PlutonianEmpire
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Am I the only one to find it amusing to look at the crescent moon in the sky, and think that it looks like it's God (or some other random deity) sticking his tongue out at us, taunting us? 
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No, usually when I look at the moon in the sky, I'm taken aback by the realization that the moon is actually out there, orbiting the Earth at this very second. And I'm just getting a tiny glimpse of where the sun's light happens to be bouncing off the giant thing.
Same thing happened when I saw Jupiter and the Galilean moons for the first time, its quite the feeling to actually see that type of stuff with your own eyes.
EDIT: Sorry for getting all super serious on you PE
Same thing happened when I saw Jupiter and the Galilean moons for the first time, its quite the feeling to actually see that type of stuff with your own eyes.
EDIT: Sorry for getting all super serious on you PE
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When I look at the moon I get worried it's going to fall out of orbit and squish everyone.
PlutonianEmpire
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I love doing that as well, it is really awe inspiring.
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For some reason none of these posts is especially reassuring.
How do people keep in touch with each other, if they don't see each other on a daily (school, working, living) or other regular (e.g. hobbies) basis?
I haven't had the need to put too many thoughts into it in the past, but since that situation might apply soon for me, I begin to wonder a bit.
EDIT Social networks don't count ^^.
I haven't had the need to put too many thoughts into it in the past, but since that situation might apply soon for me, I begin to wonder a bit.
EDIT Social networks don't count ^^.
In what way do social networks not count?
I try to organise (via social networks) dinner (or something requiring less money) with friends once a week or so. You always need to eat, anyway. If we had Mensa here, we'd be meeting up there a lot of the time. I assume this is what most people do.
This does rely on living in the same city as them, though. But the only people I see on a daily basis are my family, and my friends are from high school, so same city it is.
I try to organise (via social networks) dinner (or something requiring less money) with friends once a week or so. You always need to eat, anyway. If we had Mensa here, we'd be meeting up there a lot of the time. I assume this is what most people do.
This does rely on living in the same city as them, though. But the only people I see on a daily basis are my family, and my friends are from high school, so same city it is.
I meant purely via social networks. Your example includes RL, so that counts.
Eating out is rather expensive here...mmhh...but...mmhh...well...we currently do a weekly dinner with some persons cooking, but when more move out, then we'd have to consider either stoping it or eating somewhere else...mmhh
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Eating out is rather expensive here...mmhh...but...mmhh...well...we currently do a weekly dinner with some persons cooking, but when more move out, then we'd have to consider either stoping it or eating somewhere else...mmhh
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I never even played the game myself, and that moon has always creeped me out. Reading about it made me adore Nintendo: I love how it hovers over the landscape throughout the game and gets closer and closer, only to be battled in the end. It's excellent. Perfect setup.
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I meant purely via social networks. Your example includes RL, so that counts.
Eating out is rather expensive here...mmhh...but...mmhh...well...we currently do a weekly dinner with some persons cooking, but when more move out, then we'd have to consider either stoping it or eating somewhere else...mmhh
Welcome to getting old! Do things old people do to hang out with their friends. Weekly or biweekly card night to get together and play bridge, erm, I mean poker. Start a rotating weekly dinner night where one person cooks at their place then the next person a different week etc. Sounds like you already kinda do that. Start a standing softball/soccer game. Etc? It gets harder to spend quality time with people once they aren't conveniently plunked in your lap every day. So you kinda have to make an activity of it. You could always find an online game you all like and voice chat while being a "clan" or whatever. That's a less good solution but it works for people who have kids and can't leave them at home in the evening.
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Well, old-er would be more fair. There's a pretty big paradigm shift in friend time after you aren't herded together 3 to 5 times a week with common activities. That's why so many people in their middle years hang out with their coworkers. Those are the people they spend time around regularly every week without fail. Good friends are worth keeping, it just starts requiring significantly more effort once they start moving around to earn wages and you have to make the time together instead of just having it. You should see what happens when you do hit 30 and those same people start cranking out kids. I'll admit, one of the least fun things about being working with a family(which is great btw) is that when you do see your friends you rarely have time to just sit around and do nothing in particular. Doing nothing in particular with people you like is great. That's why bars are so popular. You just go there with people you like at standard times and you don't have to do much of anything. You just share time. It's one of the reasons men like to fish/camp with their friends. It carves out a couple days where you just share time.
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