Comments | amw: cold, thanksgiving and a hobo

amw

cold, thanksgiving and a hobo

Oct 13, 2020 17:46

The other day after complaining about the cold, i went out and sat in the cold again, because i'm a masochist like that ( Read more... )

canada fuck yeah, clothes, freedom

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interes2012 October 14 2020, 08:37:41 UTC

I wanted to reach out and pull out a ware from the last photo from the monitor.
and devour!

benicek October 14 2020, 10:04:58 UTC

That hobo is straight out of Supertramp’s autobiography.

amw October 20 2020, 19:03:52 UTC

I still haven't read that book, but the hobo lifestyle does still appear to be a thing in North America. I suppose it is in Europe too, except they're called backpackers, hitchhikers or capital-T Travelers over there ( ... )

tsuki_no_bara October 14 2020, 19:49:09 UTC

i'm stuck on the fact that you already got snow. welcome to canada? winter is coming. :D by way of contrast i haven't even turned on my heat yet, and apparently it's 70º out. wtf, boston.

i bet that guy had some fascinating stories to tell. if you were in a part of the world where it wasn't about to be fucking cold all the time, would that make it easier to chuck everything and ride the rails? (this is a legitimate question. staying put because you're not a cold weather creature and don't want to be out in it is also totally legitimate.)

that was nice of your landlord to make vegan-friendly thanksgiving sides for you. it looks good!

amw October 20 2020, 19:10:04 UTC

We didn't really get snow snow - just a dusting on the mountain tops! It melted pretty quickly, and it hasn't reappeared just yet. I expect it'll be back soon, though ( ... )

strein October 20 2020, 23:09:21 UTC

It seems first adopting a minimalist mindset is the key. I'm working on it, too. Try this article: https://simplelionheartlife.com/minimalist-mindset-shift/.

amw October 22 2020, 07:29:54 UTC

I think getting to the minimalist mindset is something that already happened for me. I'm not joking when i write that literally everything i own fits into a backpack. I don't buy stuff, i only spend my money on traveling places, eating nice food and keeping a roof over my head. I only rent furnished places, and when i rent a place that doesn't have furniture, then i just sleep on the floor. So that part of not having much stuff, i'm down with ( ... )

geminiwench October 14 2020, 22:53:33 UTC

Winter sucks.

king_of_apathy October 15 2020, 03:36:05 UTC

I often dreamed about just packing a backpack and jumping on a train or plane. But for over a decade there was always something in the way. First a religion, which turned out not to be real. Then a marriage, which in a big way also turned out not to be real. Then a job, which I did enjoy, but eventually I did pack it in to travel ( ... )

amw October 20 2020, 19:32:27 UTC

I'm in two minds about that sort of WWOOF/Workaway type thing. I don't really want to travel and then work somewhere as a sneaky non-immigrant immigrant because then i'm getting the worst of both worlds - i'm working (instead of traveling) but not contributing to the place i'm living (via taxes) either. It feels somehow a bit exploitative, working for free or less than minimum wage as a tourist. On the other hand, a lot of my friends have done it and say it's a great way to meet people and see parts of the country that you wouldn't normally be able to get to without a car of your own ( ... )