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[vintagehardmedia]

Hi all.

I've found in my travels that the best ways to get to know a community are to see what people do in their off time and find out where they go. So. Tell me anything.

What are your favorite places to eat?

What do you do with your time?

What are popular activities or hobbies around here?

For my own interestes, I have a few specifics:

Where is the nearest record shop?

Does anyone need an archival specialist? Data engineer? Librarian?

Also-- Does anyone know of a half decent mechanic that will follow instructions?

Thanks.

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un: music2myears

[afoolshope]

ramen shops 🍜
but honestly, i'll eat just about any place.

play games, read, play with koro-chan (he's my dog), work at the bookstore, practice my kendo, i guess. depends on my mood. ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

dunno about popular activities, there's been all sorts. a fishing competition, adventuring, etc. every place is a different way of life not just because of the seasons but the tech level so i guess it depends on where you end up. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

there's a good music store here in nightwake that i like to go to. don't have a record player yet, but they sell vinyls from what i saw. ♪♪♪ ヽ( ᐖゞ)

dog tax

[vintagehardmedia]

That's an adorable dog.

I'll send you a picture of my cat when I can get her out from under my bed. House cats and baby mountain lions do NOT mix, but Cecily won that bout.

That sounds like a solid way of living for a young Japanese person. I'm not well versed in it, but Kendo and bookstores sound nice.

If you do find any records, I have my rebuilt player that I'm willing to share. It's a suitcase model but solid enough to play LPs from the turn of the 21st century.

[afoolshope]

No rush.

How did you know I was young? I could be super old for all you know.

I was in the kendo club in high school, figured I should keep it up even if I'm not attending the school here. Yeah, it's one of the few quiet places around here, not that I dislike cities. But sometimes, you need quiet.

Well, I use my MP3 player and my phone to listen to music nowadays, but I know things sound better on vinyl. I was really into cassettes when I was a kid, too.

What year are you from? It was 2010 for me.

[vintagehardmedia]

Your emojis. Older people don't go fiddling with the alternate keyboards on their phone in order to show their mood.

They just say lol.

lol

Don't stress about your media preference. Digital holds up better than vinyls, but we still need to take care that the files don't get corrupted.

Real Media also is more expensive and takes up more space.

Besides, it seems like you're doing pretty good on the media front for a kid in the 21st century. I'm in the 23rd.

Don't sweat the details. History is always going to depend on who you're talking to and what their angle is. But, that's part of why I like to preserve the mundane things, like vinyls.

They're an important window into a time that we can't experience anymore because it doesn't exist in the same way.

[afoolshope]

fair enough (⌒_⌒;)

true, these smartphones are convenient for that. i sometimes miss the old stuff tho, so i don't mind going outta my way to get some kind of real media too.

[vintagehardmedia]

... Does a retro media music club sound fun to you? I've met another here who's into vinyls, and if enough people are into it we can try to make it a thing.

[afoolshope]

Sure does. Maybe if we put the word out, more would want to join in?

[vintagehardmedia]

I totally think so.

Give me a chance to find my footing, ok? I'll put out feelers for other people and the options we've got available.