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by Crazy Horse on Mon Jul 20th, 2009 at 11:09:06 AM EST
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It's probably too greece-ey. ;-))

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jul 20th, 2009 at 12:09:32 PM EST
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Well, I'm feeling better now. When I wrote the comment above I was in the middle of setting a personal record for longest length of time between getting off the bus and putting the bags down at the hostel/hotel.

Several things going on:

  1. I've just left Turkey, which I really enjoyed
  2. A bunch of irritating minor logistical problems have crept up the past few days
  3. Frankly, I'm starting to burn out.
  4. My mood and mental energy have been on the decline, I think due to my diet. I need my spinach / beets / blueberries / carrots to keep my brain operating properly, and all of the above were tough to find in Turkey (seems to be some juice places here Athens, thankfully).

I think I'm going to cut this whole thing off mid-October instead of going a full year (would be November 3) - the money is really starting to drain now that I'm on the Euro and I know I can go home happy with zero regrets. Also I'd like to get my life at home at least materially organized (apartment and such) before the holiday season starts in late November.

Speaking of all that, I'm going to have to pick your brain on the wind industry at the meetup in Paris if you're going.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Mon Jul 20th, 2009 at 01:46:59 PM EST
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I also watched "The Day After" alone in my hotel room last night (no hostels in Thessaloniki), which didn't help. I hadn't seen it before and knew it had a place in our culture so I couldn't say no.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Mon Jul 20th, 2009 at 01:53:21 PM EST
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'The Day After' even depressed Reagan. Wikipedia:

Reagan wrote in his diary that the film "left me greatly depressed," and that it changed his mind on the prevailing policy on a "nuclear war".

Watching the film alone though was the right way to see it, in my opinion. Although, I probably would have waited until I got home.

by Magnifico on Mon Jul 20th, 2009 at 02:24:08 PM EST
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