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Mai Tai experience 2024
Adventures of 60 somethings on board a catamaran.
On the 31st of January 2024, we became the proud owners of a Lagoon 400 2010 model, located in Opua New Zealand.
On the 27th of February, after a few family engagements, we flew to Auckland and drove 3 hours to Opua Marina, gathering some simple supplies on the way. I felt so cold and exhausted when we arrived that I nearly cried at the thought of living on this small, damp and smelly boat for the next 5 years. What had we done, we had a perfectly good life in a house. Why why why?
The next day was better.
28th February 2024, we sorted out a few things and organized a few others. Where to put clothes, towels, and did we have enough. Sheets were on board, but I threw most out as they were thin and barley reuseable. I started a list of things to but for us and the boat to be comfortable and livable for the next…..years?
So first trip in our hire car to Whangarei, (Pronounced Foneray) we found Spotlight, Countdown, Kmart and Bunnings. We loaded up and drove the 1 hour back to Opua.
1st March 2024: Next day we though we would take her for a spin and charge batteries and empty the black water tank, (the wee and poo tank). So we got out to open water and came into the bay of Russell. Lovely little spot but the anchor wouldn’t go down, so I suggested David just drive around and Ill cook breakfast/brunch.
So we did that and headed back to the marina. On our approach, on an outgoing tide, she was hard to handle. The birth spot was big enough for a catamaran but not big enough for us to park in with our limited experience and a tide that wanted to push us where we did not want to go. So I am running around the deck shouting directions to David. More like, “STOP, YOUR GOING TO HIT THE WHARF”. More things like, “Oh what the FUCK, we are going to crash”. Came out of my mouth on several occasions. We had the neighbours, folk from boats near us, on the dock along with the harbor master Shane. He was speaking calmly to David about pulling back and not so heavy on the power, but I don’t think he could hear him over my screaming, “We are going to crash.”
Yes we hit the dock and crushed our port side sugar scoop with an indent of about 25cm long and 10cm deep. Not too much damage to the boat but our self esteem was shattered, and I was a nervous wreck. One of our neighbours from a boat named Scallywag, was on the dock to console us. He had just had a similar experience and the tide pushed him into the bow spirt of another boat punching a hole in the side of his 50 ft catamaran…..Ouch.
2nd March 2024: Olly the previous owner came by and he sorted out the windlass, (anchor) not working problem. He said he cleaned up some loose wiring and maybe some got lost in the process and he unplugged the windlass. Not sure but he got it going and answered a lot of David's questions. We told him about our encounter with the dock and he said, “You know what they say, “You haven’t been around if you haven’t run aground”. I’m not sure if that made me feel better but, there you have it.
3rd March 2024: We gathered up our torn confidence and broken dreams decided we had to get back on the horse….so to speak. So out we went for another attempt at having fun on our new boat. This time we dropped the anchor in Russell, and I just put the kettle on when the afternoon storm that was expected at 1pm came early and interrupted our 10am brunch. So up came the anchor and we headed back to the marina. Before we even arrived my stress levels were off the chart. But we listened to Shane and came in on a slack tide and we managed to berth Mai Tai without incident. This was cause for celebration, so we had a shower and went into Paihia for dinner and a bottle of wine.
8th March 2024: Flew back to Sydney for my 60th birthday cruise on board Celebrity Edge to …..of all places, New Zealand. During this cruise we saw parts of the South Island and the sounds that were absolutely breath taking. The enormity of these places that we could now explore in our own boat! So we decided to skip the Rally to Fiji this year and explore New Zealand for 12 months. Plus we are not experienced enough in operating our boat yet. We need time and some nautical miles before we conquer open water.
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i was thinking about this today so how long has YOUR JOB existed- not how long your industry has existed, but how long someone has been doing the work you do as a trade notwithstanding changes in terminology and technology. no unemployed option cuz i cant add more answers sorry... tell me about it in the tags
#i drive boats to survey coastal alaska which first happened probably at least 13000 years ago#was just thinking about how crazy that is that people have been doing that for millennia....
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"You didn't see the storm coming? Must not be a very good Oracle."
BRENNAN WHEN I CATCH YOU--WHEN I CATCH YOU BRENNAN--AAAAAASA
#dimention 20#d20#d20 spoilers#fantasy high#fantasy high junior year#d20 fantasy high#d20 fhjy#d20 fhjy spoilers#fhjy#fhjy spoilers#using Adaines own line against her#reference to how the first oracle died#something something#poetic parrallels#thers even a fucking boat too#im SCREAMING
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#LMAO#this caught me off guard I fucking wheezed#WILLY HOW. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN#WDYM THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED#WTF DID U DO 😭#sorry for the Stardew spam I’m having fun#Willy showed me his boat like ‘aye…. it’ll take months.. nay years to rebuild the old girl 😢’#meanwhile I check my pockets like yep 👍 I have all the ingredience boss#Stardew valley#sdv#puppy plays sdv
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if you are genuinely out there claiming that gale "succeeded" in everything he "wanted" by becoming a god and that's why it's a good ending for him, you truly are a testament to the slow and steady death of media literacy congrats lmao
#the entire boat scene in act iii beats you over the head that this is#perceived lack of self-worth and helplessness in the face of death and loss of faith#and indulging him in this is indulging means indulging his first impulse and instinct in response to#the first lifeline he sees for himself in years#unless you can be his lifeline instead#as a friend and as a lover#but that's all okay#it's totally okay for him to sacrifice everything including himself in a bid for power#because he still loves your tav sooo much when he ascends right#he loves them so much he couldn't contact them in six month to let them know he survived ascension lmao#jfc larian really crossed some wires bc the cutscene is pretty i can't#also if your bar for a happy ending for a character is if your tav gets a hug and some kissies while some nice music plays#then maybe you should be careful throwing words around like 'narrow-minded' and 'black/white' lol#ch: gale dekarios#vg: baldur's gate 3#series: baldur's gate#text: personal#fandom critical#tbd
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absolutely devastating to be hyperfixating on another edgy 2000's humor thing but i will say its way funnier to be rewatching south park as an adult as god intended than as a. fucking idk 13 year old
#I can't even blame queer teens for getting into south park bc i was in the same boat almost 10 years ago when txc came out#Like there's just a lot of heart poured into the characters and it's still the main draw for me#but it's just as entertaining to be laughing /at/ the creators as it is to be laughing at their jokes when ur watching it as a time capsule#I could go on about this show but I don't want to be misconstrued.. anyways I'm seeing book of mormon for the first time next week#idk if theres ever been a piece of art that i've been so internally divisive on like sp over the years#actually i lied homestuck exists. homestuck is in a similar category except the difference is hs absolutely did irreparable damage to me
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Hogwarts's beauty isn't for everyone to behold, unfortunately. Hopefully one day, Ominis will appreciate its magnificience, in his own way.
#hogwarts legacy#ominis gaunt#sebastian sallow#anne sallow#first year#fanart#grayscale art#boat#hogwarts#nighttime#moonlight#digital art
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actually i think billys the type that in 20 years he would be found living on a houseboat in the florida keys, a string of men coming in and out but never settling down because billys never found The One (he compares every man to his high school rival and they never quite stack up)
#like everything with the upside down settled and billy got the fuck out of dodge never to be seen again#except years later fuckery starts up again and the gang all reunites#except billy#who no one can seem to find#el uses her powers to find him and max books the first plane ticket she can#steve goes with her for.... moral support. yeah.#hes totally not been wondering for years and years what ever came of billy hargrove after he saved the world no no#anyway when the house boats a rocking dont come a knocking!
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Sugar daddy submas all of it give it to me I love it so much
I want sexy train man to fund my life
God same. They would treat you so right.
Once full sugar daddy mode has been engaged, the twins often send you gifts on top of your usual allowance. It's typically something small or practical, but you can tell that they put thought and care into whatever they choose.
You mentioned how your heels hurt after a long evening of standing and dancing? In the next week, expect a paid visit to get a massage/pedicure and a pair of shoes that are so comfortable you vow never to wear your old ones again.
Are you in college or interested in learning something new? They've looked ahead and gotten you your supplies (and have already paid off the class tuition for the semester).
Has the weather gotten colder these last few days? A large box surprises you when you arrive home. Inside is a luxurious wool coat. It's so soft and warm - perfect for a walk out on their arms!
Do you like jewelry? They plan together to give you a gorgeous set of earrings with one black pearl and one white pearl.
Ingo likes to send flowers with his gifts. He chooses flowers for a small bouquet and has them sent over along with a handwritten note. It's such a nice touch, and it brightens up your whole apartment. Every time you look at them, it makes you think of him.
Emmet will always send a small present for your pokemon with his gift because he knows how much you dote on her. A cute collar that matches the necklace he sends you, a pokenip mouse toy, or even just a little treat. Send him a picture of purrloin with her present (or even better, you enjoying yours) and he'll be over the moon.
#first ever proper gift from them is a two-year unlimited subway pass. you never have to worry about your shitty car ever again <3#ingo skirting dangerously close to boyfriend territory with those flowers. not that sb is complaining 😏#ingo x reader#emmet x reader#submas x reader#x reader#sugar daddy submas#sugar daddy au#my writing#mailbox💌#r0-boat#sorry this took so long. I'm still recovering from burnout.
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an idea i invite anyone else to write about / run with lol....
the premise that The Change gets all messed up for alberto, say it's something that can happen from stress, &/or happens rarely and you just have to wait for it to resolve itself....used as some parallel to struggling through some emotional turbulence / upheaval / questioning / Realizing Things, etc etc
#luca 2021#pixar luca#alberto scorfano#another idea i've failed to write for & so invite anyone else to run with: ciao alberto but what if he peaces out by swimming off lol#ends up in a coastal town maybe an hour's swim from genoa. but not Getting In Touch w/anyone for a while b/c plausibly he thinks that#giulia may not be a fan of him now by extension; just being too embarrassed asf to reach out to luca kinda lol....luca off doing his own#thing just fine & alberto not wanting to write him now like b/c i Ruined Everything again ahaha....#and by ''not in touch w/anyone for a while'' who knows. months; a few years even....might stumble across news of him b/c like.#say more sea folk are coming to land / more humans know abt them & not many places are as [harpoon]ly from the start anyways#portorosso exceptional in that way....maybe where alberto settles down they're like legendary but also considered Good Luck anyways lol.#anyways like some people know of him who might; say; swim down to portorosso. have their own teen who knows a teen who mostly lives on land#most convenient re sparking [wow could they mean Our alberto] if he doesn't go so far as to take up an alias lol. but why would he....#that difference in that massimo might figure that however alberto was surviving before; he could continue to do so now; but even though tha#is some comfort it's still Not Actually Enough....feeling way more Parentally towards alberto than his biological dad like that; obv#and anyways re: this [The Change gets messed up] idea it's more of an inconvenience lol but one that could still have some significance#like if he first finds out the issue exists via hopping right into the ocean; failing to change forms; never being human form'd in water b4#thee worst....crash intro course to the experience of drowning. observation of How Humans Swim / being able to grab any part of the boat...#and besides That unpleasantness it's like; hey. where's my nonhuman form at#or; of course; being in sea form even while dry....especially if he's still dealing with Nonsense on land. which is presumed.#&/or if there's an upswing in nonsense b/c of Other ways you're Othered...ofc we can consider like; tfw you're a gay fish & maybe that's no#something that on its own would be like Aah until it's like well a) i kinda wanna do things that would make this Visible and b) i've learne#that humans also Have Issues about this kind of thing....#appropriately my tablet was also all thrown off. no pressure sensitivity; input sensitivity overall was rough#but i would've had to restart my laptop about it lol like eh i'll just work around it
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if wriothesley doesn't appear in any quest once we get to remuria, what even is the point?
the parallels between wrio and king remus are crystal clear. remus who descended upon meropis (a name very familiar to anyone who knows of the fortress of meropide) in his golden fortuna, the legendary ship of remus that is also called the bringer of civilization and glory (wrio who built a ship to deal with the misfortune upon fontaine) is an example of it.
wrio also has connections to hades with the cerberus motif as guardian of the underworld. it's curious that the tower in remuria is described not only as not built to receive heavenly oracles, serving as a guide to ships traveling between islands, but also as a border of reality and dreams. if this is not necessarily literal but a metaphor or allegory, it could fit very well with the idea of a portal between domains or realms, like life and death.
wriothesley also parallels another character in the genshin universe and that person is arlecchino. they were brought up as orphans, taken in by an institution with corrupted leaders, which they reformed and achieved a leading position of. and funnily enough, she has ties to purgatory (a place for punishment, much like the fortress). as i have said in another post, purgatory has been described by dante as a tower leading to heaven. but we also know that celestia in the genshin world is associated with the demon realm - archons being named after ars goetia, an anonymous grimoire on demonology. although the concepts aren't the same in theory, is it impossible that the game has used elements of both? wriothesley and arlecchino's themes are similar enough to overlap. even though i don't expect wriothesley to be lore revelant anymore, i do think his ties to remuria and his role as someone who punishes others for their sins, much like arlecchino, is very much purposeful.
#another random post because i read the history of the decline and fall of remuria and i keep reaching the same conclusions sghdfasgd#i don't know what to make of it but i feel like i'm so much on the right track for arle's lore but i am probably still missing something#important ahah probably related to the narzissenkreuz ordo and khaenri'ah (and consequently the#hilicurl curse) since arle probably has ties to that era as well. she was probably done experiments on much like caterpillar but i have no#idea my first instinct tells me she's not from khaenri'ah but who knows i'll love to find out#anyway this was a post about wrio but again arlecchino has taken over my mind so it is what it is#i forgot to include in the post but fortuna is not only the goddess of fortune and luck but also the god of fate. wrio who built the boat i#hopes to challenge the fate of fontaine vs pierro saying fate grants favors to no one and implying arlecchino has been able to challenge it#like. lore is so fun!!!!!! i see little dots connecting things but i'm like a 3 year old trying to connect them and failing miserably lol#wriothesley#arlecchino#genshin impact#genshin thoughts
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today, on this year's april fools' edition of failboat: atom bombs
#failboat#if you walked into class on your first day of school and boat was your teacher what would you do#personally i would dread it for 2 reasons#first reason is because the guy's ridiculous and kind of annoying sometimes#second reason is about the same as when a kid's parent is their teacher#i just KNOW there would be so much first- AND second-hand embarrassment the whole year
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biggest most petty pet peeve is ghostface being depicted as like Just Some Guy. like jus some rando sexyman w no actual face behind the mask just vibes. “imagine being ghostface’s subby kitten uwu” mf WHO?? WHICH ONE??? its a PERSONA not an exclusively male entity of its own!!! u could be talking abt like (13) diff people and (4) of those are chicks!!!
#im excluding greg and anyone from the scream tv show bc irdgaf abt allat#except eh piper was kinda cool lowkey. anyways tho. theres also MORE if u count them tho 😭#im also not counting sam getting in costume to kill wayne bc then id have to count sidney in 96 and as much as they both served down…nah 😭#and yall know what#i do not care for the dee🐝dee ‘ghostface’ at all#in fact he is at the scene of the crime w at least half of these kinds of posts so! 💀#but hell id even prefer if it was directly abt HIM as gf and not just the generic caricature#like if ur gonna horn out over his mori anim w the camera. might as well commit n jus specify u mean Danforth Jolsen or wtv the hell#his name is#it just irks me down so badddd yall i cant#like okay in theory whatever floats ur boat but#this is not me having a ‘moral’ objection to it. i just find it really mf annoying so im gonna complain 😭#like ghostface is a persona a costume all THAT. there is not like#a singular dude first name ghost last name face committing all these murders#if ur not gonna be lore accurate abt getting freaky deaky w gf pls keep it off my feed 😭#what the 2 year long hyperfixation does to a mf (saying stuff like the prev tag)#idc tho im right#argue w the wall or generic gf zaddy dom w washboard abs number 47#dont argue w me!#ceci speaks
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Some Assembly Required
-Extra Parts Not Included. Take care when fixing your tool.
Not to get endlessly emotional about Venom again but MAN.
"Welcome Back, Big Boss! Your sense of identity is swiss cheese, you have to go rescue your partner from a warzone. You have just under two weeks to regain your noodle muscles into the beefcake supreme you were destined to be, and you're trapped under the care of a guy you know (but do you) that you remember but hardly recognize and can scarcely truly identify with on a deep, personal connection because memories and feelings are not the same thing but we don't have time to unpack all that right now it'll come back to you with some carefully whispered assistance. Now, off to your war nation! Chop-Chop! You can discover yourself along the way."
"Or can you?"
This isn't even remotely close to what I really want to say but my ability to essay apparently evaporated recently so you get this instead. URG. My feelings. My immense feelings.
#mgs#mgsv#nate gifs#thoughts posts#character posts: venom snake#well okay bARELY#also his arm changes colours from the boat to afghanistan idk why#revolver ocelot#i have many feelings and so few words rn but UGRGURGH#almost four years into this and my sense of AAAAA over mgs and mgsv is not changing ONE SINGLE IOTA#the perfect tools of war#literally they are tools it's why the sense of identity is so skewed in mgs#because end of the day the series hammers home how they are tools first and foremost#murgh feelings feelings
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question at what point should someone know where parabola is in fallen london?
depends on if you mean lore-wise or gameplay-wise!
lore-wise, i think you can learn about parabola as early as the flit if you pursue the cats and bats plotlines enough. there's also a ton of stuff referencing and relating back to it the more you explore, so you're bound to run into at least one mention of it eventually. it's kind of the neath's worst kept secret. like. to the point where i think we all kinda forget it's a secret in the first place.
gameplay-wise, establishing a parabolan base camp and unlocking the ability to traverse to-and-fro parabola is one of the major milestones to hit in early-midgame and mid-midgame (as odd as that phrase sounds) progression. it's not something you necessarily need to beeline for, but it's definitely something you'll want to put high on your to-do list after becoming A Person Of Some Importance.
the main function of parabola early on is acting as a sort of "advanced skill bootcamp" where you can level your glasswork, APoC, etc, with more functions and goodies unlocking as you upgrade and explore more in-depth with it. you likely won't find yourself heavily relying on it for a good while, but speaking as an endgame player; build your basecamp. upgrade your basecamp. invest in your basecamp. you will thank yourself so much for doing both, Especially the latter. the wounds and nightmares reductions alone are both Super Worth It.
overall though, if you haven't even built your laboratory or gotten a ship yet, Do Both Of Those First. and if you don't even have them as options... parabola is something you shouldn't even be worrying about right now. don't sweat it. play the game at your own pace. it'll still be there when you get there.
#speaking from experience: your biggest priorities after opening up the ''midgame''#(which i'll consider to be POSI status just for simplicities sake)#should be 1) getting a boat#2) getting a lab#and 3) opening a parabolan base camp. the lattermost being specifically locked behind the second#and the first just opening a lot of options and stories in general that you'll probably wanna pursue in the long run#you COULD theoretically do endgame railway stuff without a parabolan base...? but i'd be shocked and honestly a lil impressed if you tried#ask#fallen london#it's kinda wild to be answering FL questions like im knowledgeable now. i havent even played this game for a year yet#like#the scoundrel hasnt even experienced an estival yet#this september will be their second fruits of the zee ever
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theres something so odd about how team skull is characterized in the anime. like. in the games theyre a nuisance with a sad backstory to them and they take it out through rage, especially guzma. them teaming up with the aether foundation comes across as lusamine manipulating guzma tbh, like hes just a lackey to her
and then in the anime they water down how gross aether was by limiting the crimes to just faba being a dick instead of the entire foundation being complicit, and in return team skull has their backstory ignored for the most part and theyre perfectly willing to gang up on and hurt a six year old cause she told them not to be mean. like yes they were villains in the game but that just feels weird for them
#guzma in particular is. ouch#first off i hate that they went ‘’oh guzma doesn’t understand his goliopsods ability ha ha he just thinks its epic and nothing else’’#when the subtle symbolism of him having a goliopsod considering his motive and backstory is SO good#and it matches his actions in the story too when he starts hiding in ultra space instead of staying with lusamine#cause despite being a big bad boss�� hes still that scared weak little kid.#like hes one of the better written antagonists why did you do that to him#yeah i know they couldnt have gotten away with implying his dad beat him like in the games but its weird#how a show so focused on family doesnt seem to care abt guzma having a troubled past at all#idek if he makes a family with team skull cause i cant tell beyond him calling them brothers#it comes across more like he just finds them to be annoying lackeys at certain points#idk maybe ill change my mind during ash vs guzma but i dont like it so far#also why did kiawe’s parents send their 6 year old on a boat to another island unchaperoned#echoed voice#sm lb
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