So I have the week off, and I’ve been scrolling Lemmy and having all this loneliness epidemic themed stuff jumping out at me today. Kept thinking "man, I should invite people to my local haunt, even if we just grunted on our phones or something."Then I saw this community mentioned in a thread about OSS dating apps. So screw it, let’s add a post here.
36 M, recently separated, seeking lemmy users who want to chat with a lemmy user IRL in Ottawa, ON. I like movies, pinball even though I suck at it, interested in (if not super knowledgeable about) local history, love live music (rock, punk, psych, jazz, funk, etc.), weird life stories, and what if contemplations (ask me about my gradual tiki night idea). I also make shitty collage type things recently.
You? You’re a lemmy user! You want to leave the house mostly so you can say you did it! Maybe the things above are interesting to you! Maybe you don’t actually give a shit! Who knows - all are welcome! Bonus points if, like me, you are not a lemming but a sh.it.head.
I’d want to meet up at my super-hip local haunt in the west end. Looking at this from a mostly platonic perspective, but hey, who knows?
Aaannd the Atomic Testing Museum is added to my Vegas list. The pop culture exhibit seems especially cool, I love the atomic age aesthetic.
The Family Guy table looks really cool! Lol, yep, pinball within pinball can be a bit tricky. Will have to keep an eye out if it pops up when folks swap out machines. Come to think of it, your post reminded me that there’s a pinball museum not too far from Ottawa I’ve been meaning to check out.
Unless it’s served by in a roadside chip stand with a dirty fryer by a surly Quebequois, it’s just sparkling gravy curd fries. Or worse … disco fries shudder. You have my deepest condolences, and I hope you are reunited with poutine soon.
I’ve gotta admit, I miss visiting the United States - I used to go to Palm Desert/Palm Springs every few years and actually really like it (have a thing for mid-century modern architecture etc., so lots of cool stuff to see wandering about … you know, until the heat stroke hits). That and I had a short list of things I wanted to visit - don’t ask me why, but stuff like Cadillac Ranch and other roadside oddities has a strong pull for me. Hopefully I’ll feel ok about visiting again.
Any place in Canada you particularly like, or really want to check out but haven’t yet?
I can smell the authenticity coming right off this post!
Sounds like you need a long road trip down historic Route 66 in an oversized convertible!
Visited Quebec (for the fourth time) and Alberta (for the first time!) and drove down the whole length of Ice Field Parkway this year along with several regular trips to southern Ontario for long weekend vacations and work. I’d love to visit the Maritimes. I’ve been as far northwest as Maine within spitting distance of New Brunswick, but that’s as close as we’ve gotten to the Maritimes.