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[Strife26]

To the land of Ohreeo, where the shadows lie.

Alright, when I write my end-of-the-world hard urban fantasy novel, that's definitely going to be included.

[Arx]

Oheeo, Arkansiss, Kansaw...

[Strife26]

Oheeo, Arkansiss, Kansaw...

Stupid reality, always beating simple fiction.

[Strife26]

My current destination is Duluth/Superior, Minnesota/Wisconsin and the current stop is Bumfuck, Indiana. Now, I'm not normally a big fan of indefinite detention without trial, but whatever incompetent individual did the civic planning for this general vicinity could totally go spend a few decades in Gitmo without my conscience being bothered too much.

The on-ramp was cleverly disguised as the entrance to a truck stop, letting me backtrack ten miles (and ten miles back) and enjoy the scenic Bumfuck countryside and road construction methods. I might be somewhat salty.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Welcome to the hell that is Flatland, you are legally obligated to play the refrain from Evanescence's Wake Me Up on infinite loop while driving here.

Also, avoid any towns suspiciously tucked away between non-flat geography, at least at night. These are portals to other worlds.

[Strife26]

This is no proper Flatland. Flatland, at least the parts I've spent most of my time in, is a beautiful place. Here, they've gone and squandered the landscape (I mean, all the terrain has allowable elevation variance even without the use of explosives). The roads are suffering from too much traffic, terribly low speed limits, and poor drivers.

Because my current scheduling is only giving me six hours extra in the drive, I'll be sure to try sleeping and adventuring in suspicious towns, hopefully I'll luck out and gain some hours back in an alternate world.

[MrWillsauce]

do you still have hope for obama, op?

[Sheb]

Has your account been hacked or something?

[Strife26]

The first post of this thread is genuinely painful for me to read. I think that political talk can is best found in a more northern forum section, though.


Anyway, I'm in the tiny tourist town of Medora, North Dakota today and tomorrow, and in the general vicinity yesterday. Apparently, touristy spots are annoyingly expensive even when they aren't on the east coast. The lack of a gym nearby is requiring a ridiculously expensive hotel room, but I don't mind pumping a few dollars into the local economy too much (at least I'm continually telling myself that).

The badlands are ridiculously beautiful, at least in my opinion. Went on a nice hike through them, and probably another one someplace in Teddy Roosevelt National Park tomorrow. Assuming the weather holds, I'm going to catch a musical tonight, which should be fun.

[Helgoland]

Medora

Sounds like a cross between a fedora and a menstruation cup

[Strife26]

If you're fast enough to be the first one to the patent office, you might be able to claim what I'm sure could be a very profitable invention.

[Strife26]

I have concluded that Wyoming is a good State. The traffic is light, the speed limits high, roads nice, and scenery pretty. Additionally, the towns frequently have giggle-worthy names.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Be careful. Not everybody who goes to Lost Yuoming comes back. Just don't go from there to Montana and it'll probably be fine.

[birdy51]

...I think I briefly forgot about Montana's collective existence as a state.

[Strife26]

I'm pretty sure that's the way that Montana prefers it. No time to jog up that way for this road trip, but I wouldn't mind visiting Billings again.

Today begins my stretch of hanging out in Colorado! The schedule is saying that I'm here until Thursday, but I'll see if that stands.