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May 30th, 2011 10:13 AMEsperDid I see a Spearow back on the forums?
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February 6th, 2010 12:08 AMEsperI swear I used to be able to see people's previous names when I hovered over their current ones. That made it easy. I'll admit though that if they weren't killing the name change feature I'd probably be changing my username almost whenever I could so I can understand why people would do that. But I don't get the point of alternate accounts. I didn't even know people did that until a short while ago.
Planes and being a tourist are the worst way to travel. The only traveling I've enjoyed has been the kind when I was with someone who knew the area and which tourist-y things to avoid and which really were worth seeing. I wouldn't be happy if I had to rely on a tourist service or if I had to travel by myself. The idea of braving a new place on my own, while romantic, fills me with dread. -
February 5th, 2010 11:33 PMSpearowto tell the truth, aside from the really notable personalities (many of them moderators) it is often hard for me to distinguish between lots of people, even if they post a lot. Especially when people like to change names and themes every couple seconds. :P
I've only been around the states, really. I think most everywhere is nice. I don't know if that means I'm one for travel - I don't love airplanes or the stress of packing and scheduling or the whole tourist thing - so much that it means I just like... being... places. I think maybe I could be happy anywhere, but again I haven't had the opportunity yet to test that theory. -
February 5th, 2010 8:35 PMEsperI get some idea from the way people talk with each other and the names I see over and over who's who, but I don't spend much of my posting time in those areas that seem really popular either.
There's really no way of knowing unless you go there I suppose. Every place must be like that, a big unknown. I'd still prefer going abroad again if I were going to travel. My family never had much reason to go very far, unfortunately. It must still have been nice to see other places, though I don't know where you've been or how nice those places were. -
February 5th, 2010 7:53 PMSpearowHaha yes I totally get you. I don't really know too many of the people who are considered "popular" or well-recognized here - but it seems to me lots the activity is centered in places that I rarely frequent, like the graphics, hacks, trivia games and competitive battling sections, so that might explain that. I agree about the Pokemon aspect of it - I mean I still like to play the games and stuff, but not seriously enough to do much thinking about strategy, or have... very much at all to say about them, really.
Well my parents are kind of from the east (they both went to college there, at least) and I still have some family there, so that's why I've taken a couple trips. The difference between east coast and west coast people is still an interesting mystery to me! I've asked my mom about it before, but she's remained pretty vague, and searching for people's opinions on the internet I've found they're wildly varied, generally depending on where they grew up/are currently living. I have the feeling that there probably are differences, but they differ so much between individuals as to be nearly unmeasurable. -
February 4th, 2010 10:21 PMEsperI find it hard to get into the center of things here. There's some kind of web that connects a bunch of the regulars, but I'm (and I might as well go out on a limb and including you) on the outskirts and not really sure whether I do want to get closer or not. I came here for the same reasons you did, but now I wouldn't bat an eye if the whole pokemon side of PC disappeared. In a way those areas are too serious for me. Although if the creative/art areas weren't around I probably would notice that.
It's easy to stay in one place. I've never been further east than Nevada. From what I hear from people who've been out that way (the east coast, not Nevada) I think I'd be happier staying closer to the Pacific than the Atlantic. Not that I hear bad things. I just don't hear about anything that seems any different from around here. There's also, and this is a purely subjective opinion on my part, the image I get of people out there being more high-strung. -
February 4th, 2010 8:47 PMSpearowyeah I'm really not too involved in the heart of the community I guess you could say. I mean I still don't really understand how those member of the month nominations work. I guess its true I mostly joined this place to kick it and talk about pokemon, but I still get excited whenever anyone posts a flammable (in a good way) thread in other chat/voting polls.
Yes I am. I've been thinking about the east coast a lot lately, and whether or not it is all that radically different from where I am now. I really don't know all that much about moving or living in a new place - I've been on week-long vacations and stuff, but I've basically remained based in one place all my life, so. -
February 4th, 2010 7:40 PMEsperYou could be right. In my head PC is a recreation of high school and I was a recluse in HS so I don't have a good sense of what the majority of PC thinks about things except that I assume (incorrectly?) intellectual discussion is not high on most members' to-do lists. All I know is as much as I like being a smartypants I also enjoy being mindless and childish sometimes, as I'm sure everyone does. Especially in certain forums.
Hey, you're from the golden state. That's my neck of the woods. -
February 4th, 2010 7:29 PMSpearowYeah, but in my experience many people who are into learning about things - really learning about things that require effort to obtain knowledge of, I mean - usually enjoy learning about a wide variety, and don't mind partaking in very general intellectual discussion (wow, could that sentence get any vaguer). That's not to say intellectual discussion can't include topics like Pokémon and what-I-did-today-with-my-friends, though. It just has to be more than... empty chit-chat? I don't know. I don't think PC is guilty of inanity 24/7 all across the forum, only sometimes, and more in certain boards than others. :x
Yeah. I'd like to go to Europe someday, but really I'd like to go to anywhere. Even in the US where I live there are lots of places I could go that would afford different experiences, so I'm not too picky about destinations. -
February 4th, 2010 7:08 PMEsperI think those of us who like the highflautin' stuff are into different things: astronomy, drawing, computers, classic movies, poetry, etc. So there's not much that really connects 'em all together, you know? Yeah, there probably are a good chunk who learn/want to learn Japanese or other things somewhat related to their pokemon interest, but I don't think you'll find many history buffs, for instance.
Oh, I'd still go there, no question. If I had the time and money, of course. You could spend a lifetime in a big enough city and not get tired of it. -
February 4th, 2010 6:58 PMSpearowWell, no harm in chatting I s'pose. But sometimes I feel like there are actually a lot more people here that like art and science other such highfalutin crap than appear at first glance, it's just hard to summon them all out of the woodwork at any given time.
That sounds likely enough given the population - hard to keep a city beautiful and clean when there's 2 mil living there. :( But then I find the parts of major American cities that are horrible and run-down aesthetically pleasing in their own way, so it might not be so bad? -
February 4th, 2010 7:37 AMEsperI think a lot of people come here to relax and kill time chatting or working on their hacks. If this website were full of people who liked to read I think it would a lot smaller.
I hear Paris is actually pretty grey and the air is bad and it's the worst place to be in France if you're not French. -
February 3rd, 2010 9:32 PMSpearowYeah, I figured there's probably a reason why it hasn't been done before. And sometimes I do have to remind myself that certain subjects garner more discussion than others on this forum (see: the repeated failure of a thread relating to literature to last more than a few weeks).
Yes, it's so... bright! The colors just - I mean, they don't hurt your eyes or anything, but there's something so rich and vivid about them. I noticed that just watching clips on youtube. I sometimes get to wonder what Paris would actually be like - I'd imagine most of it probably not all that close to the movie, but you might catch bits and pieces that recall romantic films if you stayed there long enough. -
February 3rd, 2010 7:04 AMEsperI've toyed with a similar idea, one not limited to videos just so it would have a better chance of surviving, though simpler might be better. Call me cynical, but I get the feeling that if you restricted the topic you'd get 7 or 8 replies and the thread would die, but if you made it a free-for-all you'd end up with a lot of, well, crap. You'd end up with a "post your favorite videos" thread which I get the feeling the higher ups would frown on. But it's a good idea!
I can never remember every scene so I enjoy rewatching it. And it's just gorgeous. The colors, the music. Makes me wish I could live in Paris, in a little apartment with a neighbor who'd sit on the roof playing the accordion in the morning. -
February 2nd, 2010 10:48 PMSpearowCool, I really wanted someone to actually watch that! It's just like one of those things you see and you want to share. I feel like someone should make a thread of "You need to watch this!" where people can post links of short films from streaming sites. I am finding a lot of great ones, especially with Sundance having come and gone.
Yeah, I remember really liking Amelie. I have the soundtrack, which makes pretty good listening just by itself - all that perky accordion, plus some pretty nice piano sections. I just have this feeling that, while I remember funny segments from the film that struck me at the time, there are lots of little delightful things that I've forgotten about which would make me really happy to see again.

