Terminalcoffee discussion

As much as I like maps, and could stare at them all day long, I also love satellite images of earth.

http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/galler...

Cool. This isn't a google thing, then? I like it even better.

At first I thought it was. I remember the same sense of awe when I first saw Google Earth in the summer of 2oo5. This seems to be a company selling satelite images?

I love Google Maps because when I entered my school's address, it showed one of our families parked on the lawn having a party! Hahahaha! Guess it was a weekend.

That rocks so much. I also want to hug you for putting a screen shot on here.

Sarah that is so cool!

Google Maps has an ooooold shot of my block.

Sally, I'm really loving the ancient sites portion. Yes I too love maps. One of my biggest thrills when navigating new places is finding exactly where we are on the map. "I know exactly where we are," has become one of the catchphrases Richard says to tease me. He's awful at maps, I don't know why he would want to make fun of his navigator. Herumph!

Oh man. I'm the best navigator ever. For the entire duration of our honeymoon I had the map out and my finger would follow along where we were at all times as we explored the island. I love knowing just exactly where we are.

Sally I would give anything to have a navigator like that. It makes me crazy when the person who is supposed to be doing that can't find where he/she is on a map. It's the start of more than a few arguments. Some people just can't orient spacially at all.

i am the guy who never thinks he is lost and will drive around til he sees something that looks familiar and then go "ah, here we are". i am not good with maps but somehow i am sort of OK with where ever i am

I'm with Sally when I am somewhere I'm not familiar with. Once familiar no more maps, just landmarks to go by.

Kevin, you are like my friend Brian. I hate having him in the car. He doesn't trust maps, believes his instinct, and is always, unfailingly wrong.

yup. brian and i would be driving in circles aimlessly both acting nonchalant and each secretly looking for any identifying landmark or sign. unfailingly wrong describes much that i do

ajkajrkl! It raises my blood pressure just to imagine the two of you in that car.

plus i make people nervous when i drive because i am a looker. at everything except the road. "hey, are those cows tiny or just far away?"

ajkajrkl? Google says, "Did you mean: ajkjkl"

When I look at the title of this thread, I think it says Gooeyeye.

Well with Kevin driving you may end up with a gooey eye.

Pay attention to the road Kevin!!!!!

Here, hold on. let me get that for you.


Kevin, let's you and I never travel in the same car.

no sally, i can just ride shotgun

[in my rainman voice:] i am definitely a good driver. dad lets me drive

See, the problem is, Kevin I don't like to be the driver. I'm the wingman. I like to watch the road, the scenery, the map. I somehow feel more in control with a capable driver at the wheel and a capable navagator (me) riding shotgun. You can go in the backseat.

dangit. ok, than i am a "front seat leaner over" so i don't feel left out

What if we throw Connie Chung in the back seat with you?

then add a "if this car's rockin...." bumper sticker and put Prince's Lady Cab Driver on the radio and pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

"front seat leaner over" - you totally ARE Brian. Next you're going to start throwing in your opinion on our location and disregarding my map skills.

Nope, you are riding in RA's car. Sorry.

I drive a 1995 Saturn wagon with a broken passenger side window. Nobody's gonna want to ride with me, Sally. They're all yours.:)

You can ride in my car Kevin, I think we are going to Baltimore this summer for cheescake.

good. do you have XM radio so we can listen to the cubs?

and forget it sally, you are the Navigation Diva. remember the immortal words of the great philosopher Steven Tyler: Life's a journey, not a destination.

::Hangs head disgustedly:: No.

But we can make up our own play by play.

What? I'm not riding with Jim? I imagine he's the most responsible driver of the lot here. Well, I call Montambo and Jackie then.

we need a van

I"m a very good driver, Sally. And I have lots of maps in my car!

Wait a minute Sally, put down the keyboard. You can ride with us, You can be the navigator, Kevin and Larry and RA in the back with RA in the middle - the Cubs can be playing the White Sox on our play by play. That cheesecake better be good! I think that we have to pick up Sandy in FL too, so I'll bring the van that will give us an extra layer of seats.

yeah like that movie where they took the loonie's to the ball game

Awesome Jackie. I'm popping Danielle's shebang into your cd player this moment.

Excellent. I've got room for a couple more... um, where are we going, Sally?

Dunno? The aquarium? LA for the Academy Awards? Lets go south to meet up with Mindy for the Mardi Gras!

ah i see. boys against girls. like The Geeky Great Race where we navigate across the nation stopping at libraries and bookstores locating specific books

Oh, we'd cream your asses in such a race.

Game On!

you even said that like a geek "...in such a race" i love it.

Sally wrote: "Oh, we'd cream your asses in such a race."

Oh, we SO would. Kevin would be, hey, that tree looks familiar - turn left, and the guys would end up in Ozona, TX.
While the girls, led by Sally with her finger on the map, would be getting truckers to blow their horns, and stopping at the DQ for dip cones as they drove directly to Mindy's for some Mardi Gras celebrating.

and we'd be in Gadsden, AL at a dusty crossroads all standing beside the car looking at our feet not saying nuttin

Oh christ, I love you guys.

If Jackie's driving we'll cream YOUR ass, Sally. You know when Jackie says she's a good driver, that means she goes 53 in a 55.

In fact, keep me out of Jackie's car, because I'll be one of those leaning over her shoulder people, saying, "you know you can go faster..."

And if we lost we'd say the race wasn't important anyway, since we could have a fucking awesome time in Gadsen.

yeah!

Lord, RA. You are totally going in Kevin's car with all these preconditions. I like going 53!

Randomanthony wrote: "If Jackie's driving we'll cream YOUR ass, Sally. You know when Jackie says she's a good driver, that means she goes 53 in a 55.

In fact, keep me out of Jackie's car, because I'll be one of thos..."

Hey, I didn't get a speeding ticket in the library van for going 53. You guys are SO going to lose!

I like going 53 too................ in a 45 zone. ;-D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZZjwO...


totally what i am picturing the guys car to be like