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im going back to the States next year. It's been too long dammit.
itinerary looking like San Fran, Portland, and NY. Retzie, where will you be in may/june babe?
itinerary looking like San Fran, Portland, and NY. Retzie, where will you be in may/june babe?
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Might be doing the same GK. Looking at LA to SF drive, New Orleans for jazz fest, NY and Montreal over April/May.
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the drive from LA to SF is awesome D!!!
so much varied landscape, so many good towns on the way...
mebbe we hook up for a cocktail somewhere on route 66?
so much varied landscape, so many good towns on the way...
mebbe we hook up for a cocktail somewhere on route 66?
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Oooo . I can't be sure until the job market pans out - could be moving states, coming home, <some other whim of the gods of serendipity>. There's a pretty good chance I'll be in SF for a conference around the start of June though. I'll keep you posted!ghetto kitty wrote:itinerary looking like San Fran, Portland, and NY. Retzie, where will you be in may/june babe?
Next trip locked: Chicago! Never been, very excited. I may even get adopted and have a real Thanksgiving
Sorry, bit slow. I'm not really a good person to ask about the 'mood on the street.' The street here believes that universal healthcare is a mark of socialism (which is bad) and should be stopped for the good of the nation. I tend not to talk to people here for that very reasonC.I.A. wrote: How's the mood on the street, Dr Retz? Heard some rumblings from the Hate States/Glen Beck contingent. Massive unemployment (jobless recovery lulz), the sub-prime legal robo-signing clusterfuq, Helicopter Ben pushing for a second round of quantitative easing to assist the zombie banks, privatise wealth and socialise poverty... it's going to be an interesting time to be over there.
I'm doing some stuff on the deepwater horizon spill... will be hanging out down south for a bit... will let you know if I'm in shouting distance from Casa Del Herbie
(I get my own personal Xe guard. Let's get him smashed and dress him up in drag while he's passed out)
Having said that, I've been in NYC a bit and it doesn't seem too doom and gloom (mainly because the people who got fucked had to leave the city immediately any aren't cluttering up the place with their moaning.) That being said, the people I associate with (academics and bartenders (lol)) aren't really going to cop it directly. There is plenty of stress within academia, but we're not very good at looking beyond the end of our noses. Universities are having to perform all manner of contortions to keep running and it's not pretty. Unfortunately, it's those of us on the job market who are getting screwed the worst
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Leaving for Singapore tomorrow, then NY next week! Then Miami and San Francisco.
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
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screw you all and your... lives n shit.
im going nowhere ever for the rest of my life
fmlol
im going nowhere ever for the rest of my life
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off to nyc, boston and portland tomorrow, woo.
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off to fitzroy north in a bit. gunna be fucking awesome.
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coffee & lemon tart somewhere yo?huge wrote:off to fitzroy north in a bit. gunna be fucking awesome.
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huhu by "in a bit" i mean probably around 10pm.
i'll stop whining now
i'll stop whining now
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fooishbar wrote:off to nyc, boston and portland tomorrow, woo.
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boohuge wrote:huhu by "in a bit" i mean probably around 10pm.
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yeah i suck sorry foo.
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Lets all just go to the states then shall we...
USA is the new Japan imo
USA is the new Japan imo
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yeah i reckon. want to drive across it in some sort of convertible. yes yes
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"Let's all go to NYC" . Oklahoma is the new Williamsburg.deviant wrote:Lets all just go to the states then shall we...
USA is the new Japan imo
Cereal though, why are people coming here?? Is it work trips, or 'vacation'?
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both for me.
plus i keep going back to SE Asia, its time for some first world holiday!
plus i keep going back to SE Asia, its time for some first world holiday!
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teh states
its teh new japasn
if only the pound wasnt so fucken weak
THERES A REASON IM PUTTING UP WITH THE DARK AND COLD AND ITS NOT BECAUSE ITS NEARLY HALLOWEEEN
its teh new japasn
if only the pound wasnt so fucken weak
THERES A REASON IM PUTTING UP WITH THE DARK AND COLD AND ITS NOT BECAUSE ITS NEARLY HALLOWEEEN
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its because i am here isn't in Nicsta!!!
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I've stumbled upon the Alien mother-nest of hipsters in Vancouver.
I wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be the center of attention. I wanted the glory, I wanted the fame. I wanted the pretty girls to come up and say, "Hi, I see that you're good at Centipede."
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Williamsburg in Brooklyn NYC seems to be good for finding hipsters - a word of warning though, it's one suburb away from the murder capital of the USA.
Also, it appears that you really need a car to get around in Miami...
Also, it appears that you really need a car to get around in Miami...
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Everywhere in San Francisco smells like weed. Even the cab we got to the airport. What a shame that prop 19 didn't go through.
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if i had the money right now, i think i would disappear overseas for a while i reckon. have that wanting to get the fuck outta here feeling at the mo.
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Yeah we fell in love with the place almost straight away tbhghetto kitty wrote:
hometown <3
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i think of Melbs as my little San Fran. they are quite similar in some ways.
I will always consider the golden gate bridge shrouded in fog/smog the biggest tug of my heart, no matter how long i live here.
I will always consider the golden gate bridge shrouded in fog/smog the biggest tug of my heart, no matter how long i live here.
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friend's wedding + 'cause nyc is awesome + the dollar is a joke + really good burgers + size 14 shoesretzie wrote:Cereal though, why are people coming here?? Is it work trips, or 'vacation'?
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'little'? didn't we already go through this?ghetto kitty wrote:i think of Melbs as my little San Fran. they are quite similar in some ways.
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It was sort of like a cross between Melbourne and Wellington for me... Awesome place - planning to go back already.
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lol wellington...
is there lots of peeps smelling their own farts in SF?
is there lots of peeps smelling their own farts in SF?
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so many travels.
so many adventures.
so many memories.
so many amazing times.
so many adventures.
so many memories.
so many amazing times.
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:sriptulicious: x 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 to the power of (that was for you MrJwitty_pseudonym wrote:so many travels.
so many adventures.
so many memories.
so many amazing times.
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What the heck are you talking about?quick wrote:lol wellington...
is there lots of peeps smelling their own farts in SF?
Totally similar to Wellington - Hills, trolley buses, Edwardian style housing, compact walkable city center, bay with island in the middle and prevalence of marijuana. Maybe a bit bigger, but even then San Fran itself has a population of around 800k (not including the greater metro area)
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arghghggh stop it apophenian.
want to go back nows.
hopefully next year on the cards, got crew in san fran, portland, and nyc so no paying for accomodation.
want to go back nows.
hopefully next year on the cards, got crew in san fran, portland, and nyc so no paying for accomodation.
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never been to Welli but have never heard that comparison, was just amusing to hear that there is one cos i would never have guessedapophenian wrote:What the heck are you talking about?quick wrote:lol wellington...
is there lots of peeps smelling their own farts in SF?
Totally similar to Wellington - Hills, trolley buses, Edwardian style housing, compact walkable city center, bay with island in the middle and prevalence of marijuana. Maybe a bit bigger, but even then San Fran itself has a population of around 800k (not including the greater metro area)
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lol at quick
I've been to SF 4x in the past 2 years and have never noticed the weed thing. Cali is generally big for weed though.
I've been to SF 4x in the past 2 years and have never noticed the weed thing. Cali is generally big for weed though.
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So if im going to the states sometime this year, what do you guys think about changing 5k into USD now?
good idea?
more than that maybe?
is aussie dollar possibly going to go up MORE?!
what say you, MB financial peoples.
good idea?
more than that maybe?
is aussie dollar possibly going to go up MORE?!
what say you, MB financial peoples.
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hmm no idea on this one lady
just booked some getaways- wye river and echuca. needs more holiday horizons!
never been up to the murray. looking forward to it
in other news think we might go to spain and portugal next. or mexico and cuba. either would be win. hard to decide
just booked some getaways- wye river and echuca. needs more holiday horizons!
never been up to the murray. looking forward to it
in other news think we might go to spain and portugal next. or mexico and cuba. either would be win. hard to decide
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colombia and brasil gnat... best and even bolivia
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man i would love to do that but it's a massive trip innit- 3 months absolute minimum and i don't have that kind of time at the mo
busting for argentina too. i've been told i won't come home from beunos aires!
busting for argentina too. i've been told i won't come home from beunos aires!
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all about colombia, even if you got 1 month do it... wouldn't be harder to get to than Cuba...
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Ken oath. You get offered it everywhere too, especially North Beach.apophenian wrote:Everywhere in San Francisco smells like weed. Even the cab we got to the airport. What a shame that prop 19 didn't go through.
Off to LA/NAMM tomorrow!
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For cereal?shepherd wrote:lol at quick
I've been to SF 4x in the past 2 years and have never noticed the weed thing. Cali is generally big for weed though.
Dude... North Beach and The Haight... weed central.
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I would change now. I have absolutely zero knowledge/interest in the financial markets, but from watching the $AU for a while, I doubt it will go too far above 1:1. Yes, there may be slightly better value to be had, but it's still a pretty sweet deal right now.ghetto kitty wrote:So if im going to the states sometime this year, what do you guys think about changing 5k into USD now?
good idea?
more than that maybe?
is aussie dollar possibly going to go up MORE?!
what say you, MB financial peoples.
Depending on how much liquid cash you have, if it actually goes higher, you could also change more at the time. I doubt it will be this high permanently :famouslastwords:
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^^ why would you be carrying $5k in cash with you? Or am I missing the point?
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i hear you retzie, thinking its a good idea tbh!
direkt - um, your right i guess, dont usually carry that much cash on me but guess i will be if thats the case huh?
direkt - um, your right i guess, dont usually carry that much cash on me but guess i will be if thats the case huh?
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It's not that the AUD is going up. The US$ is going down. They are printing money. Trying to push the dollar down to help with exports and compete with china.
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