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Echewta
08-01-2006, 11:40 AM
pack up my car, take the girl, and drive around for 4 or 5 months. See the southwest and then drive up to Pacific coast up to Canada. Drive across and come back down the East coast. Then drive back home via the southern route. :( Stop at little cafes to eat. Except in Canada where all they have is Subway or so I've heard. Stop at every historical landmarker that I come across. Listen to a bunch of music. Take lots of pictures. Stop at internet cafes to post my travels in a blog because thats really super important to do. Maybe makeup a roll of stickers and leave one everywhere I visit so then others can follow my trail. I sticker with my face on it smiling. Thats it. I need to win the lottery or get a job that will pay me for a 5 month vacation.
I live 2 blocks off of Route 66. Stop by on your trip.
ericlee
08-01-2006, 11:43 AM
You can stop by Ohio and visit me, I'll be there this month. We can go walleye fishing and harass the tourists.
Echewta
08-01-2006, 11:43 AM
What famous Yeti dish would you make for us? I'll bring Zima as a gift of course. Its only polite.
Echewta
08-01-2006, 11:44 AM
Harass the tourist? Wouldn't I be one? I'm not falling for that trick.
What famous Yeti dish would you make for us? I'll bring Zima as a gift of course. Its only polite.
Make sure it is cherry Zima:eek:
I would make you a nice juicy Texas steak with asparagus, potato, fresh garden salad with feta cheese and nice cold Red Stripe beers(or your choice).
After dinner we could retire to the living room for some Bailey's & Coffee and strawberry cheesecake.
Echewta
08-01-2006, 11:53 AM
Hmmm... Sounds good. Dang.
ericlee
08-01-2006, 12:00 PM
Harass the tourist? Wouldn't I be one? I'm not falling for that trick.
You'll have to go through some basic initial hazing to vanish your tourist status. First stop is the spook light in Oak Harbor. You'll have to go and piss on the stump that killed a soldier on leave. Long story and I believe it can be found in "Haunted Ohio".
That's about all really, just bring some chocolate too and you'll be good with me.
SobaViolence
08-01-2006, 12:01 PM
I'd host you around Ottawa...or Toronto.
sounds like a fantatstic voyage.
you should strive to follow through
Lindsey_1535
08-01-2006, 12:04 PM
Dont come near my subway!
jennyb
08-01-2006, 12:49 PM
I'll show you around la! (oh wait) Nevermind.
How much does it cost to travel like that?
I was thinking of taking a shorter and more contained trip in that vein once I get out of college.
Echewta
08-01-2006, 01:02 PM
Hmm, how nice that I wanted to take a road trip and some have offered to host. That would be the ultimate in nerdom. Echewta drives around North America to shake hands with those board members who have welcomed me. The crown of Ubernerd would be mine. Facinating.
Beck, with gas prices, probably not that cheap. Would depend on the car, etc. Gotta stay somewhere. Motel 6 it and buy your own food. Hmmm... Does sound like goodtimes.
na§tee
08-01-2006, 02:34 PM
you could do that if you really wanted to. life is short, chewster. you could just say "i'm offski (as we say in glasgow) for 5 months. i would really like to have this job when i get back. if so, cool. if not, well.. i'll get another one. see ya!"
broaden your horizons though dude. you can get an inter-rail train pass here in europe which will allow you to go everywhere super-cheaply. even scotland! you have a place to stay here, kiddo.
(p.s. sorry, i forgot about the deutschland tips. actually, i don't have much. i realise i lived about 4 hours away from where you are staying - yes, i wikipedia-d it up - so sorry for being useless! hope you got other suggestions)
paul jones
08-01-2006, 02:37 PM
Yeah do it!
I've quit several jobs for several visits to Australia so,yeah
go for it(y)
Echewta
08-01-2006, 03:01 PM
very immature advise. I'm in my 30s, not my 20s. I need to sit at this desk until its time for me to sit in a chair with two big ass wheels and bumper stickers on the back my grandchildren put on that I dont know about.
paul jones
08-01-2006, 03:17 PM
very immature advise. I'm in my 30s, not my 20s. I need to sit at this desk until its time for me to sit in a chair with two big ass wheels and bumper stickers on the back my grandchildren put on that I dont know about.
I remember when '30 Something' used to be on TV. Fuck....they were definitley older than I was now.Especially the one with the ginger beard and mullet. I bet he still has Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' gatefold sleeve in mint condition
na§tee
08-01-2006, 03:20 PM
i don't think it's immature at all.
what would you rather be; someone in their 30s who has done all these things but perhaps lost out in a chance to have a linear job progression somewhere, or someone in their 30s who climbed that career ladder given to him but didn't get to do what they had ambitions for? imagine a wheelchair full of stickers from all these places you go to visit!
i am constantly talking up the idea to people who say things "oh i've always wanted to be a screenwriter.. i've always wanted to go to thailand.. i've always wanted to do x, y, z but i should stay at my shatty job so i can get paid an extra 80 pence an hour in 12 months..."
probably perhaps i regret not travelling. i will next summer though; inter-railing it. gotta pencil it in and then i will do it.
paul is in his 30s and look how good he turned out! haha. :cool:
paul jones
08-01-2006, 03:23 PM
paul is in his 30s and look how good he turned out! haha. :cool:
WOW THANKS!:)
like2_drink
08-01-2006, 04:31 PM
stay away you, i've heard stories:mad:
i don't think it's immature at all.
what would you rather be; someone in their 30s who has done all these things but perhaps lost out in a chance to have a linear job progression somewhere, or someone in their 30s who climbed that career ladder given to him but didn't get to do what they had ambitions for? imagine a wheelchair full of stickers from all these places you go to visit!
i am constantly talking up the idea to people who say things "oh i've always wanted to be a screenwriter.. i've always wanted to go to thailand.. i've always wanted to do x, y, z but i should stay at my shatty job so i can get paid an extra 80 pence an hour in 12 months..."
probably perhaps i regret not travelling. i will next summer though; inter-railing it. gotta pencil it in and then i will do it.
paul is in his 30s and look how good he turned out! haha. :cool:
I love that you get paid by the pence.
Echewta
08-01-2006, 04:35 PM
I'm certainly not opposed to the idea. I don't have many things keeping me down. Now or the very near future would be the time. It would be impossible if I had kids or I should say to enjoy it the sameway that I would like to. And I rather be old and say I know what Im missing out on instead of wishing I knew. Could be an interesting next spring.
abcdefz
08-01-2006, 04:36 PM
Can you take a sabbatical?
na§tee
08-01-2006, 04:38 PM
I love that you get paid by the pence.
haha. i actually only wrote pence because, and this is the truth here, that i couldn't locate my pound sign key as the keyboard is set to U.S mode or whatever.
but i'm not entirely sure what you mean.. surely in america you get paid sometimes in dollars and cents an hour?
Echewta
08-01-2006, 05:03 PM
Can you take a sabbatical?
Maybe. We'll see. All just a dream at the moment...
haha. i actually only wrote pence because, and this is the truth here, that i couldn't locate my pound sign key as the keyboard is set to U.S mode or whatever.
but i'm not entirely sure what you mean.. surely in america you get paid sometimes in dollars and cents an hour?
Yes, most of us do get paid by the hour although homeless people will work for food......or at least that is what their signs say.
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