Happy venting thread

Drive-ins make the best.

@Dex Stewart
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@Dex Stewart
Packwatch

@Badheart
Not too many drive-in theaters near me. Probably just the one in Salt Lake and a few in Vegas.

I walked in the room and my mother was studying Wing Chun

For dinner we had buttered grilled cheese with roast beef and chili

@Goku Black
Once again you’re wrong about me.

I meant restaurants, Stars makes a bomb ass steak sandwich.

@Badheart
You’ll have ti pardon me, then, because we don’t have too many “drive in restaurants” either (aside from Sonic Drive-In, and even those aren’t too common around here.) Usually when someone says “drive in,” I immediately think of the drive in theater. Of course the last time I ever been to a drive in theater was back in 2001 when I saw The Mummy Returns.

Let’s talk about the main event tourist destination that we went to, the Enchanted River of Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur.

Photos from professional photographers:

My own take:

They said the depth is over 80 meters deep and very far end of this river is still currently unknown. Beneath these crystalline waters, there is a subterranean cave system which was only first tentatively explored in 1999, by a cave diver named Alex Santos. 11 years later, this underground cave system was further explored by Dr Alfonso Amores (who died in an accident on this river back in 2014), along with Bernil Gastardo and Emgee Guillermo, who then discovered numerous underwater chambers (at 30 and 40’ meters’ depth), caverns, fissures, and still more tunnels leading off into uncharted territory.

Delving into the Enchanted River’s cave mysteries, the expeditions still continue to this day, pushing around 200 feet into the dark and this largely unmapped underwater tunnel system further adding mystique of this wondrous place.

Hinatuan Enchanted River is a saltwater passageway but no one is sure exactly where the saltwater emanates from. However, the prevailing theory states that this salty or brackish water is derived from the underground cave system which hasn’t been completely mapped out.

Another enigma about this magical place is the fishes here. There are different varieties of fishes in various colours and are popular attractions. Again, no one knows where they come from or where they go but you can definitely not miss the daily feeding time that takes place.

Because every afternoon, the caretaker rings a bell, which is a signal for everyone to exit the waters. When everyone is out, a tune called the “Hymn of Hinatuan” is played over loudspeakers, upon which a large school of silver-scaled fish materialize out of nowhere on cue, darting back and forth through the azure water. They congregate at the mouth of the river and are then, fed by the staff members with rice, pieces of minced meat, shrimp, octopus, and other scraps of food. This mesmerizing, almost surreal display continues for about an hour during which no one is allowed to enter the water. After the feeding time, these fishes proceed to simply vanish as if they were never there, once again returning the river to a calm, clear pool.

@Khamzat Chimaev
Love how deftly you combined geographical and marine biological facts all in those paragraphs. Fascinating all-around. Damn, now I’d so love to check that place out!

@Mellow Rhythm
Everybody around this country needs to at least see this place.

Also, there used to be swimmers in that deep blue area but it was decisively closed and restricted back in 2017 after a study that swimmers would intentionally and unintentionally break off rocks from the delicate limestone walls. The rocks descend down to the underwater cave and block the mouth of the spring. As the mouth got smaller, this decreased the optimal flow of freshwater, allowing seawater to come in and destroy the river. As more tourists visited and swam in the blue lagoon, the situation became irreparable to the point that no freshwater was coming out of the spring.

@Khamzat Chimaev
I’ve heard stories of people breaking off pieces of similar natural structures and causing problems like that. Definitely things like that need to be kept under control…

@Khamzat Chimaev
I would like to visit a place like that too, that sounds like a once in a lifetime opportunity

Tomorrow is a celebration of the day that the God Slayer was born.

Aka, my birthday.

hapbirfdae

@Penguin Dragneel
Welp, you unleashed the beast upon mentioning that a day early, so…
Happy early birthday! :D

@Penguin Dragneel
Happy early birthday!

Happy to announce that I am the newest member of Charlottesville-based absurdist punk band The Falsies!

I play bass, keytar, harmonica, and provide backing vocals.

@TheHappySpaceman
Is Absurdist punk like Devo?

@TheHappySpaceman
Love the stage costumes!

@TheHappySpaceman
I love how I easily noticed you in an instant as that long haired guy with the orange spacesuit. A rocking astronaut so to speak. 🤘🌌

@Penguin Dragneel
Feliz Cumpleaños temprano

@TheHappySpaceman
What kind of sound is “absurdist punk”?

@TheHappySpaceman
Congratulations!
Just out of curiosity, where can I listen to his songs?

@Mr.Myoozik
So you know how Chumbawamba had that musical sound where they were punk, but also weren’t scared to use stuff like brass instruments and electronics and do folk songs and party songs, and had a punk attitude but were still self-aware and fun?

Imagine that… only fronted by a man in a chicken suit.

Alternately, you can watch my review of their movie Eat Me: The Musical to get a sense of what they’re about. (Funny thing: My first gig with the Falsies was seven years to the date after I released this review. Imagine that.)

@Dex Stewart
I’d consider them more new wave, actually, but they’re definitely an influence! If not for the sound then for the costuming.

@Mellow Rhythm
Hell yeah! Lance has always been big on the costumes for every incarnation of the band.

It’s part of what makes us us, you know?

@Khamzat Chimaev
Hell yeah! Heh, I guess I have a pretty distinctive look, don’t I?
But yeah, I’ve basically always wanted an excuse to go on stage and rock out while wearing a space suit. Blend my two biggest interests (music and space).

@Elidiotadelaesquina
Here’s our Bandcamp page!
FYI, we haven’t released anything since I joined, but we’re going to cut a new single soonish. Also I’d recommend starting with the second album, We’re More Rock ‘n’ Roll Than You! as I kinda think it’s the Falsies’ best.

@TheHappySpaceman
That’s awesome, man.

MagpulPony is back, hell yeah!

@TheHappySpaceman
That’s great, man. Now I see just how actively you’re into the theatrical side of rock music!