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Nahualli
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 Posted: 06/06/05 - 13:33 Post subject: Realpoor Photo Essay 1 - Where do you live and why?
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I was biking home this morning and I was remembering a conversation I had with a friend last night who currently lives in Ohio who was thinking of moving to SF since she got laid off and is pretty free to move wherever she wants to. She was asking what makes the city so appealing, so I thought that most people here live where they want to for one reason or another (with some exceptions) but that there must be things that make the place you live atteactive and comforting to live in.
So, I would ask that if you want to participate in the Realpoor Photo Essay, take a digital camera (or whatever - you can draw shit if you want) and take about 20-30 pictures of places in the city that are representative of everyday life. This means that I don't care if you live in the city with the Eiffel Tower in it - that's tourist trash. Take pictures of things like popular local jazz clubs or a house or nice streets or something - anything non-mainstream and non-touristy.
If you want to participate, I'll ask a mod to sticky a post and you can put them up there. Today's the 6th, so let's say that these should be done by the 8th of July, a Friday.
Keep images at ~30-40k or 500x500 px.
Max limit of 35 images
Now, you'll have to use your judgement on this. I understand that there may be some places, like here we have the Museum of Modern Art which is both a local attraction AND a touristy one, so for things like this sure you can include it especially if it's an interesting building or area. What I'm looking for is a snapshot of what an average resident of the city you live in would encounter. Again, for instance, I don't EVER go anywhere near Fisherman's Wharf - I would never include that as a high point of living here I think it's atrocious, personally. I would, however include something like the Metreon/Yerba Buena area since it's a place that's widely visited by locals as well as tourists.
Anyways, that's it for now. I don't have prizes or anything, but I figured this was an extension of the sticky thread we had asking where everyone lived, this is asking WHY you live there.
If you don't have a place to host images, let me know I can host.
-Nah-
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Nahualli
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 14:15 Post subject:
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Sorry, edited the image size... 500px is nowhere near 500k 
-Nah-
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Occulis
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Location: Moral Relativity Central
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 14:17 Post subject:
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Maldek
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 16:43 Post subject:
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HOME SWEET HOME
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Aeain
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Joined: 22 Oct 2002
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 17:00 Post subject:
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Where in Ohio?
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Finigan
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 18:32 Post subject:
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NORTH DAKOTA, WHERE PEOPLE COME TO DIE SINCE 1849
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NickPSH
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 18:33 Post subject:
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I thought people came to die in Florida and the poor people went to Schnucks Resteraunt.
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Brael
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 18:55 Post subject:
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Looks like Marietta.
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Manuva
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 19:59 Post subject:
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Everytime I'm in Marietta I stop in Zides to p**s in a football helmet
Then I eat at the 3rd street deli...quite a nice little town it is
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Brael
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 21:51 Post subject:
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I hate this town, I've also never eaten at 3rd street deli despite living here for close to 3 years. Tampico is pretty good though.
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Manuva
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 22:38 Post subject:
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Never been there
I also enjoy going to the burger king in Marietta when I'm heading home from Athens...I like to flirt with the really ugly girl working the counter cause she gives me free rodeo cheeseburgers...like the only place left in existance where you can find them is Marietta.
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Aeain
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Joined: 22 Oct 2002
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 23:23 Post subject:
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I went to Marrietta once. Wow, it was ugly.
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Brael
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 00:22 Post subject:
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| Manuva wrote: | Never been there
I also enjoy going to the burger king in Marietta when I'm heading home from Athens...I like to flirt with the really ugly girl working the counter cause she gives me free rodeo cheeseburgers...like the only place left in existance where you can find them is Marietta. |
Theres some decent looking girls at Burger King early in the morning, if you want the real uglies though, theres this 500 pound woman who works the Mcdonalds near the highway on the midnight shift. Ugly as f**k.
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khrath
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 01:02 Post subject:
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I win.
If you spell Tulsa backwards....you get
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Tamrissa
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Location: at my computer
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 01:35 Post subject:
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nice idea nahu.
i love where i live love love love it here! the camera is in the base charging (borrowed it from meddyks mommy sunday). suck that i dont hthink ill be able todo night pics cause those would OWN!
the country is so beautiful and smog free some nights its like you can see every star in the universe!
but ya ill get to work tomorrow taking pics on my outting and maybe get medd to drive me to some of our fav places for more pics this weekend  i look forward to this! 
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Manuva
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 01:41 Post subject:
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| Brael wrote: | | Manuva wrote: | Never been there
I also enjoy going to the burger king in Marietta when I'm heading home from Athens...I like to flirt with the really ugly girl working the counter cause she gives me free rodeo cheeseburgers...like the only place left in existance where you can find them is Marietta. |
Theres some decent looking girls at Burger King early in the morning, if you want the real uglies though, theres this 500 pound woman who works the Mcdonalds near the highway on the midnight shift. Ugly as f**k. |
Haha I'm never heading home from school during the midnight shift. Everytime I go in there during early hours there's always some girls highschool athletic team in there tempting me with their jailbaitness.
I tell ya what though the drive from my town to Marietta is the most mind numbing experience ever. Ohio Rt 7 is so f*****g incredibly gay that everytime I drive it I have to think that I might be enjoying myself more if I were sticking my d**k in the oven. Two lanes from Steubenville to Marietta...absolute f*****g b******t.
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Zonk
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 01:49 Post subject:
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i live in Marietta now wtf are we talking about the same town?
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Manuva
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 02:28 Post subject:
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If you're talking about Marietta, Ohio then yes sir we are.
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ATM Banana
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 04:07 Post subject:
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Callaren
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Joined: 03 Dec 2003
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Location: South Jersey
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 04:15 Post subject:
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Not much but it's home.
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Mugaaz
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 07:05 Post subject:
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| Finigan wrote: | NORTH DAKOTA, WHERE PEOPLE COME TO DIE SINCE 1849
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atarom
Dalai Lama of RealPoor
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: 375th st. Y
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 17:30 Post subject:
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pacific northwest is the best.
pics coming soon.
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Booker
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Location: Corvallis, Oregon
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 23:18 Post subject:
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| atarom wrote: | pacific northwest is the best.
pics coming soon. |
leave your sales tax and zone over to oregon, man.
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Bait Masterson
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 23:29 Post subject:
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<img src="http://www.hightimes.com/420images/1_Chadforad_R.jpg">
This and
<img src="http://www.raincitystory.com/images/alki_night.jpg">
And
<img src="http://www.leelefever.com/archives/seattle%20Rain.jpg">
And
<img src="http://pictures.exploitz.com/Reflection-Lakes-thumbnail-Seattle--_tngpx10001x15046x1cdfd8366.jpg">
And the fact it rarely gets above 85 or below 40
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atarom
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Location: 375th st. Y
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Posted: 06/07/05 - 23:52 Post subject:
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| Booker wrote: | | atarom wrote: | pacific northwest is the best.
pics coming soon. |
leave your sales tax and zone over to oregon, man. |
yeah. i wouldnt be surprised if i bought a house in portland at some point in my life.
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Lumberg_fekdher
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Posted: 06/08/05 - 00:07 Post subject:
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What are the winters like in Oregon? Whats the climate and shit?
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Bait Masterson
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Posted: 06/08/05 - 00:15 Post subject:
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Depends on where you are, portland is pretty much like seattle, in the eastern parts its more severe in winter, if you stay in cities like eugene or portland you wont get any extreme hot or cold.
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atarom
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Location: 375th st. Y
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Posted: 06/08/05 - 00:25 Post subject:
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portland is warmer earlier and gets slightly less rain i believe.
but the city itself is amazing. I've never stayed in a more enjoyable city.
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Lumberg_fekdher
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Posted: 06/08/05 - 00:35 Post subject:
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What is it about it? Just the people, the atmostphere, teh vibe?
I'm intrigued
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halfbent
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Location: Kentwood, Mi
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Posted: 06/08/05 - 01:19 Post subject:
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My day before and after the Alaskan Cruise I went on in Seattle were fricking awesome. I love that town.
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