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    1. I just got on the Southwest Chief, a train heading from Los Angeles to Chicago, where I'm going to transfer onto another train and head on to New York, finally arriving 3 days from now, at 6pm.
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    the train is full, and I wish it wasn't. I am trying very hard to not think about the sensation of the old woman next to me's fleece sleeve brushing gently against my arm.
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      despite that, I am excited for this trip. gonna see some ~biomes~ ooh, we're moving!
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        the view right now is passing a Home Depot in the dark, but here's a view as @katbamkapow was driving me to Union Station
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          just ate a $7 microwaved cheeseburger. it was... fine?
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            industrial structures lit up like they're wrapped in fairy lights, sidings, square heaps. i tried to identify it on the map, but instead i learnt we've left California for Arizona
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              these names! (cc @klondk)
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                it is 3:36am and the woman sitting next to me is still shifting in her seat or scratching herself (and thus nudging me) approximately every 2 minutes. I got some sleep curled up on some empty seats, but had to leave for people maybe getting on at this stop.
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                  some light emerging through trees, approaching Flagstaff
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                    it's quite flat here
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                      in the dining car for breakfast. had a decent omelet, terrible coffee (but I suspect I'll still prefer it to the tea), and am surrounded by English accents.
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                        entered new mexico
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                          tragedy has struck: Obra Dinn bugged out & my save isn't working
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                            man at the table opposite is having an argument with a young woman. he's making airquotes when saying "scientist", praising Trump for deactivating weather control tech, critizing positive parenting. ooop, there we are, "reverse racism" and onto actual racism.
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                              quickly onto "white people were here before native americans", which is getting him yelled at by native americans.
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                                i remember growing up, reading The Invisibles, enraptured by conspiracy theories in the New Mexico desert. there's an amount of reckoning to be done there, i reckon.
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                                  standing on the platform at Albuquerque hoping some Terrace House episodes download before we set off again
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                                    did some tinkering with some generative stuff, ate some salami and tomatoes I brought, and now I'm falling asleep at my computer. the landscape continues to happen
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                                      photos from the train. it's not so flat any more. past Santa Fe/Lamy now.
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                                        cool house
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                                          sky's getting colourful again
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                                            I'm in Chicago from approximately 3pm til 9pm tomorrow. What should I do with that time?
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                                              last night
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                                                now I'm in Kansas. days on the train going this way are about 23 hours long.
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                                                  Iowa, about to cross the Mississippi
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                                                    today has been a lot of golden trees, wide fields, stretches of water
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                                                      occasional flicks past the windows, as the train pulls leaves off the trees as it passes by
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                                                        I have 4 hours to see Chicago now! So far I have learnt: -tall buildings -colder than Albuquerque -has at least one Pret
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                                                          what I did in Chicago: -saw a big lake -ate a pizza -drank two (2) beers -felt tired
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                                                            now I am on the train to NY. 20 minutes til departure, and I am expending considerable psychic energies to prevent anyone else from getting on and sitting next to me
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                                                              also: it is sweet that the lines have names & posters. pictured, first leg & second leg of this journey
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                                                                got like 8 hours of sleep! woke up to this sight, and went to check the election results
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                                                                  cloudy day, a lot of variations on brown and gold, occasional views of Lake Erie on the left. still 3 hours behind schedule, but an online thing reckons we'll make up a bit of that on the way to NY
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                                                                  train is currently 3 hours late, due to being stuck behind some freight trains, one of which broke down. we're leaving Cleveland, Ohio, now, and I have to adjust my watch again.
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                                                                    oops, forked the thread @v21/1060208116778893312?s=19
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                                                                      other big news: been watching Terrace House: OND, and Seina just moved in...
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                                                                        stopped in Buffalo, and I got off to stretch an aching shoulder. delayed getting off by Border Patrol checking my passport, and delayed getting back on by Border Patrol removing a man from the train. dunno what the situation is, but we've not left the states on this trip...
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                                                                          some photos
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                                                                            and some more
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                                                                              decoupled from the half of the train headed to Boston, and now fairly rattling along, trying to make up lost time. hooooooonk. hooooooonk. hoooooooooooonk.
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                                                                                and i very much did not expect it, but looks like i'll be arriving into new york with the major part of a #nanogenmo entry (past the point in a project where you think "ah, i just need to finish that", anyway... who knows how much more work it'll actually take)
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                                                                                  sneak peek:
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                                                                                    ...now in Yonkers...
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                                                                                      and a final two (subway) trains, and I am now showered, having a beer, and about to play Mario Party. thanks for riding along, everyone!