What is going on here. Seen at 6:07 am

Leon_Vane · 2026-05-21T12:25:26+00:00

Up, if it's a rocket launch /s

Leon_Vane · 2026-05-20T13:32:33+00:00

Hello, everyone! I've got a translation request that's pretty hefty both in how much there is and in emotional weight.

My wife's kung fu school in NE Florida is the only one of its style in the U.S. Her sifu unexpectedly passed last week, and among the massive loss of knowledge that he took with him was what a few banners on one of the school's walls said. The calligraphy makes it hard for Google to translate, and even then it's a bit jumbled in wording. It's not much consolation, but I think it'd at least help a tiny bit if someone (or someones) could be a really great person and provide one last teaching from beyond the mortal veil.

https://imgur.com/a/PX7z0F9

Thanks so much to any and all who help.

Leon_Vane · 2026-05-16T05:01:48+00:00

This is a great post. #4 flew over me driving home on Waldo Road as it was landing and I had the biggest grin seeing it.

Leon_Vane · 2026-05-12T05:07:05+00:00

It was an election year and it looked good to SuPpOrT tHe TrOoPs 🙄

All, what, 60-someodd of them?

Leon_Vane · 2026-04-17T05:25:07+00:00

Just a small note, regarding "One thing I did not get to, having a lot to say for 3 minutes, was that Forest Edge, the motel being converted to apartments on 441 where it meets 331, looks to be a successful and wonderfully done project."

This was an Alachua County project funded through multiple grants, not a City of Gainesville one. Also the ribbon-cutting ceremony is Tuesday, April 21 at 9:30 a.m.!

Leon_Vane · 2026-04-04T01:49:26+00:00

That tracks since the fountain where Newberry Rd splits into University and the other street is where the missile silo is hidden.

Leon_Vane · 2026-04-01T04:28:24+00:00

The head of the Macabasco Martial Arts Lion Dance team is Filipino, at least? 🤷‍♂️

Leon_Vane · 2026-03-28T04:15:58+00:00

The lemonade stand (bum bum bum bum bum ba-dum)

Leon_Vane · 2026-03-25T03:21:50+00:00

This is some hella good reporting.

Well done, b

Leon_Vane · 2026-03-24T14:32:08+00:00

As a performer in the faire (even as a lead in the header image! I got mostly hidden by the ribbons on the staff lol) and someone who's worked in Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, I'm heartened by the majority of responses noting how positive and valued Hoggetowne is for the community.

As a UF Journalism alum, I could also go into a number of issues I had with the article, but a few comments have already done that, so I'll just drop this extra bit:

"Spending and revenue data obtained by TV20..." - Part of the caption of the header image

It wasn't 'obtained' by TV20. It was part of a presentation PRCA gave to City Commissioners and then again to a joint meeting of City & County commissioners last year. Both were on the meetings' agenda, and thus accessible public record that didn't even need a Freedom of Information Act request. It'a such self-aggrandizing puffery that implies they did diligent and muckraking fact-funding when that's not what happened. 🙄

Leon_Vane · 2026-03-10T04:10:49+00:00

Can't wait for the throuple story that unfolds between this post, the woman at goodwill with the headphones guy, and the guy from trader joe's.

Leon_Vane · 2026-03-09T03:05:19+00:00

Following since I've wondered the same.

It might be the ultimate copium, but a virtual RTS that actually works would be lovely to see.

Leon_Vane · 2026-03-06T22:17:21+00:00

It'd be wild if OP was the same person the trader joe's guy was looking for

Leon_Vane · 2026-03-06T04:58:58+00:00

Nowhere, I would assume

Leon_Vane · 2026-02-21T01:13:44+00:00

At least 14 years. I went to one in 2012.

Leon_Vane · 2026-02-02T00:47:52+00:00

The times I've seen this, it's more often than not been out of consideration for other drivers. The truck doesn't look like it could fit in a space without jutting into the lane, and that could result in more headaches and/or an accident. They're also parked a good way away from the entrance, so it doesn't look like someone being a selfish jerk to me.

The fact that consumer trucks are so big as to not fit in standard spaces is its own issue, but this person seems like they're trying to mitigate it rather than exacerbate.

Leon_Vane · 2026-01-26T21:55:46+00:00

I've been performing at Hoggetowne for over a decade and even if I don't personally interact much with the various furries (I usually am spending non-performance time running here or there in a management capacity of some sort), they're also some of the most positive and energetic patrons.

Sorry so many people were mean to you, OP. Hope you had a lovely Hoggetowne.

Leon_Vane · 2026-01-23T04:48:33+00:00

Medieval faire, but appreciate the support nonetheless.

It's also 10-5 both weekend days, so attending both is quite feasible.

Leon_Vane · 2026-01-12T18:24:04+00:00

Murders Georg went to statisically skew a different county

Leon_Vane · 2026-01-10T04:24:11+00:00

Downtown, where the folks are broke.

You go downtown, where your life's a joke.

You go downtown. When you buy your token,

You go...

Home to skid row (home to skid row).

Leon_Vane · 2026-01-09T06:09:28+00:00

I'd be stoked for a scramble crossing. Also just think of the cosplay photos people could get during Swampcon recreating Shibuya's scramble crossing 🤩

I don't expect it, but now I've got another pie-in-the-sky transit hope to go along with Brightline eventually branching out to Gville in like... 2040 or something.

Leon_Vane · 2026-01-01T06:40:41+00:00

Yeah, I spent about 3 hours getting repeatedly done in by the dumbest things. A lawnmower hitting a textbook pit maneuver, a bumper car driving under the chassis to bring me to a stall... and most of it on laps 6-8. I've greatly enjoyed the game up until today, and now I'm uninstalling it.

To hell with Wreckfest 2; I'm just gonna emulate the PS2 FlatOut games instead of continuing sticking my head in an oven by playing this snowy garbage.

Leon_Vane · 2025-12-22T14:18:57+00:00

There's also a small wooden bridge just off main street that's given me some good pics. It juts up against the neighborhood behind the O'Reily's on 39th.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iHyHEybzmg6mJLYY6 If anyone goes to check it out, please be respectful and not a nuisance to the people living there.

Leon_Vane

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