conuly

Hey, does this put me in the ranks of linkies? ;-)

But...GRRR!! Yes indeed this does make me wish that Idyll Valley (my symbolic alternate mini-world located on an imaginary island in the Atlantic) were real. They have an "elected monarchy" like a combination of America and Britain, but thankfully it's not so blasted TWISTED.

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conuly

Um, sure. If you keep it up :)

My ideal world has a complicated family structure and no actual laws - everything is decided with long-ass debates and discussions on a case by case basis.

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hopefulnebula

See, that's the beautiful thing. See, once Castro's out we bring them democracy so they can all kill each other off, then move our people in.

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Idyll Valley is more along the lines of what we ~like~ to hear the original American colonial settlers had in mind for freedom. The island is small with a fragile but balanced ecosystem, and thankfully the few people who originally shipwrecked on there decided to stay AND make concerted efforts to preserve and sustain it. The economy there isn't quite so greed-focused, and they take notes on international turmoil with a definite incentive NOT to get involved...they even try NOT to be discovered (and in the apparent "magnetic field warp" of the northern Bermuda Triangle area they're still practically undetected).

That along with electrically-charged super-brains among many of their horses...*heehee*.

Ah yes, the workings of my mind, where ancient tribal natural harmony combines with advances in modern technology, and THAT being the way the government is focused...I wish.

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I'm neither autie nor aspie, but I considered hermitude. But I realized it'd be too hard to get food and supplies and such. What I really wanted was a well-stocked fortress of solitude I could retreat to at will.

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Stuff like this makes me seriously think about relocating to Canada.

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Same here! It makes me almost wish I'd taken French classes in high school instead of Spanish. Of course, back then I also had no clue our economy would be so friggin' horrible or that our government would be a great mass of self-possessed fundie "Pharisees" (as another one of my friends put it).

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I'm thinking of taking French again. I took it in high school and I was very good at it, so re-learning it to the point of it being useful actually seems feasible to me.

The only problem in this plan is that I really like the city I'm living in now, and I don't deal well with major transitions.

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conuly

Well, as a hermit you're supposed to grow/herd/hunt-and-gather for yourself.

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And that's where it all falls down. I'm bad at crafts. I'm bad with plants. I'm vegetarian. And I'm lazy. So, I put up with other people for the conveniences they provide. Plus, it's hard to find a good place to be a hermit.

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I was curious about which city you lived in, given your comment, so I went to check your userinfo. I considered moving there, but I had this eerie feeling that if I did, I'd die.

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Yeah, that's why I'd have to move to French Canada. If anywhere, I'd be comfortable in a place that has regular winters and people know how to handle that weather, is in a remote-ish area but not TOO far-flung from major civilization, and I must have the Appalachian Mountains...not flat or jagged terrain. I love the area where I live, but the city itself is so miserably planned, and there's nothing here as jobs and entertainment go (unless you're into NASCAR).

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*dies laughing*

I actually live in Somerville, MA, which is just outside of Boston. I love it because I really like New England and it's a great place to live without a car.

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ironychan.livejournal.com

Oh, great... that's the last thing we need - Americans. ;)

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My major requirements for any place I live is that it be in a modern Western country), be close to water, and be someplace where you can get around without a car.

Oh yeah and I prefer fundies to not be breathing down my neck, but I figured that went without saying.

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But we're nice, liberal, non-crazy fundie Americans! :p

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Ah yes, that makes sense. I don't know the area well myself, but many of my friends have moved to that general region. I'm in the bay area of California (near San Francisco, Berkeley, etc.), which is in many ways similar except on the opposite side of the continent. (oh and my city listed is fake too)

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conuly

Historically, weren't many hermits attatched to religious orders? The hermits weren't completely cut off, they got food and all so that they could further their praying and whatnot.

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Maybe. I'm not an expert in hermits I always think of Emily Dickenson alone in a cabin in the woods somewhere.

But I doubt if I became a hermit someone would support me in my hermitude, leaving nice plates of french toast and potatoes and peas for me on a regular basis.

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I lived in San Francisco for a few months in the late 90s. Then I got too broke and came crawling back to Vermont with my tail between my legs (so to speak).

It's a lovely city but there's too many people in it. There's lots of people in Boston too, but they at least have the decent manners to ignore you most of the time. In San Fran, I used to get comments all the time about how fast I walked, it was weird.

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