Stickboy goes Into the Wild

decides2dream · December 2007

pjtaper wrote:

If Eli lost 50lbs he would be nothing but a hat and a jersey! His name on here is stickboy for a reason...

this made me laugh!

it never ceases to amaze me how some here can be such assholes to others' lifestyle choices, so judgmental, etc...and for what? how in the wolrd it is 'overkill'...dumb....whatever negative connotation you want to apply here....to be inspired by a movie, a book, a song....whatEVER to change your life, try a new direction, etc, etc. you'd think eli moved to tibet to become a monk. which btw - if that was his life choice, i'd still say good for him. he's taking a JOURNEY....for his own personal reasons...and i applaud him for it. i've never done his type of journey....but i've done a few in my life...mostly going abroad to study, etc....but we all need to make the choices right for us.

so then, KUDOS to you eli! i hope this journey brings to you whatever you hope for...inspires you further in your life....and MUCH LOVE to you always!

Whizbang wrote:

do you think it's overkill to take 6+ months off to walk the Appalacian Trail from Georgia to Maine because you want the time to yourself, to get away from it all, maybe to find yourself?? I know someone who did it...twice. That trail has been around longer than the book or movie....and plenty of people feel inspired to walk it each year.

Whether he's inspired by the movie or feels he needs to do it makes no difference to me. I admire him for having the balls to do it.

EXACTLY!

and I chose to take the road less travelled, and that has made all the difference.

hell yes...far too many hold themselves back from their desires, fear, what have you...i applaud and am continually inspiredf by anyone who finds a path to take, whether for a few weeks or for a lifetime of change.

GreenTeaDisease · December 2007

NY PJ1 wrote:

he is taking the movie too serious ,,its a ridiculous thing to do

a lot of people bike distances like that. whether it's ridiculous or not depends on *how* he's doing it. if he's pulling a real chris mccandless, then yeah, it's pretty ridiculous. I'm sure this guy will be fine though. the eastern corridor isn't exactly "the wild."

SENROCK · December 2007

so i havnt read this ENTIRE thread exxxcept for page one and this last one. Sticky is my dawg and whatever he decides to do in life, he knows i got his back! whether some of you agree with what he's doing or NOT.....it dont matter. Just try not to talk down on what he's doing so much. i give him alot of credit like whiz said cuz some of us THINK of doing stuff but DONT. Anyway, props to him and he knows i love him!

JordyWordy · December 2007

what sticky is doing is one of my fundemental things i have to do in life (ie bike across europe or america)...so happy for him (dont know him, but to see someone who wants to do it & taking the initiative to is great)

and to the people who are claiming that to live or sleep outdoors is to "have nothing" i ask if theyve ever lived outside of a circumstance in which they had not PAID for their luxuries but CREATED them.

i know which i find more rewarding.

you should live to feel alive

brainofPJ · December 2007

NY PJ1 wrote:

he is taking the movie too serious ,,its a ridiculous thing to do

if he is doing it just because of the movie, i completely agree with you.

a couple years ago i thought about doing something similar up in canada...this is before i heard of the McCandless story. i only heard about him before the movie came out.

fact is, i got my shit together and then got married and realized i could have missed out on so much.

i hope he has a great time.

chiquimonkey · December 2007

SENROCK! wrote:

so i havnt read this ENTIRE thread exxxcept for page one and this last one. Sticky is my dawg and whatever he decides to do in life, he knows i got his back! whether some of you agree with what he's doing or NOT.....it dont matter. Just try not to talk down on what he's doing so much. i give him alot of credit like whiz said cuz some of us THINK of doing stuff but DONT. Anyway, props to him and he knows i love him!

yeah. what she said!

this makes me think 'i know i was born and i know that i'll die...the inbetween is mine'.

i also didn't read everything between the first post and when i posted until just now. yeah it's a bit like judgement city lol and whatever you might decide you'd do in his place, it's an individual thing, and if that's what he needs, then all you can do is give support.

for me, i couldn't do it just cuz i wouldn't want to leave my family and friends behind, and i feel blessed that i don't have to go that route. but hell...life's short, people gotta do what's right for them!

i am mine....mofos

Collin · December 2007

Poncier wrote:

Hunger, potential harm, potential disease, potential death...nothing too bad.

Bring some money or work for food while on the road. You won't starve. You can die driving to work or get injured and you can get all kinds of diseases everywhere too.

Anyway, I went on a one month hitch hiking trip with my brother in the US and Canada. It was one of the best expierences in my life! Saw beautiful places and met the most wonderful and kind people! They invited us into their homes, gave us food and money... I spent about $450 in that month, we stayed in NYC 3 days, and took one greyhound bus and a bus in Canada as well and a train from Beacon to NYC, those things together were probably $200. So you could do it a lot cheaper if you avoid big cities and don't take buses and trains.

You'd be surprised how friendly people can be. And I have lot of friends who are doing stuff like this all over the world. Right now a girl I know is somewhere in South-America teaching a coffee farmer English and working a few hours a day in return she gets a place to sleep and food and money and she's learning Spanish as well. (that was 2 months ago anyway).

redrock · December 2007

PJaddicted wrote:

My 18 year old son wants to do it someday, so he is getting a couple of books for Christmas to plan his trip. I'm hoping that hubby and I can join him for a few legs of it.

oxc

Does that mean I have to wait until my daughter is 18? Damn... 5 more years.

Heineken Helen · December 2007

redrock wrote:

It's not lonely. He will meet lots of different people during his journey, from different walks of life. He'll have great conversations with them, maybe some of these may enlighten him. He will definitely learn from all of these people. He will also have time to reflect, to put things in perspective, etc.

And... what an adventure.. you and your bike (and the odd gator or bear). In a way, I envy him...

I agree... it's such a fucking HUGE world... but we generally seem quite content living in our own tiny little pocket. Why are people so afraid to go outside of the norm?

Heineken Helen · December 2007

mammasan wrote:

Well I would rather have a long happy life then a short reckless one, but that's just me. I also don't feel that you need to put yourself into such a precarious situation in order to live life to the fullest.

It really doesn't seem all that precarious to me... I genuinely can't see the big deal.

Heineken Helen · December 2007

Phantom Pain wrote:

To me it seems like if you do this type of thing you're running away from problems,job,home life,bad relationship(s)

not always... some people just don't get enough out of life living by the 'rules'. Who makes up these fucking rules anyway? It just doesn't feel natural. Sometimes you have to do something like this to see what life really IS all about. It's not about running away... it's about looking for home!

Heineken Helen · December 2007

Phantom Pain wrote:

Death ?

yeh, it's lucky all you people who play it safe will never have to deal with that one, eh?

Heineken Helen · December 2007

The Champ wrote:

Doesn't this dude have a job and/or responsibilities? Anyway, just don't eat any fucking potato root..

unless you have kids, you don't have responsibilities

I don't remember when I signed my employment contract, that it said 'til death do us part... nobody marries their job and pretty much everyone is replaceable.

Heineken Helen · December 2007

who's_pearljam? wrote:

Helen, You KNOW I'm going to be posting in a thread about doing something weird!

Hahaha... yep, but I was just wondering 'when?'

who's_pearljam? wrote:

I find that whenever I've travelled like that, I get a better respect for people. When you travel, you get the energy back that you put out. You walk into something with a smile, you'll get a smile back and some help.... or you might end up helping someone else. People are mostly good in this world. There are a few clinkers for sure, but I've had very few bad things happen with people or animals on any trip.

Exactly... I often get told I'm a fool for believing people are generally good... I'm not a fool... I'm a fucking realist

I think when you put your trust in people, they're more likely to prove you right. If you're constantly wary of people, well that's just not a good way to be. People AREN'T pieces of shit. You only have to meet half the people on this board to know that.

Heineken Helen · December 2007

redrock wrote:

Being alone is not automatically lonely. There is a huge difference. I used to travel alone a lot but I was never lonely - not one minute. When you are on your own, you HAVE to open yourself to other people and therefore your journey is so much more interesting and fruitful. If you are travelling with others, you have a tendency to rely on each other's company and not seek external stimuli.

I like being alone. One can be lonely, even surrounded by people.

EXCELLENT post... and too true

Heineken Helen · December 2007

decides2dream wrote:

this made me laugh!

it never ceases to amaze me how some here can be such assholes to others' lifestyle choices, so judgmental, etc...and for what?

I always feel that those who are so quick to judge the choices other people make aren't in such a nice position themselves. There are many things in life that people want which I can't see anything attractive about at all... but I'm certainly happy for those who decide what they wanna do and MAKE it work. I can't understand the negativity and the begrudging.

genie · December 2007

Heineken Helen wrote:

yeh, it's lucky all you people who play it safe will never have to deal with that one, eh?

haha, good one Helen!

what kind of life would it be if all of us would constantly worry about our safety. i have an answer = dull and boooooorrrrrinnnggg!!!!!!!!

i've done few silly things but it only enriched my life. hell the only thing i'm really scared of is dying and knowing i haven't done things i wanted to do.

you people a lame, haven't you never rebelled?

genie · December 2007

Heineken Helen wrote:

Hahaha... yep, but I was just wondering 'when?'

Exactly... I often get told I'm a fool for believing people are generally good... I'm not a fool... I'm a fucking realist I think when you put your trust in people, they're more likely to prove you right. If you're constantly wary of people, well that's just not a good way to be. People AREN'T pieces of shit. You only have to meet half the people on this board to know that.

but will have to disagree on that one, i am wary of people,but i don't show it. i bring them into my world and then they go and shit all over it!

but you are quite right, people on here a generally nice.

i'm sorry Helen, but the more people i meet ( all kinds of people, teachers, managers, hairdressers ) the more i realise people ARE pieces of shit. I'm always nice to everyone i meet, yet i don't usually see someone being nice or caring in return. don't get me wrong, i've seen a complete stranger help me, but on the whole i'm just dissappointed with majority of people

PJaddicted · December 2007

redrock wrote:

Does that mean I have to wait until my daughter is 18? Damn... 5 more years.

He he he.....might be longer then that....he still has 3.5 years of college left!

oxc

Heineken Helen · December 2007

genie wrote:

haha, good one Helen!

what kind of life would it be if all of us would constantly worry about our safety. i have an answer = dull and boooooorrrrrinnnggg!!!!!!!!

i've done few silly things but it only enriched my life. hell the only thing i'm really scared of is dying and knowing i haven't done things i wanted to do.

you people a lame, haven't you never rebelled?

exactly... I've done some stupid things and I've been lucky. If you take chances and they work, its' amazing! Obviously some don't work and that's shit but most of them do.

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