Trip to Minneapolis 2008 (Huge ship crossing under a bridge)

[hallsy154]

that was close

[nowais]

Ulillillia when was the last time you went on a vacation? I think it would do you good to get out and see new things.

[ulillillia]

Sep 21, 2008 was the last day and I haven't been on one since. There's nothing in the forecast right now for any future vacations. Prior to this, it was July or August of 2000... 8.1 years ago.

[MrCallummoir]

How fast was the ship going in pixels for frame Ulilililia?

[ulillillia]

In the real world, "pixels per frame" is an invalid unit of measure - there are no frames in the real world (perhaps, though, it may be 5.8E-44 of a second, Planck Time). When referencing a monitor, even this varies. The solution, in a sense, is around 1E-41 meter or something, essentially nothing and something too fine for technology to measure, even for the laws of physics. In mph, it was more around 3 mph (walking speed; 1.4 m/s mental conversion) as it passed nearest to me.

[LatestUFOSightings]

@ulillillia That was a joke, Uli.

[Tezasaurus]

I live in Duluth, this isn't a chance encounter, these ships are coming and going all the time, especially in the warmer seasons. Glad to see you enjoyed your time in our city; I've read your site off-and-on for a while, was surprised to check up on your account and see you had visited here!

[ulillillia]

For us, it was a chance encounter. It was the only day that we were going to Duluth, and at the time, it was the only ship that was going that day.

[babydaggers]

This looks really beautiful.

[ulillillia]

It's much better without the glitch the camera has with video recording. I have a few photos on my site that show the true color version (or, at least, something close to true color).

[Einchy1]

This is so much better because it looks like you're from the 70's.

[watwawat]

You are playing video games aren't you?

[ulillillia]

Not here. My video game systems were almost 150 miles south....

[watwawat]

You still haven't sent me a picture of a cat.

[mobugs]

What an awesome video.

[lmlittleman]

you are not in minneapolis your in duluth minnesota ( i live here ) maybe you could fix it thx

[ulillillia]

I'm in Minot right now, of ND, my home area. I went on a trip to Minneapolis from Sep 13 to Sep 21 of 2008, and it became my first vacation in 8.1 years. On Sep 19, I went on a road trip to Duluth from Minneapolis. The video series involves my vacation, so I have it marked as "Trip to Minneapolis".

[PureSolace]

Ulil, it's good to see you got out and enjoyed yourself a bit! You should do this more often and film more when you go out! There is a huge world to discover! Peace!

[ulillillia]

Huge is right. I'm having a hard time comprehending the size of this very sphere we live on called Earth. And if Earth is big, try the universe. I may be going to South Dakota next year, but the odds, as I feel, are about 30% at the moment. This may go up or down as time goes on. This trip was the same.

[computerman1081]

was it cold?

[ulillillia]

With the high 20 mph wind, and the sudden misting due to the ship, it was a bit chilly.

[computerman1081]

Cool.  Minneopolis is a really funny name for a city :)

[ulillillia]

It's "Minneapolis", with an "a". I don't know how it got that name, but I saw on playing cards when I was at the Mall of America that has something to do with water and city. I don't recall the exact details, but the "minnea" or "minne" part means "water" and the "polis" or "apolis" means "city". This means Minneapolis is "water city".

[theweakwillwalk]

seems like you had a really great vacation. cool video.

[Alfrunk]

I thought you had a fear of water? Anyway - cool that you finally got to get out a bit.

[ulillillia]

I do have a fear for water, but only water deeper than I am tall (since I can't really swim). Going in lakes, pools, etc. was eliminated around July 21 of 1997, thanks to YMCA camp.

[timdrage]

Pretty impressive! Glad to hear you had a vacation. The purple streaks/lensflare/?? give the footage an interesting look!

[ulillillia]

The lensflare does not occur at all with still photos, only videos, hinting to a bug with the software.

[keinsignal]

You were in Minneapolis and you didn't stop by to say hi? I'm hurt!

[simple11q]

The videos are still better with this kind of disorderly noise instead of no sound at all, if you ask me.

[FaithsInMyChest]

I really like these videos; a nice break from your usual video game explorations.

[RickRudesMustache]

Glad to see you got to enjoy going out on a little adventure. Hope you take the opportunity when it presents it's self to travel some more. Theres alot out of there to be explored.

[ulillillia]

I do. There's about a 30% chance I may go to South Dakota near the Black Hills area next year. I feel as if it's 30%. I've dealt with one odds roller coaster already. On these trips, it really makes you wonder how big the planet really is. 70 mph down a highway seems pretty fast, but in just one second, 110 feet, that's hardly anything. The 9-hour trip (8 ignoring rest stops, gas, etc.) covers only a very tiny portion of the planet. It's that aspect that amazes me.

[bunglestein]

I visited the Hill City SD a few months ago, it was neat. I recommend checking out their dinosaur museum if you have an interest in things like that. (Do dinosaurs/fossils have high compatibility?)

[ZeroCaim]

I was actually thinking the same thing the other day. I always dread going to see my brother [Just because of the long Drive] and it amazes me that i only went like an inch on the US map. xD

[bftwaim]

Ulillillia,

A friend of mine lived in Minot, ND for a brief period of time. He mentioned that there is a saying in Minot that goes, "Why not Minot?". Are you familiar with this saying?

[ulillillia]

I'm not familiar with it. I've heard of it, but very rarely (the first time was actually from a forum, not any of the locals).

[Roly426]

that's a huge deck