ST Get In Line - A Social Countdown to Episode VII... v. 3.0

So, he's now running a car wash?


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Living in Jersey now?







And I feel like I should know, 'cause perhaps you posted about it earlier & I missed it, but why the move?

 

I managed to make it to Ireland late last year/early this year (Dublin for a couple of days) and absolutely loved it. Couldn't understand why I was getting a lot of gruff from the customs officials though, considering I am American with an English/Irish surname. It seems my name and my brothers name are on a watch list for IRA terrorism going way back, I guess.

When I got there, everyone was asking me if I was related to the former proprieters of a certain whiskey that bears my last name. Anyhow, I loved it there and how they treated me. Great conversations were very appreciated as I was traveling alone and over seas for the first time.

 

A Chorus of Disapproval Sounds like you're on a track to (more) wonderful things, etc. Much luck, man.

 

That's exactly how it was! Great when you're traveling alone. I was in Germany a few days before that and London for a bit before that.

Germany was fantastic for the history, food and beautiful blondes. London was cool for the history, but Ireland was the most hospitable and down to earth.

 

I've always wanted to go to Ireland, but now I'm rethinking it... as an introvert that sounds absolutely horrific!

 

I had an experience like that last night, during one of my breaks at Target.

 

I recently expanded my business into the United States (California specifically) - I can tell you it's far more confronting the amount complete strangers want to strike up conversations in the US when compared to Australia.

People here keep to themselves and limit conversations with people they don't know very well.

 

I wouldn't view that as problem.

 

Disregard.

 

I'm a fairly gregarious/outgoing person so it's not a problem for me, but it is weird the number of people who will casually strike up conversations with you in America.

Also if it's a 'tipping' situation the amount of small-talk which is usually unwanted is way too high, I don't particularly want to talk to my waiter at a restaurant very much - here's my order now let me get back to the chat I was having with my actual you-know friend.

 

I'm just about the opposite- shy, introverted for the most part.

 

I'd imagine the food gets cold and the beer gets warm a lot if theres THAT much talking...

In NY, PDX, LA, even rural suburbs ive lived in, i never knew neighbors names or anything...it wasnt until i moved to a small town that the whole everyone knows everything thing kicked in.....kind of annoying but at the same time feels completely natural that everyone knows that Greg backed into an utility pole on wahanna boulevard knocking out power for 6 hours about 15 minutes after it happened. The tourism thing has its pluses and minuses but the art of meeting, knowing, and conversing with your fellow men Irish or not seems to be a lost art these days? Nice to know Ireland and some countries still encourage that...i reckon iphones are banned there?

 

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mavjade, STARBOB Thoughts?

 

there goes my chance to see Kerri Walsh

 

Whelp, I've got December 18th off work on the firm calendar. Hopefully the pre-sales for the 12:00 showings will be announced sooner rather than later.

 

I on the other hand will most likely miss VII for 4-5 days after Dec 18.

 

Good lord...that would drive me CRAZY. Busy at work, traveling, or just going MIA?

 

even worse Final Exams period, you can't do anything until you finish your last exam.

 

I am 99% sure I finally found a job with the federal government that will be starting in September ::fingers crossed:: Just waiting on paperwork! So I'm hoping that I'll *have* to wait until the weekend to see TFA (as blasphemous as that sounds )

 

Yikes...glad those days are behind me. Where you in school?

 

I have a year left and I'm finally done, good thing after dragging Uni for a few years more than I should have.

 

I will be in my third semester this december. The next exams are late January/early February 2016 for me. So I could go to a midnight opening if there is one in the theater of my University's city.
There will be also a Christmas market in my city around the time of TFA's release. Would be nice to visit it and to eat something before I go to the cinema.