Ty. Pi. Cal.
Just as I get the livestream in embeddable form, they change URLs on me for no particular reason. And drop from 133 viewers to 50.
Whatever. Here’s the livestream, and here it is in actual code that you can embed on a WordPress.COM blog.
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Yeah, so this is what it looks like when you walk downtown at rush hour from Buttfuck Nowhere, AKA New Newfoundland, out by the Walmart.
Not too bad, eh? Well, except for Arkham Asylum up on the hill there, overlooking the Plateau of Leng and the escaped loon in the foreground. Apparently we’re also not far from Kadath in the Cold Waste; Sarah Palin can see it from her house.
Particularly after the second mushroom.
Note also that the Warm Up Station closes when it gets really cold. I see bureaucrats the world over have the same logical handicaps.
Notice to All Employees
So yeah, things are a little different in Yellowknife. In Vancouver, they made you get a tattoo of whoever was on the cover of Billboard’s latest issue, and DEAR GOD I wanted to wear a burqa when it was the Jonas Brothers’ turn. Eventually I ran out of space, so they just gave me new arms to start fresh, and that was when I made my escape.
I’ve been learning a little about the town thanks to these instructional tourist guide videos that a commenter sent to me.
Part the First
Part the Second
Seems pretty much right-on so far. I must say it IS amusing when people try to frighten me with stories of the Range. I just laugh and tell them about the time I went for coffee with Willy Pickton and that usually gives them some more perspective on the DTES relative to the Range.
