you ever just wanna go outside and feel the terrifying emptiness of the sky above you

[jameswidman@mastodon.social]

@electrocutie @aeva i like doing this, and at the same time i like thinking about the rotation of the earth, and how "up" is a weird term if a line defined by "up" is constantly sweeping a circular path (which would be loops considering the orbit).

and then i lose my sense of orientation for a bit; its the best

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@aeva I'd love that, especially since it would mean I live in a less urbanized place than I actually do

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@oblomov I find when I am downtown looking skyward while standing on the sidewalk, the effect is enhanced by the skyscrapers because it emphasizes just how much empty space roads create. I imagine the effect can be experienced anywhere that has been sufficiently destroyed by automobile culture.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@mia forests at night time are just kinda generally scary though

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@JamesWidman @electrocutie I get a similar feeling by trying to visualize how much empty space may be underneath me at any given moment while downtown. it's like ff7 midgar down there.

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva haven't had the opportunity to do that again for a long time.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter don't you have a yard?

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva can't lie in it. but the field would be better anyway. in summer there are gnats everywhere tho.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter perfect is the enemy of good

[snoopj@hachyderm.io]

@aeva @mia I would simply not indicate my presence to any would-be predators in the dark forest. It would be easy for me.

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva perfect is amazing when you can get it though. i'm sure there is a way. i'll figure it out.

citronella candles, some spray... or both. that could be enough. a blanket. some wine. a lamp that glows like a candle. wait i have the citronella already. need to put it in a wind protector. that will do.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@SnoopJ @mia there was a big prairie and forest near the campus back when I was in college, and there were paths so it wasn't particularly untamed, and I went in the forest all the time during the day but one time I tried to go there in the middle of the night and like I couldn't my limbs would not move and I was frozen in terror by the inky black wall that blocked the precipice and I could feel it staring back at me with 10,000 unseen eyes. I was also really drunk but that's probably unrelated

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter capture the moment! go go go!

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva next summer. august. perseids.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter put on a coat

[beeoproblem@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva best place for this I've found so far is the beach at night. At least at the great lakes on a calm day.

You can stand there and stare into a nearly featureless void and gradually see the stars pop into view as your eyes adjust to the darkness.

I'm betting the prairies, the (ant)arctic and the desert would all be good places for this too.

[kepeken@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @lritter go now, while the gnats slumber

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva no! 😖 i don't wanna

[beeoproblem@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@SnoopJ @aeva @mia unfortunately they can smell you for miles off, no matter how well you hide.

At least the bears, wolves and cats can.

Edit: Also mosquitos. They're inescapable. You will be eaten at least a little bit. Learned that one the hard way.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@beeoproblem @SnoopJ @mia mosquitos are easy to evade, just have a friend they're more interested in near by