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Jun 17, 2005 7:59pm
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This is another one of TurtleMcQ's "suggestions". =) But I can take it--if you want to talk smack about me, this is the place for it. =) -- Ryan
I live with him, I know it's true!
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Jun 18, 2005 11:13pm
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Trust me, he is a total goober. But he has managed to survive without working at a regular job for 3 and a half YEARS!!! There might be something to gooberdom!

But feel free to Bash Ryan here. He is only human and needs to be reminded of that sometimes! Plus a little constructive criticism is good for the soul!

-Amanda from Seattle

Ryan's such a goober...
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Jun 19, 2005 6:40pm
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that he makes little girls actually throw up. It's true, I saw it with my own eyes!
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Reply to: #5090 by TurtleMcQ
Jun 20, 2005 10:30am
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that he makes little girls actually throw up. It's true, I saw it with my own eyes!

OK although I am scared to ask....  I'm asking!!!! 

Dee

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Reply to: #5106 by Dee and Abby
Jun 20, 2005 9:48pm
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Ryan was playing with Turtle McQ's daughter and he was spinning her on the merry-go-round at the park. We were all in the pavilion at the letterboxing gathering and Turtle McQ's daughter comes staggering over, "Mommy, I don't feel so good" she says. And she proceeds to throw up for several minutes. Ryan claims that she kept saying "Faster, Faster, Faster!" on the merry-go-round and that he had no idea that she was feeling sick. Of course, I did see her eat almost an entire plate of brownies earlier in the day, so it was probably for the best that she got rid of all that sugar in her system! :-)

-Amanda from Seattle

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Reply to: #5137 by Amanda from Seattle
Jun 21, 2005 12:19pm
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OMG Ryan!  I would love to hear what that little girl has to say about the goober!!  LOL
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Reply to: #5186 by Dee and Abby
Jun 21, 2005 1:56pm
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I would love to hear what that little girl has to say about the goober!!

That she loves him and misses him desperately already? :-)

Ryan completely charmed her (all of us, actually), and she's still talking about all the fun we had with Amanda and Ryan during their visit. None of us can wait until they come back for our gathering next June. We'll try to avoid a repeat of the vomit, though.

TurtleMcQ


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Reply to: #5186 by Dee and Abby
Jun 21, 2005 2:28pm
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I would love to hear what that little girl has to say about the goober!!

Next time, I just hope she has candy just so I can take it away. ;o)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #5190 by Green Tortuga
Jun 25, 2005 6:58am
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LMAO! You are so evil!!!! Sound like someone I could relate to!! We have 3 little ones at home... we keep them around for torture! LOL However it usually backfires!!!

Dee
Leno
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Jul 14, 2005 7:40am
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So where were you guys in the audience? I looked for you, but they pan way too fast. Didn't spot you. I do have it on tape, however, so I could take a second look, if you can give me a hint where you were.

Can you still hear, after all the screaming for Johnny Depp?

DebBee
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Reply to: #6247 by DebBee
Jul 14, 2005 5:53pm
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Quote So where were you guys in the audience?


We were in the very back row, on the left side of room (if you're facing the stage). I'm seated between my mom (on my left) and Amanda (on my right) with my sister to the right of Amanda.

We figure we would be pretty hard to spot--even if you do know where we are. I yelled extra loudly in the hopes that you guys could at least hear me screaming. =)

Lots of fun, but I'll write details about the adventure a bit later! Just got back into SLO about a half hour ago!

-- Ryan
Good times at NBC! =)
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Jul 16, 2005 3:58pm
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Okay, I know I'm not done with the Panama adventures which I *DO* plan to finish, but I went ahead and created the Jay Leno adventures now so it wouldn't be out of date by the time I actually posted it! =)

Read volume 60 of Ryan's Great Adventures at http://www.atlasquest.com/adventures/vol60/

Happy trails!

-- Ryan
Great Adventures: Volume 61
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Aug 15, 2005 12:40am
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Hello, all!

This time you guys get a "special edition" volume about a motorcycle accident that happened just tonight, right outside this very window where I was working on Atlas Quest. After standing outside for one and a half hours to get all the scoop, I immediately came back in and typed up everything that happened. Hot off the presses! This accident only happened about three hours ago!

I tell you, in the last two years, I've heard five separate accidents within a block or two of Amanda's place. This is a regular event!

-- Ryan

http://www.atlasquest.com/adventures/vol61/
San Luis Obispo
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Aug 18, 2005 3:51am
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Hey Ryan!

I hear your home town is 2nd on the list of best places to live! I don't know which list it is. I just heard it on the radio.

Amyrica
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Aug 18, 2005 8:45am
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Quote I hear your home town is 2nd on the list of best places to live!


It is a nice place to live if you can afford it. ;o) (The housing prices are some of the highest in the country! Guess that's to be expected for a place where everyone wants to live, though!)

-- Ryan
RGA vol. 39
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Aug 21, 2005 7:07am
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Just last week I stumbled over Ryan's travelogue from the AT, and because I have far too much free time, I lived vicariously for a day or so through his adventures from Georgia to Maine. Lo and behold, what should be showing on my local PBS station last night? A documentary about thru-hiking the AT, filmed in 2003. I only got to watch the second half of it, but it did include the Doyle Hotel and the rock cairns at Sunfish Pond.

Did our intrepid hero make the cut? or is his starring footage lying on the cutting room floor? Well, honestly I couldn't tell you, having never met or seen the Goober himself. But it was a nicely done film, with plenty of commentary from actual hikers.

Congratulations on your accomplishment, albeit belatedly!

MoonBunny
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Aug 21, 2005 7:38am
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Quote A documentary about thru-hiking the AT, filmed in 2003. I only got to watch the second half of it, but it did include the Doyle Hotel and the rock cairns at Sunfish Pond.


That sounds like the one! =) I didn't make the Doyle Hotel cut, but that was me hopping around on the rocks at Sunfish Pond. You can also see glimpses of both Amanda and myself at a road crossing where friends of Loser threw a feast just outside of Duncannan (where the Doyle Hotel is) right on the trail. =)

Those are my only two cameos on the show, though.

-- Ryan
Amanda's a total goober too!
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Aug 24, 2005 8:41pm
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Wonderland Trail Adventures!
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Aug 28, 2005 1:05am
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Yes, you guys gave up on me, but at last, my adventures on the Wonderland Trail are available at http://www.atlasquest.com/adventures/vol62/

Okay, there's still more to write, but it has the first few days, at least. =)

-- Ryan
Halloween is just around the corner....
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Aug 29, 2005 11:34am
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Okay, maybe not, but I've been getting tired of working on code and thought it was about time to update some of the old themes I used--including the very first one: Halloween. =)

Sheeze, the setup for these themes has changed SOO much since I first started them! It took me nearly as long to fix these old themes to fit with the new setup as it does creating them from scratch! I had to fix the graphics since they used to have rounded corners marking the "content window". (Got rid of that since I felt the margins used up too much space.) The menu bars! They used to be static, boring things that were two layers deep. Now it's just a one-layer menu bar with drop down menu items.

Plus I changed it so a change of theme happens *immediately* for *everyone*. None of that caching problem anymore where people are posting, "But... but.... I don't see the chick with the pumpkin! WHAT spiders? I don't see that either! And it's weird because everything to blue and orange. What's up with that?" (Did you notice--not one single person complained about not being able to see the back-to-school theme when I changed it?!)

But sheeze, the original CSS has so radically changed, it's like I was starting from scratch. I hope the next year I don't make so many changes to the CSS so the themes don't have to be redone EVERY year! =)

Okay, you guys don't care, but I have my own board and darn it, I wanted to use it! ;o)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #7798 by Green Tortuga
Aug 29, 2005 11:44am
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Uh, I care..just not as much as about the jeep.
Good job and thanks for all the hard work.
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Reply to: #7798 by Green Tortuga
Aug 29, 2005 12:48pm
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Quote Okay, maybe not, but I've been getting tired of working on code....
Sheeze, the setup for these themes has changed SOO much since I first started them!


Quote I had to fix the graphics since they used to have rounded corners marking the "content window".


Quote (Got rid of that since I felt the margins used up too much space.)


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Plus I changed it so a change of theme happens *immediately* for *everyone*. None of that caching problem anymore where people are posting, "But... but.... I don't see the chick with the pumpkin! WHAT spiders? I don't see that either! And it's weird because everything to blue and orange. What's up with that?" (Did you notice--not one single person complained about not being able to see the back-to-school theme when I changed it?!)


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Okay, you guys don't care, but I have my own board and darn it, I wanted to use it! ;o)


Ryan, is this the PMS talking? You can tell us. Have a chocolate bar. Have 20. That will help some. ;)

You do a lovely job. And those jeans definitely don't make your butt look larger thanWyoming. Really.
Ryan's first blog!
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Sep 14, 2005 6:27pm
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Yes, folks, I've created an official blog. This is not part of my adventures, but for those of you who do like to follow along with my adventures, you might find this blog of interest. =)

http://walking-slo.blogspot.com/

Happy trails!

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #8260 by The Wolf Family
Sep 14, 2005 7:24pm
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You kind of see what I am dealing with on most days. As we drive around Seattle and Ryan begs to be let out of the car so that he can walk home! He considers this a treat! My Dad used to threaten us with that when we misbehaved!! :-)

-Amanda from Seattle
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Reply to: #8260 by The Wolf Family
Sep 14, 2005 10:42pm
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Quote I read the blog. There is no way I'd walk through some of the neighborhoods in my city


Well, fortunately for me, there aren't what I'd call "bad sections" in this particular town. =) Oh, there's the "college section" which can get pretty rowdy at times. And just yesterday I saw some punk get pulled over outside of Barnes and Nobel and arrested! (Must have been drinking and driving since I saw the cop making him walk lines and such.) But all-in-all, it's not half bad. =)

Quote Get some help.


Feed the hunger! If you starve it, you'll only make it worse! ;o)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #8257 by Green Tortuga
Sep 15, 2005 3:56am
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Reminds me of the guy that's trying to hit every Starbucks. You should start taking photos of yourself in front of road signs/landmarks!

Amyrica
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Reply to: #8257 by Green Tortuga
Sep 15, 2005 4:35am
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my sister...born and raised here in MA calls cali her home She lived there for 5 yrs...whant to know where? San Luis Obispo. I've never been there but she says it her favorite place. She lives out here now...(MA) but dreams of going back.
just thought I'd share :)
-CCL
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Reply to: #8257 by Green Tortuga
Sep 15, 2005 4:47am
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Very cool idea...and I like the play on words you have for your blog name. Walking SLO/Walking Slow... Kinda brings up an image of someone enjoying the sights and taking time to smell the roses. Makes me want to slow down, too.

VictoriAnna
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Reply to: #8269 by Amyrica
Sep 15, 2005 5:27am
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Quote You should start taking photos of yourself in front of road signs/landmarks!


Bet the local paper'd be interested, too.

DebBee
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Sep 15, 2005 7:33am
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Quote Yes, folks, I've created an official blog. This is not part of my adventures, but for those of you who do like to follow along with my adventures, you might find this blog of interest. =)


By the way, where are you keeping your adventures nowdays? I always enjoyed reading them. Have you kept up your personal page? I had the address saved on my computer that crashed.

Like the blog. Ironically, like the comment that someone posted, it is the template I chose too for mine. I haven't seen as many with that template. Here is mine (although it badly needs updating). http://letterboxing.blogspot.com/

-Cadenza