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- fadein1122
Okay, I rarely post anything personal on here anymore. Probably my own fault for being such a bell-end in the past. But hey ho, I'm not one to dwell on the past.
Anyway, I set myself a new challenge this year. Something I have had inside me since childhood / early teens.
I grew up loving film more than anything (even more than art which came close second). Film was massive in my house growing up. I watched 100’s of films. My dad sold furniture most of his life and did a deal on a sofa with the local video shop owner - unlimited rentals for us. I was like a sponge. There were little restrictions on what I could watch either. Roeg's Don't Look Now as a youngish child has stuck with me my entire life, what were my parents thinking ha? But I am grateful, it's a masterpiece as were a lot of the other films I watched growing up.
And a big chunk of my youth was spent making films on a camcorder. Editing them with the camera and one VHS player. They weren't very good but I loved it and had the bug.
I always hoped I would be either an artist or a filmmaker. The former seemed more achievable back then.
I went to art school, then studied fine art at university, loved it, but there was always that nagging filmmaker inside me so I ended up doing a lot of video work on my degree. Quite odd video installations. I also loved painting but always felt it was a little pointless as 'the means of production' were changing so fast (digital media was really taking off at this time) so I started using video as a 'painterly' medium. I created long videos of abstract morphing forms. Basically digital paintings that slowly changed over hours. Barely noticeable unless you sat there for a long time. I was happy with those.
I got my degree but then fell into graphic/web design because I had spent most of my Fine Art degree using the new digital tools available. I never felt comfortable as a designer, I still don't. I was never trained in graphic design. But it has been my main source of income for the last 20+ years. Career wise, I'm a jack of all trades, master of none if I am honest.
I have always carried on with my art on the side, some years more productive than others. I did a solo show many years back which went well. But I kind of chickened out of that dream as I always liked having money, never a lot but enough to get by. Chasing the art dream would have meant a lot of sacrifices, I think I still regret that decision now.
Anyway, the reason I am posting. I set myself a task this year - to finally complete a film script. I have tried many times and failed many times. None of my ideas really hooked me to the point where I could sit day after day and complete them. The last couple of years I had an idea that did stick. I spent at least a year building it inside my head. It grew and grew. Characters came to life. The plot became real. I thought to myself I need to do this now. I'm in my 40's, time isn't on my side. Especially to change direction with 2 children to support. But I thought I would give it a go and glad I did.
I'm happy to say I am 75% through the project. I am really pleased with it so far. It kind of spilled out of me. I'm sure working on these things becomes easier in your 40's. Way more life experience. Pretentiousness is low. Your inner voice is clearer. Screenwriting suits me as well, it's v.functional writing. It's about telling a story in a concise way.
So the point of this post? I just think your 40's are a great time to achieve lifelong goals if you can make the time (i.e. many late nights). A few years ago I decided to achieve some music goals also (something I have also done pretty much my whole life). That went well but I know deep down there are many others better who have probably devoted more of their lives to it and are more deserving.
I haven't completed the project yet but I know I will. And will anything come of it? I hope so, it's definitely a product of the times (in an unexpected way) but I will also be happy if it doesn't. Just doing/completing something I have always wanted to try will be enough.
It would take balls of steel to share it on here when complete, not sure I could but who knows.
Sorry for the length of this post but I thought I would share my thoughts as I would love to hear any other members' experiences of screenwriting if you have any? Or of achieving major goals in your 40's.
Thanks.
p.s. What thread to put this in? midlife crisis or blog... either really but blog will do :)
- tl/dr - chase your dreams, it's never too late.fadein11
- hey if you ever want someone to read it or bounce off, yell out.inteliboy
- nice one, that would be cool.fadein11
- "not one to dwell on the past" then writes a ridic long post on my past, I'm still and likely will always be a bell-end :)fadein11
- Stay hungry. Your soul is in tact.DRIFTMONKEY
- Good luck with this, I can relate to how you got there, and I'm doing my own explorations of what I can do post-advertising.Continuity
- You are not starting from scratch,you are connecting the dots backwards, something you have been preparing all your life https://youtu.be/D1R…drgs
- Like, 40-what?Khurram
- 45fadein11
- That's reassuring. Nice one. Thanks for this.Khurram
- @drgs, yep exactlyfadein11
- Wow awesome. Love storytelling, made my first stop motion film at 7, made films off and on since then. You're not late in life your on time.robotron3k
- I've got a script I've been sitting on for 4 years, still needs work but complete. I'm intrigued your script is "a product of the times" I would also love to rerobotron3k
- Read if you'd like more eyes on it. A friend gave me footage of a doc they want salvaged. It's a project about a cotton-picking Vietnam war hero, I may dorobotron3k
- If we can get things in order. I would say working in film as an adult is the ultimate playtime ever invented. Keep on!robotron3k
- I read your recent post on your interest in filmmaking. if only off site communication was easier :)fadein11
- re: "product of the times" - of course everything is but I think this story tells Britains (or Englands) current situation in an interesting way.fadein11
- And nope it's not an autopilot liberal narrative. That's exactly what I didn't want to do. One of the main characters is the exact opposite of that.fadein11
- I'd be lying if I said this place hasn't been an important influence.fadein11
- I am making it sound like a political story, it's not really but it is the backdrop. Anyway... thanks for the comments. Took me hours to decide whether tofadein11
- post or not...fadein11
- great post, fade. Get it done.Fax_Benson
- Cheers fax, you know I love you :)fadein11
- been waiting all my life for someone to have the balls to capture and portray the beauty and complexity of thursday night cottaging behind the lidl, stafford********
- thank u, fadein :)********
- Great post fadein...and Fuck Adobe!utopian
- Awesome post, really hope you share here when complete. Hugely inspired / moved by your story!mantrakid
- Deadly man - sounds really exciting - well donepedromendez
- Super cool! Hope to see it when you're finished.bezoar
- Tell us when it hits the screen. I'll pay to watch, I promise.Longcopylover
- Firstly, congrats on finding the spare time to do this between the day job and being a father to two kids! ;)microkorg
- It involved a lot of late nights. And I would be finished by now if I had enough time! Really busy with day job right now so it's on hold for time being.fadein11
- Thanks for all the positive comments.fadein11
- Best advice i’ve received From getting into that is just think of a script as 3-5 pages at a time. Easier that way.antimotion
- Also, I highly recommend spike lee and Mira Nair’s masterclass. Lee’s is really down to earth brass tacks and hers is more sophisticated, but so inspirational!antimotion
- Yep - totally agree on treating it as small chunks. It's pretty daunting at the start. Mapping it out for a long time helped as well. Thanks for the tips. Willfadein11
- check out those talks also.fadein11
- I like QBN for posts like this one! I encourage you Fadein to continue.Bennn
- Haven't watched those Masterclasses but did have a sub for a year on that site. Some great classes! Worth it esp if u can get a deal!microkorg
- Continuity4
Well, there you go.
She said it was a big misunderstanding, that she mis-used the word 'date', with regards to spending time with the bloke she'd made plans with. She'd already told him she wasn't interested in him romantically and only wanted to hang out as friends (plans made before ever meeting me), and she really wants to see me again.
Not surprisingly, though, apparently the guy didn't take 'no' for an answer and tried to put the moves on her several times during the evening. It was approaching 'fucking scary' territory, until she made her excuses and fucked off.
- communication ftwimbecile
- i meant to ask... did you tell her that you referred to her as a "fucking disrespectful twat" to a forum of strangers?imbecile
- Ah, that slipped my mind. Maybe next time I see her over cocktails.Continuity
- she plans ahead. kept her options open. keeper.pango
- At least she checked herself before she wrecked herself. And now you're giving her another opportunity.
Lucky girl!deadsperm - I definitely don't think she was being disrespectful. I just left a relationship of 12 years. Any guy who thinks I'm putting all my eggs in their basket after--shellie
- -- that is very much mistaken. With all the dates I've gone on, only 2 or 3 were keepers. And with those, only 1 or so would work for real. At this point, tooshellie
- early to tell.shellie
- More than once after one date that may have only included a kiss at most thought they could just claim me as theirs alone and it was a major turn off.shellie
- imbecile1
After yesterday's attack on the BMW, I have decided to address the motorcycle.
As some of you know, it was stolen and recovered a couple years ago. Since then it has been blasted, repainted a new color, given a 4 into 1 titanium exhaust, power commander, and dyno tune. It was reassembled hastily after paint was complete and no other changes have been made.
That being said, I've decided to clean it, which turned into detailing it. The entire front end is now disassembled minus the forks. I noticed I was missing a grommet for a gauge cluster fairing piece. About to buy one, I searched my parts to see if I had found it, but never installed it later. I then found I had already ordered a new set of two, so I started to wonder what else I had that needed completed.
I found a new bolt that I'm not sure where it goes, 4 bolts I ordered accidentally using the incorrect part #, a louder aftermarket horn, 3 sets of front turn signals to choose from (current are stock), led flasher module, exhaust spring rubber sleeves, tank protector, and the tank stickers that were never applied after paint.
I also have these fairing fasteners that are little circles in the middle that you press in and they pop out. I had ordered extras of those and they arrived in a completely new part that does not match the original in style, size, or shape. so no to those. #wtfjapan
Then there's this problem that I have a solution for but still no answer for.
Years ago, before buying the LED flasher module, I had attempted to install a set of LED turn signals that caused issues I didn't have parts for, plus I didn't really like the look of them installed. I decided to buy a different set of lights I thought fit better and the module to make it work, but then I moved on, did other things and never worried about it. Then I found another set of lights for it that would look better than the other two that I thought would motivate me. That was last year, so today could be momentous (probably this week).
If you're still reading, here's the biggest kicker to this entire turn signal saga that still plagues me to this day...
If you buy a "fits OEM" aftermarket part, it comes with two wires. If you search the part number to buy a used part, the photos display a light with two wires going into a gray factory Kawasaki connector. If you search the part number and try to buy a factory Kawasaki replacement, it has two wires and the same connector. The Kawasaki parts & assemble book has a diagram that shows the part number for the replacement part with two wires. If you buy an adapter from CustomLED, the connector is built for two wires.
Now that I have everything disassembled, I'm reminded: "Oh yeah, my wiring harness has three wires for some reason." I understand the three wire setup serves a running light purpose which my current lights do support, but why can I not find a replacement? Why does the replacement front light (three wire) now seem to be the same as the back light (two wire)? Not that I want my lights again, but why do they seem different to what is now available as a factory replacement either new or used?
Why is mine different!? #wtfjapan
- SimonFFM1
Just because it’s funny. I am 200 miles further now. The past two days were tough but successful. Now I am in a 4 star hotel. They have wellness but it’s closed on Sunday. Haha.
- #humblebrag
#sorrynotsorry
#firstworldproblems
etc
:DContinuity - I kid.
I'd give all of your left nuts for your life, Simon. :DContinuity - All good. My father grew up in the city I am in at the moment. He emigrated when the wall was built. They have good beer here ( instead of wellness).SimonFFM
- #humblebrag
- imbecile2
Update (aka Thrilling Conclusion):
I have always known the bike was originally built from existing Kawasaki parts to keep costs down. (car manufacturers do it too.) So there are Ninja 750 and 900 parts beginning at the engine going back all over the rear half. Knowing that, I presumed electrical was shared to some extent, so I started looking at lights from those models / years.
The connectors do not match. The 750/900 lights have two wires w/ gray clip. Looking at the connectors on my lights, they are different from the manual (which appear to be two individual wires). Mine are three wires that plug in individually. I had initially thought I clipped the wires all those years ago only have to repair it after the initial lights did not work out, but...
I have found my lights, they are off the 250 of the same year, several years prior and a few after actually. The connectors are the same and the shape is identical.
Again, not that I want those lights but now I can presume it is a printing error in the manual as you can tell the difference between the diagram and what was manufactured in the end is the running light capability. No running lights on the 750/900, but the 250 did have running lights. (The amount of aftermarket parts that were built and sold by this error is incalculable.)
One is left to assume it was a safety / insurance issue in the end as the bike sat more upright with motocross bars and no fairing than its non fuel injected, smaller engined brothers receiving a touring status vs sport according to insurance. Adding a running light only serves to complement the overall safety.
I would have preferred they manufactured what was in the manual.
- What manual do you have? You should look into getting a Clymer manual and if something does not make sense in one cross reference in the other.eryx
- There are slightly different instructions that could make things easier in one rather then the other, you can also verify that this is a manual error.eryx
- it is the kawasaki repair manual published by kawasaki.imbecile
- Nairn1
I bought this for £1.
- NiceFax_Benson
- is "rolling pin" a trademarked phrasedrgs
- why to you keep your milling stone in a cage? set it freeGnash
- The millstone is free, it is I who is trapped in a cageNairn
- haGnash
- movable stick is a fucking great namepedromendez
- Bennn-1
Just received this email :
"I know (#######) is your pass. Lets get straight to the purpose. No-one has compensated me to check about you. You may not know me and you are probably thinking why you're getting this email?
actually, i actually placed a software on the 18+ vids (porn) website and guess what, you visited this site to have fun (you know what i mean). When you were watching video clips, your browser started out functioning as a RDP having a key logger which gave me accessibility to your display and also cam. Just after that, my software obtained all your contacts from your Messenger, Facebook, and e-mail . and then i created a double-screen video. First part displays the video you were watching (you've got a good taste haha . . .), and 2nd part displays the view of your web camera, and its you.
You actually have two choices. We should go through these types of choices in details:
1st choice is to disregard this email. in this case, i am going to send out your video to every bit of your contacts and also just imagine concerning the embarrassment you will definitely get. Furthermore if you are in an important relationship, how it can affect?
Second choice will be to give me $976. Let us describe it as a donation. Then, i most certainly will instantaneously remove your video. You will carry on with your daily routine like this never took place and you will not ever hear back again from me.
You will make the payment through Bitcoin (if you don't know this, search 'how to buy bitcoin' in Google).
in case you are thinking about going to the police, anyway, this mail can not be traced back to me. I have covered my actions. i am just not attempting to charge you a whole lot, i want to be paid for. read through%} this emaimz if i don't receive the bitcoin, i will send your video to all of your contacts including family members, coworkers, and so on. Having said that, if i receive the payment, i'll destroy the video right away. If you need evidence, reply with Yea! then i will send your video to your 10 contacts. it is a non-negotiable offer, and so don't waste my time & yours by replying to this message."
- most of us have
#disregardimbecile - Fake BS trying to scam scared ppl to payNBQ00
- i dont even have a webcam. I wonder how many people fall in those trapsBennn
- just reply "fuck off" to them. it is a scam and i probably get like 5 a week from some old password i haven't used in a long time.capn_ron
- ^ dont reply. and yup, a scamGnash
- Benm, turn it back around and tell them they only have one choice, to pay your Adobe CC subscription for many years.futurefood
- loool futureimbecile
- you definitely should pay or else your mom and dad will have to watch you jerking off furiously by the light of your Dell laptopmonospaced
- Do not send money to that address. I will give you the correct addresszaq
- loll to your answers hahaBennn
- You do need to pay, because this is very real. I suppose you could just explain that all guys do it ... the only difference is that they all get a video of youmonospaced
- A friend of mine didn't believe this, and ended up having to email everyone asking them not to open the video and watch it. He lost his job.monospaced
- are there porn pics in your google maps too?renderedred
- hehe. I dont have a webcam on my computer lolBennn
- Dont even respond. Even if it was true, they would need to confirm receipt and that you are the person to not waste their blackmail opportunity.cannonball1978
- Reply “do it!”pango
- give 'em all of mono's info.utopian
- change your passwords. These Mails are genereted with hacked data, so they combine an email and all passwords linked to it.mekk
- yeah i know, you can see it on https://haveibeenpwn…Bennn
- If any of this worked we all should have at least one video of our acquaintances who did not pay the ransomdrgs
- https://www.rescam.o…Hayoth
- Hahah i responded to one of these once with "Shit! It was that video of the guy dressed as a unicorn wasnt it?"... no response.mantrakid
- Take back the power. Record a second similar video and post it yourself to your Twitter accountsephil
- lol @mantrakidBennn
- most of us have
- imbecile0
I haven’t seen a discussion about it here but wtf is going on in the Dominican Republic? Tourists are arriving there and somehow dying quickly.
- they are dropping like fliesutopian
- They seem to love the Muricans.utopian
- A combo of DDT fumigation, fake alcohol, and vacationing in a 3rd world country just because it's cheaprobotron3k
- don't forget the raping.Gnash
- Yes the raping, and that recent weird incident where a couple was so scared they drove to airport one late night and drove into the ocean...robotron3k
- ^ Not scared. Drunk and late for their plane.Hayzilla
- Hayzilla0
Looking for somewhere on Google maps earlier.
I get these turquoise pointers on my maps when signed in. They are places I've been before but very rarely and some even just once in my life. I'm aware I'm tracked to fuck by Google generally because I use google maps so I'm not freaked out. Just interested. Anyone know what they are?
- Hopefully I've not pulled a doogan and they are places I've jerked off!Hayzilla
- Look in Menu > Your Places > Saved.
I make lists in saved places for work regularly and that's where I've seen them.deadsperm - Ah shit yes I did look in there. It turns out to be a map I created years ago in 'Your Places' Oddly enough they only show up 10% of the time. Ta,Hayzilla
- I've spent 10 minutes checking this shit out. Thankfully it only recorded stuff for a couple of months last year, but I didn't ask it toIanbolton
- I use Google Commute so I am balls deep in being tracked!Hayzilla
- haha, first thing I thought was, Doogan :)Gnash
- imbecile0
There is a Jeep sized hole in my heart as well as my garage this morning. #sold
- They say the two happiest days in your life are the day you buy your jeep. And the day you sell it.monNom
- that's boats. i'm always sad to sell a jeep.imbecile
- monNom, never heard nor thought that and I'm on my 7th Jeepcanoe
- canoe, you’ve bought and sold a lot of Jeeps, it’s almost like you enjoy itmonospaced
- mg330
What's with this growing trend on LinkedIn of people in tech / XD / design / product or agency world writing long-winded look-at-me posts about the new job they accepted, why they accepted it, what moved them about it, why they're so excited posts to tell everyone they got a new job?
Just the same, what's with the ultra-hyperbolic "here's everything I learned, gained, grew, did, etc. at the job I'm leaving that I wouldn't be the same without" multi-paragraph posts when they're leaving a job?
Have any of you seen this in the wild? I find it frequently from those who have accepted a new UX job, and often in people very junior or just starting out.
- because it's an industry where people shake hands with their bell-ends all day.futurefood
- all I have to say is that at our company, nobody that's making any meaningful hiring looks at that stuffmonospaced
- it's also a giant suck fest. One employer needs to see you will suck them off as greatly as you did the last.futurefood
- a bit pissed this morning...disregardfuturefood
- to get even better jobs afterwardsdrgs
- I deleted LinkedIn a year agoBennn
- Because it's all about appearances.cannonball1978
- I have seen them, yes. You have no idea how hard it is not to troll these noobs.Maaku
- Yeah i've seen them before too - they're called cunts™pedromendez
- Never seen anything like this.see_thru
- Self righteous, look at me.Hayoth
- Ha Pedro!canoe
- Logged into LinkedIn, one of those posts were right at the topHayoth
- That shitpost is worth about $5k to $10k in salary. For $5k, I'll happily make a shitpost. Especially when no one I care about would even notice nor care.********
- Best posted shortly after being fired or laid off.********
- Because of social media, everyone wants to look nice and cool to every stranger on the internet.********
- If you'd say it out loud in the office, fine, otherwise, don't post it on LinkedIn.shapesalad
- Because me me me me me me, listen to me, look at me, me me me me me I'm the most important ever, me me me me me......dee-dubs
- Narcissism 101.BusterBoy
- signs your getting oldimbecile
- ********9
1999: chat rooms are for losers and internet dating is for the desperate.
2019: everyone talks and follows strangers on instagram and is desperate to show everyone their life and Tinder is mainstream.
- Internet dating is still for the desperate. Don't kid yourself.********
- Internet dating is still for the desperate. Don't kid yourself.
- ********1
Does a portfolio website even matter any more? All work I get is from referrals and / or sending a .pdf to people.
No one views my website.
- I just share my Twitter and Facebook account pics to get more work. I would use Instagram but clients hate #hashtags because they dominate the conversation.utopian
- I also have my 3D interactive portfolio up on Craigslist for when things get slow. Bartering is where the real power is my friend.utopian
- I am thinking about advertising my strengths on AOL and 4Chan. I really like those crowds. They don't have big budgets but are good people!utopian
- You forgot Google+?********
- Maybe your website is poop and no one wants to view it?shapesalad
- Websites as not as popular as they were a few years ago. Social medias took over everything.Bennn
- I feel like it's the opposite, nobody has time for a PDF.i_monk
- you amateurs are forgetting delivery of a large folio of printed stills via bike messengercannonball1978
- Trying to update my folio for like 6 months now...hardest job I ever got...
But referrals = win everytime indeed.grafician - All my work is for proprietary software and I'm covered by NDA's...sorry no port.see_thru
- grafician8
Just accidentally cut the tip of my "clicking" finger...no can do work for at least a day. Hard times...
- no fap time 4 uutopian
- why the upvotes?Krassy
- 'was "designing" a salad, the Adobe knife crashed while slicing onions, blood everywhere, haters will say it's photoshopped, might order out...grafician
- not the worst tip to get cut .pango
- ouch. that happened to me in the matte room, had to go to hospital, bitch boss made me stay at work with a throbbing fingercanoe
- Depending on the type of cut or slice, you might be able to just dab a bit of superglue on it and get on with your day.Nairn
- Failing that, dip it in cayenne pepper.Nairn
- failing that, duct tapehans_glib
- ^ tnx guys!grafician
- Bennn-4
Just read an article about the problem with tourism, there's over-tourism in many places, too much tourists. People has never travel that much in History.
Experts and surveys point out the social medias as the main source of the problem. And from those surveys, people are chosing their destinations on the Instagrammable factor of the place. So everyone ends up at the same spots.
I think I'm getting old.
- tourists generate tons of business and profits, so I'm struggling to see the actual problem, other than having foreigners aroundmonospaced
- simple solution, increase taxes, make housing expensive, make people work longer hours and have less saved... oh.. wait... we already got that...shapesalad
- yeah mono, its a problem, but its also an economic ressource.Bennn
- What's the problem with it? I come from a major tourist destination, and I live in one currently, so I'm genuinely interested in what a complaint is.monospaced
- Environmental issues, Social climate issues, revolt movements amongst the locals, Communities feel "invaded and dispossessed"Bennn
- Its not my opinion, mono, its from the article based on facts, i guess.Bennn
- https://images.lpcdn…Bennn
- Mass tourism is a cancer that destroys everything it touches. Most of these idiots don’t even know why they go to these places... they’re there to tuck a box.hans_glib
- I didn't call it your opinion. I just asked what the problem was.monospaced
- It seems like the "problem" is that some locals don't like tourism and "revolt" against it on social climate principles.monospaced
- @hans, you're just saying that you don't approve of someone's reasons for visiting a place. As if they had to answer to anyone, or should.monospaced
- Back in the days you relied on a travel agent, who had brochures from operators, who sent everyone to the same spots. Right now there is a much biggerzarkonite
- spread of destinations and poorer countries can actually compete to attract tourist dollars. I'm not sure what you read but it's bullshit to say everyone goeszarkonite
- to the same spots because of social media. It's the opposite, people are exploring more remote locales to show off.zarkonite
- AirBnb is more of a factor in pissing people off by raising the cost of rent and bringing tourists into residential areas.zarkonite
- Cruise Ships In Europe Release 10 Times More Air Pollution Than CarsGnash
- ^ and that's just Carnival cruise linesGnash
- That's terrible! European countries (or the EU) need to enact strict emissions restrictions on them, like the USA does.monospaced
- I wonder if the article Bennn read was written by a traditional tourism agency in its last throws before it dies at the foot of social media and expedia.monospaced
- sorry zarkonite, but you're totally wrong here. I'Ve seen a reporting on popular Instagram destination, and its a plagueBennn
- the article is from one of the largest media in Canada, mono. Not from a tourism agencyBennn
- https://www.abc.net.…Bennn
- https://www.neworld.…Bennn
- https://www.thetrave…Bennn
- https://qz.com/quart…Bennn
- https://www.independ…Bennn
- "People are planning trips around the photos they'll get for Instagram — and it's ruining travel"Bennn
- https://www.business…Bennn
- I was only wondering; no need to get so defensive. Two articles conclude that tourism is still necessary and positive. One concludes it will work itself out :)monospaced
- I get the concept of what the problem is. It isn't a new one, but it is made worse by social media. Lots of places not equipped to deal with it, sadly.monospaced
- exactly mono. thats the point :)Bennn
- and i'm not defensive, just wanted to put some meat around my initial post with some articlesBennn
- Still seems like the real problem is that Instagram is now ruining Instagram moments. It should work itself out eventually ;)monospaced
- I appreciate that some journalists come up with a theory, but I've worked on major tourism accounts for over 10 years now and I'm telling you the data does notzarkonite
- support their point at all. It's true people go out to make specific images, and the instagramability of your destination comes into account but there havezarkonite
- always been massive amounts of lemmings going to the top destinations.zarkonite
- That ABC article has a Maya Bay in the title picture, that's always been a jammed packed destination. The fact is the world is becoming richer (think India,zarkonite
- China, etc.) and spending money on travel is top of mind for newly wealthy individuals so there is more travelling overall. Instagram didn't give the means tozarkonite
- all these people to travel, it is simply giving them a platform to show off.zarkonite
- Here's an article about how the sistine chapel is being damaged by too many tourists breathing in it:zarkonite
- https://www.telegrap…zarkonite
- This all was prior to social media, yet the article you posted say it's because of social media... I read the 1st 3 and they don't state any facts as proof.zarkonite
- exactlymonospaced
- Good info zarkonite!Bennn
- sea_sea16
Feeling amaziiing! I got a call from the Maltese rescue letting me know that my application was the best fit for this cute little 8 year old Maltese girl who weighs a whopping 6lbs!? (2.7kgs) I'm not used to such a small dog but I need a little Muppet in my life. :D she's coming to me on summer solstice so she's definitely a blessing. (damn hippie)
Some back story.. I lost both my dogs within the past year and was hesitant about getting another. It was needless to say heartbreaking and didn't feel ready. But with my life finally coming into place this just feels like it happened at the perfect time. I'm so ready, I think?! What should I wear?! XD Nervous excited melting! Haha
- full body paint, camo motif.
no, jk. congratsfuturefood - sounds like you need one anotherimbecile
- camo? On it. I won't know until I meet her but I'm pretty sure we're meant for each other. Swoonsea_sea
- happy for you sea_sea :) Cant wait to see the pics on IGBennn
- Thanks ben, I'll keep it low key I promise, lol.sea_sea
- ;PBennn
- Happy for you :)dyspl
- Pic or not real!pango
- Big congrats!!!robotron3k
- https://dazedimg-daz…
She would love you foreverCALLES - Thanks guys, I'm so nervous and excited. She's older so I'm hoping we bond easily.sea_sea
- Pet owners are weird.noRGB
- full body paint, camo motif.
- BusterBoy3
A friend of mine is in the middle of a bit of a world tour. Currently in Iceland and posting some brilliant photos. But he's also been posting some drone video...and although the footage is great, I can only imagine what the people at the same location must be thinking about a fucking annoying drone buzzing around them in these remote, isolated wonderlands?
Would drive me fucking bonkers.
- brave
new
worldimbecile - YEP!
#TourismBennn - i don't understand the complaint. capitalism did this. built the drone, the plane, created the disposable income to travel. this is why we're alive. //imbecile
- Well, if it's in remote areas - then no one will hear it. No?shapesalad
- The locals could always call the Iranians for help...shapesalad
- imbecile, perhaps capitalism also created the reluctance to empathise with or spare a thought for the locals.MrT
- indeed it did! (i hope you didn't miss my above sarcasm "//")imbecile
- I bloody well did miss it!MrT
- brave
