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ive got a writer's market book somewhere. last years edition, i think. ill dig it up tomorrow and see what i can find.

I think that same thing. So many nights I've had to deal with those: "ohmigawd conner, I hate my life..." situations. Then they're typically followed up with a "oh Jesus what did I say last night?" the following morning.

Haha, oh wow.

School isn't going anywhere. You can go in 1, 2, 3 years. You, however, can only get older. I say travel first, experience everything that you can, then go to school.

Absolutely yes.

I don't mind working because I'm getting something in return that I think is reasonable for the work I'm doing. I don't have any qualms with capitalism, though, and I'm treated very well at Home Depot. *shrug*

Things I would like to have with me: - a .22 rifle - a big sharp knife - lots of writing materials - lots of wild turkey - a ten acre area to construct a private compound. and this would be cool, too.

I work at The Home Depot. Right now, I like it. The people I work with are pretty cool. But it's not something I could see myself doing for a long time. I'm basically just using this job to pay back my parents and save up some money for traveling next summer.

I never really looked at Renaissance nudes with any thoughts of sexism, but that's because I do think that the human body is beautiful. I think the human body is incredibly interesting outside of an artistic sense. It's architecturally, biographically, and emotionally a very complex machine...

paint a mural inside the boxcar

i love that tune.

theyre good on records, too.

newbie, oogle, greenhorn. they're all just labels.

Johnny Cash covered that song. It's a great track, though I have the version remixed by Apparat, which is just epic. I've dug this song lately: The Sandman, The Brakeman, and Me

I think the key word is "peacefully" protest. I think if you ideologically scare the average citizen (an ambiguous labeling, I know), that makes an otherwise peaceful protest turn into a non-peaceful one. Put yourself into a different position. Imagine that the world was anarchist and groups...

pretty good band in my opinion. the band is comprised of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M Ward and Mike Mogis, and together they make some pretty epic tunes. my favorites are "Man Named Truth" and "The Sandman, the Brakeman, and Me". YouTube - Monsters Of Folk - The Sandman, The Brakeman and Me

May want to check out Home Depot. I don't know if all stores are doing it, but the one I work at (in orange county, ca) is selling little flashlights/lasers/headlight combos for cheap, like $7 i think. im going to pick one up tomorrow, they seem to be pretty good lights.

fantastic post.

Good story. Probably ruined that cops day.

The straight edge kids I've run across are some of the most pompous idiots I've ever had the misfortune of meeting. That being said, being straight edge doesn't hurt me, so I really can't be concerned with whether a person drinks or not. I've seen some straight edge kids get marauded at parties...

if you like glitchy stuff: bt - the antikythera mechanism (from This Binary Universe) YouTube - BT - This Binary Universe or if you want more glitchy crazyness: autechre - gantz graf YouTube - Autechre - Gantz Graf

damn, that sucks. i've had close friends fall out on me before. >_>

I think electronic music is the second most beautiful form of music (second of course only to classical). Top artists that every human being should hear at least once: bt (brian transeau - check out his album This Binary Universe. Mind blowing on acid) imogen heap deadmau5 (his mainstream...

im the same boat, except im a drinker, so ill do that from time to time. there's also the aforementioned reading. you could draw. you could write (i do this one a lot). you could write ciphers. you could postulate/hypothesize and maybe even pontificate. you could take pictures. you could build...

i'm tall but terribly weak. i guess my height has kept me from being bullied around too much? either that or its just because im always with friends who are bigger than i am. that's my advice. befriend big, mean, tough people.

since we're quoting now... ...i love this speech. can't say i agree with much of anything that spiro agnew stood for but this speech was epic.

inb4 massive thread about the efficiency of *insert movement here*.

i have concluded this lifestyle to be like freemasonry. there are gatherings, secret texts, codes, brotherhood, secrecy, signs, etc. let's make it a full on secret society just for kicks.

hitchhiking with nickcofphee in fresno was way more difficult than train hopping! anyway, i think spreading a message about this lifestyle isn't going to do much. the majority of society views squatters/trainhoppers/etc as freaks, insane, hopeless, etc. it would take a monumental amount of...

from the "if it can go wrong, it will go wrong" vault: i won't be going. in short, my check hasn't come in and i have no other funds available. not to mention i couldn't get any time off for this event. have fun out there guys. see ya all some other time. *sigh*

i lol'd. great story. definitely make a series!

ill be able to give you a ride out there on friday. im driving down from the high desert and ill have room in the car. what am i bringing? hmmm. hopefully i get my check in time. if i can swing it: -tarps at my work are cheap, id like to pick up two or three. -possibly one of those water...

I've had lots of free stuff from Starbucks. Often, it's just luck: someone didn't pick up their drink or they made too much of something, so they'll ask me if I want to excess. But I've had free coffee from it taking too long, too.

Yeah. Asinine bill. health care protip: tort reform.

Well today my worst suspicions have been confirmed. i will NOT be able to get a generator, as previously planned. The people who were going to loan it to me (friends of my dad's) have refused to loan it out to anyone. Sorry guys. If generators are still needed, I'd suggest renting one. I'm...

I've been trying to write a decent story about my first train riding trip but it's been hard. Mostly because my head is cloudy and whenever I start writing about the whole thing, it makes me miss it all and I get enveloped in thoughts of being out there instead of in here. Anyway, here are...

I'm against discussion on religion or politics on message boards because they are the two subjects almost guaranteed to ruin everything.

You don't sound too different than my sister. She's pretty good now, but the past few years were full of drugs and alcohol and visits from police. So even now that she (appears) to have her life pointed in the right direction, my family (myself included) still holds her under close scrutiny...

Every time I read this title, I read it in the voice of some down South urban black lady. :P Regarding the subject, it really doesn't make sense to me because my family is pretty understanding. I tell everyone in my family everything and if they don't agree with whatever it is I happen to be...

brilliant post. :applaud:

That was me in italics. :D Personally, I agree with Rash L. I need to revolutionize myself before anything else. Hence the "waiting around for a group to help me." I don't mean that in the "I'VE FOUND JESUS" kind of way, but I'm waiting for something to happen that makes me say: "I believe in...

Humans are impulse-driven machines. From personal experience: I was seeing a girl the past few months. She would have done pretty much anything for me. Now, I'm not saying this is how it is, but maybe having someone ready to do anything for you might be unappealing because it seems like you're...

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Godspeed! That's all I have to say. School, for me, was arduously boring.

we all have that same plot point holding us back, whether it be the aforementioned police/shoe crushing/frogs, or even our own minds. :P

I was sick all day so I hadn't been eating much. With the evening hours rushing in at a time-crushing pace, I went up the road to the humble McDonalds to get some bland, unhealthy "food" that is likely only going to make me worse. Anyway, there I was. I was waiting to receive one of those...

I only spent a few days out there. If you don't mind the desert, Slab City wouldn't be too bad. The people (at least those that we met) were all very nice. They didn't seem to far off of the people that were in "Into The Wild". We even met people who were in that movie! I agree with Matt...

They seemed to be a lot more lenient (at least down here in Southern California) and a lot more rare. But the past year/year and half, they've filled up every shadow on the freeway and I haven't heard of anyone getting out of a ticket. California is broke, hence the $300+ red light camera...

California highway patrol isn't ever going to let you slide, I don't think. CHP is just a revenue source for California.

I don't think so. The museums I've been to are lined with paintings or sculptures that just look good, even if they're cliche or overdone or lacking complexity. The art that I like appeals to me because it looks good (or pleasant or cool or nice or whatever word fits at the time). But maybe...