Florida

St Augustines was lovely though, proper history and beautiful architecture.

Orlando was crap, apart from outlet shopping, and I did enjoy Disney stuff.

Everyones suggestions so far have been OTM. If you visit one place in Florida, go to St. Auggie and since Jax is close by, go there as well. GO IN WINTER! St Auggie is beautiful even if its become super-touristy. There is a cheep hostel there to stay at.

There is a reason North Florida is called the "Redneck Riviera". The nicest beach in those parts, though I haven't been around in years, is St George's Island. I know of nothing interesting in Pensacola. Why does it intruige you? Wakulla Springs is also where they shot _Creature from the Black Lagoon_. Nothing to great in Tallahassee, although I really want to go back one day to revisit childhood haunts. West of Tally are the Mariana Caverns which is worth a visit if you are inthe area.

The Bay Area and Miami have plenty of cool stuff. If your in the bay area, make sure to checkout the Dali Museum.

The Everglades have their one weird sort of beauty.

Coral Castle is also very kewl, in Homestead, south of Miami, just north of the Keys. The Keys are nice except for Key West, which is over-developed and sleazy.

Steve Delgado, the marketing manager of Arial Software, got a pleasant surprise when he checked his e-mail Monday morning, Sept. 13. His in-box had only 70 spam messages. "My e-mail [address] is all over the Internet, so I usually get about 200 over the weekend." And he has a theory to explain it: "I believe that the slowdown of spam e-mails in my in-box is directly related to the adverse weather in Florida," he says, "and that the hurricanes are disrupting spammers in Boca Raton and other cities with spammy reputations."

i cant decide what i think of this state

it sucks ass
it is horrible and hot and swampy
it is for kids and old people

its also pretty cheap now

To buy a home? Yes. Not anything else.

It's not as hot and swampy as Chicago two weeks ago. At least we have a sea breeze.

(and I'm sure Miami and stuff is much nicer than the part I'm familiar with, which is Northern Florida, so maybe I should stfu.)

Northern Florida is essentially southern Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Where'd you live, Que?

i never lived there, but i have close relatives that live in Jacksonville so i have to visit--and ha, this is soooooo OTM

Northern Florida is essentially southern Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia

Miami is further West than Pittsburgh

-- gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:33 AM (Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:33 AM) Bookmark Link

whoa

No idea what that means.

It's not as hot and swampy as Chicago two weeks ago. At least we have a sea breeze.

-- Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, August 4, 2008 6:02 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

congratulations on your breezy shithole of a state

Thanks!

Joan Didion's Miami is likely the best book on the subject. Settled and conceived as a vacation getaway, Florida put little interest into infrastructure, so there's a border-town ethos to a lot of what goes on politically. In no way does Miami compare with San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, or any urban metropolis of your choice, but the hothouse decay is itself attractive.

and, ha, no – it doesn't rain every afternoon.

climate that makes beer cozies necessary = ugh

beer cozies on the beach = awes.

No idea what that means

it means Miami is further West than Pittsburgh

From a latitude-longitude point of view?

South Florida is great.

yes, xp

From what other point of view could "further west" be?

Culturally? Well, hell. Miami could be further north than Pittsburgh in some places.

pittsburgh's sri venkateswara temple is somewhat eastern

i am in the airport right now waiting to go home

i had a distaste for miami by the time i was leaving for school but now i love going home. its great there, s. fla (kendall, pinecrest, perrine) is an A+ place to raise kids imo. wouldn't mind moving back after school but dunno if its a possibility or not.

as for n fla, ive only really been to gainesville and tally but those are college towns so my pov is skewed

how come we've never hung out?

im rarely in miami, but ill be home from tonight until the 23rd if miami ppl wanna fap

IT IS AMERICA'S DANGLY LITTLE WANG

AMERICA'S TRUE NAME IS 'SMALLPAW'

CALL IT SUCH ANDD GRAB ITS LITTLE WANG

THEN YOU WILL HAVE POWER FOR IT TO SERVE YOU AT FEASTS

IT ALSO CONTROLS 42 ARMIES OF HELL

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/stills/simpsons90s_jezebel.flv.jpg

Guys I am p proud of this Florida I freehanded from memory:

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/6351/floridai.jpg

less proud of my ability to freehand the word "anywhere"

Can I buy that off you?

Ha I'll draw you a second Florida if you want, that one is a cover for a mix CD for a friend (has boobs on the other side).

I am going to be in Orlando and the redneck riviera area next month for ~5 days. Orlando for three days, then that panhandlery (staying the night in Apalachicola). Looking for oysters and freaks. Can anyone make any suggestions? Also, I want to do Disney shit. Which Disney shit is better than the other Disney shit?

Rick Scott, donuts, and you (meaning, you, the public):

http://motherjones.com/contributor/2011/08/floridians-pink-slip-donut-making-rick-scott-video

This is more delicious!

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/us/01florida.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=rick%20scott&st=cse

The governor, sporting black cowboy boots embossed with the state seal

Uh-huh.

Another day, more roffles

http://gawker.com/5978198/naked-florida-man-jumps-off-roof-onto-man-knocks-television-over-empties-vacuum-cleaner-masturbates

maybe it's just because i'm working the "crazy local news story" beat now, but it seems like florida has really been raising the bar this year

Frustrated anti-Obama mania, Rick Scott cutting all semblance of community care, climate instability = freakcakes by the dozen.

That ain't the half of it, bros:

http://www.local10.com/news/Gov-Rick-Scott-busts-a-move/-/1717324/18222328/-/format/rsss_2.0/-/xv9d8i/-/index.html

Don't rock, wobble.

i hate this fucking state. visiting my folks, on day 4.... i am completely ready to die. everyone is soooo rich and soooo shitty.

over the the last 4 years i've probably spent some 250 days in FL for work, mostly in Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm, Tampa, Jacksonville, Ft Myers and a little blink-and-you'll-miss-it meth-hole disaster called Marianna. it's gross n' seedy reputation is deserved. but i can't quite bring myself to hate it.

been here 40 years. lots of infuriating things about florida, but i'll always love it, especially my coral-gables.

NGL the damage from the pole isn’t my biggest concern here pic.twitter.com/5BDhKDgJnL

— Rachael (@RachaelHasIdeas) March 2, 2021