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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
OMG, I can't believe it finally happened.
And I can hardly believe it's over.
The last five weeks have been every bit the amazing experience I hoped they would be. I've met so many wonderful people who I've always wanted to meet. I've had a wonderful experience during my travels and you are all AMAZING and INCREDIBLE people!!
Thank you to everyone who offered me a bed or sofa. Thank you to everyone who put up with my crazy demands to swim every day. Thank you for those of you who held parties in my honor (or just by random coincidence while I happened to be in town).
And thank you to Malcolm, most of all. Because without you, this trip would never have happened.
Everyone I met is invited to come and visit me in San Francisco, or to camp with my camp at Burning Man if you so wish.
My flight leaves tomorrow afternoon. But time, unlike my month in London, I don't leave with a heavy heart. I'm going home to a place I love and cherish. I could never be sad to be on a plane to SF.
But I look forward to seeing all of you again, my new-found, old friends.
OMG, I can't believe it finally happened.
And I can hardly believe it's over.
The last five weeks have been every bit the amazing experience I hoped they would be. I've met so many wonderful people who I've always wanted to meet. I've had a wonderful experience during my travels and you are all AMAZING and INCREDIBLE people!!
Thank you to everyone who offered me a bed or sofa. Thank you to everyone who put up with my crazy demands to swim every day. Thank you for those of you who held parties in my honor (or just by random coincidence while I happened to be in town).
And thank you to Malcolm, most of all. Because without you, this trip would never have happened.
Everyone I met is invited to come and visit me in San Francisco, or to camp with my camp at Burning Man if you so wish.
My flight leaves tomorrow afternoon. But time, unlike my month in London, I don't leave with a heavy heart. I'm going home to a place I love and cherish. I could never be sad to be on a plane to SF.
But I look forward to seeing all of you again, my new-found, old friends.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Posted:
Glad you enjoyed your trip, Doc. Sorry that I didn't make it along the week before to meet you properly. I suppose a hello and a hug will have to do for introductions in real life.
Have a great trip home.
Glad you enjoyed your trip, Doc. Sorry that I didn't make it along the week before to meet you properly. I suppose a hello and a hug will have to do for introductions in real life.
Have a great trip home.
SILVER Member
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2,996 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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2,996 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posted:
Travel safe...
Travel safe... It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.
What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...
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water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
Posted:
good to see you again mate.. enjoy california once more
good to see you again mate.. enjoy california once more
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*
PLATINUM Member
Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
Safe travels
Safe travels
ॐ
Owner of burningoftheclavey
Owned by Lost83spy
SILVER Member
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Posted:
Swimming every day isn't insane!
Swimming every day isn't insane!
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
BRONZE Member
Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
3,289 posts
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Returning to a unique state of Equilibrium
3,289 posts
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posted:
Lots of love from your mates in Adelaide!
J
Lots of love from your mates in Adelaide!
J
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
SILVER Member
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
was awesome to have you stay bro...
was awesome to have you stay bro...
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
GOLD Member
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
I'm home. The flight was awful, as 14-hour non-stop flights are when you don't have a sleeping pill. The guy next to me had a hacking cough and kept me awake the whole, everlasting, eternal, interminable flight.
It's all a bit surreal right now, probably because of the absolute lack of sleep and the fact that I haven't been horizontal in over 24 hours... and yet it is earlier now than it was when I left. Woot, time travel!
Anyway, I'm still just sort of processing it all. It's strange to be back. Good, yes. But strange. Maybe because it all feels so normal. Like I'm doing laundry now. How banal!
It's 3:05 here on this winter Sunday in San Francisco. I left yesterday at 5PM on a summer Sunday in Sydney. It's foggy and 50°F/10°C. The light is already fading, as we are in the western part of the time zone and the winter solstice is in two weeks.
But it all happened. It really did!
And you ALL lost!
I'm home. The flight was awful, as 14-hour non-stop flights are when you don't have a sleeping pill. The guy next to me had a hacking cough and kept me awake the whole, everlasting, eternal, interminable flight.
It's all a bit surreal right now, probably because of the absolute lack of sleep and the fact that I haven't been horizontal in over 24 hours... and yet it is earlier now than it was when I left. Woot, time travel!
Anyway, I'm still just sort of processing it all. It's strange to be back. Good, yes. But strange. Maybe because it all feels so normal. Like I'm doing laundry now. How banal!
It's 3:05 here on this winter Sunday in San Francisco. I left yesterday at 5PM on a summer Sunday in Sydney. It's foggy and 50°F/10°C. The light is already fading, as we are in the western part of the time zone and the winter solstice is in two weeks.
But it all happened. It really did!
And you ALL lost!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
SILVER Member
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
3,764 posts
Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
YAY for getting home safe and sound...!! even if the trip wasn't all it could have been...
twas lovely to meet you, doc; and I very much hope to take you up on that burning man offer one day... or san francisco, for that matter... I rather like it there, and you have the most fabulous classical guitar shop, ever... well, used to anyway; dunno if it still exists.
YAY for getting home safe and sound...!! even if the trip wasn't all it could have been...
twas lovely to meet you, doc; and I very much hope to take you up on that burning man offer one day... or san francisco, for that matter... I rather like it there, and you have the most fabulous classical guitar shop, ever... well, used to anyway; dunno if it still exists.
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
SILVER Member
old hand
845 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
old hand
845 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Posted:
Was awesome to finally meet you after years of seeing your name on hop! It was an awesome party (cheers Josho and Kateo) and the meal you cooked the day after was really really good. All in all an excellent weekend. And I can now cut onions properly
. Will definitely get to SF one day....
Big hugz
Was awesome to finally meet you after years of seeing your name on hop! It was an awesome party (cheers Josho and Kateo) and the meal you cooked the day after was really really good. All in all an excellent weekend. And I can now cut onions properly
. Will definitely get to SF one day.... Big hugz
Slicing the Loaf as we speak.
I need it..... Trust me!
PLATINUM Member
Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Will carpal your tunnel in a minute.
3,286 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
Originally Posted By: Doc LightningI'm home....
And you ALL lost!
You arse
Glad to hear you made it back home safely
Originally Posted By: Doc LightningI'm home....
And you ALL lost!
You arse
Glad to hear you made it back home safely
ॐ
Owner of burningoftheclavey
Owned by Lost83spy
SILVER Member
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Posted:
Lost what?
Lost what?
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
Future Mrs Pogo
4,728 posts
Location: The wrong place
4,728 posts
Location: The wrong place
Posted:
Doc, I feel your pain about the long flight...when myself and my daughter were on our way back, we had a couple in their 50's in front of us that dropped their seats back the moment they sat down and if we so much as bumped into their seats, we'd get dirty looks...they even complained to the flight attendants!!! Brandi started crying because she was so exhausted but it's impossible to sleep with someones seat in your face...neither of us can sleep sitting up and had used our trays on the flight over to lean on and sleep...the attendants had to tell these people repeatedly to raise their seats when they brought meals...I think they just wanted to be a pain in the arse!!!
Once we got to LA, since we were continuing on, we were on the same plane and it was almost empty...so they let everyone move to different seats...both Brandi and I were able to stretch out full length and finally get some sleep...
I won't go into the horror story of once we got to New York, but suffice it to say that I hope I never set foot in that infernal place again...rude is too light a word for it...
Umm...sorry...rant over...I'm glad you enjoyed your trip and I'm just sorry I couldn't have been back to meet you, too...make it back some time and we'll team up to do that Thanksgiving dinner...
Doc, I feel your pain about the long flight...when myself and my daughter were on our way back, we had a couple in their 50's in front of us that dropped their seats back the moment they sat down and if we so much as bumped into their seats, we'd get dirty looks...they even complained to the flight attendants!!! Brandi started crying because she was so exhausted but it's impossible to sleep with someones seat in your face...neither of us can sleep sitting up and had used our trays on the flight over to lean on and sleep...the attendants had to tell these people repeatedly to raise their seats when they brought meals...I think they just wanted to be a pain in the arse!!!
Once we got to LA, since we were continuing on, we were on the same plane and it was almost empty...so they let everyone move to different seats...both Brandi and I were able to stretch out full length and finally get some sleep...
I won't go into the horror story of once we got to New York, but suffice it to say that I hope I never set foot in that infernal place again...rude is too light a word for it...
Umm...sorry...rant over...I'm glad you enjoyed your trip and I'm just sorry I couldn't have been back to meet you, too...make it back some time and we'll team up to do that Thanksgiving dinner...
"Absence is to love what wind is to fire...it extinguishes the small, enkindles the great."
--Comte Debussy-Rebutin
SILVER Member
Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
Posted:
Originally Posted By: Doc Lightning
And you ALL lost!
Thank you, thank you very much
Originally Posted By: Doc Lightning
And you ALL lost!
Thank you, thank you very much
SILVER Member
Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
Posted:
Oh, and if it's any consolation - it was really really foggy here this morning! unseasonably foggy
Oh, and if it's any consolation - it was really really foggy here this morning! unseasonably foggy
GOLD Member
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
Originally Posted By: Bek66
I won't go into the horror story of once we got to New York, but suffice it to say that I hope I never set foot in that infernal place again...rude is too light a word for it...
Imagine this: I lived for three years and only escaped to San Francisco in July. OMG what an awful place.
Originally Posted By: Bek66
I won't go into the horror story of once we got to New York, but suffice it to say that I hope I never set foot in that infernal place again...rude is too light a word for it...
Imagine this: I lived for three years and only escaped to San Francisco in July. OMG what an awful place.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
SILVER Member
Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Posted:
Are lived and survived synonymous in that context?
Are lived and survived synonymous in that context?
PLATINUM Member
Woodford is Goodford..!
241 posts
Location: Sydney at heart., Australia
Woodford is Goodford..!
241 posts
Location: Sydney at heart., Australia
Posted:
you didnt come back and visit us! well fingers crossed ill find you at burning man sometime.. eventually.....
was good to hang but love have fun back home
you didnt come back and visit us! well fingers crossed ill find you at burning man sometime.. eventually.....
was good to hang but love have fun back home
'FREE HUGGIES!!'
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
MNS... think "endured."
MNS... think "endured."
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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