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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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despite that, I am excited for this trip. gonna see some ~biomes~ ooh, we're moving!Permalink Look on archive.org
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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 StationPermalink Look on archive.org
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just ate a $7 microwaved cheeseburger. it was... fine?Permalink Look on archive.org
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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 ArizonaPermalink Look on archive.org
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these names! (cc @klondk)Permalink Look on archive.org
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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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some light emerging through trees, approaching FlagstaffPermalink Look on archive.org
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it's quite flat herePermalink Look on archive.org
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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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entered new mexicoPermalink Look on archive.org
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tragedy has struck: Obra Dinn bugged out & my save isn't workingPermalink Look on archive.org
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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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quickly onto "white people were here before native americans", which is getting him yelled at by native americans.Permalink Look on archive.org
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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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standing on the platform at Albuquerque hoping some Terrace House episodes download before we set off againPermalink Look on archive.org
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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 happenPermalink Look on archive.org
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photos from the train. it's not so flat any more. past Santa Fe/Lamy now.Permalink Look on archive.org
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cool houseLook on archive.org
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sky's getting colourful againPermalink Look on archive.org
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I'm in Chicago from approximately 3pm til 9pm tomorrow. What should I do with that time?Permalink Look on archive.org
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last nightPermalink Look on archive.org
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now I'm in Kansas. days on the train going this way are about 23 hours long.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Iowa, about to cross the MississippiPermalink Look on archive.org
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today has been a lot of golden trees, wide fields, stretches of waterPermalink Look on archive.org
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occasional flicks past the windows, as the train pulls leaves off the trees as it passes byPermalink Look on archive.org
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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 PretPermalink Look on archive.org
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what I did in Chicago: -saw a big lake -ate a pizza -drank two (2) beers -felt tiredPermalink Look on archive.org
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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 mePermalink Look on archive.org
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also: it is sweet that the lines have names & posters. pictured, first leg & second leg of this journeyPermalink Look on archive.org
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got like 8 hours of sleep! woke up to this sight, and went to check the election resultsPermalink Look on archive.org
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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 NYPermalink Look on archive.org
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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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oops, forked the thread @v21/1060208116778893312?s=19Permalink Look on archive.org
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other big news: been watching Terrace House: OND, and Seina just moved in...Permalink Look on archive.org
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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...Permalink Look on archive.org
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some photosPermalink Look on archive.org
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and some morePermalink Look on archive.org
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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.Permalink Look on archive.org
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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)Permalink Look on archive.org
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sneak peek:Permalink Look on archive.org
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...now in Yonkers...Permalink Look on archive.org
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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!Permalink Look on archive.org
