calumet city

[solarbird]

When we moved into the new house, we started putting all the boxes we hadn't unpacked into this weird hallway space on the ground level, and as we emptied the boxes, we'd toss 'em into this other room down there that we weren't using yet. Eventually I started calling it the People's Democratic Republic of Cardboardia, with its capital of Boxburg. And now shikyrie is trying to get me to play this game.

So here's the PDR Cardboardia flag:



And I might actually play the stupid game. ^_^

Also went down to Folklife today - it was okay, we got to see spazzkat's friend play the ukulele in her group, and also got to see a professional play, and he was pretty good except for an inexplicable and mortifying decision to cover an Eagles song at the end. God damn, I hate that band.

And now that I've checked the game - well, hell, there's already a Cardboardia. Foo.

Other than that, it wasn't really the best day for music from our standpoint, so we hung out for a while, watched little kids play run-up-and-touch-the-countain, listened to a few musicians, poked around at instruments, and I finally managed to get the all-important Best Candy Apple in the World, as I always do at Seattle Centre, before heading home.

At which point I had to go fix someone else's network problem. La.

I had some thought about some political thing, but I forgot it. That's lame. Oh well, maybe I'll remember it later. For now, here, have a flower picture:



And a link to a movie of Zoe visiting Oasis, or trying to. Oasis was not thrilled. There was more attempt to visit today, but this time, food was involved. Oasis was much more brave with food involved. Sadly, I have no movie of that.

Miles today: 1.0 (Not counting walking around folklife.)
Miles out of Hobbiton: 163.6
Miles to Rivendell: 294.4

Comments

[jiapa.livejournal.com]

Welp, I'm moving soon, and I need to start packing, so if you have any extra boxes, especially of a size to carry books, I'd love to have 'em.

[solarbird]

Actually, most of them are with spazzkat now, because he's also moving. Otherwise I'd be all "YES PLEASE." ^_^

[llachglin.livejournal.com]

I just founded the Free Land of the Coastal Salish. My answers to the questionnaire categorized that as a left-wing utopia.

My first issue is compulsory democracy. Unfortunately, my favored policy of tax rebates for voters to encourage but not require voting is not an option. I wonder if there's a way to get them to allow that as a choice?

[solarbird]

The People's Republic of Cardboardia at Boxburg. Sadly, you can't make your own flag! I thought you could.

[llachglin.livejournal.com]

You can. Click Settings for your nation, and then click create your own flag.

It's got to be .jpg,107 X 71 pixels, and 10K or less in size.

[solarbird]

OH I'm wrong. You can. Uploaded!

[waywind.livejournal.com]

Alternate names... hmm... Corrugatistan?

[solarbird]

What I need now is a National Anthem! ^_^

[wrog]

ok, this is fun, so far. I guess we can start a region, now...

here ya go...

[wrog]

I can't quite do justice to the Dying Battery Version that P. liked so much back when he was about 1, but anyway...

my Time Sink Detector is going off.

[wrog]

Oh boy. I've been invited to join World 19

Re: my Time Sink Detector is going off.

[solarbird]

Oooh Boy!

I'm still trying to decide whether I'm playing Civilisation or Diplomacy. So far, it's Civilisation.

Re: here ya go...

[solarbird]

Dying battery version...?

Re: here ya go...

[wrog]

The tune is from a particular toy that hung over his crib.
Said toy had batteries.
Batteries, as per their very nature, produce reduced voltages over time.
digital electronics will sometimes reflect this reduction in surprising ways.

you can probably fill in the rest.