The "What's on your mind?" thread

[The_Donster]

Had a restless night sleep thanks to my son and the new job. My head is pounding and my stomach is in knots. Hoping that my first day is fairly uneventful and a good one. Because I need this to work out.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Can't wait to come home and go to bed tonight.

[Michael24]

My brother and I haven't been to a movie theater since we saw Halloween last October. We scaled back due to a combination of rising ticket prices, rising audience annoyance, and the bit of a drive we have to get there in the first place, but still planned to see at least a couple movies a year, ones that were highest priority for us. So I looked up showtimes earlier for Hobbs & Shaw since my brother has today off and we'd been wanting to see it. Turns out our local Regal Cinema theaters have now converted to reserved seating, so I guess we won't be going to the theater at all anymore and will just wait to rent new releases. I hate reserved seating.

[civiclx]

I love traveling. I love traveling so much. I love talking about traveling, thinking about traveling, listening about...mostly talking about traveling But I love traveling so much that I actually get pleasure from just looking at an online map of Europe.

I've been there twice (Ireland in '13, Germany & Austria in '15) and '17 should have been my third trip but then my world came crumbling down Now, I'm thinking I may try and make that third trip happen next year. I have given it some thought and I think I would try and go really cheap this time. Basically, I would try and stick to one town or city and just rely on public transportation and do as many free activities as I could. I've never considered myself a hostel person meaning while I'm very pleasant, I'm not very friendly and outgoing. I take myself quite seriously most of the time and I could see being the resident grouch. But, in order to save money, staying at a hostel is something I would consider doing where as previously I would have never given it much consideration.

I have no idea where I would go. I don't know if I would pick a big city or a small town. If I were to go to a place that I've already been, it would probably be between Berlin and Salzburg, Austria. I know I'd love the idea of visiting Prague and doing some touristy stuff for a week and then spending another week just living like a local and sitting in cafes and reading and people watching and trying to avoid contact with everyone around me. Who needs all that socializing and human contact?

But anyway, I love traveling so much that it was fun just to post this thread and considering the chance that I may be able to make it back. I have fond memories from my two previous trips and would love to make some more. One kind of funny story that I'll keep short. Somewhere in Vienna, there is an Asian woman walking around with a picture of me on her phone thinking I'm Ryan Reynolds

If you were to take a vacation next year, where would you go?

[Captain Flint]

Originally Posted by Michael24

My brother and I haven't been to a movie theater since we saw Halloween last October. We scaled back due to a combination of rising ticket prices, rising audience annoyance, and the bit of a drive we have to get there in the first place, but still planned to see at least a couple movies a year, ones that were highest priority for us. So I looked up showtimes earlier for Hobbs & Shaw since my brother has today off and we'd been wanting to see it. Turns out our local Regal Cinema theaters have now converted to reserved seating, so I guess we won't be going to the theater at all anymore and will just wait to rent new releases. I hate reserved seating.

I hate it, too. I don't get how people can actually like it. My local Regal just recently switched to reserved seating and NOBODY sits in their assigned seat and neither do I. I'm not sitting by some random people. I should be able to sit where I feel like.

[miribeau]

Originally Posted by civiclx

I love traveling. I love traveling so much. I love talking about traveling, thinking about traveling, listening about...mostly talking about traveling But I love traveling so much that I actually get pleasure from just looking at an online map of Europe.

I've been there twice (Ireland in '13, Germany & Austria in '15) and '17 should have been my third trip but then my world came crumbling down Now, I'm thinking I may try and make that third trip happen next year. I have given it some thought and I think I would try and go really cheap this time. Basically, I would try and stick to one town or city and just rely on public transportation and do as many free activities as I could. I've never considered myself a hostel person meaning while I'm very pleasant, I'm not very friendly and outgoing. I take myself quite seriously most of the time and I could see being the resident grouch. But, in order to save money, staying at a hostel is something I would consider doing where as previously I would have never given it much consideration.

I have no idea where I would go. I don't know if I would pick a big city or a small town. If I were to go to a place that I've already been, it would probably be between Berlin and Salzburg, Austria. I know I'd love the idea of visiting Prague and doing some touristy stuff for a week and then spending another week just living like a local and sitting in cafes and reading and people watching and trying to avoid contact with everyone around me. Who needs all that socializing and human contact?

But anyway, I love traveling so much that it was fun just to post this thread and considering the chance that I may be able to make it back. I have fond memories from my two previous trips and would love to make some more. One kind of funny story that I'll keep short. Somewhere in Vienna, there is an Asian woman walking around with a picture of me on her phone thinking I'm Ryan Reynolds

If you were to take a vacation next year, where would you go?

Antarctica, not kidding. You'd probably hate it, based on your love of Europe.

If I were you, given the ease with which you can use the ferry and the abundance of public transportation in England and Scotland, I'd do Ireland, hop over to Wales, England and finish up in Scotland, or reverse all that. Keep England in the middle though, since it can be hectic and you are presumably looking to relax. If you just want to do one, Ireland, no contest.

Originally Posted by Captain Flint

I hate it, too. I don't get how people can actually like it. My local Regal just recently switched to reserved seating and NOBODY sits in their assigned seat and neither do I. I'm not sitting by some random people. I should be able to sit where I feel like.

One of the many reasons we stopped bothering with movie theaters. With a huge screen, nice set-up, and the ability to lock a door, you can have your own theater and you don't have to share.

[Member-222782]

Lol. The point of reserved theater seating is to be able to pick the best seat in advance and have that seat waiting for you when you arrive. No more running late and walking into a full theater with the only seats available way up front. Reserved seating is the best thing to happen to movie-going since stadium seating! One thing I hated about going to the movies was finding a seat. Usually, all the best seats (the middle) were already taken. Another perk of reserved seating is you get a comfortable reclining seat and more room in front in case you have to get up and use the restroom. Seriously, how can anybody not like that??

[BizCat]

First day at the new bank is over and went well.

[The_Donster]

Let’s hope our second day is just as good Biz Yeah, I don’t get the hate on the reserved seating. As long as it isn’t packed and I get the seats we know are best for viewing in the last few rows I’m good.

[civiclx]

Originally Posted by miribeau

Antarctica, not kidding. You'd probably hate it, based on your love of Europe.

If I were you, given the ease with which you can use the ferry and the abundance of public transportation in England and Scotland, I'd do Ireland, hop over to Wales, England and finish up in Scotland, or reverse all that. Keep England in the middle though, since it can be hectic and you are presumably looking to relax. If you just want to do one, Ireland, no contest.

One of the many reasons we stopped bothering with movie theaters. With a huge screen, nice set-up, and the ability to lock a door, you can have your own theater and you don't have to share.

I'm assuming that you have been to Ireland? Ireland was always my first love and was always going to be the place I went to first. I was actually in a car accident on the fifth day of a thirteen day vacation. I was taken to a hospital in Kilkenny where I spent eleven days and then another forty-seven recovering after being discharged. There is still so much of the country that I have yet to see but I'm not sure when I'll get back there.

Also, I know quite a few peeps online who live abroad so my next trip may end up being for the purpose of meeting one of them. I met a guy that I hel source movies for while I was in Germany. He lives just outside Stuttgart and let me stay with him and his family for four days which was really cool. I've know (online) this girl named Barbara for over ten years and she's from Ljubljana, Slovenia so I'd definitely like to meet her one day.

Regarding your trip with visiting the UK, if I were to visit Ireland, I would just stick there for the duration of the trip. I would love to get back to Dublin someday.

Here are the countries I was considering for my '17 trip. Had I gone, I would have picked only one of the countries. I didn't buy these books but had I gone on my trip, I most likely would have picked one up. They didn't have a DK book for the whole Czech Republic but I would have planned on seeing more than just Prague. As for the UK, I would have started with England and perhaps just stayed there or ventured further up to Scotland and Wales.

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[Star Lord]

Saw a video about Myspace on YouTube. Wonder how fun the early days of social media were. I had an account but never used it that much.

[miribeau]

Originally Posted by civiclx

I'm assuming that you have been to Ireland? Ireland was always my first love and was always going to be the place I went to first. I was actually in a car accident on the fifth day of a thirteen day vacation. I was taken to a hospital in Kilkenny where I spent eleven days and then another forty-seven recovering after being discharged. There is still so much of the country that I have yet to see but I'm not sure when I'll get back there.

Also, I know quite a few peeps online who live abroad so my next trip may end up being for the purpose of meeting one of them. I met a guy that I hel source movies for while I was in Germany. He lives just outside Stuttgart and let me stay with him and his family for four days which was really cool. I've know (online) this girl named Barbara for over ten years and she's from Ljubljana, Slovenia so I'd definitely like to meet her one day.

Regarding your trip with visiting the UK, if I were to visit Ireland, I would just stick there for the duration of the trip. I would love to get back to Dublin someday.

Here are the countries I was considering for my '17 trip. Had I gone, I would have picked only one of the countries. I didn't buy these books but had I gone on my trip, I most likely would have picked one up. They didn't have a DK book for the whole Czech Republic but I would have planned on seeing more than just Prague. As for the UK, I would have started with England and perhaps just stayed there or ventured further up to Scotland and Wales.

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The great thing about England is you're not trapped. If you get bored or you aren't happy with all the tourists, you drive down to Wales, you head to Liverpool and catch the ferry to the Isle of Man or Ireland or both, you drive north to Scotland or just take a boat to the Isle of Skye. There's always a place to fit your mood, when you choose England.

If you choose Sweden, you better love fish, all kinds of fish, and not expect desert or coffee to be sweetened above minimal levels. Also, it is very modern, so not very pretty, unless you love modernist minimalist everything, until you go out into the more rural areas, where it is quite pretty. They have some very interesting electricity and water saving technology, a bit different from Germany, so you can see some of that, but it is only entertaining for a day or so, unless you are a hard environmentalist, which I'm not, so boring on that front as well. That being said, if you are down to Sweden or Norway, there is a bit more to see in Sweden.

As to Prague, it was great twenty years ago. I'd do some research before going there, unless you are twenty years old, then you might love it. For a vacation, it has a lot to offer the young. For an older person, it has many irritations, such as noise.

[Captain Flint]

Lol. I didn't realize adults actually liked being told where to sit. If you can't make it to a movie on time, that's your problem. The world ain't fair. Is sitting just off center in a movie theater really going to kill it that much for you? Really? Come on, now. I've had to sit along the wall numerous times as well as all the way in the front row. Never bothered me. I still got to see the movie I paid for. Reserved seating is retarded.

[Head bugs]

Numerology is silly.

[bipbop13]

If teachers and athletes switched payrolls.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by civiclx

I love traveling. I love traveling so much.

[Show spoiler]I love talking about traveling, thinking about traveling, listening about...mostly talking about traveling But I love traveling so much that I actually get pleasure from just looking at an online map of Europe.

I've been there twice (Ireland in '13, Germany & Austria in '15) and '17 should have been my third trip but then my world came crumbling down Now, I'm thinking I may try and make that third trip happen next year. I have given it some thought and I think I would try and go really cheap this time. Basically, I would try and stick to one town or city and just rely on public transportation and do as many free activities as I could. I've never considered myself a hostel person meaning while I'm very pleasant, I'm not very friendly and outgoing. I take myself quite seriously most of the time and I could see being the resident grouch. But, in order to save money, staying at a hostel is something I would consider doing where as previously I would have never given it much consideration.

I have no idea where I would go. I don't know if I would pick a big city or a small town. If I were to go to a place that I've already been, it would probably be between Berlin and Salzburg, Austria. I know I'd love the idea of visiting Prague and doing some touristy stuff for a week and then spending another week just living like a local and sitting in cafes and reading and people watching and trying to avoid contact with everyone around me. Who needs all that socializing and human contact?

But anyway, I love traveling so much that it was fun just to post this thread and considering the chance that I may be able to make it back. I have fond memories from my two previous trips and would love to make some more. One kind of funny story that I'll keep short. Somewhere in Vienna, there is an Asian woman walking around with a picture of me on her phone thinking I'm Ryan Reynolds

If you were to take a vacation next year, where would you go?

I also love to travel. Not as much as I used to because of all the airport security hassles but flying isn't the only travel option. I did a cross-country jaunt via ground transportation in the early 2000's and I loved it - once on Amtrak and the second time on Greyhound. Both trips took 2 1/2 days. But, yeah, generally I enjoy visiting places that I don't get to see every day.

Originally Posted by Captain Flint

Lol. I didn't realize adults actually liked being told where to sit. If you can't make it to a movie on time, that's your problem. The world ain't fair. Is sitting just off center in a movie theater really going to kill it that much for you? Really? Come on, now. I've had to sit along the wall numerous times as well as all the way in the front row. Never bothered me. I still got to see the movie I paid for. Reserved seating is retarded.

You're acting like you're going to encounter a drill sergeant in the auditorium and you'll have to take whatever seat he commands you to take lol. All Reserved Seating does is take away the anxiety of being stuck with a seat you don't want, so whatever your thing is, arriving early or 10 minutes after the movie starts, you won't have to sweat it. But none of this matters to you as long as you see the movie, right? Well, not me. I'm not paying top dollar so I can sit off-angle in some corner for 2 hours.

[The_Donster]

No, as an adult I like picking where I sit. Going to the movies shouldn’t feel like a Wedding reception.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by The_Donster

No, as an adult I like picking where I sit. Going to the movies shouldn’t feel like a Wedding reception.

Reserved seating isn't like a lottery system - you can pick your own seat. You just do it BEFORE you enter the theater. Why is everyone having a hard time comprehending this?

[The_Donster]

LOL, dude, I’m on your side and agree. I like to pick where I sit, reserved seating insures I get to do that

[beefytwinkie]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Reserved seating isn't like a lottery system - you can pick your own seat. You just do it BEFORE you enter the theater. Why is everyone having a hard time comprehending this?

Originally Posted by The_Donster

LOL, dude, I’m on your side and agree. I like to pick where I sit, reserved seating insures I get to do that

Reserved seating is wonderful. Especially so if the seats are La-Z-Boys. I also enjoy kicking people out of my seat.