TV Discussion Fisto's Disco: The LACWAC Social Thread

Sounds good to me, who's up first?

 

I figure we'd just set a day of the week the new thread for an episode is support to go up and its just whoever puts it up first. I think LACWAC Television can handle that.

 

I'd be happy to do it first then. Where do you get the image and summary from?

 

The OS.

 

Hahahahahaha!

 

I was thinking, "'SMH, Sydney Morning Herald, huh?" for a second there. But yeah, as GRRM says, 'art is not a democracy'; we don't have any right to know about the films, not until (and if) we settle into seats in the theatre.

 

Lol, wow. It is kinda stupid to expect info on a film which hasn't even started shooting yet. So spoiled... Hopefully Disney doesn't start to think of the SW fanbase like Nick did of Jhonen Vasquez fans.

 

So I decided to make a photo compilation of some of the most gorgeous-looking scenic places and vacation hotspots in the world. There are a lot of photos, so I placed them under spoiler tags.

Here's a preview to whet your appetites:

Sunken alcove garden in New Zealand

Spoiler: Many beautiful photos await

Colmar, France


Hanging cocoon hammock in the Philippines


An infinity pool


"Carboat" in Switzerland


Rooftop hot tub in Gothenburg, Sweden


Huts in Santa Marta, Columbia

Glass-floor ocean cottage in the Maldives


Floating bungalow in the Maldives


Cave pool in Santorini, Greece


House in Thousand Islands, Canada


Machu Pichu


Swimming pool movie theater


River resort in Bali


Dining pod in Soneva Kiri, Thailand


Glacier Bay, Alaska


A natural rock pool in Pamukkale, Turkey

 

Nice!

Regarding some of them (like that first one), I can see it being amazing... but only with a flyswatter.

 

It's so typical: Tons of meteors can be seen tonight, but the only things I see are - tons of clouds.

 

That's a beautiful list Circular Logic. I'm inspired to throw together my own list of places I think would be neat to see.

Spoiler

Amboseli Nation Park (Kenya), nothing like elephants with Kilimanjaro in the background.


Although if I could pick just one place to see in Africa it would be the Kidepo Valley in Uganda which looks raw and sublime.


Now I gotta speak up for my state since I don't have to go very far to find amazing beaches. This is Sieta Key reputed to have the world softest white sand.


And my home state. Nothing like fall in the Great Smoky Mountains



But I like my parties to and last time I was in Miami I got mugged. Hope things would go better across the pond in Ibiza



And still across the pond the real life Island of Sodor, Isle of Man.


And Besseggen, Norway (Sorry, this one is large, its in my wallpaper collection)


Trains and beautiful scenery just go together, particularly where steam is involved. The narrowgauge Durango and Silverton.



And thrill rides. Cedar Point.


Then we'll round it off with Santa Catarina


And Sri Panwa.

That's what happened with the transit of Venus. Its hard to stargaze in Florida, even when its clear its so hazy from the humidity at night. Its very difficult to focus and I get few good moments at high power even under dark conditions at the beach during sea turtle season (lights are off at the time a year they come on shore to lay eggs).

 

I'm back in Michigan (where I'm from) for a week to visit friends and family before going back to Idaho. I have internet that reliably works! I'm so thrilled. In Idaho my internet did not work half the time. I feel like I've rejoined the 21st century.

Not a whole lot to do in Idaho.

Went to see Wolverine yesterday. That movie was way better than I was expecting. Still not quite on par with X-Men, First Class, or X2, but way better than either X3 or Origins.

Other than that, I'm within driving distance of several parks. So not much else to do but go out and photograph more wildlife for the umpteenth time.




I liked the way this picture of an Elk at Grand Teton National Park turned out. Had to leave at 4:00 am to get there by 6:30, while the animals were still active in the early morning. Not really the time of year for good wildlife viewing (animals stay elusive in the forests during the heat of Summer), or so I hear.

I've seen about half of what I want to see.

Elk
Moose
Bison
Pronghorn
Pika
Mule Deer
Mountain Goat
Bighorn Sheep
Brown Bear
Black Bear
Wolf
Mountain Lion

Wolves and Mountain Lions are apparently exceedingly rare. With there being like 20 mountain lions in all of Yellowstone - since they have ridiculously huge ranges and are not social. Would be ecstatic to see one, but keeping my hopes realistic. Hoping to cross out mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and at least a bear species by the time I leave Idaho for good. I've thought about cheating and going to the Grizzly Discovery Center of West Yellowstone, a quasi-zoo where wild bears and wolves that have grown too comfortable around people are removed from the greater Yellowstone area and put into captivity (an alternative to putting the animals down).

 

What took you to Barcelona? Spain is one of those places I'd like to go at some point in my life, but I don't even know why, or what people do while they are there.

I'd also love to go to Japan and on a safari at an African national park like Gorongosa (Mozambique); Krueger (South Africa); or Serengeti (Tanzania).

Africa and Asia mostly. In Europe, I'd aim for countries around the Mediterranean like Greece, Italy, Spain, France (southern), etc. They seem to have more expansive and rich histories IMO (and I'm a history nerd). The reason I would be interested in Japan for instance is that I would love to see the castles there for instance from the Warring States period. Going on a shopping spree in Tokyo holds little appeal, and I tend to not be a fan of big cities South Korea would also be interesting, even though I know very little about the history or culture.

 

TaradosGon : For Japan, I assume you'd also want to see some temples and shrines together with those castles. You'd want to go to places like Kyoto, Nara, and Nikko. Tokyo has some of that mixed in too, but yeah, it's a very big city.

 

Awesome photos Todd the Jedi!

So I've made another compilation of relatively new innovations that I'd like to share with you all.

Spoiler: Transportation Technologies

Traffic signal with hourglass timer


Solar Charging of parked electric cars


Rear-view mirror with blindspot sighting

Spoiler: Personal belongings

"Smart Jeans" for smartphone users


Neat umbrella design


Bicycle packs


Bike parking!


Wifi Digital Pen

Spoiler: Eco-Friendly and Solar-Powered Tech

Eco-friendly toilet


Window-stickied solar charges


Solar Rocking Chair


A solar-powered tent (wouldn't you want one of these for your next camping excursion?)

 

I approve of your relatively new innovations. You must have been busy.

 

Cool, but the space required to just park a whole bunch of bikes regularly would be a lot less than the space taken up by that rotating parking thing.

 

I want that solar tent...

 

I'm the kinda person who would take an RV campings... so. Maybe I'll put together a compilation of my favorite tech gadgets later.

 

Whilst we're on travel photos: here is me in Venice.

Spoiler

I have so many more (14 countries' worth), if anyone is interested.

 

Are there pictures of you playing the anarchist in 14 countries?