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Well, we were comin' in from the south, so... I think it was the ferry at Rodby?

AstaNord said:

There is a ferry from Oslo (norway) to Copenhagen. but i'm fairly certain it doesn't bring trains with it really, scandinavia is probably one of the most inconvenient areas to travel in

TheSilentRebellion said:

Well, I found it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baltic_Sea_map.png ! I actually sailed there when I was very young! My family had a Norwegian friend who had a sailboat and brought us sailing from Norway, to Denmark, to Sweden! An amazingly beautiful trip! Loved it sooo much I've also been to Copenhagen, so I guess the train we used to get there crossed on a ferry across the Kattegat? Really fun trip, by the way. Copenhagen was one of my favorite stops during the month-long trip we made!

AstaNord said:

I live in Denmark, right now i would say... Kattegat. No idea what that is in english. used to live by the eastern sea tho, most beautiful place in the world i think

TheSilentRebellion said:

I'll look into that! :-D
I used to feel the same way Used to live about 50m from the Indian Ocean... Not anymore though. I miss it terribly.

What ocean do you live by?

AstaNord said:

The sea really does wonders for hair! i heard someone mention mixing storebought seasalt with hot water, letting it cool and spraying it in to give almost the same effect? not sure tho, look around so you can avoid putting nasty things in your hair

Really i couldn't ever imagine living somewhere with no sea to me it seems like a necessity for survival! <3

welcome!

TheSilentRebellion said:

Yeah, that's the conclusion I ended up coming to! I wish I had the ocean nearby... I guess I'll have to make sure to travel to places with beaches more often! :-P

soaringeagle said:

welcome well no u never want to use wax or crochet in fact going in the oceanh alot and not caring about keeping them orderly is the best thing for them

crochet is a disaster

your freinds who said u need wax dont have a clue and what real dreads are i guess

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Hehe... well. He seemed to get some stuff done. Some studies, anyway. What I seem to understand is that the extent to which people are punished when they're discovered in western countries is greater. Also, with the power distances in countries like those that I've lived in, it's much easier for the rich and corrupt to profit off the poor. In western society, the power seems to be... slightly more distributed. Enough that it becomes a little more difficult to profit off the poor. Kindof.

Bah. I dunno xD My dad's the specialist. Not me :-P

supp said:

Hahahaha anti corruption seems like it would be impossible in those countries (considering it still occurs in modern western countries)

updated by @thesilentrebellion: 07/13/15 12:58:47AM

Oh. Hey. I'm Raph!

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Well, I found it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baltic_Sea_map.png ! I actually sailed there when I was very young! My family had a Norwegian friend who had a sailboat and brought us sailing from Norway, to Denmark, to Sweden! An amazingly beautiful trip! Loved it sooo much I've also been to Copenhagen, so I guess the train we used to get there crossed on a ferry across the Kattegat? Really fun trip, by the way. Copenhagen was one of my favorite stops during the month-long trip we made!

AstaNord said:

I live in Denmark, right now i would say... Kattegat. No idea what that is in english. used to live by the eastern sea tho, most beautiful place in the world i think

TheSilentRebellion said:

I'll look into that! :-D
I used to feel the same way Used to live about 50m from the Indian Ocean... Not anymore though. I miss it terribly.

What ocean do you live by?

AstaNord said:

The sea really does wonders for hair! i heard someone mention mixing storebought seasalt with hot water, letting it cool and spraying it in to give almost the same effect? not sure tho, look around so you can avoid putting nasty things in your hair

Really i couldn't ever imagine living somewhere with no sea to me it seems like a necessity for survival! <3

welcome!

TheSilentRebellion said:

Yeah, that's the conclusion I ended up coming to! I wish I had the ocean nearby... I guess I'll have to make sure to travel to places with beaches more often! :-P

soaringeagle said:

welcome well no u never want to use wax or crochet in fact going in the oceanh alot and not caring about keeping them orderly is the best thing for them

crochet is a disaster

your freinds who said u need wax dont have a clue and what real dreads are i guess

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I do! Crazy, huh? xD

meg said:

You do?! =O

TheSilentRebellion said:

I know you! :-O

:-P

meg said:

Hey.

XD

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Heh! Cool! I've read some Nietzsche quotes, but never read much of his writing. Should probably do that! Seems interesting I personally really enjoy the comparison of Foucault's society of discipline vs Deleuze's society of control. It's something I had to write about for a course at one point, and I can't get over how interesting the arguments are.

I recently heard a podcast about Dostoevsky's "Beauty will save the world" Idea... Very interesting stuff. I love it, and love the think/argue about it xD

Philosophy, in a sense, and in my opinion, should/could be the thoughts of any/every(body) about how the world functions, and it's ridiculous to rely solely on academia and it's incredibly restrictive parameters for such a potentially broad range of thoughts! :-D

And... thanks!

Steaze McGee said:

Raph I love philosophy, though I haven't read Foucault, Latour or Heidegger. I have read a lot of Nietzsche, I love Lao Tzu and Dostoevsky is my man. Philosophy should never be fully academic though. When this occurs it loses its real function, and that is that it should be not a guide external from us but an actual way of life throughout us. Schopenhauer and Nietzsche both despised academia for turning philosophy into history.

Welcome!

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I'll look into that! :-D
I used to feel the same way Used to live about 50m from the Indian Ocean... Not anymore though. I miss it terribly.

What ocean do you live by?

AstaNord said:

The sea really does wonders for hair! i heard someone mention mixing storebought seasalt with hot water, letting it cool and spraying it in to give almost the same effect? not sure tho, look around so you can avoid putting nasty things in your hair

Really i couldn't ever imagine living somewhere with no sea to me it seems like a necessity for survival! <3

welcome!

TheSilentRebellion said:

Yeah, that's the conclusion I ended up coming to! I wish I had the ocean nearby... I guess I'll have to make sure to travel to places with beaches more often! :-P

soaringeagle said:

welcome well no u never want to use wax or crochet in fact going in the oceanh alot and not caring about keeping them orderly is the best thing for them

crochet is a disaster

your freinds who said u need wax dont have a clue and what real dreads are i guess

Oh. Hey. I'm Raph!

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I know you! :-O

:-P

meg said:

Hey.

XD

updated by @thesilentrebellion: 07/10/15 09:17:31PM

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Thanks! Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Two beaautiful places. Especially loved Tanzania. I was there because of my parents jobs (international development/anti-corruption). Great places to grow up!

supp said:

Welcome Raph! your life sounds interesting, what parts of africa did you live in (and if ya don't mind me asking) why were ya in africa (lulz just cause your white, seems like you would life in the west)

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Hi there! Cool stuff xD Photoshop is super fun stuff! Do you use it for photography? Or painting? or collage? Or just whatever? :-D

Suzanne Beattie said:

Hey Ralph! I'm a huge Photoshop geek too. Not boring at all..if you're interestede I guess haha.

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Thaaanks! :-D Maybe I'll put some up at some point soon!

Leah said:

hi! lovely dreads you have there. I'd love to see some photos of your beer bottle sculptures!