Fun things to do.

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Watch on YouTube

And maybe someday I'll try this trick from Sam's Cafe: the SUPERBALL EXPLOSION. Props to twirlynoodle for the link and copperbadge for the community.

Comments

Hippies.

[bardkris.livejournal.com]

This sounds like a great idea for people who are not proactive about who they are and what they believe in. It has a great deal of potential as long as it doesn't become mandatory. I do protest the "let's block the street rather than get an ordinance passed before we block the street."

Speaking only for myself, I feel like most of the glowing testimonials are from lazy people. "I never met my neighbors, like even once." I know all my neighbors, sometimes sadly, and I know where the drug dealers live, and who's a sex offender and all of that. I worked for Habitat for Humanity and Boy Scouts as a kid. I still do the Big Event and Earth Day (when I can get off). I still march in local protests and keep active in various idealisms. Maybe its the fact that Bryan College Station is all about A&M and there's major mojo there or something, but I've never lacked for people to know or the wherewithal to know them. Having had the exposure to so many people, I prefer to have some sort of choice in who I see on a regular basis. *shrugs* I really do think this is a great thing for people who do not pursue their interests naturally and vociferously.

Re: Hippies.

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They're only blocking off the street a few days to paint, then it goes back to being a street but with +2 charisma.

You were raised to get to know your neighbors, to be part of a civic body. Most people were raised to fear strangers. College town are more open to the info-sharing and thus self-sharing. It fosters community. But Dallas has the highest crime rate in the nation, and most parts of it don't have the college atmosphere anywhere off the actual campus. If people weren't so damn easy to brainwash it would be a problem. So now the bainwashing and recontexting will be my turn. Because I know two of my neighbors, and the rest are sort of afraid of me. It makes them nervous that anyone takes an interest.

Re: Hippies.

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Actually, I wasn't taught to know my neighbors. My mother despaired of teaching me how to live in polite society because I was always telling people when we wouldn't be home, so that they wouldn't miss us. I just naturally ignore social conventions and get to know everyone, especially the 'undesirables' like the people who serve me food and who work tirelessly to keep the places I frequent running.

It's hard to learn the carelessness that I have had through reckless disregard and a charmed existence. Having spent so much time with gypsies earlier in my life, I don't really consider myself to 'own' much of anything in my possession. Unless it has current value to me, I don't really mind if my things walk off for a while, or even until I need them again. I like to know where they've gone, so I can retrieve them, but... *shrugs* Ah, well. Like I said, it's hard to learn what comes natural and is contrary to smart living. You can do it. I've found that if you are interesting and not pushy often enough, eventually people will stop being scared of you.

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Additionally, Superball Explosion seems like one of the weirdest horror movies ever. In a very very awesome way.