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A bit depressed

Ender

22:00 / 29.03.06

Getting tired of hearing about how I live in Utah? Yeah well I am getting tired of saying it...

I am one that believes that you can find happiness within yourself regardless of where you are, but you know what, I am getting a bit lonely and god damned tired of all the other living breathing people around here telling me all the ways that I can burn in hell.

Please somebody remind me what it is like to live outside of my current world.

Saint Keggers

22:08 / 29.03.06

Tell them that you will not burn in hell; that you will be covered in the steak sauce of truth, not smothered in the marinade of imposed belief systems!

And if that doesnt work tell them that you have demonic friends who will flip you over when you start to burn.

22:09 / 29.03.06

Alternatively, travel is mind-broadening. You could try visiting, oh, Syria or some such place, and come back much refreshed.

Ender

22:12 / 29.03.06

Well said, point taken.

paranoidwriter waves hello

22:13 / 29.03.06

Are ALL the other people like that in Utah? Surely there's an athiest or two you can go for a pint with? Mind you, they'll only end up telling you that one day you'll cease to exist and in time even your grave-stone will have faded so badly that nobody will even know or care that you were once here....

Chin up.

22:14 / 29.03.06

I'm not having a go at you. I lived in Florida all my life and now I live in the Bay Area; I have no leg to stand on. Not everyone can afford to travel or to move, and if you're in that situation, I think I should probably make some more helpful suggestions like building community where you live.

The internet is a great resource for finding like-minded people, and I'm sure there are many in Utah who are looking for some kind of community.

22:22 / 29.03.06

For instance:

The Utah Atheists, in 2001, were engaging in direct action with fun results. There are Utah pagans. They even had a Pagan Pride Day. All is not lost.

Alex's Grandma

23:20 / 29.03.06

Chin up, Benfox!

I'd suggest just ringing up Steve* and going for a beer, but I suppose that's not really possible. On the upside though, sooner or later (I'm guessing it's sooner by now,) you'll be out of that lunatic asylum, and able to zing round downtown New York fighting crime.

In the meantime, I'd drink scotch in my room, listen to the blues and read James Joyce, Keats and Dostoyevsky, were I you.

* I hate to ask for an update, but not that much obviously... how is the old devil doing?

Ender

00:18 / 30.03.06

You bastard! You did make me smile though, thanks.

* update on the 'lil devil' pending

Daemon est Deus Inversus

01:37 / 30.03.06

This will really cheer you up. There are a lot of Mormons in Utah. Thus, there must be plenty of stores which sell the required Mormon undergarments (the ones you need a membership card signed by the local Stake President to buy). Borrow or forge a card; and buy a set. Then wear them over normal clothing while rollerblading.

De Selby

01:58 / 30.03.06

Then wear them over normal clothing while rollerblading.

and then buy a "Jesus Hates Me" t-shirt (from UnAmerican) for the top half.

quixote

03:02 / 30.03.06

Ender, the only solution I found when living in god-awful places was to get out as often as possible. San Francisco is about a day's drive away. Go for long weekends. Alternatively, visit Arches or Moab or Mesa Verde, or any of the amazing national parks marooned in that awful state. They'll definitely make you forget about the people while you're there. Just get out as often as you can, until you can get out for good.

(And do tell the hell-raisers that your friends will turn you over before you burn. That works on so many levels, I'm still laughing.)

De Selby

03:06 / 30.03.06

(And do tell the hell-raisers that your friends will turn you over before you burn. That works on so many levels, I'm still laughing.)

LOL

Ender

04:21 / 30.03.06

This thread has really made me crack a smile!

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