Wednesday Dec 07, 2005

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Blown Transfer Case on your Wrangler Driving to Wyoming:

$ 1300


New Snow Tires Needed for Wyoming Winter :

$ 600


Glancing Rear-End Collision the Day After Tire Purchase because Jackson Hole Doesn't Salt their Street (they just use a little bit of sand), Leaving Them Solid Sheets of Ice with Zero Traction Even When Driving 20 MPH and Using Antilock Brakes:

$ 1100


Realizing Moving to Jackson Hole to Decompress and Save Money May Have Been a Wee Off Mark:

Priceless


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So on that note my dear readers I ask you this very important question :

If you had to choose a country and specific city within that country to move to for semi-permanent residence, which would it be?

I ask this because this is what I will be doing in a year or so (this has been moved up from 2 years partially based on events listed [and not listed] above, mostly because my brain is stagnating and I cannot have a conversation with anybody in this town beyond what run they skied and how deep the powder was...and, of course, what run they plan to ski tomorrow).

My current plan is to work for an airline so I can travel around the globe and visit friends and family back in the US on the cheap....which means an English speaking country is basically required, at first.

So lay it on me world travelers. I could use some collective life experiences in order to set up a list of cities to visit this spring and make an informed decision...My experience to date is limited to France....I'd love to hear your thoughts...

Love and Gold-Plated Snowflakes on Layaway,



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Running List :

1) Edinburgh, Scotland
2) Amsterdam
3) Barcelona is kinda ruled out for residence due to language barrier
4) Melbourne, Australia
5) London
6) Glasgow, Scotland
7) Korcula, Croatia
8) Naxos, Greece
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cyprian:
Wyoming is the last bastion of those who think progressive activity means a cattle drive. My years there (middle school through junior year in high school) were spent butting my head up against a wall of ignorance so thick it made Berlin's look like a picket fence. My political consciousness was just coming about at that time, and reading books by Eldrige Cleaver, Che Guevara, and Noam Chomsky made me a real favorite in my staunchly conservative high school. Our principal was an ex-CIA man and never missed an opportunity to fuck with me, and the cops were always lurking nearby. I suppose I contributed to my reputation as a blackguard and hoodlum by having a creative sense of fun, and I think some of my youthful indiscretions are a matter of state record. No matter. I got out, and reflecting on Wyoming now, I'm glad I was forced to live in a stew of such basely atavistic humanoids because, pessimistic as it may sound, it gave me a concentrated taste of the world by and large and taught me to pick my battles and be discreet in my doings. Well, I guess that last one hasn't really sunk in yet.

Jackson is actually one of the better places you could have picked to live in Wyoming. The countryside is fantastically beautiful up there (have you been to Yellowstone yet?) and there are at least a few people with neurons firing. I knew some beautiful girls up there as well, mmm. Do you snowboard? What took you to Wyoming?
ladymaze:
Heh. You're welcome, but really, I didn't write it for anyone but myself. I had to write that. I had to get through that, and get it out in coherent form. It is only incidental, really, that it seems to be touching other people as well. THough, as I said to someone earlier, it is always nice to get the reaction "That sounds like my life!" or similar from people. It's always nice to know you're not alone in your insanity, ha.

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