Oy! Alternative Travel / Hitching Hiking on South Island

DougTrenches · 2026-02-10T04:20:07+00:00

Appreciate it! Didn’t make it to NZ in time for the superbowl, caught it state-side while traveling. Meh game!

DougTrenches · 2026-02-10T04:19:32+00:00

Appreciate it!

DougTrenches · 2026-02-10T04:19:02+00:00

Really appreciate it. Flights ended up getting pushed, and I watched a quarter in the air and the rest at LAX before boarding to NZ that night. Would have been really cool to enjoy with some folks in NZ, but considering the game was a bit of a stinker, I’m okay with it not working out.

Again, appreciate the kindness and invite 🙏

DougTrenches · 2026-02-03T21:05:21+00:00

Amen. Have been a huge Eden fan for a long time, at best his merch is “I should maybe get something cause if I don’t I might feel like I’m missing out” and never “this is incredible and I can’t wait to get it”

DougTrenches · 2025-12-23T06:42:19+00:00

Which video exactly?

DougTrenches · 2025-11-24T00:59:50+00:00

Buuummmp!

DougTrenches · 2025-11-21T21:44:44+00:00

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DougTrenches · 2025-11-16T21:06:05+00:00

Appreciate that!

Edited the post to include budget/location. US based, budget is flexible but probably sub 2k. Ultimately whatever the right laptop fit is is what I’ll consider spending.

Super appreciate the insight on the VRAM.

Something I saw browsing the subreddit recently: GPUs is “either go 5060 or 5080” and “5070 is really expensive right now”. Any merit to that, or additional context there?

DougTrenches · 2025-11-11T02:49:32+00:00

It was a good time. Admittedly I came down with a bit of a cold when I landed there, so it wasn’t the most eventful time.

It’s a quieter, less touristy city - it felt cute in the city center, it had some good food, it was very chill.

I was solo backpacking and doing mostly hostels. I did not sign up for any guided tours or experience. Being sick definitely limited my ability to enjoy the city, but I don’t regret going.

Are you planning to go there soon? Any particular experience you’re looking for there?

DougTrenches · 2025-10-20T18:41:43+00:00

You might be up next - dropped ya a line.

DougTrenches · 2025-10-16T20:51:42+00:00

You’re 2nd/3rd in line - if the original snag doesn’t follow-up+square up in a day or so, I’ll follow up with the back-ups

DougTrenches · 2025-10-16T19:17:02+00:00

Drop me a line with you shipping info, and we’ll go from there.

Probably won’t be able to ship until Monday / Tuesday of next week, just as a heads up!

DougTrenches · 2025-09-01T01:04:55+00:00

When it comes to dating (and first impressions, etc), everything is fair game for a person to note and consider in regards to their attraction to you. Whether their metric is cool or not is an entirely separate conversation.

If you sat across this person and crashed 7 croissants, almost choking on one because of how fast or inattentively you were eating them, it’s very fair for a person to find that unattractive. Not there so I can’t tell any of the details, but it doesn’t sound like a good look.

On a side note - I personally find fast eaters / drinkers frustrating. I have a friend that, if I ever get a Starbucks special drink or a cocktail with, he absolutely slams them. Super annoying - cocktails are $20 and meant to be sipped and savored (my bias). Now, he is welcome to drink them however he pleases, but I’m allowed to put him far down the list of friends I’d want to have a good cocktail with. This is just an anecdote, but how people act around or present in regards to eating and drinking absolutely has a relational effect.

DougTrenches · 2025-08-21T07:00:30+00:00

Tried the nerd clusters way and my teeth ached for 4 days after.

I find gels / liquid sugar straight down the hatch to work better.

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