Cheap seats and guilty pleasures

in #ghosttown5 years ago

Good day all

Or should I say, good day all 13 of you, you resolute die-hard Steemians you. Really happy to see how much STEEM was powered up last week by just the members of the Minnow Power-up League this past week:

We now have 95 minnows that have signed up to track their progress and road to dolphin-hood. We also have 6 graduates. Together this week, the league member's have powered up a total of 11,304.717 Steem Power. All participants since joining have powered up a massive 61545.071 SP.

Pretty good going, eh? I can see this number continuing to rise sharply too, the likes of @newageinv, @roleerob, @niallon11, and @clumsysilverdad are just some of the guys I've noticed getting stuck in with the fiat these past few weeks. Good luck guys!


Time for the 4 pictures, 4 paragraphs as promised...

I've just been on my weekly adventure to the supermarket, and thought I'd take a small detour to check if the sand and sea was still there. And I have good news, it is!


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This guy needs a shave and a haircut

The seaside town of Cala Millor though, is not to dissimilar to this place right now. For 6/7 months of the year, you'd likely be sitting next to a sweaty tourist (I am sometimes a sweaty tourist) on the beach behind me in the photo above, listening to 3/4 conversations about nothing important, in 3/4 languages you don't understand. Today though, which is a rather awesome 20 degrees, no-one! Well, almost no-one......


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Out of my way tourists!.........


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Save me a spot in the shade will you?


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This is our shoreline now


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I see someone! Hey, talk to me in a language I barely understand will you?


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Shitting season

From October to March, dogs are allowed on the beach. It's probably best to keep an eye on where you are stepping if you plan to take a walk along the shore. So there we have it, Cala Millor emulating Steem at present. Ain't nothing going on but the rent (seekers).


At present, the 15000 Steem Power held in my account can be bought for just over 3000 euros. This to me seems utterly insane, but it is where we are. Almost 2 years ago, STEEM dipped under 10 cents, and we all know what happened over the next 10/12 months. If you ignore the dollar totals and focus on the STEEM/SP you are collecting through blogging/vlogging/curating etc, this is an excellent time to be accumulating - as long as there is more value to the token in future of course.

In replies and comments, I'm constantly being told that the content production has been put aside for @steemmonsters. So a short time ago, I thought I'd have a look at the sales activity.

I follow close to 1000 accounts, and following an audit a few months ago, almost all of them had posted some content in the 2/3 months prior. Right now, card sales from unique accounts are appearing faster than new content is appearing in my feed. And actually, I'm not as disappointed about this as much as I thought I would be. The game is not taking the STEEM token off the table like our content is, the business model doesn't rely on delegations/curation to survive, and really, we need a bunch more of this stuff going on (says the ex-developer with his hands in his pockets).

Last night, @pennsif hosted a UK Steemians chat on discord. The full 3 hours were taken, and there was much discussion with regards to the state of play. The takeouts for me, and similar to my thoughts from Steemfest, were that we have some committed people here, looking for ways to bring value to the token. @starkerz, of @oracle-d fame, is one of those people, and after listening to him again last night, I feel he's on the right track with @oracle-d. They have multiple projects and business interest, so much so that they are worried about resources/time. To the people who've proxied me for their witness votes, @oracle-d has been added. Worth a look at what they are doing.


Right, enough of the serious talk, time for something else. @blewitt wants to hear about some #guiltypleasures. Seeing as there are no eyes at present, I can admit to a couple of these and get away with it, right?

Besides the drinking, smoking, gambling, and strip clubs.....

This song below.... is probably considered the biggest pile of shite to most of you, but for me, I think it's just a totally awesome pop song! I know I'm wrong, so wrong, but I don't care. Take it away Taylor....

Steeming with no pants on. Right now.

I've dropped this remark around in the past, but i'm not sure it's taken seriously. Seriously though, unless I'm out and about and on the phone, I'm probably typing to you with it all hanging out. Sorry not sorry.

Throwing rubbish at bins from an unrealistic distance. Is this a #guiltypleasure? I don't know, but if i'm holding a banana peel, an empty water bottle, or anything else that holds weight and I spot a bin on the other side of the road, I'm totally taking a pop from distance instead of walking up to the bin. If.... OK, when I miss, I will go pick up the little and slam it in there, disgusted at my shit throw. I do get some distasteful looks at times, but as long as it's not something messy or glass I'm throwing, no harm done IMO.

Playing computer games for 16 hours in a row bar food and piss-breaks. Yeah, still doing this 30 odd years on. Sad? Probably, but I enjoy it. Single, no job (yet), whatever. Better than watching Shrek 1-4 back-to-back, ain't that right @anomadsoul? :P

Alright, have a good weekend. Don't look at the dollar-STEEM price (unless you are loading up!)

Peace!

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I thoroughly enjoyed your post and am part of the no pants, jobless party over here! Don't knock it! Haha

Your blog formatting skills are on pointe a skill i want to learn but just can't seem to get the knack of. Like: centering text! Resizing text! Oh man where do i learn how to do that stuff!!? I'd love all 27 steemers to enjoy my posts and formating i am SURE will do the trick!!

Have a wonderful day Mr. Engagement! Glad to see your post today 🎶👍🧡❤

Power to the jobless no pants brigade!

Might have to use #nopants or #nopantsblogger in future :D

Your blog formatting skills are on pointe

The first (and I suspect the last) anyone has said that to me! hahaha

Are you on discord, I'll give you a little cheat-sheet if you want?

Thank you for visiting with a lovely comment! :D

Lol. Can you shoot me the cheat sheet too brother?

Sent!

@blewitt, MAN you gained some weight in these few weeks...Are you eating your emotions away?

Lolololol

Funny part is I’m at a Friday’s right now by myself eating 3 different apps. Happy Hour!!!!

ARGHHHH....and you have to tell me that? There's not a Friday's or anything else even remotely like it within a 2 hour drive....
Now I'm craving buffalo wings. Ugh...
And I don't even have ice cream!!!

Haha! There's a real party going on in these comments! Where there's Asher ----> there's bound to be data analysis and an engaging fun time!! #nopants fun at that Hahaha

Yes i am on discord but rarely check it. I went there to message you but @abh12345 didn't come up! I am there under the same username as steem. I have looked at those cheat sheets and even tutorials but can not figure out how to use them! I know they may seem bullet proof -- but i am just not that smart i guess, am totally missing something. Bleh. Facepalm. I have a few basics but .... not the good stuff haha. If you have the ticket i'd appreciate the share! 👍🎶😁

Hey! There’s more than 13 of us! ;) That show on MSP was fantastic yesterday, I’m glad I listened in. And your rant/ramble here was amusing. Keep on keeping on, play games, make plans... and remember the shoulder season always gives way to a gong show of tourists when the time is ripe. 💞

Eric counted 27 in his post, are you going higher or lower than 27? :D

It was a really good show, and a large part of that was due to @starkerz being there, laying down some truths. Although, I should probably not tag him as (as the pictures indicate) I'm unlikely to be on-boarding people from here at present!

Thanks for stopping by Katrina, enjoy your weekend :)

Definitely higher than 27, but I’m a diehard optimist. I’ve also lived in ski towns where the population changes like market charts, and know when it looks like a ghost town it’s not going to stay that way. With all the growth happening behind the scenes, I know Steem will have another high season at some point here. 😊

I like the analogy :) I'm hopeful in spite of the shed-loads of FUD going around at present.

The current prices just mean that I don't want to cash out and will need to find other ways to fund my rock star lifestyle :D

This gave me a smile before bedtime. It looks a little like Scarborough in the close season. Except it doesn't. At least with less people around, there is less chance of getting your bike nicked again!
Have a good weekend. How does Space Invaders still hold your attention for 16 hours a day after all these years?
Take care there fella !

less chance of getting your bike nicked again!

Truth! I could leave it propped up to the sea-wall for hours at present.

Was never a massive fan of Space Invaders, R-type and Xenon 2 for the shooters! Nowadays the pace is a bit slower, I'm managing Macclesfield Town in the Premiership, and building train lines through Alabama, yee haa. Cheers!

Hahaha Sounds like the latest edition of 'Gaming for Seniors' ...Do you get the Macc Lads soundtrack to go with it?

hahaha

Totally used to listen to the Macc Lads playing games. Maybe that's a guilty pleasure?

As crude as you like but some good stories to tell!

Okay, that first picture make you look like it is cold their. It looks like you have a fairly heavy weight warm jacket on. Staying with celcius, today right now it is about 2 degrees, and raining. Yesterday it was about -2 degrees and no rain, just some road spray from the day before's rain. I have not been outside yet, but it is still not heavy caot time here yet. A little cool, but all the rain and no snow is getting tiresome. Not that I like the snow, I would rather see a nice semi empty cool beach than a field or driveway of snow. That minus 2 to plus 2 temperature is a real pain in the arse, you just never know if it will be rain, snow, sleet or freezing rain.

I still do not get why people do not think computer games are the same as any other hobby. I guess it is because they don't play computer games. Play with a tyco train set in your garage all day long, or look at stamps in your stamp book all day long and it's all "Oh wow, what a cool hobby" Play games for a day or two a week and it's "oh wow that sounds like you had a boring day".. I just do not get it. Game on.

Yeah I like being warm and was scared it might drop below 20. I must admit I was a bit warm when I got home with a backpack full of food.

Yeah I see what you mean re:gaming. You either play/have played, or you don't. Some games do require an excessive amount of hours though. 500-1000-2000+ - That is quite a lot to sit on your backside. I go in fits and spurts with it, nothing in the summer and all day when it's cold.

Game on. time for some monsters :D

it's raining here, it should be cold and snowing. I should be wearing a jacket. I hope we do not get the super cold that we get sometimes. We generally have a nice coating of snow to protect the ground from to much freezing, the problem with it raining now is that if we have a coupleof had days freeze, then that does not bode well for the buried water pipes and water mains in town. Most years in late November or mid December we have a week long period of minus 10 to minus 20f (-23c--28c). We also usually have that insulating blanket of snow to prevent the deep freeze. So it will be an interesting winter for us I think, we just need to see what happens.

Some games are just fun to play, and yeah it is one of those spurt type things, like binging on a movie or tv series in one evening or over a weekend. Still always fun though, but I am glad that not every day is a winter day, and even on some of those there are things to do outside and about town.

What about a birthday party on steem? Will you hold a steemmonsters contest king 😂 then? That beach is all yours and.. okay, the dog shit too..

Yes it's on Monday - Level 4! hmmm, bitthday on Steem - a contest, interesting :)

It really is all my beach at present - just need to watch when I put my towel!

Hahaha, keep those Alabaman train lines going!

It is getting pretty cold around these parts... I'm due for a run today but it's going to be an effort... so your photos are providing all the FOMO that the crypto market can't.

I think though, that this market has taught me that I shouldn't be aiming to work solely in crypto... at least not for another decade or should until the volume is less manipulable...or at least until our house is paid off (so far from that) and I don't have big monthly payments to make.

Have a good weekend too!
There's life Jim!

Life confirmed :D

that this market has taught me that I shouldn't be aiming to work solely in crypto... at least not for another decade

Yup, currently logged in to LinkedIn trying to sort me some fiat out for this 'dip' we are in. Feels more like a blackhole to be fair. Anyway, onwards!

I'm totally scandalized by your unabashed bottomlessness! But not so much so that I won't take things a step too far by sharing this wildly inappropriate video.

This comment was typed without pants :P

Well it's a bit raw ain't it? Much better without the sound!

Great to be a part of this community and to help form the foundation that will continue to grow and lead to more engagement in the future. The value is in the community and the great things that can be done with the technology built here. Steem is just the fuel for now but will be much more as we progress!

The value is in the community

Right now we have a better picture of who's trying to bring the value or not. Glad to see the likes of yourself bringing positivity to the the chain and encouraging others. Cheers!

Throwing rubbish at bins from an unrealistic distance

That’s not a guilty pleasure, that’s a sport! Of which there is no competition league to join, unless you care to make one. And what’s with steemians’ guilty pleasures that relate to throwing rubbish...@riverflows. Where’s her kinky confessions?!

You look pretty, surely you can dig up some real dirty laundry to excite us by? @doomsdaychassis, you need to join this writing prompt! It does feel like 90 year olds needing resuscitation...

Ha!

My mum reads all my posts.....

So yeah, this is guilty pleasures lite!

That's my kind of time to be at a tourist resort... when the tourists aren't there!

So that reference to football manager on discord isn't actually a joke then?

Nice analogy with steem there. It is very quiet. Thing is I don't actually mind it at all!

It was pretty thought provoking that steemcampUK meet up wasn't it!

Having one of those Sundays where I've just sort of collapsed in a heap.

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It's another beautiful day, and deserted :)

I've turned off that 'show what game you are playing' on discord, embarrassing!

Yeah the show was excellent, Starkerz with some really eye-opening comments - I hope they can push on with the projects and gain wider community support.

Go get yourself a pint, enjoyable and you'll feel like you did something :D

I'm going down the gym instead.

Not in a pint mood of late!

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