But i'm (insert nationality here)

[protege]

You didn't look over the Native American part of our tri-culture did you? Try being an Anglo (even though I don't have an Angle blood in me) native New Mexican. The comments I've gotten from ignorant tourists....I could write a book.

Hell no! I thought the Anasazi remains found at Philmont were pretty cool, especially the stone petroglyphs.

It's not desolate! There's green all over, it's just not the overwhelming, suffocating green that you get in other parts....when it's not on fire. >.>

I know that. What I meant was, although it is green, it's not nearly as green as SW PA happens to be. I wasn't trying to slam NM at all.

There's a reason that our license plates say "Land of Enchantment". I'm going to miss it a lot when I move to Scotland.

You're not the only one. I'd like to go back...but can't afford it right now.

Mis, I hear ya about Philadelphia. I've been there many times...can't see what all the fuss is. They all seem to think that they're the center of the universe

[AdminAssistant]

There's this geography game on some website...addictinggames.com? Or something like that. Basically, it's putting different states in where they belong. The also have it for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa - with the different countries. Yes, even the teeny tiny ones.

I always was a geography nerd...but Eastern Europe can be darn confusing.

[Pagan]

Actually, you'd have had to smack me upside the head with a map of the USA, because I thought Dakota were somewhere around Nevada and Arizona.

That's where New Mexico is, east of Arizona!

Samaliel, I wasn't talking about people who don't live in the United States. I was talking about people who are born here and should have found out by 3rd grade where the different states are.

You mean like the nimrods (especially in the 3 states that surround us) that think we're old Mexico?

I know that. What I meant was, although it is green, it's not nearly as green as SW PA happens to be. I wasn't trying to slam NM at all.

Yeah, I know. I just find it hilarious when the flat-land foreigners come out here complaining about how brown it is....especially just after the monsoon has started and we're getting rain and things have greened up nicely. I guess they're just expecting that suffocating green that I had a hard time with in Florida (around Tampa).

You're not the only one. I'd like to go back...but can't afford it right now.

I've got a lot of pictures from around here already, but I've gotta start taking more pictures. Especially of our sunsets. One I'd really like to get is probably never going to happen. When you're at the Santa Fe Opera and the staging is open to the back, you can see the lights of Los Alamos. But they don't allow photography during the performances....of course, I wouldn't be using a flash....

[AdminAssistant]

But they don't allow photography during the performances....of course, I wouldn't be using a flash....

It would still be copyright infringement, sorry. Oftentimes, theatres post pictures of productions online, maybe you could find some on their website?

[Pagan]

It would still be copyright infringement, sorry. Oftentimes, theatres post pictures of productions online, maybe you could find some on their website?

Yeah, I thought of that. But places like the Santa Fe Opera and The Met don't have photo galleries on their websites.

[Samaliel]

There's this geography game on some website...addictinggames.com? Or something like that. Basically, it's putting different states in where they belong. The also have it for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa - with the different countries. Yes, even the teeny tiny ones.

I always was a geography nerd...but Eastern Europe can be darn confusing.

I tried this game and I did a very poor performance. Seriously, I think I might be the worst player of this game ever. I'm geographically challenged.