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bigehauser's Room.

Posted by CuteSueFor group 0
CuteSue
GM, 1929 posts
Sun 30 Nov 2014
at 21:37
  • msg #490

Re: bigehauser's Room


I've developed this weird hate of photographs, because I always travel alone, so I never have any pictures of myself...

therefore I buy post cards

they can be used as reminders, and they much prettier than any picture I can take with my own camera anyway

And yes, useful souvenirs is a good souvenir, as long as one actually uses it too

My mom have these off... towels, perfectly usable, but aren't to be used, ever, cause they are from other countries

She hasn't been to many countries, so it's not like they are many of them, it's just, interesting how they are bought to be a useful souvenir, but then, one isn't allowed to use them
Nuric
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Mon 1 Dec 2014
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*chuckles*  Yes, I've never liked the idea of decorative towels.   Just silly.

We have mostly mugs, refrigerator magnets, and shirts.   I'm okay with using them.
It's sad when they wear out or break, but we can get more on our next trip somewhere.
CuteSue
GM, 1934 posts
Mon 1 Dec 2014
at 13:26
  • msg #492

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Wearing out or breaking stuff is normal, why would it be any extra sad if they happen to be souvenirs? The memories is still there, the trip still happened, for someone with bad memory it's vital, for everyone else it's a nice reminder

also, if stuff breaks, one knows it's travel tiiiiime!!!!

Okay, I like travelling and would never stop travelling to see the world if it was possible
Nuric
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Tue 9 Dec 2014
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*smiles*  True enough.  Though when I break something from a place that we're probably not going to get back to anytime soon, it feels like I've lost it forever.
Like a piece of the memories of that trip are gone forever.

That's a little overly dramatic, of course, but you know what I mean.
Our lives are almost defined by our memories, as well as the memories others have of us.  I guess I want to keep them as long as I can.
CuteSue
GM, 1939 posts
Tue 9 Dec 2014
at 23:29
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nothing wrong in that, it's a sort of mourning of time passing

I've lived with someone that doesn't throw away anything, and well... I see objects as a problem, so when things break, if I don't have it fixed immediately, I throw it away.

If I ever get alzheimers, I'll hate my younger self, but meah, it's my future-selfs problem
Nuric
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Mon 15 Dec 2014
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You're right, certainly.  As much as I enjoy occasionally going through a box of old souvenirs or old papers or gaming stuff, that stuff adds up and starts taking up far too much space quickly.  :)

I need to start being more selective about my piles of useless stuff.  *smiles*

I have a pile of papers and folders with gaming stuff from college, from a very prodigious period where I created many characters and scenarios for many game systems, and was able to play in several gaming sessions a week with some great players and GMs, something that I've never been able to have the chance to do since.   I get very nostalgic for those days, and my old friends, sometimes.
But, to be brutally honest with myself, I haven't really used anything from that pile of papers and folders in years.
It can be hard to shed the past, but sometimes its necessary.   :)
CuteSue
GM, 1948 posts
Mon 15 Dec 2014
at 20:15
  • msg #496

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don't look at it as shedding, look at it as giving it to someone that has just begun, sort of helping the futures generations of gamers, or something

I've kept a select few of the toys I played with as a child, I use them as decoration, but as soon as I get a child of my own, I will let them play with them, unless they've grown so fragile that they break, then meah and throw them out, broken things is useless to keep

But then again, I have this t-shirt of Michael Jackson, it's from his 1997 tour when he came to finland...

and I've grown out of the shirt ages ago, but I just can't throw it out, I've been thinking about flattening it inbetween two glass panes or plastic panes, so that I can hang it one the wall, and occasionally turn it over so I can see the backside of it... Some things, are just that important
Nuric
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Thu 25 Dec 2014
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  • msg #497

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My wife bought two t-shirts from some recent concerts for Radiohead and framed them, so I can see where that would work.
Still, about 90% of my old gaming stuff, especially the stuff from 20 years ago, isn't really of use to anyone.  Sometimes I can get inspiration for current games by reading through them, but that's about it.
It's a bit like having a complete set of encyclopedias, but from the 1950s.  There's some useful information, but much of it is almost comically outdated.
CuteSue
GM, 1956 posts
Fri 26 Dec 2014
at 23:48
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it's called nostalgia

it's a nice feeling, but some of the stuff that is old, is old for a reason

some is so hilarious to see, as in I can't believe that they believed back in the 1500 that is they bleed a person, the bad would go away...

and in the same breath, I wonder, what will be so hilarious of what we believe in, in the future, that they'll laugh at us?
Nuric
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Tue 30 Dec 2014
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Yes, I'm sure that in 100 years the people will laugh at how primitive we were.
reminds me of a joke about somewhat, about my age, whose father, who had grown up in the 1930s, who told his son about walking to school in the snow, or about not having indoor plumbing until he was 16 years old.
The comedian said "How am I going to tell stories about MY hardship to MY son?  What am I going to say?  'Now, son, when I was YOUR age, if I wanted to turn on the television, I didn't have your fancy remotes.  I had to WALK to the television, across literally three yards of shag carpeting!!'  Yeah, that's not going to work?"

I enjoy nostalgia, I'll admit.  I and a few coworkers have had many conversations, talking about old television shows and movies we'd seen as kids and teenagers.
It's fun, though not terribly useful.
CuteSue
GM, 1961 posts
Tue 30 Dec 2014
at 20:46
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Re: bigehauser's Room


Yeah, I had to listen to my parents tell me how they had to walk to school in deep snow, uphill both ways and blaha blaha

I was shown where their schools was, just a few months ago, and yes, the school road had hills, but I refuse to believe there was snow on it year round

I had to walk to the school bus every day, then ride it for 45 minutes

I still to this day, loath buses

so uncomfy, so long trips in them

and very expensive to travel in
Nuric
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Fri 2 Jan 2015
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  • msg #501

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*smiles*  My father was able to ride the bus to school, but when he stayed after school for sports practice he had to walk home, five miles away, unless he had been able to arrange a ride, which wasn't often.   I also had to walk home, but there were many neighbors who knew my family who drove that way, so I usually got a ride within the first mile.


I don't have trouble with buses in general, but growing up I had very bad motion sickness, so the 45 minute bus ride always made me sick, with headache and nausea.
It was pretty miserable.
CuteSue
GM, 1966 posts
Fri 2 Jan 2015
at 20:24
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I'm lucky that way, I never get sick on any way of transport, not cars, not train, not planes and not buses. I can even read when I am on them.

There was no after school activities, at school, or anywhere near it. I wonder if it's a purely american thing, to have after school activities, on the school area...

or do you have the after-school stuff in houses close to the school?
Nuric
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Mon 23 Feb 2015
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Re: bigehauser's Room

I don't have kids, so I'm not positive what the traditions are these days.
Many schools have after school activities,  and some businesses are getting info the act.
Parents today work long hours,  so they want to  help the kids to have structured supervision.
A generation ago, many kids came home from school to spend an hour or more alone before a parent came home.  They'd carry their own key, and we're known as "latch key kids".
CuteSue
GM, 1978 posts
Tue 3 Mar 2015
at 09:48
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oooh, latch key kids is what 90% of my old school was, no one had any after school supervision, they were home from 3PM til about 6PM when parents came home, so 3 hours of not caring

this day and age, it'd be called negligence and parents would get a ticket for leaving kids alone

I don't get it...

Many of my old classmates loved the alone time, they could eat a sandwich and then play, the homework was made after parents made dinner... Everyone was happy
Nuric
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Fri 6 Mar 2015
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I'm no expert, but I suspect that the first latch key kids were a bit overwhelmed by the novelty of it, and behaved pretty well. But as the phenomenon got more widespread, kids got more time to think about what to do, and how to take advantage of it, and shenanigans happened.
Still, it's not so bad, usually.   Most people I know with kids make arrangements for them to stay with or be watched by neighbors or other family.

Still, I'm torn about whether more kids need to learn responsibility early or if they should wait a bit longer.
CuteSue
GM, 1984 posts
Fri 6 Mar 2015
at 19:18
  • msg #506

Re: bigehauser's Room

I just think kids need to learn about consequences before they are a spoiled brat at 30, never seen anything bad in their life, never been allowed to feel like they can accomplish anything on their own and suddenly, they are thrown out.

I've had the responsibility to keep my room clean since I was 7, never been a latch key kid

but I know how to be an adult, I know what to not do to make life hard, I always think first before I do

But we will everyone teach kids how we teach them, all have their own theories as how to do it "right"
C-h Freese
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Sat 7 Mar 2015
at 01:57
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Re: bigehauser's Room

Collecting things is all well and good, I collect dragons, books, weapons, and musical instruments.. But as I like to say I am no Smaug, gold and jewels are fine, but the true treasure the fool wyrm missed was the dwarves.  I have started a new collection only have ono of so far.. Doesn't have much control how often grand children come along.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:17, Sat 07 Mar 2015.
Nuric
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Sat 7 Mar 2015
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Despite having grown up on a farm, doing chores most of my childhood, I'll admit I grew up a bit spoiled.   I cleaned up my own room, but never had to do anything inside the house, like laundry, cooking or other housework.  I never really had to do anything for myself until I left for college.
CuteSue
GM, 1994 posts
Sat 7 Mar 2015
at 12:10
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you collect dwarves?

and I liked to make food at age 14 and then I did laundry and cleaned when my mom waited for too long

there is just that high a mountain oh dirty stuff I can bare to see or walk past
bigehauser
player, 15 posts
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Mon 7 Dec 2015
at 09:31
  • msg #510

Re: bigehauser's Room

boo
C-h Freese
player, 38 posts
Come in to my Parlor,
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Fri 15 Jan 2016
at 06:51
  • msg #511

Re: bigehauser's Room

Boo-Who?
Nuric
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Sun 13 Mar 2016
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  • msg #512

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That's Doctor Boo Who, to you!
C-h Freese
player, 41 posts
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Sun 13 Mar 2016
at 23:01
  • msg #513

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.. An Undead Doctor.. Oh..NO!!!!@
Nuric
player, 1987 posts
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Mon 14 Mar 2016
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Re: bigehauser's Room

Though, who'd know more about death?
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