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ScythicKitty In reply to herofan135 [2015-11-21 07:03:09 +0000 UTC]

I agree, it's interesting to see it stacked up like in a tower this instead of one cohesive, dainty cake! I guess they had to make it big (and everything else too) to feed all the people on board! XD

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herofan135 In reply to ScythicKitty [2015-11-29 13:24:30 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I guess that's an easier way to serve everyone and make sure it lasts, so that a few people don't take the whole thing. XD

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ScythicKitty In reply to herofan135 [2015-12-06 01:12:37 +0000 UTC]

That's very true!  

And by the way, your letter arrived safely today! Thank you for it! I really enjoyed reading it!

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herofan135 In reply to ScythicKitty [2015-12-06 17:29:51 +0000 UTC]

Oh, awesome! I'm happy it arrived safely though, you never know when christmas is around the corner. XD

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ScythicKitty In reply to herofan135 [2015-12-16 07:58:56 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it seems the mail is getting backed up and I'm glad your letter made it through! Two weeks ago I sent a Christmas card to my cousin, and it still didn't make it to her, even though normally it only takes a day or two to reach her. I guess at least our delays don't take terribly long! I read about how a letter finally reached the recipient's address 83 years later because it had been stuck at the post office. Both the writer and the recipient had passed away, but the granddaughter was able to receive it. There has also been another case where a letter was delivered 220 years later in France, making the 83 year case look swift in comparison! XD

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herofan135 In reply to ScythicKitty [2015-12-16 13:11:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, 220 years until the letter arrived, that's crazy! XD
I may have to start sending letters to my future grand, grand, grand children by now then if I wish it to make it on time, ROFL! XD

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ScythicKitty In reply to herofan135 [2015-12-20 08:43:40 +0000 UTC]

Haha same! I always thought it would be kind of cool though to write letters to my future progeny even if I'm not around. I don't know if the letters would actually be saved by then, but for me, I think it would be pretty cool if I got a letter from my great great great grandparent who I never knew! In elementary school, we had to make family trees, and it's a little sad how limited it looks because records get lost or just weren't kept very well back then. We have such a long line of ancestors, but they are all but forgotten. One girl in our class had one that traced back to the 1700s though, that was really cool to see because it actually looked like a family tree! I was a little envious haha.

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herofan135 In reply to ScythicKitty [2015-12-22 11:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Haha, that sounds like an amazing thing to do, for sure!
We had the same in our school, I couldn't go very far back but because my parents are divorced and have met new ones I hvae quite a bunch of relatives, couldn't fit them all, lol. XD

We have actually done quite a bit of research regarding our family. Here in Swe3den we've had very extensive and well described taxing systems were the tax collectors would note the names and ages of all present in the household and their occupations, all animals, and all the goods that would be taken as taxes, which gives us a lot of informtaion. We even have very well made maps from the 1500's and forward, which mark out houses, and what areas belonged to which family, and what those areas were used for (pasture, field and so on). They are so well done and cataloged that you can actually find the same area today and see how it has changed over the centuries, which is really cool! On top of that, we have extensive chruch books that note when people were baptised, married and when they had their funerals, and at what age they died. All of this means that we can literally go back hundreds of years and easily find our ancestors, which is super cool. Old Swedish is a paint to read though, LOL!
In the 1500's my mother's side of the family were fishermen, haha. ^^ Sadly I didn't read too much about it since I was only 12 years old, but there were literally about 100 pages detailing our ancestors, where they lived, when they died and married, and what their jobs were.

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ScythicKitty In reply to herofan135 [2016-03-16 08:21:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That is amazing, and super cool! To be able to trace back to the 1500s! That's a great system, and I wish we had one like that haha. That's a shame that old Swedish is a pain to read though. I have an idea about what you mean, since I had to take a class that used old English text and it almost was like making out a different language at times! XD Do you think you'll go through that taxing system again to get more information? And out of curiosity, is fishing something you'd ever want to get into in the future? 

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herofan135 In reply to ScythicKitty [2016-03-18 11:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's super cool to be able to track your family so far back, really is!
Haha, then you know my pain! The words and letters used can be very different, which means you can hardly read it, plus they wrote in cursive so the words are even harder to make out. XD
Did you manage to read the old english after a while? XD

Well, it's pretty hard to do, and we even have services and Sweden that do it for you, that's how we got it done before.
Fishing isn't something I usually do, I did go fishing with my dad as a kid, especially during the summer. We even used to take the boat out with the entire family and fish for garfish in the ocean. It's been well over 10 years since I fished the last time.
But I wouldn't want to work with fishing though, I've seen reality shows that follow fishermen out to sea and the conditions they endure are incredible.
How about you pal?

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ScythicKitty In reply to herofan135 [2016-10-10 02:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Indeed! The cursive is one of the worst parts for reading it...it looks so nice, but on top of having very different wording, that olden style is just a strain to get through! I guess I did manage to sort of read old English after awhile, but I wouldn't say it was enjoyable! XD 

Haha very true! Those reality shows really make fishing look extremely hazardous- far from the idyllic, fairytale lifestyle that cartoons make it! I remember watching one on king crab fishing video back during high school, and wow, even if they only have to work a few weeks a year and make tons of money, it's far too dangerous for me to recommend to anyone! The conditions and work they undergo are grueling! I'd only want to be a fisherman in the instances like say, a fishing instructor for children at those artificial lakes they stuff full of fish, or a part time job on a weekend fishing boat that doesn't go far off the coast. I enjoy fishing (though my jello arms do get pretty sore afterwards!) but I think definitely as a hobby, and definitely only in favorable conditions! Wow, your family trips out to the ocean to fish for garfish sound so fun! I love how garfish look! Since it's been 10 years since you last went, do you think your family will go out fishing any time in the next few years?

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herofan135 In reply to ScythicKitty [2016-12-14 12:07:43 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I feel your pain regarding the old text, it looks pretty but it's so hard to understand unless you're an expert. XD

That's so true! Even if they only need to work for a few weeks each year it's so dangerous that I would never consider it. Maybe a fishing instructor for children could be nice!
Well, fishing is something we haven't done in a long time. And since my parents built a pond and I've started my own aquarium I feel like I can enjoy fish regardless.

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ScythicKitty In reply to marmiz [2015-11-21 07:04:12 +0000 UTC]

Mayday! Mayday! Captain, the submarine is unable to resurface! What should we do?! 

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marmiz In reply to ScythicKitty [2015-11-21 08:46:06 +0000 UTC]

We eat our delicious submarine! Down with the ship we go!

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ScythicKitty In reply to marmiz [2015-12-16 07:12:23 +0000 UTC]

What sagely advice! As expected of the Captain! Such honor, dignity, and wisdom! 

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