Boats, again?
Feb. 19th, 2013 09:59 amLet's see if I can get this whole idea out there before Firefox quits on me again. Or *I* quit on me again.
Nope, didn't. But I'm back again, and I'll see about making today better. I'd spent some time yesterday looking at boats again; there are some decent gas-powered houseboats for sale in places I can get to for under $3K. In conversation this morning Zack seemed to think this was a neat idea, and it is -- but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the right idea for *me*, *now*. What I'm concerned about is that it'd be all too easy to encyst myself, live on the boat, come in every couple of weeks for a grocery run, and disappear into my bellybutton and stay there.
Zack points out it doesn't *have* to be that way, and I agree with him. His idea was I could become Mr. Universe from Serenity, live on the web, and add to my community by meeting folks online, helping 'em find and buy boats, and creating a hacker/steampunk/new-genre fleet. It's an excellent idea. Question is whether *I* have the energy to pull it off *now*, and what happens if the answer is "No." For my suspicions on which, see "encysting", above.
Nope, didn't. But I'm back again, and I'll see about making today better. I'd spent some time yesterday looking at boats again; there are some decent gas-powered houseboats for sale in places I can get to for under $3K. In conversation this morning Zack seemed to think this was a neat idea, and it is -- but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the right idea for *me*, *now*. What I'm concerned about is that it'd be all too easy to encyst myself, live on the boat, come in every couple of weeks for a grocery run, and disappear into my bellybutton and stay there.
Zack points out it doesn't *have* to be that way, and I agree with him. His idea was I could become Mr. Universe from Serenity, live on the web, and add to my community by meeting folks online, helping 'em find and buy boats, and creating a hacker/steampunk/new-genre fleet. It's an excellent idea. Question is whether *I* have the energy to pull it off *now*, and what happens if the answer is "No." For my suspicions on which, see "encysting", above.