Not made for consuming ~ Bos journal

[Western Red Cedar]

Cool update! Thanks for the writeup. DW and I are routinely asked "What was your favorite country" after getting back from our trip. I feel like it is a very hard question to answer, as each country had some unique qualities that I really appreciated. But, DW says Taiwan was her favorite. So much to offer for such a small island.

[bos]

Cool update! Thanks for the writeup. DW and I are routinely asked "What was your favorite country" after getting back from our trip. I feel like it is a very hard question to answer, as each country had some unique qualities that I really appreciated. But, DW says Taiwan was her favorite. So much to offer for such a small island.

Thank you! I enjoy reading about your travels. I'd like to write more frequent like you do. For my next trip, I'll take a little analog notebook with me, so I can jot down notes even from the tent. Then I can also write from the tent for example. I might miss details when trying to recall events weeks later from an AC cooled coffee shop

[J_]

When I'm actually on the road, I often get stressed, sleep poorly, and my muscles hurt from sleeping in a tent night after night. After two weeks, I start to miss my day-to-day habits like drawing, sports, cycling, and other routines. I'm thinking of doing a 'retirement test' sometime by having a long vacation at home

Thanks for your interesting update and beautiful photo's.

(sudden) Changes of altitude are treacherous. When I change from sea-level to alpine level (1200m, 4000 ft) my body needs about three days to accommodate.

You describe so well that you learn to understand yourself better if you observe your feelings during very other circumstances (than daily life).

[Western Red Cedar]

@bos - I find analog journaling ideal for all types of travel. My mind is often more open, and I tend to be hyperaware of my surroundings which makes for interesting writing opportunities. Journals and photos are great for jogging my memory when I feel like writing a couple weeks later in a comfortable spot

[bos]

I met up with two people from the forum in the past two weeks. First, @Jean stayed over for a night on his way back from his Northern Europe trip. I really enjoyed showing him our place and area. Conversations are always great.
The other forum member was @johnsmith84730. Turns out he literally works on satellites at a company just down my street! I had no idea that kind of company even existed in my city. @Johnsmith has a super contagious drive.

With everyone I’ve met from the forum, you can jump straight into deep conversations and give each other honest life feedback. A Mormon once told me his religion feels like one big family led by God. I didn’t get it at the time—but maybe this is something like that?

Art
My art journey is going great. It’s been almost 3 years since I (re)started. Part of the original push came from @mountainfrugal, who started a Discord group for Inktober.

I’ve been invited to live drawing sessions in people’s apartments, where I meet all kinds of interesting folks. One guy, a Canadian who moved to Berlin 30 years ago, met up with me for two evenings. He’s basically ERE without knowing what ERE is. He just wakes up and does whatever he feels like—sculpts, paints, gardens, plays around with silicone.

The art world has a kind of ERE vibe to it. Sure, some people are just broke, but others are skilled, super frugal, barely work, and seem happy. The only thing that stands out is their personality types. No INTJs. Some of their life choices I really don’t understand and that’s also great. It shows there are so many other ways to live, and they still turn out fine.

One girl had a huge painting of herself masturbating. That was wild, but also kind of hot. I think mostly the confidence is hot.

Diet/Health
I’m still eating about 90% Dr. Greger-style. We mostly stick to his guidelines but don’t follow them super strictly.
This year I quit weed and nearly all alcohol. I only had two beers the whole year—one of them with @Jean last week . Alchohol I don't miss, weed I do miss sometimes.
I eat a ton of beans, lentils, and vegetables. So I see the book as a win. I don’t feel drastically different, but I bet over the long run it’ll pay off.

I’m starting from the basics with oil painting. Using 3 colors to be able to make the temperature shifts in the light.
The picture below is a 2 hour evening session after work.

[Jean]

Honored to have been one of your rare beer companion.

[J_]

I’m starting from the basics with oil painting. Using 3 colors to be able to make the temperature shifts in the light.
The picture below is a 2 hour evening session after work.

I’m still eating about 90% Dr. Greger-style.

What a great painting! I love it. The restrictions to only three colors seem to be a boon to express light and shades.

About Greger-style: be aware of your intake of iodine. In the Netherlands the bread is not always baked with iodized salt anymore. I ran in a shortage of iodine. My tyroid did hamper. Now I take iodine in a low solution (max 150 mcg per day) and my tyroid starts working again.

[guitarplayer]

Art
My art journey is going great. It’s been almost 3 years since I (re)started. Part of the original push came from @mountainfrugal, who started a Discord group for Inktober.

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The picture below is a 2 hour evening session after work.

It is going great for sure by the looks of it!

The art world has a kind of ERE vibe to it. Sure, some people are just broke, but others are skilled, super frugal, barely work, and seem happy. The only thing that stands out is their personality types. No INTJs. Some of their life choices I really don’t understand and that’s also great. It shows there are so many other ways to live, and they still turn out fine.

Yes, the art world and also the world of people who do long term volunteering. At first glance, I am much more comfortable in that setting compared to INTJ setting. The INTJs I converse with, I need to take a break after a while However, in the art / long term volunteering ere vibing setting, after chatting with the people for a while, I often experience this sad realisation that the logic breaks. For example (but not only this), people on benefits would be highly critical of the government but fail to acknowledge they depend on the hand outs (not always, but often enough). So I miss the INTJ logical element. I guess you can't have your cake and eat it.

Historically, I resorted to piecing together a satisfying social landscape with separate people; with ERE folk it is more the case that these different elements tend to be to some greater extent in singular persons which is nice!