Torquay Superthread

[Screwtape2]

educational leadership and policy studies, to be specific. but in that i took a few courses on college student development. we explored psychosocial and cognitive development, as well as temperaments. it was specific to college students because it is such a time of development, however many theories can be applied to people outside of college as well.

Every postwhore is or has done something really neat in college. I admire that.

 

[Axver]

just don't eat them all at once.

Considering it's 1:30am here, I think I'm tough out of luck on getting any. Not even the trams operate at this hour (well, except on Friday and Saturday nights).

 

[redhotswami]

It seems to be a mix of talking about academic interests and posting photos of stuff vaguely related that we enjoy.

Coming up next, Kiwi trains.

I don't know what I enjoy... at least nothing comes to mind at the moment.

ughhhhhhhhhhhhh stupid donut!!!

 

[Screwtape2]

Hey Screwtape!

I bet you're looking forward to that. Sounds awesome. I hope you share Boomerang III with us.

Oh, I'll make sure to share Boomerang 3.

 

[redhotswami]

Every postwhore is or has done something really neat in college. I admire that.

Thanks! If you ever wanna chat about it I'd be happy to. My current job sucks shite, but I love the field.

 

[TranceEnding]

Nighty night, both of you. Nice to meet you, Trance!

nice to meet you too!

damn, I'm sorry, my computer died on me

 

[redhotswami]

Considering it's 1:30am here, I think I'm tough out of luck on getting any. Not even the trams operate at this hour (well, except on Friday and Saturday nights).

that's probably a good thing.

 

[Axver]

UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY RAILWAY ACRONYM TIME

Let me introduce you to alien birds.

The most common type of train for commuter service these days is the electric multiple unit, or EMU. Basically, this is a set of (semi-)permanently linked carriages of which at least one is motorised, with power provided by (typically overhead) lines.

Now, Wellington's predominant type of EMU consists of two-carriage units. One carriage is motorised, the other is unmotorised. These two-carriage units can be run in multiples of up to four, creating eight-carriage trains. Now, the motorised carriage is classified EM (m for motor), and the unmotorised carriage is classified ... yes, t for trailer, ET.

So here's an EM/ET EMU rocking into Paremata station.

 

[redhotswami]

So here's an EM/ET EMU rocking into Paremata station.

never have i ever heard a train sound so cool.


acronyms

 

[redhotswami]

welcome back trance!

 

[Screwtape2]

UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY RAILWAY ACRONYM TIME
So here's an EM/ET EMU rocking into Paremata station.

That's a really good picture.

 

[TranceEnding]

Anyway lovely people, I'm going to go and have some Kate Bush music therapy and tuck myself into bed.

sweet dreams and wonderful day to you

 

[redhotswami]

nite nite trance!

 

[Axver]

never have i ever heard a train sound so cool.


acronyms

See, this stuff isn't all dull rivet-counting.

Here's another EM/ET EMU, this time travelling away from Paremata alongside Porirua Harbour.

 

[Screwtape2]

Thanks! If you ever wanna chat about it I'd be happy to. My current job sucks shite, but I love the field.

I would love to do that sometime. Personally I'm studying to become a college creative writing teacher and maybe theater teacher. At the same time get a job as a literary magazine editor.

 

[TranceEnding]

welcome back trance!

Hi!

Have a good one you guys

 

[Screwtape2]

Anyway lovely people, I'm going to go and have some Kate Bush music therapy and tuck myself into bed.

sweet dreams and wonderful day to you

Going to sleep to Kate Bush=win.

 

[Axver]

Anyway lovely people, I'm going to go and have some Kate Bush music therapy and tuck myself into bed.

sweet dreams and wonderful day to you

Have a good night, Melissa!

I'll be out soon too, since I've a midday class tomorrow and would like eight hours of sleep.

 

[redhotswami]

Sounds like fun! I hadn't taken creative writing since high school, but I really enjoyed it. Except for the poetry. I suck at poetry.

 

[Axver]

That's a really good picture.

Thanks!

 

[TranceEnding]

Going to sleep to Kate Bush=win.

 

[redhotswami]

did you take these pictures yourself, ax?

 

[Screwtape2]

What exactly are you going to listen to?

 

[Axver]

And now for something completely different, but alas, not Python. A freight train! Hauled by two DX class locomotives, trundling into Paekakariki. Yeah, there's a fun name for you foreigners.

 

[Axver]

did you take these pictures yourself, ax?

Yep! Most of them date from January this year. The freight train I just posted was from July last year though.

 

[TranceEnding]

What exactly are you going to listen to?

Aerial at the moment Esp Nocturn I think I could listen to this over and over, a million times and never get sick of it!

 

[redhotswami]

Yep! Most of them date from January this year. The freight train I just posted was from July last year though.

have you ever thought about work? i thought about working for the metro once. i think that'd be fun to speed through tunnels, greet passengers with fake accents...

 

[Axver]

Here's a couple of heritage Wellington trams. Wellington's tramway closed in 1964, but a number of the trams are preserved at the Wellington Tramway Museum in Queen Elizabeth Park on the Kapiti Coast, just five minutes from my childhood home. I photographed these two in July last year. The one in the background is my favourite type of tram ever, a Fiducia. I love the Fiducias. They funnily enough resemble Melbourne's Z class, but predate it by decades! Probably the reason I like the Z class so much is due to their Fiducia resemblance.

 

[Screwtape2]

Aerial at the moment Esp Nocturn I think I could listen to this over and over, a million times and never get sick of it!

Her most beautiful album.

 

[Axver]

have you ever thought about work? i thought about working for the metro once. i think that'd be fun to speed through tunnels, greet passengers with fake accents...

My childhood dream was to be a train driver. My vision is far too shockingly bad for that to be viable. I'm thinking about volunteering at some heritage societies though. They can use all the help they can get. And preserving any kind of history is made of SuperWin if you ask me.