( ﾟ ヮﾟ) IT'S SNOWING!!

>>600
I mostly sat around and did some reading. I felt a little bad about not accomplishing anything, but at the same time is satisfying to just relax for an entire day and take it easy.

Two friends gave me a late night drie home. The passing lights and the bay and the conversation was really nice.

I felt emotionally horrible last night, but woke up feeling great?

I guy in the dorm accross from mine is playing beautiful, bright, happy, guitar music. I wish I were as good as he.

>>604
This is happening very often to me. Are you suffering from depression and/or staying up very late?

>>605
Tell him you like his music, it will brighten up his day!

Post Office is back! Hurray!

Mitten time is over.

It's raining very hard where I live. Today I almost got run over by a car, the driver of the car chased and confronted me, called me various names and threatened to punch me. I shrugged it off, told him that it was his mistake anyway and got on the bus.
I'm still a bit bummed out, but mostly amused about this.

But all of this doesn't matter now that the Post Office is back, this is the best thing that could happen today!

>>609
That's awful, I'm glad you're OK. Do pedestrians not have right of way where you live?

The roads around here are quiet, but the tourist season approaches and soon they'll be full of unfamiliar drivers at the end of long journeys. It's not so much fun on the road then.

It's very windy where I live at the moment. I went out for a walk yesterday, and the cool wind and bright sunlight over the hills were very refreshing. I'm glad spring is here.

>>610

They have — and I had. But the guy insisted he had right of way because he was in a car and I was a puny pedestrian.

The rain let up and eventually stopped and now it's really nice and sunny. Too bad work is starting in a few minutes.
I hope the weather will be as nice tomorrow as it is now, for then I can get out the bicycle and ride around the field tracks.

I'm currently working on some Post Office frontpage art-style papercrafts. Once they are done I will snap a few photos in the nearby woods and by a river with them and upload the templates.
Should I make them according to a specific scale so they are Nendoroid or Figma compatible or something like that?

This has been such a great day for me and finding Afternoon Cafe back up again after coming home was just icing on the cake. I've also read the big Aria thread on /a/, what with the new OVA news and all. It's just all so nostalgic and warm. Maybe I should give Aria a rewatch, or reread the manga. Or better yet, finish YKK after all this time.

>>613
Hmm, were you the anon I talked to about still being around in a decade?

I recommend finishing YKK, I only did the same last month. Before that, I just didn't really want it to end, so I avoided reading the last volume, but Ashinano handled it better than I thought he would and I feel it actually improved the experience. Time accelerates a bit towards the end, but it helps clear up a few points.

>>614
No, I only made in time to post the very last reply of that thread and couldn't really participate in the discussion. But I had a smile on my face as I read your conversation with that other anon. I really hope Afternoon Cafe also stays around for a decade. How many years has it been already? Two, or probably three I think.

I heard the ending was one of the strongest points of YKK. But I'm a bit reluctant restarting, as I would like to read it during a less busy time of my life. But then again, maybe it would be a better experience reading a chapter each night after coming home a bit tired. I don't know, I can't decide.

I pulled an allnighter. Well it's getting warmer here, today I'll buy stuff to grill twomorrow by the seaside, it'll be 20 degrees Celsius.

Wait shit, test test, does this work?

>>617
HAPPY DAY THE POST OFFICE IS BACK

I saw a homeless man with a dog and bought him a loaf of bread.

Snatched a motorcycle theory certificate from the hands of opportunity! This'll be a great new hobby.

Today was a nice day, so I decided to try and cycle across to the radio mast on the other side of the valley. Usually there's loads of dog walkers, but I didn't see anyone the whole way there and back. Going across a ploughed field downhill was more fun than I expected!

>>620
Awesome! I've hopefully got my CBT in a few weeks, I'm looking forward to getting for summer!

Spring fall ends today
School starts again twomorrow
The cycle of life

Today, temperatures were nearly at 20°C and at one moment I just took all of my paperwork and went into the garden. I worked a bit on it, then I curled up on a bench and slept for a while.
I never slept outside before and it just was incredibly nice. I was lying there, felt the light breeze on my skin and heard the wind rustling the leaves.

I am FINALLY seeing results from my workouts. I feel amazing!

>>624
Did you post the workout motivation graphic on the photoboard?
I've been thinking about starting to work out myself lately and it motivated me to start today!

My hard drive that had Aria, YKK and a lot of other things decided to corrupt everything, despite being one of the newest hard drives I have. The weather is horrid, I've been a NEET for two months now and will still be one for another three, I can't find a job, I don't want to go for an unemployment benefit because of all the obligations and soon-to-be studies, I can't legally drive, I need to sell some stuff so I can buy that entire Aria collection I've been eyeballing for the past year, I'm tired, I need to clean my room, I want to get rid of a hobby or two, I need to fix some of my stuff, and I need to get legal help regarding policies and big companies.

The partition which contained all of my personal data of which I thought that it was corrupted actually just had a broken superblock. What a relief!

>>627
I have no idea what the fuck you just said but I'm glad it all worked out.

Today is what feels like the first real day of spring. All the women were in miniskirts. The breeze was great. The sun actually warmed my sun for the first time in months.
Here's the thing, I LOVE winter. Even so, the feeling of spring is really nice today.

The weather has been really nice for the past few days around here. It's interesting seeing how people have reacted to it - some are still wearing full on winter coats and hats, but others are down to sundresses and shorts already! I got the garden ready for growing and planted everything yesterday. Hopefully I haven't mistimed spring...

>>629
Yes, I'm looking forward to Autumn already but it's nice to have clear skies again! Cold weather is brilliant, but I miss cloudscapes during the winter.

I got to walk though my harbor city and take many photos today. A light rain came around towards the end. Which was very nice.

I hit the gym today with two friends. I actualy feel improved.

rain
tea
books
irc

This is a fine day.

I'm so buried in finals.

Everyone was oh-so nice to me today!

I had a very productive meet with my advisor today. The wind made it cold enough so I can wear the scarf my friend made me one last time before putting it away for the summer.

life sucks
please kill me

>>637
What's wrong, friend?

Oh man, I was feeling a bit bored today and I found out the site is working again.

Today was a good day.

I just took a nice, hot shower and it's a beautiful sunny day, things couldn't be any better!

It was raining today, so I decided to put on my waterproofs and walk into town. The sound of raindrops on leaves is nice, anyway! Rain isn't so bad when you're prepared for it.

There's a little footpath connecting my village to the nearby town that I suspect is an ancient way, so I've been trying to connect the dots to see if I can figure out the full route recently. All signs certainly point to it being very old; the ones that stand out are the way it appears to follow the old parish boundaries (usually much older than the actual parish), and that there's a section called Love(r's) Lane. I've stalled on trying to figure it out recently, but a friend has pointed me towards a section that I hadn't walked before, and after following it today I suspect they're right about it being part of the old path. I always enjoy the fact that even today people walk the route the same way they would have thousands of years ago; that only time separates them from the people who would have walked it then.

It's been really sunny out lately. As a sufferer of seasonal depression this is a really nice change for me. I've been making an effort to get out of the house whenever possible and enjoy the sunshine, this is making a huge benefit in my mood.

Life is beautiful again!

I'm going to get a tattoo soon. I took many photos of small animals in a park today.

Where was that one big page here that had the shack from the front page and some animated clouds in the background?

>>643
Probably you are thinking of →/interactive.html , however it is slightly broken right now since some images weren't saved.

>>643
What are you going to get as a tattoo?

>>644
Speaking of which, I really liked how this turned out. Unfortunately, it's not complete yet. Maybe one day they'll finish it, and it might be a neat little addon to the post office.

→/ocean

>>645
I'm an archer, I was going to get this but on the inside of my forearm. http://cdnpix.com/show/imgs/d66b9c5fc99be437525d489e7ad2d216.jpg

>>647
Ah, what discipline? I'm taking a beginners course after years of not practising, I forget how calming how it is!

>>647
Recurve. But I'm going to be making some longbows.

Oh man. Finals. Kill me.

Lately, the sky gets really clear at night, so whenever I ride my bicycle home there are lots of stars to be seen.
I want to stop, just lie down and gaze at the stars.

>>649
Neat! Making a bow seems like great fun, but there don't seem to be any of the wood types you need for sale around my area.

holy shit finals are over yesssssssssssss

>>653
Nice one!

I'm home for the summer. It's wonderful. Nothing but forests and rivers.

Today I saw a bunch of sheep being herded through the forest!

http://imgur.com/IiF00mL,kcJTcgY,Aistffk

The guy behind them told me he'd been using Google Maps to check the route, but it wasn't really necessary because the sheep took all the right turns after walking the same route only 2 times before! There were a few adventurous sheep who went exploring every now and then but his dog (who wore a cute reflective vest!) quickly herded them back.

Today I stalked a bunch of baby fox pups and took video of them play fighting. There were four of them by a river, in a forest, next to a cemetery. I eventually got too close and scared them into their den.

>>656
Super neat! My last interaction with sheep was waiting for them to move, as they were blocking the road. There was a nigh endless stream of them, it was kind of funny.
>>657
Oh! Will you upload the video for us to watch?

>>658
Later when I have time, yeah.

I just checked if this site was up after giving up a few months ago and it's back!

http://i.imgur.com/fpbx4pt.jpg
Marin County, California.

>>661
Stunning!
That road across the top looks like fun to ride.

>>658

https://vid.me/HKb9

I'm posting it here first.

How do you shake an existential crisis?
I can't stop wondering about things that I'll never know the answers to, like why the universe exists, or if what I'm experiencing is real, or what will happen when I die. I wish I could just stop thinking about these things.

>>664
Well, think of a risk-reward or cost-benefit analysis.
What can you do about X?
The only thing that can be done about X is to worry about X.
Okay, what positive things do you get out of worrying about X?
None.
Negative things?
Yes.
What are they?
Existential crisis.
So we have established that the only thing you can do about X is that one can can worry about X. And worrying about X causes the negative event 'existential crisis'. Therefore, you should not preform that action. But that does not really help I guess 'cause all I'm telling you to do is to stop doing it. Thinking like that helped me a lot, though.

>>665
Hmm, I guess you're right. Thanks.

Evil GET

>>663
Apreciated. Oh gosh, they are super cute!

I practiced my archery quite a bit today, I think I did well.

Free will doesn't exist. When making "choices" our brain just algorithmically evaluates things. We are biological machines and have no say in what actually happens. Life is an illusion. Free will doesn't exist. The universe is meaningless.

>>669
Yes, because typing on a keyboard totally related to a biological need.

Summer has definitely arrived here! Everyone is out in shorts and sundresses, and I ended up overheating in my jumper.

I found a cat chilling in the sun on the way into town, it looked battered but it was purring away and didn't mind when I stroked it. Now it has a cat-portrait (http://i.imgur.com/ciymeYZ.jpg)!

>>669
I've never got this viewpoint. It only doesn't exist if you sort of "carve out" free will into an entity of it's own, like some sort of random number generator inside your head. What you perceive as free will _is_ the result of those "algorithmic evaluations", but that doesn't mean you're any less of an individual, as those are still your evaluations.

>>670
Not all desires are as simple as food and shelter. The desire for entertainment, knowledge, and easy socialization are also what your brain factors in when making ``decisions''.

>>672

Yes, we make lots of decisions based around biological things, a huge amount of them infact, but to say we are naught but puppets for our flesh is absurd.

I took these photos today on a river trip.
https://imgur.com/a/x7ASn

>>673

nice boat

I went out for an overnight trip in the hills last night. It seemed to relieve a lot of stress; it's amazing how quickly your mind unwinds when you're walking.

https://imgur.com/a/RrIRF

>>675
That's amazing.

>>675
That's beautiful. Where is that?

>>676
Thanks!

>>677
Penwith, the hill I bivvyed on is called Carn Galva.

I have to teach a literally autistic retard how to use a computer and the internet.

I know many people these days say "literally" when they really mean "figuratively" but I'm serious here.

>>679
Hah. I did that in high school. Have fun.

>>679
Good luck, I don't know where you'd even begin with that!

I attempted to photograph a caterpillar today, I never knew fast they moved until I did.

I started lifting a little while ago. I'm starting to see some slight improvements in my arms. My muscles are a little bigger, I have lower body fat percentage, and I can see my veins more.
Anyone else here lift?

From my bed, I can hear the sounds of this town at night. I hear the propellers of the old airplanes flying overhead, as well as a helicopter every now and then. I can hear the crickets chirping and a dog barking in the distance. I can also hear some birds by the window occasionally peeping. Roosters are always crowing somewhere, either far away or nearby. The fan in my room is slowly revolving, and it rhythmically ticks as it spins. I also hear the sounds of the house settling into itself, periodically creaking, as old homes do. Sometimes I hear branches and leaves outside, but I do not know if it is a person, an animal, or the wind stepping about.

I can also smell the cool night air when the breeze blows the right way.

>>683
I want to, but it's all home exercises and running for me since there is no gym nearby. It still feels good to improve, but it goes a lot slower this way.

This nyc weather of cold then suddenly hot is really strange. I hope this sudden downpour is a sign of consistent summer weather. At least there's no snow this year in April. Haha

>>685
Anything you'd recommend for home exercises? I'm in the same position, no gym nearby but not really sure where to start.

>>687
I'm not that guy but here's this.

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle

I'm also not the guy but I do push-ups, squats, and curl-ups. There are plenty of different exercises that don't use weights though, and it's a good idea to vary your exercise regimen.
I also recommend sprint intervals for cardio. They are a really tough cardio workout that also strengthens the legs.

I went fishing today and I ate fish that I caught for the first time. Killing and filleting the fish were new experiences, and filleting it was difficult. It felt good to brain the fish.
It was delicious.

>>688
>>689
Thanks!

>>690
Y'know, for some reason I can gut a fish with no worries but I get very squeamish about gutting mammals. I really need to get over it, I'd like to go hunting one day.

Freshly caught mackerel on a barbecue is delicious!

I worked out and watched Cloud Atlas. It is a really beautiful movie and you should all watch it.

I woke up EARLY and did a lot. A lot of working out. Played guitar. Read a whole manga. Went to market and back. Had a picnic by a river. Now I'm going to watch a movie and sleeep.

http://i.imgur.com/UNRRMEe.jpg

I can't believe this actually worked! I picked up some strawberry plants at the garden centre, forgetting I'd forgotten the crate to take them back on my bike. So I put four in my backpack and the two I couldn't fit in I strapped down to the rack using the plastic handle for a very steady ride home. Wish I could have seen the faces of the people behind me!

>>693
Whoa man, be careful. I once had a friend who a whole manga, he was never the same after.

went on a long bike ride and then had pizza and beer with my dad while watching hockey

I hate sports but I pretend to be interested because it makes him happy and his new wife hates them and shits all over his hobbies so I feel like I need to make him feel like he's not alone in his interests

>>695
That is so selfless of you. You deserve to have so many good things come to you.

>>696
nice sarcasm

>>697
I was serious.

>>669

When making "choices" our brain just algorithmically evaluates things.

That sounds just as much of an illusion. Really, is this "evaluation" process really an algorithm, or is this percieved heuristic just mere apophenia? Consciously taking decisions obviously does follow some sort of organized deterministic weighting process, but is the subconscious (which is really the ultimate answer to these deterministic fixations: "you did it because the subconscious wanted you to") really an "algorithm"? Is irrationality even possible on such a scenario? Maybe its just plain arbitrary, but this isn't compatible with our actions, is it? We don't act irrationaly 24/7, so rationality is inherently autonomous, not dictated or determined. It's even able to trascend current condition, is this not free will?

I picked up an old notebook and there was a note to self in it from 2012 where I wrote down that I saw a shooting star, and I was reading YKK and left off on chapter 134, and some girl I was dating at the time owed me 15 dollars.

That bitch owes me money!