George Takei on a ROLL: [link]

I did it without Googling, just to see what I could make of it. Very much not impressed with myself. I guess it is a matter of how you approach the game. Do you see it as how much you know, or do you see it as how much you can dig out?

In other news, FUCK. We have fleas. How do we have fleas? Our cats are both strictly indoor-only. Guess I know what we're doing this weekend. Except that I also have a big freelance project to finish this weekend, that is already going to take up most of my time. Argh.

They jump on you outside and ride your legs into the house. You will need to treat not just your cats and house but your yard as well. You have my sympathies.

I will not fall into geoguesser
I will not fall into geoguesser
I will not fall into geoguesser
I will not fall into geoguesser

Earlier tonight, Charlie stepped on the blueray remote, and then barked at it when it opened.

It was adorable, and I hope I don't use it for entertainment.

Without Google, I am around 10-11,000.

I think it's a sign of how much I've been playing that I saw a gas station sign and thought, "Oh, it's Mexico." because I'm starting to recognize national brands.

I guess it is a matter of how you approach the game.

I'm taking it as a learning exercise more than a competitive thing and I'm learning things as I google. Like what the flag of Romania looks like.

George Takei is totally awesome.

IO(and far more depressing)N, hospice may have gotten a jump on us. My sister is convinced it's a matter of days. Me, I don't even know.

But Mom's still in there: she got all snarky with us when we were trying to get her to take her medication. "Stop ganging up on me!"

And when I picked up one of her thrillers (which she hasn't been able to read in months), she grabbed it away and clung to it like a teddy bear.

Oy.

I'm trying to work out the best strategies.

Left or right-hand drive helps me a lot, especially for distinguising Australia/NZ/South Africa from the US and Canada. This map:

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is my friend.

If we're playing challenges - this was my best-ever score so far:

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...and this was the closest I ever got to a single target (the first pick):

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I've been doing it on what I can deduce from the pictures with no searching. Learning the road marking conventions and trying to figure out the language vs. terrain is quite fun. "Hm, it's Portugese but tropical, so it's probably Brazil. OK, deserty--South Africa or Australia? Look at all those ferns--is that Hawaii or New Zealand?"

edit: plus I'm learning that parts of the world are much more prosperous than I thought, and that parts of America look like 3rd world countries.

I think that's one of the nicest things about Geoguessr, you can chose to go for a quick game without Googling/Wiki-ing, or you can take your time and aim for super-accurate. Both are so much fun.

plus I'm learning that parts of the world are much more prosperous than I thought, and that parts of America look like 3rd world countries.

I agree, Connie, it's quite an eye-opener.

You know when you realised you'd been playing too much Tetris because the whole world started turning blocky? I think I've been playing too much Geoguessr, because whenever I go out I look which side of the road the cars drive on, and gravitate towards street signs.

I'm ready for market early. But not as early as I could have been; I first got up at 4:45 and started to get ready for work until I remembered it was saturday. Sans alarm- that would have tipped me off what day it was. Set the alarm to go off at 7 and went back to bed, semi-successfully.

Going to be a marathon of a day. At least there is a shoulder massage in there.