So he had a mind, like a steel trap, and his memory was practically photographic. My memory is pornographic.

Mel sure has a way with words. XD

AKA Stable Cruise Connections On The Eastern Sea!

I'm on a cruise again!

There'll be less stretching this time, cause the WiFi actually does work this time around! And so rather than be up and about and partying I'm momentarily sitting here, typing away. Momentarily making the most of my day, in the way I perceive that time is thus best spent.

Interesting how priorities change eh? Or rather how denial and fear warps your sense of progress; the way you choose to spend your time...

Maybe not denial and fear per se. Introvertedness? Lacking social skills? Lack of energy and willpower? Lack of drive and momentum in life?

Or lack of funds? Lacking financial incentive (I do not believe the odds at those one-armed bandits are in my favor) and surplus to spend without incentive or a guarantee of gain? Probably mostly this.

There's plenty of entertainment onboard, but most of it costs, and my income's limited. So I'm here to bunk and bungee a bit on the waves more so than go all out and party, and possibly meet someone that'd cost me.

I spent this morning moving a sofa, getting treated to pizza for said sofa move (that'll keep me satiated enough to save on expensive dinners), and now here I am! On uncharted waters for the second time this month.

Well no, they are charted. They chart them pretty often. Check the charts.

I brought more snacks with me this time around, and they went through screening, so I think I'll manage this trip even cheaper than the last one...

I talk a lot of cheapness, I know. That's just where I am right now. It's a facet of (temporary!) limitations that unfortunately permeate all things and choices.

But no matter!

I've bunkered up on movies and pods, and I'm off the job, time to walk like a boss through halls with carpets like moss, and see what's cracking, till I'm nodding off, in this ungodly but also so very uncostly cot! Relaxing.

And hey it's not ungodly, what do I even mean? It's clean, a lean dream machine in a metal beast built for not even steam.

Happy cruisin'.

Iyah May y'all!

Never heard of her before this, but first impressions are positive! Seems like she may be on a path to becoming a Tom MacDonald of Pop, sort of... Her record label wouldn't release this, so she left the label! Respect.

I may not agree with the video direction, with odd/old-looking filters, styles, and suboptimal color contrasts in red and blue, but the message! Oh yeah. Hopefully we're headed into a revolution of sorts, of awareness, where the old and self-gratifying ways of pandering and profiteering at the expense of not just us but the world for all future generations begone.

Speaking of karma (relevantly tied to a site with the official iconic car carnage classic Carmageddon), don't miss the recent GOG giveaway.
One good old game free to play for days and days straight!

And shout out Iyah May eh! Pray we change ways with insane pace. It's the rage age. When the common day is cray cray. Keep the faith mate. In humanity. In these great apes.

It ain't too late.

AKA Göteborg!

I've been there now! To the city of... well I really don't know much about what this city is about. I haven't read up on its history at all, but I know it's a seaside city, of historical stature, with a big port and stone buildings, that I roamed around for a day yesterday.

It seemed to be a nice place.

Most restaurants had a lunch alternative with fish fresh off the market too, which Stockholm does not! I tried Bror & Bord (Brother & Table - though in meaning it's more like 'good friend and place to sit'), and would recommend it warmly. Affordable yet great food, generous servings, fresh salad, bread, butter and coffee. Chocolate too. And the cleanest bathrooms I've maybe ever seen in a restaurant! Plus hospitable staff.

One thing you commonly hear here about Gothenburg is how kind and courteous the people there are - to the point they've had issues with crime and violence, since they've welcomed in basically anyone, and it's true!

The welcoming part, I mean.

You might run into some pretty tough-looking guys on the streets, and so many redheads I'm wondering if this particular port is where most of our Viking descendants assimilated, yet if you happen to interact with them you get all but the cold and callous call-outs you'd expect. They're nice. Don't judge manners by the banners, as they say.

Though I assume I also fortunately didn't run into the wrong people.

I get the impression Stockholm's still way worse, but what do I know after but a day here. People did seem to be staring at their cellphones unusually much though, walking around without looking up at all, that surprised... considering how social they seem to be otherwise even with strangers.

The sidewalks were different too. Almost all were in cobblestone, with lines of larger, smoother rock in the middle. Oldskool, yet with a flare for the ergonomic, modern and more easily walkable.

I bought home some locally brewed Två Feta Grisar (Two Fat Pigs) beer as a souvenir (for my parents - I'm not a fan of bitter brews), made good use of the free WiFi on the VR trains - first time traveling with them too, and had a good five and a half hours to eat and explore the city.

Here's a glimpse:

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Doopiidoo y'all!

Some say this AI thing's a threat but... ain't it a blessing really?

I think I'm getting a bit addicted to these.

Went shopping today... well hey!