Life is a journey and along the way the twists and turns, speed bumps, pot-holes, forks in the road, stop lights and tangents keep us guessing...Clearly your journey has been this way, like most. The good thing is that you kept moving, unperturbed by happenstance...You came out ok too, so far. I like your story, the snippets you have shared, and this is why I like hive so much...It's just a bunch of people being normal, mostly.
I like how you've linked part of your journey to gaming as it seems to have been there are pivotal moments of your life and I can tell, through your words, that it invigorates you.
I wasn't a gamer as a kid, my parents couldn't afford a console, but played Atari 2600 at a friends place and of course, a little later Duck Hunt...Best game ever.
Later on my brothers and I played some Ghost Recon. One in Finland, one in Cairns and me in Adelaide...I was good...Good at getting my ass kicked...But we had fun and so that was enough to keep playing. Good times...
I don't game now as I have other things to occupy myself with however I'm no different to you...I'm on a journey.
Bad things happen, good too, and life wouldn't be as fulfilling without both...So, that's where the phrase I end my posts comes from...The ethos of creating what I want from life, designing it...That works for me, and validates the journey I've taken so far as it's that journey which brought me to here.
Sorry, a non-gaming reply. I hope you don't mind. Keep this shit coming bro...Nice work. Passion, personality and effort...The three things that will engage me in a post.
P.s. I know how much you enjoyed Australia as we have chatted about it before. You coming back sometime?
I like your comment. I don't care if its not gaming related. It's personal and thoughtfully written which is i think the way Hive should be. It's a good example of what engagement should be like here on Hive.
My life is definitely a journey. Not sure where I'll end up but its a journey. I have one of those peculiar lives i dont talk too much about fully. Life is stranger than fiction and half my stories sound nearly made up if you didnt know me better. But theyre real.
As for australia. I'd love to go back. I'd love for it to be back to the way things were where I'd spend six months in country at a time. Probably 12 months out of every 18. I have good friends in australia i talk to every day. I'd love to visit them. However, odds are looking like I'll only be able to visit for short holidays. If i ever do I'll definitely see what youre up to. I've never been outside Queensland and id love to explore the country so much more. australia and australians feel like home to me. Always will i suppose. Home is where the heart is.
It sounds like a vibrant life and I reckon that's how it should be. Each thing in our lives is simply a thread woven into our life-tapestry and all we can hope is that one day we look back and feel it is complete as possible. Regret makes a poor friend.
Oh yeah man, come down...Clearly not yet because of covid and all, but get down and we'll have a burger and talk some shit. :)
Its a plan. I love aussie burgers. Took me a while to get used to them. Now i miss beet on my burgers. And sausage sizzles. So simple but you cant find them in the states. I also miss CC's. So much better in my opinion than doritos. Can't find rissoles either. Im like wtf those should be everywhere.
You're down in Adelaide area right?
Now I want a burger, sausage sizzle and CC's...Lucky I'm in Aus! Lol. (Bunnings sausage sizzles are back on by the way).
Yeah, people don't get the beetroot in the burger thing...Until they try it. Lol.
Adelaide yes, a long way from Brisvegas and the big-smoke of Sydney and Melbourne...But it works for me.
I heard Adelaide is better than Sydney or Melbourne anyways. I've got no urge to go to either syd or mel. I'd love to see cairns. I love anything tropical. Partly why im concidering moving down to south florida in a year or so. Its the exact same weather as Harvey bay. But the coral reef is pretty much directly accessable at key largo.
I also miss party pies. Damn i could eat an aussie feast right now. You know what I can't find anywhere where in the states that i loved. Cheap packets of migoreng. Its all top ramen bull crap here. True our bbq is better and cuban food is unbelievable. But i miss Aussie cooking. Roo is awesome. I'd eat a fillet of that in a heartbeat. I got good at cooking it. Kanga bangas too. I gotta admit americans dont know their hot chips. Boring basic salt on them. Hot chips the aussie way with chicken salt..cant beat em.
Chicken salt...Now I know you're an Aussie at heart! Lol.
I can pretty much plot my journey's around the world by the food I've eaten...We've got some good ones down here for sure though, and because it's so multi-cultural we have some great selections from other countries.
I'm yet to have a true Texas BBQ as I haven't been to the States...But I'll get there someday.
Now...Might get me some hot chips with chicken salt...
Edit: I'll send you some chicken salt in the mail if you like.
Id love chicken salt but its like 40 aud to send that to the states. I got a buddy up in kingaroy who refurbishes model T fords. Problem is most of the parts can only be found in the states. He finds em. I ship em to him. Costs like 125aud a package using snail mail.
But if youre up for it id looove some.