered the lobster!" - the Shoveler (Mystery Men).
From literature: "The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love" - W. Somerset Maughn
From personal life: "I was just telling Sara K. that I have no particular segway between being stone cold sober and really wasted. Then she kicked her glass of water across the room..." - Zouwera (Christmas day, 2002, west africa)
So that is that. We'll see if it goes anywhere, eh?
EDITED_BY: vanize (1111489303)
Well, since so many people had their intro threads wiped out and are starting new ones, I figure I could use these events to start my own, ultra-untimely intro, seeing as how I've been around HoP for like 3 years.
So then:
Name: Vance
Alias: Van, Vanize, Add, Zaidou (my 'African' name) ... oh, and I almost forgot, Pixie Banger! (don't ask if you don't really want to know).
Age: 34 (35 now)
Location: Potchefstroom, South Africa (WSW of Jo'berg) presently. Grew up in Houston, Texas. Most of my Family lives in Austin, Texas. I'm moving to Berlin, Germany in January for 2 years. (ok, been in Berlin for a year now)
Favourite Toys: sailboats (been sailing 29 years), surfboards (been surfing 19 years), poi (3.5 years) (almost 5 years now)
Occupation: Reasearch scientist (Ph.D. in space physics)
Hobbies: Too many - sailing, surfing, poi, scale models, travelling, collecting stamps and paper money from places I visit, Dungeons & Dragons, SCUBA diving, tropical fish, reading, painting, drawing, getting projects ready for Burningman, ....
Your favourite website/s: www.burningman.com
Music: I'll listen to most anything except modern country music. My favorites are classical (e.g. vivaldi, beethoven), trance, classic rock (led zep, hendrix, beatles), and what used to be called alternative (foo fighters, pixies, whale, ...)
Movies: blade runner (director's cut), strictly ballroom, band of brothers (more like a mini series I guess), amelie, ... er, I know there are more, but I can't think of them just now.
Books: mostly sci-fi, fantasy, and history.
Philosophy: Technological Gaiaism, Quantum Fatalism
Favourite Colour: Burgandy ( sorry Alice!)
Favourite Quote/Saying:
From a movie: "Gentleman, we have a blind date with destiny, and she just ordered the lobster!" - the Shoveler (Mystery Men).
From literature: "The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love" - W. Somerset Maughn
From personal life: "I was just telling Sara K. that I have no particular segway between being stone cold sober and really wasted. Then she kicked her glass of water across the room..." - Zouwera (Christmas day, 2002, west africa)
So that is that. We'll see if it goes anywhere, eh?
EDITED_BY: vanize (1111489303)
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
Awww...No BM?
And the DFT's are planning on going in style again this year...There will be plenty more I am sure
Awww...No BM?
And the DFT's are planning on going in style again this year...There will be plenty more I am sure
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
well, I am going to try, but it isn't looking promising right now. If I can find a really cheap airfare, then maybe if things go really smoothly financially and I find a cheap apartment in Berlin too.
Quote:
And the DFT's are planning on going in style again this year...There will be plenty more I am sure
well, I am going to try, but it isn't looking promising right now. If I can find a really cheap airfare, then maybe if things go really smoothly financially and I find a cheap apartment in Berlin too.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
Awww...crap.
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Prrreeeaaaase try to make it to BRC?
Awww...crap.
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Prrreeeaaaase try to make it to BRC?
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
Lightning, I'm sure you'd still be able to come play with the DFT's even if Vanize isn't able to make it...
Lightning, I'm sure you'd still be able to come play with the DFT's even if Vanize isn't able to make it...
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
i can come and play too, right?
i can come and play too, right?
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
OF COURSE silly!!
Mind you...I have no idea if I'll be there or not...
OF COURSE silly!!
Mind you...I have no idea if I'll be there or not...
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
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Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
I'm hoping to go, and pounce, regyt, Lightning are definitely welcome...did I miss anyone seriously considering it?
I'm hoping to go, and pounce, regyt, Lightning are definitely welcome...did I miss anyone seriously considering it?
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HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
I'm VERY there...
I'm VERY there...
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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Keeper of the Spitfire
2,317 posts
Location: Calgary Canada
Keeper of the Spitfire
2,317 posts
Location: Calgary Canada
Posted:
Oh, i so wanna go!!!
shame its so far away, i have no cash, blah blah blah...
Have a great time to everyone who goes (just incase i forget to say it later).
Oh, i so wanna go!!!
shame its so far away, i have no cash, blah blah blah...
Have a great time to everyone who goes (just incase i forget to say it later).
Lets steal a spaceship and head for the sun, and shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Posted:
gnor brings in her special fish of wet slapping and gives it to Vanize to keep safe
Someone keeps eating my fish Vanize..look after it please....
gnor brings in her special fish of wet slapping and gives it to Vanize to keep safe
Someone keeps eating my fish Vanize..look after it please....
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
Well what do you expect, gnor, when you go in and slap someone, offering them sushimi??
*hiccuo*
dammit
Well what do you expect, gnor, when you go in and slap someone, offering them sushimi??
*hiccuo*
dammit
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Posted:
He kept eating the fish dammit..
..I was trying to stop him doing things to mech and pounce... 
Last time I do that...they didnt mind anyway......
He kept eating the fish dammit..
..I was trying to stop him doing things to mech and pounce... Last time I do that...they didnt mind anyway......
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
And you give it to Vanize?
(whispers) HE's a sushi nut!
And you give it to Vanize?
(whispers) HE's a sushi nut!
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Posted:
mmmmm Chicken sushi...yum
Now I need to go make some tomorrow....
Vanize can have the fish....it is a little worse for wear now....
mmmmm Chicken sushi...yum
Now I need to go make some tomorrow....
Vanize can have the fish....it is a little worse for wear now....
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
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Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
yes gnor weilds a mighty powerful wet fish! she's my knight in shining armor!
or something
**giggles**
nice rock.
yes gnor weilds a mighty powerful wet fish! she's my knight in shining armor!
or something
**giggles**
nice rock.
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
I may be a sushi nut, but I also am skilled in th art of keeping fish heathy, well fed and happy. I am a boon to all fish not on the other side of a sushi bar.
I will take that fish of wet slapping and take good care of.... wait a minute! this fish is dead! you sicko! you slap people with a dead fish?!?
I may be a sushi nut, but I also am skilled in th art of keeping fish heathy, well fed and happy. I am a boon to all fish not on the other side of a sushi bar.
I will take that fish of wet slapping and take good care of.... wait a minute! this fish is dead! you sicko! you slap people with a dead fish?!?
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
Froggie ... Ribbit !!!
4,224 posts
Location: Back in Paris... for now !
4,224 posts
Location: Back in Paris... for now !
Posted:
yeds my beautiful friend, i really still hope you are coming to the EJC or else ...
eeeerrr ... no sorry that would not work with you
or else...
i read the tlephone directory to you for endless hours :P
hope everyone can make it
25th of july till the 1st of august in Lille north of France
Shine on kissy face
cass
yeds my beautiful friend, i really still hope you are coming to the EJC or else ...
eeeerrr ... no sorry that would not work with youor else...
i read the tlephone directory to you for endless hours :P
hope everyone can make it
25th of july till the 1st of august in Lille north of France
Shine on kissy face
cass
"I want brown bread... no, that is diesel oil..."
"So I was raised in Europe, where History comes from ..."
"NON !!! La Plume de mon oncle n est pas Bingibangibungi !!!"
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
What we have to remember is that anyone who is not from Earth has their own adjenda for Earth.
What we have to remember is that anyone who is not from Earth has their own adjenda for Earth.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
2,723 posts
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
I wannnnaaa go!!!
*hugs to Ms Sunshine*
Hello Sapita!! Miss you dearly!
I wannnnaaa go!!!
*hugs to Ms Sunshine*
Hello Sapita!! Miss you dearly!
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
Froggie ... Ribbit !!!
4,224 posts
Location: Back in Paris... for now !
4,224 posts
Location: Back in Paris... for now !
Posted:
Man !!!!!!!!!! I am glowing and giggling and smiling...
our chats my dear angels both online with you Vanize (you my Glitch ) and on the phone with Spitfire today has made my heart dance and my soul fly...
At loss for words to tell you both how much you mean to me...
Want more of you , more time, more hugs, more MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRREEEEEEEE
how about July 25/august1st in Lille ???? 
Shine on beautiful souls
cass
Man !!!!!!!!!! I am glowing and giggling and smiling...
our chats my dear angels both online with you Vanize (you my Glitch
) and on the phone with Spitfire today has made my heart dance and my soul fly...At loss for words to tell you both how much you mean to me...
Want more of you , more time, more hugs, more MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRREEEEEEEE
how about July 25/august1st in Lille ????
Shine on beautiful souls
cass
"I want brown bread... no, that is diesel oil..."
"So I was raised in Europe, where History comes from ..."
"NON !!! La Plume de mon oncle n est pas Bingibangibungi !!!"
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Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Posted:
It was a damn fine fish when I left it here so the stuffed brain cell must have done awful things to it
But here is another superb fish......l
Quote:
I may be a sushi nut, but I also am skilled in th art of keeping fish heathy, well fed and happy. I am a boon to all fish not on the other side of a sushi bar.
I will take that fish of wet slapping and take good care of.... wait a minute! this fish is dead! you sicko! you slap people with a dead fish?!?
It was a damn fine fish when I left it here so the stuffed brain cell must have done awful things to it
But here is another superb fish......l
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Im in a lonely battle with the world with a fish to match the chip on my shoulder. Gnu in Binnu in a cnu
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
Can wait to see you Cass (only 7 more months!)
Can wait to see you Cass (only 7 more months!)
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
hey all, I'm back from my Xmas holiday trip 'round southern Africa with Spritie. It was awesome! The coast of Mozambique is amazing and essentially undiscovered by tourists. Not that access is easy, but it is well worth the effort - beleive me. The roads were poor enough that we seriously considered not going as far north as our initial plans, but we finally did forge on to Vilankulo. I'm glad we did, as the trip from there out to the offshore islands in a sailing dhow was... well, I am going to remember it fondly for the rest of my life.
Another highlight of the trip was visiting Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It is so unreal there that you hardly recognize that you are actually experiencing it and aren't watching a movie or dreaming or something. We did a full day white water rafting trip down the Zambizie river starting just below the falls (!!!) which was increadible. The Zambizie is one of the world's premiere white water rivers. That was one of the best days I've had in I can't remember how long. If Zimbabwe has serious troubles, Victoria Falls seems to be unaffected by them. The place seemed idyllic.
Overall, Spritie and I were blessed by good fortune and generally good weather. A serious monsoon hit Madagascar, which meant cooler than normal weather for us, but with the disadvantage that our scuba dive trip to see manta rays and whale sharks was cancelled.
We had a good spin on New Years Eve with fire people from the Cape Town area at the Vortex new year's party. Cape Town is famous for its outdoor trance parties, and this one did not dissapoint.
On the down side, it was frigging cold out that night despite it being the middle of summer (I think I had every article of clothing on that I had packed for the trip).
But sadly the trip is over now, and so is my time living on the dark continent. I have about 40 hours left in before my flight for Berlin departs. in 3 days time, I will be a resident of Germany instead of South Africa. Hopefully I'll be attending my first German poi practice gathering only 11 hours after I arrive there (if I have the energy).
Anyway, I hope everyone had a great holiday season.
I'll ease more fully back into HoP when I get to Germany. See you all then.
hey all, I'm back from my Xmas holiday trip 'round southern Africa with Spritie. It was awesome! The coast of Mozambique is amazing and essentially undiscovered by tourists. Not that access is easy, but it is well worth the effort - beleive me. The roads were poor enough that we seriously considered not going as far north as our initial plans, but we finally did forge on to Vilankulo. I'm glad we did, as the trip from there out to the offshore islands in a sailing dhow was... well, I am going to remember it fondly for the rest of my life.
Another highlight of the trip was visiting Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It is so unreal there that you hardly recognize that you are actually experiencing it and aren't watching a movie or dreaming or something. We did a full day white water rafting trip down the Zambizie river starting just below the falls (!!!) which was increadible. The Zambizie is one of the world's premiere white water rivers. That was one of the best days I've had in I can't remember how long. If Zimbabwe has serious troubles, Victoria Falls seems to be unaffected by them. The place seemed idyllic.
Overall, Spritie and I were blessed by good fortune and generally good weather. A serious monsoon hit Madagascar, which meant cooler than normal weather for us, but with the disadvantage that our scuba dive trip to see manta rays and whale sharks was cancelled.
We had a good spin on New Years Eve with fire people from the Cape Town area at the Vortex new year's party. Cape Town is famous for its outdoor trance parties, and this one did not dissapoint.
On the down side, it was frigging cold out that night despite it being the middle of summer (I think I had every article of clothing on that I had packed for the trip).But sadly the trip is over now, and so is my time living on the dark continent. I have about 40 hours left in before my flight for Berlin departs. in 3 days time, I will be a resident of Germany instead of South Africa. Hopefully I'll be attending my first German poi practice gathering only 11 hours after I arrive there (if I have the energy).
Anyway, I hope everyone had a great holiday season.
I'll ease more fully back into HoP when I get to Germany. See you all then.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
Glad you had a good time!
Safe travels to Berlin.
Glad you had a good time!
Safe travels to Berlin.
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
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Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
9,831 posts
Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
Posted:
glad you had a safe trip. we missed you lots!
glad you had a safe trip. we missed you lots!
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
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Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
Yup, yup, it was absolutely fantastic, gorgeous, and amazing. Thanks again Vanize for such a wonderful time!
Being back at work today is a definitely no fun
Yup, yup, it was absolutely fantastic, gorgeous, and amazing. Thanks again Vanize for such a wonderful time!
Being back at work today is a definitely no fun
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
Safe travels...and make good use of internet cafes!
Safe travels...and make good use of internet cafes!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Pooh-Bah
2,014 posts
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
Posted:
I'm sure he will! If we can find a cafe in the middle of nowhere Mozambique (so what if there wasn't enough power in the town that day to actually operate the computer in this lady's house), I'm sure he'll have no problem finding some in a real city.
I just hope the weather upon his arrival isn't as dreary as weather.com is making it out to be - going from 90+ degrees with total sunshine to below 32 with freezing rain certainly does not sound like fun to me.
I'm sure he will! If we can find a cafe in the middle of nowhere Mozambique (so what if there wasn't enough power in the town that day to actually operate the computer in this lady's house), I'm sure he'll have no problem finding some in a real city.
I just hope the weather upon his arrival isn't as dreary as weather.com is making it out to be - going from 90+ degrees with total sunshine to below 32 with freezing rain certainly does not sound like fun to me.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
yea, it is a bit chilly here, but that´s ok since it is warm inside! Much better than winter in South Africa where you can´t get away from the cold. my German is enough to get me by, but fewer people here speak english than i anticipated (I´m working in what used to be east germany - they tend to speak russian better than english).
met a few of the berlin fire performers a couple nights ago. they are pretty cool and a looking forward to getting to know them.
not much else of interest I guess... just getting settled and trying to figure out what part of town I want to live in.
yea, it is a bit chilly here, but that´s ok since it is warm inside! Much better than winter in South Africa where you can´t get away from the cold. my German is enough to get me by, but fewer people here speak english than i anticipated (I´m working in what used to be east germany - they tend to speak russian better than english).
met a few of the berlin fire performers a couple nights ago. they are pretty cool and a looking forward to getting to know them.
not much else of interest I guess... just getting settled and trying to figure out what part of town I want to live in.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
I've noticed that about Europe. The larger countries tend to have a lot of people who don't speak English. Especially if the national language is one of the major international languates (German, French, Spanish). In fact, you'll find a lot more people who speak English in Mexico than in Spain because Mexico borders the U.S. Spain borders France (and the Spanish, like everyone else, hate the French and French hate the Spanish just as much as they hate everyone else
) and Portugal, where they claim to speak a language called "Portugese," except that it's just a strange dialect of Spanish.
So since most Spaniards have little contact with English-speakers, most forget how to speak it after they finish school. Unless, of course, they live on the Costa del Sol and come in contact with Brits all the time.
I've noticed that about Europe. The larger countries tend to have a lot of people who don't speak English. Especially if the national language is one of the major international languates (German, French, Spanish). In fact, you'll find a lot more people who speak English in Mexico than in Spain because Mexico borders the U.S. Spain borders France (and the Spanish, like everyone else, hate the French and French hate the Spanish just as much as they hate everyone else
) and Portugal, where they claim to speak a language called "Portugese," except that it's just a strange dialect of Spanish. So since most Spaniards have little contact with English-speakers, most forget how to speak it after they finish school. Unless, of course, they live on the Costa del Sol and come in contact with Brits all the time.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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