They should 100% rename it that, and they better pay you for doing their work for them. Those are genres I'm pretty well acquainted with, what's your favorite musical artists? Except for swing, though, I've never heard swing music outside of dances. Finding Friendships
Lol, thanks Probably NF, For King and Country, and Beckah Shae Yeah, I'm very new to swing but I heard some on an old show and I liked it
I know a lot of those first two's music! It's about time NF dropped us a new song, don't you think? Finding Friendships
*frantically writes all of this down* Thanks so much!! I am actually writing this down, as I'm especially interested in visiting castle ruins and learning more about the local culture, both old and modern. I'll let you know if I'm able to visit any of those places.
We'll see if the immigration laws get any better and hopefully this MB relationship with thrive even more Have you ever been able to meet up with any MB friends?
Good, that makes my info-dumping less embarassing. The only other thing I'd say is make sure to get cash when you go - here in England pretty much everything can be done with by debit card/contactless/apple pay etc. but in Ireland there were a lot more cash only things - the bus I went on in Dublin was only accepting coins.
Oof, laws. Sadly the venn diagram of people I still talk to vs. people within a feasible distance does not align.
Ohh, good to know, thanks! :0 Man I kinda miss paying for things in cash. I know it's way more quicker and easier to carry with cards, but it gets to the point that you miss feeling the physical money in your hands.
Tragic. (;- That's just as well, though, since meeting online friends can be a real hit-or-miss.
How many people here actually drink pumpkin spice lattes when it's fall? I'm just curious.
I disdain the taste of coffee in all its form, so not me. But there's a company in Bristol that makes Pumpkin Spice Chai tea, which is decent, and I guess kinda counts.
Oh interesting - Ehh, maybe I've been trying to try out more of a variety of teas, but I'm still very much a coffee addict. I was about to say "lol you're BRITISH-British", but then I couldn't remember where exactly in the UK you're from and that I'd do that thing where a tourist calls Ireland part of the UK or something.
Oh goodness I've heard that kids learning about new babies can be such a hit-or-miss experience. My mom once told me that soon after Mock was born, I came up to her while she was sitting and rocking him, and I said very seriously, "Mommy. Put the baby down. " Apparently I wasn't too thrilled that someone had taken my place.
I expect TheSmallCon to be less than thrilled about the baby for the first year or so, after which they'll hopefully be friends. Finding Friendships
Probably so. Mock and I still tolerate each other sometimes.
Oh that's a good point, dysentery and the plague would SUCK But also, you would know how to keep yourself clean and what to not eat, so there'd be much less of a chance that you'd get sick than the others living in that time... If you went to the future, then you'd have to adapt to their standards of cleanliness that probably has a lot to do with warding off radioactivity.
Yeah, and there's also the culture-shock, being homeschooled was hard enough in that department. Finding Friendships
Omg you're so right. Being homeschooled in the modern day WITH access to the internet still left me in complete shock when it came time to Adult™. But yeah, the culture-shock would be rough. But at least if you went to the past, you'd have a little bit of context for it?
I knowww... I'm trying so hard to romanticize every day. It gets so bad that I have to daydream that I'm a main character in a Ghibli movie on my way to fulfill my dreams or go on an adventure or something.
Oh wow :0 Like, 3D animation? Or traditional? Lol it's hard to pick up new hobbies in college anyway, when the only hobby your body wants to pick up is sleep. I am! Well, sort of. I'm slowly self-teaching myself frame-by-frame animation, often by imitating clips made by professionals and trying to reverse-engineer how they do it. At first I thought it would be just a fun hobby to have so that I could make funny meme videos, but then I started to actually care about the process and what I was creating. Now I'm seriously considering trying to get a legit animation internship next summer and learning how to do that professionally, although it would be an incredibly difficult job.
I really need to get around to watching at least one studio Ghibli film.
Either or, I just love animation. That's cool, and I hope you can stick with it (if you decide that's what you want to do), it would be a lot of work but it helps to love what you do. Most jobs out there, even if they're a good job, are not meant to be enjoyed by a sane person. Finding Friendships
Ooh, those include some of my favorite films of all time. I'd love to know what you think of them. (^,^) If you want something cozy and slice-of-life-y, I recommend "Kiki's Delivery Service". If you want something super magical with some adventure, I recommend "Howl's Moving Castle". There's a lot of movies I could gush about, but I feel like those two are pretty good ways to be introduced to Studio Ghibli.
That's awesome. Would you ever want to get back into it? Thanks! Yeah, if I'm gonna hate my job, it might as well be a job I love.
I refuse to become a slave to the beans. Finding Friendships
Ah yes, but consider: the Aesthetic™. The Sitting Down at Your Desk to Get Work Done With a Warm Mug in Your Hands™. The Moment When Your Friend is Sad or Stressed Out and You Tell Them "Wanna Grab a Coffee?"™. The Variety of Mugs™. The cultural and communal aspects of C o f f e e