Re: OT-14 yr habit

"John Bokma" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Stacey" <Remove-the-Y-stacey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> "John Bokma" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Xns96F9A73BAF610castleamber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> But they also have way less cost. Like Borek said, and me too
>>> (several times). I post on the Usenet, no matter what. It's a 14 yo
>>> habbit.
>>
>> This is just some curiosity killing me................that would make
>> you 22 at the time right?
>
> 24

Ok, you are older than I thought.:-)

>
>> Shoot when I was that young my mind wouldn't
>> be on the computers as that was work, I was out dancing and having a
>> good time!
>
> I was in a relation back then, and I used Usenet only in between breaks
> at the uni. Sometimes I stayed a bit at the uni, but Usenet was way
> smaller back then, and I posted very little. We did go out, a lot even.
> We lived together in the centre of Rotterdam, just a few steps from the
> movies. Often during the day (she was a student too), we walked in the
> city as well and went out for dinner a lot. Almost every weekend we
> visited my parents, and now and then we went out with my brother and his
> friends.

Rotterdam is a neat city. Volendam I really liked, great fishing village.
Very picturesque. But my favorite would be Zaandam with the windmills and
that little village across from it. Oh, BTW when my daughter was on the ship
be a massage therapist she was on a Holland America ship, the Veendam. She
got us the cutest T-shirts it says Dam Ships on the front and the back has
all of the names.:-)

> OTOH, I was never someone who loved to go out and dance. Music is for me
> something different. Yes, I did go to disco's when I was 18-23 etc., but
> mostly for making friends and talking (read: shouting).

I loved getting out and dancing. Not so much anymore really. I think I like
staying at home more. I got the partying out of my system.:-) I like music
all types. I can also play the piano, not like a concert pianist but OK. But
can understand what you mean. Some music can really get into your soul. And
that is what it is suppose to do, bring out your emotions.

>
>> Or having people over playing cards having a good time as I
>> had 2 children by that age. :-) But still went out at times.:-)
>
> When I was in the final year of the uni, I started my own company. I
> prefer to work from home, and Usenet is the virtual coffee machine with
> some advantages :-D

I can understand that for you as a programmer.

>
> My son was born when I was 27. At that time I had internet at home, and
> spent more time on Usenet.

See late starter, I already had 3 children by that age.:-) Had to pretty
much stay at home most of the time. Good thing I got out when I was young.

> I met one of my best friends on Usenet, and many good friends on
> Internet. My current partner I met on Internet, and we are living
> together for almost 2 years now. A common misunderstanding is that
> Intenet is "not having a life", or is not reality.

Oh, I really wasn't meaning that just that I myself didn't want it at that
age. In fact, when my husband wanted our first computer I didn't think we
needed one.:-) That one was his. We bought it is the UK, so yeah not that
long ago. The 2nd one was ours, and our new one is my baby. Oh, and now we
also have a laptop because I am on mine it most of the time.:-)

> Also notice that having a good time is something that is personal. I
> knew back in my young days people who considered drinking beer and at
> the end of the night throwing it up, and doing the same the next day,
> was having a good time.

Yeah, that was what was considered fun. It was fun at the beginning of the
night!

>
> Yes, I am aware that working with computers (I bought my first one when
> I was 16), etc. makes a guy look like a geek/nerd (oh, and I am sure
> that some class mates around that time considered me being one), but I
> had a normal social life back then (had many friends, used to hang out a
> lot, etc.). But back in those days, if you talked about machine code,
> processors, etc, you were lost :-D.

If you also took Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics you were also considered a
nerd a little. I was on the Math Team and enjoyed it better than when I was
in track!

> Anyway, I still go out now and then (the advantage of a much younger
> partner), and had an excellent time playing billiards 2 weeks ago (or
> so). After that we went to a disco, but I am the kind of person that
> can't have a good time on music I don't like, and sadly 90% of the songs
> were crap (I do like a lot of disco music, but not the "it's raining
> men" megamix crap which somehow makes some people very happy).

Well, something has to keep a person young.

> As I love nature a lot, for me the real thing are going to places like:

Nature is cool also. I garden because I want it to look nice..........still
a lot of work though.

> I originally went to New Zealand because of how green the country is,
> but now I think that Mexico is a better place :-)

Yeah, but the Netherlands is pretty and green also. Hey you should have
moved to Ireland. Now there is a green country!

> About every weekend we do trips like the ones above (my blog is way
> behind), my partner loves nature too, and together we see things she
> hasn't seen before, which is cool.

Well you get busy with other things. As everyone does.

> So, yeah, besides having still a serieus depression, and my kids living
> far away, I think I have good times (although a depression makes it hard
> to really enjoy those, it's more like watching it on a video). And for
> quite some people I am living a very desirable adventerous live or so I
> guess. Been living in NZ, been on holliday to Sri Lanka. Met someone on
> the Internet, jumped on a plane, and now living in Mexico. Spending
> weekends between the rattlesnakes, scorpions, black widows. Hiking on
> volcanic craters, looking at waterfalls, swiming in really warm water,
> rafting, you name it :-D. (But like with most stories, being in the
> story is slightly different ;-) ).

Well, I asked for it and got it!:-) You know just take life one day at a
time. I don't understand depression as a disease, but have had some very
depressing times in my life. So, I can not say I know what you are going
through. Try to enjoy what you have and hopefully some day you will look
through the lens and not see the video.

Stacey


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