Both is an option and I admire both. I wish I had the ability to do both. I do see the appeal of being unconnected, and enjoying it in a Walden Pond sort of way. In my ideal world, yea, I'd be in a mostly rural area with a nice family and away from the city. But not on the plains. Those pioneers who tolerated and survived that have my full respect.
No shit. Except for 2 glorious weeks in Mississippi I've been in this miserable town for 5 1/2 years. Being in the city tends to piss me off and unfortunately "Getting out of the city" here means going out in the fucking desert. Screw that.
Las Vegas sounds like my version of hell. Assholes running everywhere, barely tolerable weather, so much damn just.... everything. When I want some fun I sit on my back porch with a cigar, glass of wine, watch the fire in my fire pit and enjoy the sounds of nature.
Yep. I'm not wired for city living, but I've got to be where the money is right now...I can't get paid like this out in the boonies. It's just for a few more years and then I'm back in the country sitting on my porch with a beer in my hand. I can't wait.
I am in the car with el hubs and the dogs driving back from NC. I am really glad we made the effort to go to the funeral. It was a mini reunion with the old squad and gave closure to a really shitty, senseless event. We definitely noticed gas being more expensive on the way back. It was $2.09 or so on the way to NC but now anywhere from $2.25-2.45. And my MiL and BiL are driving in tomorrow afternoon. And we spent this past week prepping to paint, then Sat and Sun painting the house before feverishly packing and driving away. It's been a real shitshow this month. Drink for me, heavily.
Holy fuckballs yes. Finally. Someone else gets it. I was trying to explain this and the husband just kept telling me there's something for everyone in vegas. And I'd like the shows. And I'm trying to tell him that no. It's all too much and just...I'd rather be able to sit and listen to silence. And he just looks at me like I'm crazy.
Vegas is fun if you treat it like the land based cruise that it is. Drink until new memories aren't being made, eat buffet food, leave.
Shit. My county in MS is just starting to get the remnants of Harvey, the county seat just got hit with a tornado. Again. No damage reports yet.
Well our gas companies are taking advantage of the situation in Houston. Our gas jumped 18c/L(55c/gallon) over night. We are 5000km(3100miles) and don't even get our gas from there.
Game Day in Minneapolis and the students are moving back in. Its a mixed blessing. Part of me really enjoys seeing young women in short shorts walking around enjoying the Thursday afternoon, the old man in me was getting really pissed off about almost hitting students because they don't care my car outweighs them and run out from every which direction in a seriously unpredictable way because they're all wasted, which btw, made it really hard for me to enjoy the beautiful afternoon.
Osteen looks like a JC Penny model from 1984, only with bottomless pits of deadness for eyes. It would probably take a diamond-tipped stake made from the kiln fires of Hephaestus straight through his heart to kill off that grotesque freak of nature. Millions every week tune into this assclown and send him cash, or pay sports ticket-level cash for the honour of... going to church. And even with all of his obvious fake-actor intensity they still can't see through the bullshit. ...and that's nothing, Pat Robertson is worth TWICE what Osteen makes. The guy who says the apocalypse will happen if you let gays in Disney World. He has his own University too, Regent. One of the lowest-rated schools in the country. These people became gazillionaires off selling an unseen product. All their power is from simply name-dropping God. Tax-free. Are they EVER going to get reigned in?
Evolution states organisms gets stronger and evolve by survival of the fittest. Olsteen is as prominent as he is because he has survived and is the most fit of the sociopathic/narcissistic televangelist.
Gas crisis starting to hit. 30 minute wait for me to fill up, gas stations in the city are worse though. People were at the pumps filling their trunks with gas cans.
Yeah...every gas station around here has a line down the block. I have 1/3 of a tank left and I'm hoping that by the time it gets low things won't be so nuts.
My tank is just a little below full but I do a lot of driving for my job. I can't do my job until the highways are open though, so I'm concerned about this for the next few weeks.