www.kymaericablog.com. So come check it out. Lots of stories to come. 2008 is going to be quite a year. There will be more advances over the next couple of months.]]> Miami, very supportive of the cause.  In Brisbane, Australia, a KRE yielded excellent results.  And early plaques have survived hurricanes.  There was shot of the Krblin Jihn Kabin in Domus, the Italian magazine.

So things are going strong with Kymaerica--we expect 15 new plaques in the early part of the year, but this blog got a little unwieldy from the technical perspective (we are using pretty old code--not the fault of the webmaster, just growing pains).  So we have been adding content to the project, but not through the blog.  That will change soon: pretty soon we are flipping to a new blogging software and adding a lot more resources.

So continue to enjoy the site and look for the new blog RIGHT HERE!]]>
Check out the first from the Popular Sector 7 area:

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These images will guide.

Thanks,

G@L]]>
I look forward to finding that site.  More to report soon]]>
More soon.

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Here is a Flickr set of images.]]>
here are the details--going to be fantastic fun.

this Sunday at 11 AM.  Leaving County Hall on the Thames right then and back by 2.]]>

Check it out: we have an audio tour of Kymaerica's favorite lighter-than-air mining gwome, Rhyoleind.
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The noble participants in the second Kymaerican spelling bee in Paris (Aedguerre) in linear Illinois.

Terry in light blue was the winner (100$ cash prize).  Hailey (dark blue) and Beth (green, in the back to left) tied for second (20$ each).  Then there are Rachel (pink), Phylis (orange), Jonathon (red), Mary Ann (lavender), and Mathew (green).

Thanks to all.

A successful day.  More postings soon on details. All happened just a few feet away from Embassy Row of the Parisian Diaspora.
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In exploring the ehritage of linear West Seattle, came upon some amazing Tehachapic ruins by the water.

You can see more images at my Flickr site.  Very beautiful and a reminder of the influence of this remarkable culture.
]]>
Hope we will see you there.]]> Bragansas and the high water mark of the Great Dangaroo Flood.

More soon.]]>



The prize money for the spelling bee is now up to 100 dollars.

See you September 29th in Paris, Illinois near Kymaerican Historical Site #2.

11:30 AM. 

email info@Kymaerica.com if you need a word list to study--or drop by Teri's Threads.
]]> rezhn and Endlen Kymhuir too.]]>


Reyaksu are a kind of Water Mole tunnel.  Here is a closer shot of an example of the word being used in a sentence.

Here is a link to an image of the kind of secretion that appears in reyaksu like structures. (Sorry the blowup link is not working).

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Here's the poster up in the window of Teri's Threads, 2 doors down from the steps to Embassy Row.

Be sure to sign up and get your words for study!

(Note today's word)
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We were very grateful for the Sheriff's Deputy's repsonding to the call.  Here's the view out from the Krblin Jihn Kabin.
]]> Krblin Jihn Kabin today to follow up on reports of damage to the plaque.

Will report more tomorrow.]]> competitors from last year.  We will have the new word list up next week.

Tell your friends.  Plan to visit!]]>

Some angles of the New Singapore Plaque, installed in linear Douglas/Saugatuck last friday:




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It is going to be Saturday, September 29th at 11:30 AM in Paris, Illinois]]>

Dedication today at the Red Dock in linear Saugatuck

8 PM

See you there]]>

One hardly ever sees this these days, but I was fortunate enough to dine on Cave Broccoli tonight, during my stay at Oxbow.  This is the sign board for the meal.




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But the New Singapore plaque will be dedicated Friday night at 8:00 PM in Saugatuck/Douglas, near the Keewatin (just south of the Singapore Lighthouse)

See you there!]]> Krblin Jihn Kabin sent an email a long time ago which I recently re-opened.  It underscored the importance of researching Packrat Middens to understanding our Kymaerican past.

With that a toast!
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Even today, with Singapore long since incorporated into local culture, this replica of the venerable old Singapore Light persists in Aywatin gwome.
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In Aywatin gwome, we will be installing a plaque honoring New Singapore, the community formed in the aftermath of the Island-state running aground near here.  Vessels similar to the Keewatin (seen here) rescued many citizens from the stormtossed metropolis.
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We are hoping to honor this location--which was one of the homes of the Urushiol and the vast planes upon which grazed their beloved Woolly Rhinoceros, Glevan Uintotheria (much, much bigger than the Hornby Uintotheria).  After the Battle of the Platte, they passed through here to their refuges high in the mountains. 

The Urushiol were, of course, famous for their ritual scarification with the oils from posion oak and other such plants.  Theit wedding rituals were quite daunting as well--always centered around a Hot Springs
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Saw this sign in sMontona.  Was glad to see that Amory Frontage's (and Earl's) legacy lives on, but quite disappointed that the Museum indicated there had nothing about the Parisian diaspora.]]>
More tonight.]]>

Above we see a texture flag on display at a recent show in Sharaara Tlar, in Linear London.  Here's a link to Flickr set of 16 Texture Flags belonging to the Fraternitee--all on display at the Embassy Row Historical Site in Aedguerre.



Texture Flags were key to the identity of any gwome.  In our linear world (as in the images above and below), we are basically experiencing representations of Texture Flags on an visual level, but they also had a quality to them that often extend to being a physicality that could ripple in the wind.



There are even accounts of people parched in the desert who gleaned moisture from Texture Flag that turned to be a roiling river--of course there are plenty of people who tragically died cowering behind a texture of stone.  And some who felt that the most powerful ones were the most impenetrably intact.



Much to learn on this score.


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This is the Texture Flag of Alima, one of the great desert story telling gwomes of what we call linear China.]]>

Just got some pix from a correspondent (Double LL) who visited the Krblin Jihn Kabin in Notgeon and sent us these pictures.  Hope you'll all get a chance to visit and, if you do, please send us some pictures.


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For example, the phonetic connection between the word sand and the word zen.]]>
For example, the phonetic connection between the word sand and the word zen.]]> Terrain) considered the Urushiol to be the ancestors of the Tehachapi--though recent research (including the discovery of some of the shipwrecked rafts on the ocean floor north of Estrelliia--which confirms the oral histories that concluded with the Great Dangaroo Flood) has shown that to be conclusively wrong.  Nevertheless, the persistent idea is still the stuff of many folk songs and legends.]]>

Welcome, Financial Times readers, we have not updated all the maps to include the sites outside of the Linear North America just yet, but there are plaques to visit.

You missed the bus trip (hopefully there will be more!)

In Whitechapel--Angel Alley

On the South Bank--Bragansas

Old Compton Street--the Great Dangaroo Flood

Oxfordshire--Lands of Exiles.



]]> LA Metroblogging which caught up with the Remnal of a Senging Chave plaque behind Meltdown.]]> Lake District.

Hoping discover the exact location soon and the site where the vengeful Geraldines first came ashore.]]>

Still raining in linear Taipei, but a break in the clouds cast this legendary shadow here in the Umbrasphere.  This symbol was prominent here a generation of generations ago:




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Some explorations have borne interesting fruit.  This may be a texture flag of a coastal gwome.
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I am currently in wonderful Taipei, where it is raining quite hard, but still the stories from the Kymarra are being revealed and unpacked.

Much to report, but it may be awhile.
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Images from the Buttonwillow Installation.  Few remnants of the Bivuoac remain, but the site is still evocative.


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The book signing at the Strand Bookstore was a great success.  Alot of friends of Kymaerica came and learned I think a few new things.  We were but a few blocks from the Sale of Manhattan Plaque--which was nice.  Some people went over and visited after.

But most of all we began to explore the flavors of Kymaerica by tasting the remarkable Kymaerican Tribute Brownies, baked in this universe by the remarkable Mari.

Very popular.  A special edition for the event.

Thanks to all that came.  More on the history of the brownies soon.


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After the dedication of the Nayumbo's Wall plaque, we had a little party.  Veterans of the Sale of Manhattan dedication and the Battle of Marathon plaque were there.

Local Geographers Tim and Sarah C. graciously hosted the event.  Mimosas were served and the rain dampened nary a spirit!


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The new installation in Whalden, nMassachusetts took place on Saturday morning.  Here is a shot of the plaque, attached to a small remaing segment of the wall.

Here's a view from other side of the street


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Cellphone picture out a nearby window on dedication day for the Nayumbo's Wall Plaque.  A bit damp.

Installation pictures coming later today.  Some hardy Kymaericans are expected.

Don't forget Tuesday's drier, brownie rich event in New York at the Strand Bookstore.
]]> Strand Bookstore next Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM, you'll have a chance to taste one of the first Kymaerican recipes we've been able to bring to the linear table.  Fortunately its a brownie, so it tastes alot better than the tyiuo we served in Awaswra.

In fact, the remarkable Mari helped us work through the culinary research to produce what we know will be a wonderful experience.  Hope we will see you at the booksigning for the Travel Guide.]]>

Photo of a mural depicting the sun setting on Rockall.  Obviously Rockall itself is just a bare rock these days, but murals like this--a desperate attempt to preserve cultural memory--can be seen all over Endlen Kymhuir, especially in Llaregub.

This photo was on display in the Reflections in the Umbrasphere Exhibit that just closed in the linear UK.
]]> plaque dedication for the Nayumbo's Wall plaque.  It is just north of Route 2, on Brooks Road (but if you are coming from Boston I think you need to circle around on the Bypass--googlemap it).

It is our first plaque in nMassachusetts and we are very excited.

There will be singing and a reception afterwards.]]>


The Kabin a couple of years ago--it is a little late in the season for so many flowers!  But I'll be there part of tomorrow, maybe I will see you there if you come to HDTS6.
]]> High Desert Test Sites this weekend, please drop by the Kabin.  I'll be there off and on.]]>

Sorry for the weird double post (deleted)--in penance, here's another texture -- peaceful Rsritan pebbles at the Krblin Jihn Kabin.]]>

Yours truly, the Geographer-at-Large, installing texture flags for the opening at the Halcyon Gallery in Terre Haute.

The show is coming along and starting to look grand.  This is us putting up the big 30 foot mural.



And some more texture flags:






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At the event at Halcyon Gallery this friday, we'll be dedicating this plaque.  Come and visit on Friday and learn alot more.
]]> Thursday in London at Man&Eve Gallery.

It will be fun, good Kymaerican singing.  Just drop a line to rsvp@manandeve.co.uk if you want to be there.

More research soon on the site, but we have another installation ahead first.]]> preorder the Discover Kymaerica Travel Guide from the Strand Bookstore in time for the event.]]>

Lovely drawing of a texture flag from the field notes of an geographer in the Tonopah monastery district.

This texture flag is from Pleiade, part of the Parisian diaspora.  We don't know alot about the Geographer who recorded this, but it shows that many (but far from a majority) of gwomes had regular interaction with distant cultures.
]]>

At the Workshop for Explorers on Monday night, we sifted through some amazing images originally in one of the archives in the Monastery District of Tonopah (in another part of Rhyoleind).  Most came from notebooks and diaries of the era.

Above is a representation of Federica the Unifier's approach to Rhyolite.  Note the idealization of Federica, who preferred to be depicted in one of two ways--this almost domestic maternal figure for kNevada--or as fierce warrior.  She was a master of the propaganda of governance, which is why the thwarting of her goals of unification by the Rhyoleinders frustrated her so much.

Below, an image of the raft of rhyolyaseh used to hide the rhyoleir from Federica's troops--though most scholars believe the actual raft was much bigger.



And this a map of one of the many shifting boundaries within kNevada:


]]> nice article on the Las Vegas events in the Las Vegas Sun (you need to scroll down a bit).

Hope to see you Tuesday at the Sahara West Library.  (We'll have copies of the new Kymaerica book available.)]]> Kymaerica talk in Las Vegas at the Sahara West Library, sponsored by the Goldwell Open Air Museum, home of the Rhyolite Plaque.

Here is a link to the details on the event, including directions to the Sahara West Library.

Copies of the Kymaerican Travel Guide (volume 6) will be available for purchase.]]> online, as well as through the wonderful merchants above.]]>

Our fearless local geographer James T. has sent these pix.  This is the area near where the Wardington Rules of Order were agreed upon and, therefore, consequently we have placed a plaque.

Here's how it looks at last (these are the first pictures without the wooden form around it):




]]> plaque on Old Compton Street.]]> Kymaerican bus tour through London was Sebastian Mary, and she has written a thoughtful report of the experience.  Enjoy.]]> Exshire, entitled "Lands of Exiles," gives a fascinating glimpse of a phenomenon that that occurred independently in many different rezhns of the Kymaerican globe.

Many gwomes have, through ease of temporal access, found themselves locked in nearly constant battle with their neighbors.  Relatively evenly matched, the casualties mount and mount.  So, in the case of the gwomes between what is now the Thames (then the Aoselkan Channel) and the Wheel of Faith (the essentially pie shaped gwomes, all theocracies, centered near linear Leeds), a truce was declared (by agreement, different gwomes take credit on different years for suggesting it) and solutions discussed.

What they concluded was that a form of high-powered tranquilizer should be used in battle, so that soldiers would not be killed.  However, if you experienced that incapacitation, you were dead to your people.  Any attempt to reconnect, even eye contact or a wave, would lead to instant death and the slaughter of your whole family.  Instead, you were exiled to a gwome that did not border your former home (and there were complicated rules and negotiations for this) with nothing but what you had on you.  Collectively, these agreements are known as the Wardington Rules of War.

More tomorrow . . .]]> Links to some of the first plaques in Endlen Kymhuir (which includes the linear UK):
Angel Alley 
Bragansas 
Lands of Exiles

And more to come.  Watch this site.]]>

Some of the folks on the bus tour of Kymaerican London yesterday.

It was a lot of fun and great to see so many places where wonderful -- and terrible -- things happened.



this is folks at the plaque marking Bragansas--that's lighter shaded area of the wall is a bragansa.



Some of the crowd checking out the Great Dangaroo Flood plaque on Old Compton Street.

And, last, the Angel Alley plaque



with its heartbreaking story.
]]> some images from the Kymaerica exhibition in London. 

See you on the bus tour tomorrow (saturday), I hope.]]>

This was the first of the three Kymaerican plaques we installed in linear London yesterday.  This one honors Bragansas, two-dimensional forms that are quite common in this section of Endlen Kymhuir (an island grouping of kNow Estrelliia similar to the linear "Britain and Irelands various smaller isles," but including a much more vigorous Rockall).

This one can be found near the Kennington Tube Stop, not far from <a href="http://www.manandeve.co.uk/">Man&Eve Gallery</a> where the Kymaerica show is.

Next was this one on Old Compton Street, showing the high water mark of the Great Dangaroo Flood:



Last we installed a plaque that captured a key moment in the political history of Rockall--the observation of the prince of Rockall at the scene of the crime in Angel Alley--not far from Whitechapel Art Gallery.  It was here that Esther Tabran witnessed someone fleeing from the scene of the death of her sister Martha Tabran.



We will visit all these sites on the Bus Tour tomorrow, Saturday, March 17th.

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Saturday at 2 PM, meet us at Man&Eve Gallery at 131 Kennington Park Road and we will go on a tour of important Kymaerican and Kymhuirian sites in London.

This is the bus!  It will be a blast.  Please email info@manandeve.co.uk to book your ticket.  It costs a mere 15 GBP (10 GBP, concessions).
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The marker at Buttonwillow while we await the reseating of the plaque in the next 3 weeks.
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Come to Man and Eve Gallery to see new Kymaerican work and be part of dedicating the first Kymaerican-era plaques in linear Europe.

Thursday we hold a private view from 6-9 at 131 Kennington Park Road, London (on the South Bank).

Saturday the 17th we have a Kymaerican Bus Tour--book your seats now!!!-- that starts at 2:00 PM.]]>

Here's the sign we're putting up at the Buttonwillow site temporarily.  Sorry for any inconvenience to visitors.

The re-seating will be within the month, but details will be posted when I have them.

Click on the link to learn more about the Alleigh-Lobos Creek conflict.


]]> gwomes of kNow Estrelliia . . .

But there will be alot to learn in at the Man and Eve installation, starting in a bit over 2 weeks.]]> Man and Eve installation, we look forward to addressing the new research about the decadent Royal Family of Rockall.]]>

The travel guide won't be available for a couple of weeks, but here's a peek at the cover, taken by an industrial spy at the printers.

It is said to cover the first 23 plaques and first 2 Historical Sites.
]]> Man and Eve Exhibition.]]>
Why no posts?

We are polishing up a Kymaerican Travel Guide!!!!

You'll love it.  More soon.]]>

If you happen to be near the Krblin Jihn Kabin in Joshua Tree any time soon, please drop by and take some pix (even a cell phone) of the interior and exterior and send them to me (eamesdATpcalif.com).  We are trying to confirm some information about it.  I'll report on it one way or another soon.

Thanks so much.
]]> a blog entry inviting geocachers to help get co-ordinates on the Kymaerican plaques to date.  So if you know anyone on MySpace interested in geocaching, please let them know.  They may dig it.]]> painter Bess met, possibly a generation before their births.

We are researching the matter furiously in time for the presentations in linear London.]]>

Upstream a bit from the current site of London Bridge is believed to the location of Iglesia Guitierrez's first landfall during her exhibition discovery of what we now to be the Thames River.  As followers of the project know, one of Iglesia's birthsites is honored by the Kulver Glade plaque.
]]> Man and Eve Gallery.

Details here, check in regularly as we will have tours of important Kymaerican era sites in the London area.]]> post about the Battle of Athenz plaque.

Feel free to comment, they have so many wonderful things to learn about Kymaerica.

(And actually this link is a reminder to me to update our images.  We moved it to the outside of the building for easier access for historians.)]]>

This is the section of Greater Fort Tayla often called the The Western Walls.  It was here that Qui Xi was killed by her own troops and her body thrown into the moat.

The plaque honoring Fort Tayla is actually at a different site on the grounds of the original fort.  Also: Qui Xi's defeat at the Battle of Marathon really set in motion the events leading to her death.
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View from the top of the Eastern Martello portion of Greater Fort Tayla.

You can see (or at least when you blow it up you will) the Conch Republic flag on the Airport wall--not the texture flag to be true, but still . . .

This is a detail of laying out the installation to promote listening to podcasts of Kymaerican History:



And you can see the Fort Tayla plaque itself in the top center of this image (just to the left of the path, in front of the door):


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Detail of the effects of Hurricane Wilma on the Battle of Marathon plaque.

Keys Fisheries has recovered and is looking great:


]]> Krblin Jihn Kabin.]]> Krblin Jihn Kabin site--fortunately it does not seem to be the Kabin itself.  More to follow as we learn more.]]>
Look on the left hand side of the home page and it is a visit to the Faerie Traces plaque outside Paris.]]> Jihn Wranglikans under House Arrest in Bishop Morongo's Valley (now known as the Morongo Valley), this time of year was always difficult.  They accepted the importance of the Nativity narrative, but the cold was always so bitter in their wretched cabins that they usually the homestedlers were the only source of warmth in the winter of the high desert.

A team is headed out to the Krblin Jihn Kabin tomorrow to see for ourselves how they lived.]]> anngroavs--or little universes, each with its own qualities of time.

Many details still to uncover.]]> nice post about the Goldwell Open Air Museum which is built on the site of Rhyolite's legendary District of Shadows.]]> gwomes, both in and out of Rezhn 2.  For a remarkable number of cultures, the keys as well as the KPH (the Great Keys Sphaltway built by the Tehachapi) served as a powerful explanation of Campess, the sinister God of directionality [usually of time]. 

We'll be inaugurating a series of podcasts explaining this them early next year.]]> Sculpture Key West has graciously decided to include a parallel historical component--and we will have a geographical installation in the remnants of greater Fort Tayla in the first part of the year.

The events culminate February 25 with the complete dedication.  We'll keep you posted.]]>

One of the interesting things about the firefight for Tempar's Freedom is that was basically it was not really a fight between gwomes, and yet it is often recreated as a velchma.  This may have something to do with its (relative) proximity to the site of the Battle of the Platte
]]> gwome of Zongshao--still known for being in the middle of nowhere in the district of mNebraska).

Tempar, as you know, was known for her beautiful singing voice, a voice so haunting it was never forgotten.]]>

Recently put up sign on the door to Embassy Row.
]]> invasion of San Francisco by Alleigh for the water rights has led to a surge in efforts to identify key spots--not just in the two gwomes, but also through pCalifornia's central valley.  One spot mooted for a commemorative plaque is the site of the Buttonwillow Bivuoac, a key pre-invasion staging area.  We hope to put it up in the next few months.]]>
For those that are visiting this site for the first time, this site is only one aspect of the Kymaerica project.  The project is not simply an online presence, it is the stories, experiences and ideas that are partially manifested here, but also in the worlds, in our minds, and in the minds of the characters of which we hear tell.

Enjoy]]>

Evidence for the Tehachapi in the areas of linear China which I have been visiting has, so far, been rare, but this step on a mountain path made out of bits of asphaltic residue is quite tantalizing. 

Some are speculating that it is result of a dissident Tehachapic faction that left Estrellia long before the battle of the Devil's Marbles.
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Well, this is not exactly the Parisian Diaspora, but as the Geographer-at-Large, I am pleased to report that in research on Fei Li, I was able to visit the Great Wall Near Simatay.  But, as you can see, at least the T-Shirt from the Paris Event achieved some kind of Diasporic travel. 

This extraordinary structure behind me is even bigger than Nayumbo's Wall and served a much different purpose.
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The Atalanta/Athenz Bus Tour
A Talk at Copper Mountain College
A Blog Post
The Terre Haute Tribune-Star (link is intermittent)
The Pahrump Valley Times
The First Athenz Exhibition
The First Plaque in aOregon
Dedicating the Historical Site in Paris
High Desert Test Sites (we are few entries down)
Interview on Public Radio
Announcement of the nPhlorida Keys Sites



]]> Gushuzhigua.  Posting may be spotty for obvious reasons.
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If you are traveling during the holiday celebrated in what some Kymaericans call the Umbrasphere--and really the central part of that, consider a detour to Kymaerican sites.

Above, the Krblin Jihn Kabin in Joshua Tree, but don't forget recently installed plaques like the ones in Velkristan or Braethrens.  There is also Embassy Row, just check on the hours there as they depend on the local Geographers at Teri's Threads.

Complete list of plaques is here.

Let us know what you see!
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As we read articles like this in our linear world, it is a good time to give thanks to the Tehachapi, the great roadbuilding culture of Kymaerica, who laid down the asphalt by-ways that were the foundation of the linear roadway system.

You can visit plaques in Alleigh and the Conch Republic that deal with specific achievements.  And here are the results of recent research that sheds light on Tehachapic origins.

The image above is from Lemhai.
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Well, the Sale of Manhattan plaque has a new neighbor, the Big Lug bar.  I haven't updated our info page yet, but I will.  We will always think well of Route 85A, where we had a couple of great events, but we welcome our new neighbors in Kymaerica: The Big Lug.
]]> Kymaerica plaque in Manhattan coming tomorrow!]]>

This is the mural by the Kulver Glade plaque.  Another in the edition is on display at the Lyndon House Gallery in Athenz.
]]> purported home of Tempar, here is a link to an image of a site in Barrems Barrems where she actually stayed.]]>

Someone sent me this image of a Jihn Wranglikan Kabin in a gwome in White Sans with an interesting claim: that it was one of the many homes of Tempar.

But glamorous as that is to think, there really is no reason to think her spiral of escape went that far west.
]]> Tehachapi and the Parisians and all that lies between or beside.]]>
Here is his swearing in a few years ago

And details of the final warrior-candidates totals before Phase 3 of the election by ordeal.

And the story of the fighting on Isla pCalifornia.]]> Greater Mar Vista tonight.  Just delightful.  Kids dressed as Uintotheria, Nobunaga-Gaisen, Chupacabra and the like.  Wonderful.]]> 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208 in the district of Centucky.]]>

Welcome, Oregonians.
This was the scene a couple of weeks ago in Irvington as we prepared to dedicate the Velkristani Nirvana plaque.

It is one of 22 plaques (one more has been dedicated since then).  We are always posting new content about the universe called Kymaerica and we hope you'll visit the plaque as well some of the historical sites (so far, just two: in Joshua Tree and Paris, Illinois).

Let me explain some terms in the article:
a gwome is a cognate term meaning "footprint of the nation"

Velkristan is a gwome in aOregon

The Jihn Wranglikans were a sect that lived in the gwome of Notgeon in what we call linear California.

Their language was a bit unusual--to our ears.

The Grid attempted to seize control of Velkristan, but was defeated.

We hope you continue to explore the world of Kymaerica.
]]> Oregonian, an article about the plaque dedication in Velkristan. 

There were a few descendants of some old Velkristani families but I understand they were too shy to speak with a reporter.]]>

Another nice picture of the Dublin plaque from Chris and Sandi who were there.
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200 Jefferson Street
Dublin, GA

More soon

Take a picture.  Send it to us.]]>

Well, the 22nd Kymaerican plaque has been installed. (Look Close: It is right there on the corner, in the center of the picture--we get even closer below)

It was a quiet ceremony.  It may be that it was just a busy day or that few were willing to acknowledge that once Braethrens had had a thriving monastery district--where collections of wisdom and biodiversity from all over  sGeorgia and Oceanic Georgia and even into the sTortuga District.

But here is the plaque, and I have a feeling the local community will soon reconnect with the wonder of their Kymaerican heritage.  We are quite lucky something survives from that era.  Thought it was a low monastery, it had symbolic value and its order was always treated with great respect.

This is the first fragment of a monastery district we have been able to honor in the Kymaerica project--which is a milestone in itself.  More on monastery districts in the future.  For now, enjoy:



You can read it better here:


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I have posted on this topic before, but one of the key things to understand about the Tehachapi is that their famous neutrality resulted from their disastrous alliance with the armies that were defeated in the wide ranging battles in the Red Center of Estrellia.

Incredibly, during the fighting, the rock itself (depicted here) prevented any soldiers from climbing it.  The decisive fight was much further north at the Devil's Marbles.
]]>
We'll post something Sunday morning when we know more.]]> Fegrean Uhn of Oceanic Georgia.  It is in the gwome of Braethrens.

We don't have all the details yet, so please watch this space.]]>
More details this weekend.]]>

Great event Tuesday night, honoring the location of the Velkristani Nirvana.  Special thanks to our Kymaerican hosts Bruce, Brenda and Emma for great drinks and grub.  It was an excellent turnout with Kymaerican vets as well as people new to this exploration.

This was a kind of special paradise which was a rare source of almost hypnotic unity between the dueling Velkristani factions--the Willhamenta and the Stanklyk, whose origins seem to be in the two rivers, the Willamette and Columbia, that merge in this gwome.



In Kymaerican times, the rivers merged and then disappeared, allowing the sea to flood in.  Some of the Velkristanis believe that the vanishing river is so densely concentrated that it emerges as the springs of sweetness and light that are honored on this site, visible only to the pure of heart.

Here are some more shots of the site:




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Before Tuesday night's event in Velkristan . . .
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Didn't post about the event today--a little too much of the Velkri Cane Springs Punch.  Brutal stuff. Pix tomorrow.
]]> tonight in Portland!]]> Hornby, a herd of another species of Uintotheria, just past the Fraser River valley, in Kamloops.]]>

Saw this Felsse Suissun in Thermomatria.  It is obviously quite influenced by the Suissun aesthetic, but it is use of two tubes of metal means that certain purists do not consider it a suissun at all.
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Plaque Dedication:

learn about the Velkri Cane Springs]]>

Sorry, on Monday's post I said the dedication of Velkristani plaque was one week away.  Actually it is next TUESDAY.

Hope we will see you there.  It is the first Kymaerican plaque in aOregon.

Above you can see the installation work underway.  Most Kymaerican sites in linear residential areas have been lost both temporally and spatially, so we were lucky the research revealed the site of this important place.
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In VeCnen and surrounding gwomes, there is a tradition that along with the Delicated Purple Martin, there is a dark force which is essentially a super dense nocturnal bird-like creature that crushes what ever it touches.

For this reason when they build birdhouses for the Delicated Purple Martin, they build them very, very strong.  The practice persists as you can see where the Siren tornado wrapped this rowboat around the pole supporting Purple Martin House.  Not far from the Storyteller Flats plaque.






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The area around the Storyteller Flats plaque, in the VeCnen gwome and beyond, has many suspected Kymaerican sites.

These are in nearby Franconia, facing the west:



And here is the Daniels Town Hall, a stone's throw from the marker . . .



Along the shore of nearby Mudhen Lake, a critical food source for the VeCnen when the glowing magic left their lives . . .


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Yours truly, in my capacity as Geographer-at-Large, had the pleasure today of visiting Storyteller Flats where the Cnen Fi of VeCnen would tell their stories.

Plaque was in great shape.  L. of the local Kymaerican Historical Society has been taking good care of it, mowing the path to it.

More pix:






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Before they come down for the season, here are the words of  the day in windows around the square of Paris, Aedguerre.  These ones are just below Embassy Row.




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The 11 wonderful contestants at the First Kymaerica spelling bee in Paris, Aedguerre--in the shadow of Embassy Row.  Each represented a different gwome from the FTLP. 

It was an exciting adventure and we'll posting more information soon.
]]> spelling bee was a great success today!  Well done by all.  See the next post.]]> ìpî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Parallel California

peepl    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  populace; groups of humans; the masses of humanity

pietse     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: a portion of; one of (when referring to clothing)

Pleiade    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A culturally parisian gwome

Psychine    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A gwome that is home to the Southernmost Paris in Kymaerica and wonderful wine and honey.

pTejas    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
TEX-uss    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Parallel Tejas

Remnal    (Tehachapi)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  A ghost outline of a former Tehachapi road

rezhauyse    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: To be happy, rejoice

Rhyoleind    (Lyasehn)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  The gwome famous for its mineral wealth

Rhyoleir    (Lyasehn)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  The rare lighter-than-air mineral that gave Rhyoleind its wealth.  Sometimes called rhyolite

Rhyolyaseh    (Lyasehn)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  The heavily weighted lead bottles used to store Rhyoleir, the lighter-than-air mineral that gave Rhyoleind its fame and fortune.

rKansas    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìrî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Real Kansas

rt    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: the base; a kind of plant that is underground--like a carrot or potato

Sandafuegan    (Sandafuegan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  Relating to the fire cult of Sandafuegos

Schevalterre    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks (with Parisian accent)
DEFINITION: A culturally Parisian gwome in the district of Centucky, whose descendants, along with Amory Frontage, are said to have founded the most famous Paris of them all, the one in Aedguerre.

sDakata    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Sarke Dakata.  Sarke is thought to mean mirror in Georgian.

seklude    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: to place under house arrest

Senging    (Tehachapic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  A musical component of certain Tehachapi roads

sGeorgia    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìsî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Sarke Georgia.  Sarke is thought to mean mirror in Georgian.

Shirotsumek    (Nipponic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A famous hill in Alleigh, not far from linear Dodger Stadium.  Means little white flowers in Nipponic.

shuud    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  ought to

Silleries    (Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Like Magothies, these are forms of secaceous airborne tissue.  These pseudorganisms are not quite alive--almost like prions--but they are possessed of a powerful curiosity.

skrtdged    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: burned harshly

sMississippi    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìsî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Sambamba Mississippi.  Sambamba means parallel in Swahelic.

sMontona    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìsî is silent    
DEFINITION: Sambamba Montona

speatdgliss    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: to be unable to talk

Sphaltway    (Tehachapic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  A Tehachapi roadway

Stciwne (Markohni)
Pronounced like a small flat piece of metal slicing into still water.
DEFINITION: Family name in the gwome of Markohn Najeralki.  Many of the Marshals of Gravity were from this line.

sTortuga    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ess-tor-TU-ga    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Sambamba Tortuga.  Sambamba means parallel in Swahelic.

surdge    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  look for

suru    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: do

Switlik    (Conch)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  Name of a Consul of the Conch Republic; famous for (along with the General Qui Xi) leading the gwome to defeat at the Battle of Marathon.

Tagan    (Tagan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Stupid; Foolish; The Tagans were often the butt of many cruel jokes

tauld     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: told

tdgurtdg    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: church

Tehachapi    (Tehachapic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: The great road building culture of Kymaerica

Terrau    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A gwome in the district of Idaho.  it is culturally parisienne with a substantial Jihn Wranglikan minority

Terredumerre    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks (Parisian accent)
DEFINITION: A gwome in mMaine which was well known for having heeded a prophecy that led to their evacuation from the path of a tSunami.

Thee     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  the

toise    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks (Parisian accent)
DEFINITION: unit of measurement

Toiseaux    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks (Parisian accent)
DEFINITION: A gwome in vArkansas and a liqueur made of fermented brds

tOklahoma    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìtî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Tetek Oklahoma

traughdden    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: have walked

Tsubeau    (Nipponic)
ìtî is silent    
DEFINITION: Tsubeau comes from a Nipponic word (the language of the people of Hizurokoro meaning the area covered by two tatami mats.&nbs

uhther    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  other

Uintotheria    (Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  A rhinoceros-like creature with knobs and protuberances all over its face and head

upawm     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: upon

Urushiol    (False Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A culture known for its brutal discipline and ritual scarification with Poison Oak oil.  Spoke in the False Cognate tongue. Because their domain was so widespread, they were once thought to be ancestors of the Tehachapi.  Today their descendants are reduced to small mountain gwomes in the west.

uv    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  of

vArkansas    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìvî is silent    
DEFINITION: Verso Arkansas

Vengefot    (Luskic/Cognate dialect)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A composite construction material made from a rare cicada secretions holding together pebbles and other round stones.  Sometime petrified seeds (mostly beans and sweetpeas) are used.

Vrginia    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Vrginia

Warre    (False Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  An organism without metabolism

whidg    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  which

wikkid    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: evil

wra    (Awaswra)
ìwî is silent    
DEFINITION:  Benchmakersís social club

wullvz     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: plural of wolf

xUtah    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìxî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Ex Utah

yIndiana    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìyî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Yout Indiana

zenshi    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: city, metropolis

zhall    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: will (as in the future)

zlAvalon    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìzlî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of zlevan Avalon

]]> pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  lightness; intuition

falla    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  to come after, to follow

faurbad    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  denied permission to; forbade

Frontage    (Parisiaenne)
FRON-tahj    
DEFINITION: The family name of a father and son who were quite prominent in Kymaerican history.

Fyreshelf    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for the district of Fyreshelf Ajennde (just south of linear Long Island)

Gallitinn    (Urushiol dialect)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Means ìLand of all the riversî in the local Urushiol dialect.  A district in sMontana.

Gbenef    (Gbenevian word for Mars)
ìgî is silent    
DEFINITION: A gwome in Llouisiana known for its beautiful canals.

Geldwll    (Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  District of Shadows in the Cognate tongue

Gspel    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  the truth; the word

Gubernr    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  One who rules over a region without national status.

gwaumtry    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: like a gwome

gWisconsin    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
ìgî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for the district of Goblin Wisconsin

Hausssman    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A great architect who arranged the city plan of the Paris of Cradala.

Hemit    (Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  Flightless birds

Hizurokoro    (Nipponic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: The culturally Nipponic gwome founded by the great Samurai Nobunaga-Gotari

hOhio    (Possibly Nipponic.  Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
ìhî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for the district of Heikou Hio.  Heikou is ìparallelî in Nipponic.

homestedler    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  the eldest unmarried daughter of a Notgeon family

huum    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: the person that is being acted upon; whom

iIllinois    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
First ìiî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for the district of Ivillitant Illinois.  
Ivillitant is Cajun word meaning "what one hopes to be.î

insewmutdg     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: insomuch

intier    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: preposition: into

itafseend     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: offend

IUFyr    (sGeorgian)
like a falling tree    
DEFINITION:  The national poet of Adalanta

jConecticutt    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
ìjî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for the district of Jgmmmmnmmsn Connecticutt

juuka    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: responsibility; charge

Kameron    (Observation; Dofsbjtoru)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A gwome in the district of Llouisiana that takes its name from a group of shadows observed by Nascyera  Dofsbjtoru.

kauntenanse    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: face; will; countenance

km    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  came; visited

Kmmentaries    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  reflections on; observations

kmpass    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  compass



knaldeth     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: to understand, to comprehend, to know

kNevada    (Possibly Celtic for Memory Nevada; Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìkî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Kommanno Nevada; Kommanno may be Keltic for ìmemoryî

krblin    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  brother

kreblen    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  brethren

Kulver    (Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  A nutrient rich organism similar to an acre of aspic

Kwaonya    (Swahelic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Kwaonya, a gwome in vArkansas legendary among biologists for the colonies of nyaaminds that were discovered there.

kWyoming    (Possibly swahelic for memory Nevada; Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìkî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Kimwondo Wyoming; Kimwondo is a swahelic word meaning meteor or memory.

Llouisiana    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
Yuh-WEEZ-e-anna    
DEFINITION: District of Llouisiana

Lusk    (Luskic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A gwome in the district of Lower kWyoming.  Famous for the damage it received during the infamous Albine Eruption of the Ywllowstone caldera.

Maidenspools    (Polligian; Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Used for bathing the princesses of Polligis Bay, they are lined with the secretions of year old Water Moles and tend to be in shallow reefs up to 10 miles from shore.

mauwtain    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  Mountain

meare    (Jihn Wranglikan; Parisienne)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  mother; she who gave birth to you

Millieu    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks (with a Parisian accent)
DEFINITION: A gwome in the district of pTennessee

mMaine    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
First ìmî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Mirror Maine

muuved     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: changed locations

N'Jersey    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìnî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Near Jersey

nau    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: at this time

nazhuin     (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: a form of gwome

nCarolina    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ENN-care-oh-LINE-uh    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Next Carolina

nDakotaskal    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ENN-duh-KOH-tass-kull    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Neglo Dakotaskal.  Neglo is
Keltic for ìshadowî

nDelaware    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìnî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Novo Delaware

nMichigan    (Potawatomi word meaning echo.  Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìnî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Nakwatuk Michigan.  Nakwatuk is a Potawatomi word meaning echo

nMinnesota    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìnî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Nearly Minnesota

Noizomi    (Nipponic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  Hope

Notgeon    (Akrauwnymik)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION:  A corruption of  North One True Godís Only Nation; a gwome in pCalifornia

nPhlorida    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
ìnî is silent    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of nParallel Phlorida

nyaaminds    (Swahelic)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A creature which is extremely static.  Their genetic structure is not similar to any other organism.

OGeorgia    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name.)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for district of Oceanic Georgia, off the coast of linear Georgia

ozomulsion    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks    
DEFINITION: A quack remedy that preyed on people familiar ith the liqueur known as Toiseaux

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COMPETITION WORDLIST
©MMVI Kymaerica.com LLC

Format as follows:

WORD (Origin)
Pronunciation
DEFINITION: Definition

Acadian    (Their name for the world above the one in which they live.)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: A gwome in the district called the Acadian Shelf.  Known in particular for their fortune tellers.

Adalanta    (sGeorgian)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION:  A gwome in the desert regions of sGeorgia

Aedguerre    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks (Parisian accent)
DEFINITION: The jewel in the crown of the Parisian Diaspora; a gwome in iIllinois.

Aerroa    (Aerroan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: An early civilization of the Centucky and sGeorgia districts, its seat of power was in Franklin gwome.

Aian    (Aian)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: Of or pertaining to the gwome of A in the district of mMaine.

aIdaho    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
First ìaî is silent   
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for Another Idaho

akkrding    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: referencing; according; being the source of

alauwne    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION:  to be by oneself



Albine    ([unknown])
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: A geologic term referring to a rare form of snow-white pumice and ash from volcanoes.  Generally only at high mountain altitudes.

Alleigh    (Cognate)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: The gwome that exists on the site of linear Los Angeles.

Aquilon    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: A gwome just north of the Great Lakes.

auber    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION:  to be on top of; over

Awasrwa    (Awaswra)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: A gwome in Centucky notable for being the birthplace of the great explorer Arwas Pengano Vascana, who eventually settled in the depopulated city of San Miguel in White Sans district.

awn    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: on

ayrglee    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: wondrousness, glory

baurrw    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: to receive for temporary use

bawttl    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: bottle

Breathittt    (Appallachian)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: A gwome in the district of Centucky.  Site of rare fighting between locals and the Vanguard of the Tehachapi (the cross-gwomal fighting force that ensured the neutrality of the Tehachapi sphaltways).

Buford    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: Lover

Buratreu    (Parisiaenne)
pronounced roughly as it looks (Parisian accent)
DEFINITION:  In cognate: ìLovers of growthî in False cognate ìBuilders of Carhengeî

Carlaisle    (Carlaisle)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: A gwome in the mountain regions of the district of Centucky

Centucky    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
ìcî is pronounced like ìkî   
DEFINITION: The district of Centucky

Chave    (Tehachapic)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION:  A kind of Tehachapic road

chiriaco    (Satgan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: means ìhigh placeî but is also an insulting word to Jihn Wranglikans.

cleve    (Pcrtivlk)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION:  husk

CnenFenk    (Cnen Fi)
ìcî is silent   
DEFINITION:  Having the qualities of the Cnen Fi, whose name means, literally, ìThose who took for grantedî

dauktryn    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: a principle; a belief system

dgyld    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION:  young person; generally not yet an adolescent

Eauxhippus    (Parisiaenne)
E-YUU-hippus   
DEFINITION: A small horse, particularly bright and strong.  Thought to have been extinct in the linear world.

ehnd    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION:  in addition to; and

eIowa    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
ìeî is silent   
DEFINITION: Corruption of E're Iowa

elsa    (Jihn Wranglikan)
pronounced roughly as it looks   
DEFINITION: also; as well as

Eriev    (Precise origin unknown, but widely accepted District Name)
ìvî is silent   
DEFINITION: Traditional shorthand for the district of Erie Ventreven

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Sunday is still on the schedule if necessary to accomodate all contestants, but I think it will all be complete on Saturday.  See you there.]]>

Worked on the placement of the Velkristan plaque today, in preparation for next month's dedication. (that is it there in the lower right front.



Hope we will see you there October 10th.

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Cultural Origin: Conch
pronounced roughly as it looks    
def:  Name of a Consul of the Conch Republic; famous for (along with the General Qui Xi) leading the gwome to defeat at the Battle of Marathon.

USE IN SENTENCE: Felderson's political opponents presciently claimed he would be a Switlik, the leader whose military adventures would destroy the nation.]]> Braethrens.  Watch the site for more details.]]>
def:  the eldest unmarried daughter of a Notgeon family 

pronounced roughly as it looks  
Cultural Origin: Jihn Wranglikan
Use in Sentence: The homestedler and the prisoner she cared for soon fell in love, though their children would become wards of the state.]]> listing on the ICA site.  See you there!]]>
If you are unfamiliar with Kymaerica, some good starting points on the site are:

What is Kymaerica? 
The Plaques
The Paris Historical Site
and the Joshua Tree Historical Site

Come to the talk with any questions or email us here.]]>
Preliminary Round September 23

Finals September 24
]]> Teris Threads right away, I thought we'd post the Competition Wordlist in the blog here (all the definitions are over on my MySpace blog if you need them).

Please sign up, competitors will have a blast!

Word of the Day will resume Wednesday.

These are the words that will be used in the Kymaerican Spelling Bee at the 2006 Honeybee Festival.  They will be utilized in both the Preliminary Rounds on Saturday September 23, 2006 (3PM) and the Sudden Death Finals on Sunday September 24, 2006 (11:30 AM).  Both events are in the Town Square of Paris, Illinois.

Acadian
Adalanta
Aedguerre
Aerroa
aian
aIdaho
akkrding
alauwne
albine
Alleigh
Aquilon
auber
Awasrwa
awn
ayrglee

baurrw
bawttl
Breathittt
buford
Buratreu

Carlaisle
Centucky
chave
chiriaco
cleve
CnenFenk

dauktryn
dgyld

Eauxhippus
ehnd
eIowa
elsa
Eriev

faerie
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OK, the Honeybee Festival is coming up in less than 2 weeks.  And with it, a chance to win the $100 top prize at the Kymaerican Spelling Bee.  Read on:

In Tooth Alley, off Courthouse Square, just north of Embassy Row, on September 23rd, we are going to have Round 1 of our Kymaerican Spelling Bee.

It is part of the legendary Honeybee Festival in Paris, Illinois, organized by the Kiwanis.

Finalists will make to the Sunday Sudden Death Elimination round on the Courthouse Steps. 

First Prize is $100--linear money, not Kymaerican, unfortunately--and there are other prizes (plus everyone gets a Kymaerican T-Shirt).

To Register, please visit Teris Threads at 112 N. Main Street (217) 463-3911, or email us at teristhreadsATverizon.net or here at eamesdATkymaerica.com.

So here's how it works:
Study our Competition Word List.  We have a word-only list you can pick up at Teri's Threads OR I have posted the competition Kymaerican words and definitions at my MySpace site.

Competition Words A-E
Competition Words F-L
Competition Words M-P
Competition Words R-T
Competition Words U-Z

(We didn't use Q words out of respect to the Qallabashet)

Competitors can ask the Judges to give the cultural origin of the word, a definition or use the word in a sentence.

The Festivities start at 3:00 PM on Saturday September 23rd and 11:30 AM on Sunday September 24th.

Every competitor gets a T-Shirt.

Every Finalist gets a video of their performance for their MySpace site.

And, of course, there is this . . .

$100 First Prize
$  20 Second Prize
]]> available on line.]]> Velkristan.]]>  
def: The rare lighter-than-air mineral that gave Rhyoleind its wealth.  Sometimes called rhyolite.
pronounced roughly as it looks   
Cultural Origin:  (Lyasehn)
Use in Sentence: Several early miners fell to their deaths when they dropped their equipment on the ground upon leaving the mine with a rucksack full of rhyoleir which lifted them into the sky. ]]>  
def: A geologic term referring to a rare form of snow-white pumice and ash from volcanoes.  Generally only at high mountain altitudes.
pronounced roughly as it looks   
Cultural Origin: ([unknown])
Use in Sentence: The albine ashfall in summer must have confused many forest creatures as they soon took on their winter plumage.]]>
Today's Word: Psychine

def: A gwome that is home to the Southernmost Paris in Kymaerica and wonderful wine and honey.
pronunciation: pretty much the way it looks.

use in a sentence: There is another honeybee festival in Psychine.]]>
Def: To be happy; rejoice
Pronunciation: Roughly the way it looks
Primary Cultural Association: Jihn Wranglikan

Use in Sentence: "Rezhauyse, thee wullvz are muuving aun."  From The Letters of Krblin Jihn (Vol 4)

On the Word List for the Kymaerican Spelling Bee in Paris.

18 days to D-Day, or should we say Bee-Day?

]]> Pronunciation: Roughly the way it looks
Primary Cultural Association: gwome of Lusk
Use in Sentence: The Gwomal Train Station at the Lusk Capital of Node was exquisitely crafted from the finest vengefot.

On the Word List for the Kymaerican Spelling Bee in Paris.]]>
A gwome in the district called the Acadian Shelf.  Known in particular for their fortune tellers who use their tidepools to see the future.]]> Aedguerre.

Today's word: gwome, a Cognate word meaning "footprint of the nation."]]> Paris High School Drama Club members I just spoke with (there are some pix of their trip to Manhattaan on the school homepage).  We are looking forward to your participation in the Kymaerican Spelling Bee at the Honeybee Festival.

Here is a flickr set of the Opening in Paris, Illinois.

If you are trying to figure out where to look, try this link to Embassy Row above Teri's Threads.

There is also a Kymaerican Historical Marker down on Durkee Fairie Trace, about 5 miles east of town, just north of 150.

Here is a bit of an overview page. 

Here is another Kymaerican Historical Site, in the desert outside of Los Angeles.

This was another Kymaerican celebration in Michigan a while ago.
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Paris in Aedguerre (home of Embassy Row) is gearing up for the Honeybee festival.  Here are some signs around town  last night. 

The spelling bee is in two parts: Preliminaries on Saturday at 3, finals Sunday at 11.




]]> Teri's Threads in Paris, 2 doors down from Embassy Row.]]> Braethrens in sGeorgia this October.  More details to follow soon.

It's the first plaque to address a Monastery District, one that was, interestingly enough, affiliated with an oceanic culture: the Fegrean Uhn.]]>

Visited the Noizomi plaque yesterday evening in the rain here in Raalberdus.  It is on the grounds of linear Hope College.  The story it tells--of Minotsuna Tano's life after the Battle of the Platte--is, in a way, another reminder of the high cost of war.  One thinks of the crushing of the Urushiol as a glorious event, but many great warriors never truly recovered--or could even view violence the same way.

More images of the site:




]]> Paris, Illinois on September 23rd and 24th?  I'll be at Teri's Threads most of the day on August 31st (and if I am not there, I will be right nearby). 

We'll sign you up and tell you how it will work.  It will be fun and you can show off your knowledge of Kymaerican Spelling.]]>

All along the Sierra Nevada mountains, from Plumasche to Markleestan, from Chattavada Sierra to Owenzverndt, one can see the ziplines of the Mariposa battalion, spread across the high valleys.  By convention (and because of the difficulty--each line is braided from Lassen Cave Spider silk, and carefully de-adhesived by junior members of the battalion), the lines are never cut, no matter who may win a given battle.


]]> Mestuptomainia District in the district of pCalifornia.

Some of this information seems to be a couple of years old--I'll keep looking into it.]]> Paris (September 23-24).  So I am posting this a day or so early as a placemark for resumed posting this weekend.  Thanks for your patience and explore the site!  Check out the plaques and anything else that intrigues you,
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Both literally and figuratively, the long shadow of Cook's Bank, where the Brave 57 were killed by Federica the Unifier for failing to yield their sacred prize, still falls over the people of Rhyoleind.


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The surviving Jihn Wranglikan Kabin in Rhyolite, capital of Rhyoleind.
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The plaque in Rhyoleind.  More pix later.
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Though the old Tehachapi sphaltway has long since been covered by linear Mankynd, the path through Death Valley in Owenzverndt (this week's gwome of the week) still follows their old path.  The Jihn Wranglikans felt that Death Valley was the site of the Garden of Eden. (You can just see Garden of Eden written on the fence in the lower left of this picture.  It is indicating the distance from center of the Kmpass)

I saw this on my way to Rhyoleind.
]]> pCalifornian gwomes, this week's gwome of the week is:

Owenzverndt in the district of pCalifornia.]]>

You can see its Maltese-like qualities, though actually it was used by the crusaders who left Amazonia for the Bering straits.  How it got to be near the Krblin Jihn Kabin is a matter of speculation--though other sects were always challenging the Jihn Wranglikans, the best guess is that it was part of a military campaign that is ongoing now in the parallel universe.
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This is the Krblin Jihn Kabin in August late afternoon light, shaded by the mountains. 

But it was not all bucolic, we found a somewhat Chivalric cross on the Ground nearby.  Its meaning and relation to Notgeon in general and the Kabin in particular is unclear.  Is it an artifact of an ongoing confrontation only slightly glimpsed?

Here's that cross:



]]> Sandafuegos in the district of pCalifornia

As we often are with the gwome of the week-- a little late.]]>

I am trying to pin down where in Kymaerica this image was taken.  It is definitely in Sambamba Montona, and with in the habitat of lightly venomous Plains Uintotheria.  When we say venomous, the bite can be toxic (but rarely fatal), it is actually a symbiotic bacteria that lives in the gums of the creature.
]]> Chattavada Sierra in the district of pCalifornia]]> Velkristani Nirvana plaque will be installed on September 15 in Portland.]]>
For the spelling bee, this will allow us to use chrononyms to determine the winner in the event of a tie breaker.  More later.]]> Paris Honeybee festival.  And will take place right near Kymaerican Historical Site #2.  We anticipate that many of the culturally Parisian gwomes will be represented.]]> gwome in jGujurat district of what we would call linear India.]]>


This remarkable lichen poem (perhaps similar to the gwome of [big stone] in nMinnesota) was actually found in what we would call linear India.  It clearly shows the Americas (Kymaerica and Kymaericas to the south), suggesting that the lichens were well aware of other continents, generations before gwomes of other areas.
]]> Nozoimi plaque

here . . .

here . . .

and here.]]> Isla pCalifornia (claimed by Hizurokoro, The Commonweal, GMV) in the district of pCalifornia.]]>

The gwomes of the Red Center, ripple out from the spectacular Uluru (as we call it).  We are trying to get get better maps of these gwomes as we continue our research.

]]> Flickr set of images from the echo world of Kyestrella'a.]]> Jihn Wranglikan missionaries who had fled Notgeon once the more severe restrictions were lifted.  In particular, a man named Dan Omara and his homestedler Shady, left quite a mark on the Outback.]]>


Fragments of kikelm-Tehachapi asphalt being incorporated into a walkway not far from Elliot.  This is a hidden stairway, used by troops reinforcing positions against the war kangaroos--the disembowelling dangaroos, specially bred for close-quarters battle.  Given the ultimate fate of the Tehachapi, these stairs are a cruel joke.
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People have long speculated on the origins of the Tehachapi, the great road-building culture of Kymaerica.  On my recent trip to linear Australia, which shares a continent with Kyestrelliaa' (in a similar way to North America co-existing with Kymaerica), I found evidence of  a kind of kikelm-Tehachapi that had once spanned the Red Center of their land. (kikelm may be related to a Meryam word meaning "first," but in this tongue can mean "vessel of an earlier stage.")

Again, apologies for the delay, but many (I hope) interesting developments are to follow.

Another image of one of the kikelm-Tehachapi roads I observed:


]]> Lake in the district of pCalifornia.]]> Kymaerican Historucal Site in Paris, Illinois.  Check it out (on the left there).  We've shown some pages, but enjoy the whole thing now.]]> Stuart Highway reference in an earlier post.  This is one of the most famous highways in our linear world of Australia, which shares space but not time with the parallel continent of Kystraelliaa'.  We are only beginning our research here, but it has already shed some light on the "lost" Jihn Wranglikans and the origins of the Tehachapi.

The name "stuart" seems to be a corruption of certain Future Nation words for shadow (turra) and narrow (turtpa), because when the ur-Tehachapi completed, it seemed like a long thin shadow on the land.]]>
Until then, here is the gwome of the week: a key player in the Krblin Jihn Kabin story that is oft neglected:

SATGAN in the district of pCalifornia.]]>

Saw this scrawled under a bridge on the Stuart Highway.  Tantalizing.  Near this place:


]]> Cadney Homestead.  I have corrected, but will post on Coober Pedy soon.]]>

This sign on the Stuart Highway (along with the letters scratched in the ground) provide tantalizing evidence of what we hope to find in the linear Australian Outback.  It was very welcoming, as a number of people seemed to know about this trip.  This was a few K north of Cadney Homestead.






]]> Farallones Islands in the district of pCalifornia.]]>

People often ask me if there are Kymaerican Books published yet.  And though we are working on some more, you might say, historical publications, there is one book out there now.

It is called Wartime California.  It is available through Amazon (takes 4-6 weeks) or directly from the publisher--Xlibris.  Quicker.

The book is an artifact of a suppressed film called Wartime California which was based on the pCalifornian classic--Feudal California Boyhood by Cyrus Hawkes.  Here is an image of a storyboard depiciting Cyrus--one of the few other surviving artifacts from the film.

It tells part of his incredible story, when he witnessed the invasion of the Water Colony of San Francisco by Alleigh, when the Angelenoes invaded after the election of the independence minded Nora Hawkes (Cyrus' mother).
]]> Eastbay in the district of pCalifornia.

Catching up here--this was last week's G-o-W!]]> Embassy Row onto this site, so please forgive me while I toot their horn a bit in the next few days of posts.

Here is a link to a whole section about the amazing, and somewhat neglected, Amory Frontage (pronounce Fron-TAHJ).

(And a happy Fourth to those in the Linear World of America)]]> Embassy Row live now.  Enjoy.  More later.]]>
Thanks for your patience, dear visitor.]]>

Stone graffiti like this along the sphaltways is typical for Landern and other gwomes in kNevada.  What was more surprising was seeing this homage to Federica the Great--the woman who attempted to unify all the gwomes of kNevada:



Because she is so tied to the identity of Esmerelda, displays like this do not tend to last too long in Landern.  Yet, when I inspected it, it had clearly been there for some time--perhaps people had just missed it.





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Pleased to report we have posted more images for the plaques, so that all but two are properly documented:

Land of the Warres

and

Faerie Traces
]]> Resju Dakata in the district of pCalifornia.

You may have noticed that it is pCalifornia summer as we focus on pCalifornia gwomes for the next few weeks of "Gwome-of-the-Week."]]> about Embassy Row.]]> Siskiksis in the district of pCalifornia.]]> Embassy Row received a nice mention in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star.

And we are in the calendar of the Mattoon Journal-Gazette (towards the end).

We are currently working on a big event this fall for the site.]]>

This is the glow behind the distinctive Parisian starry glass favored by Amory Frontage, founder of all the Parises.

I truly hope you all get a chance to visit it in person sometime, it's quite magic to see the color surge behind the panes as you walk.

Here is a walkthrough I did.  Do check it out.

Those of you on the newsletter list know that yesterday we tried to do a live "broadcast" of a walkthrough to the Flickr site.  Did not quite work (the way the phone queues images didn't help!), but the photoset can be watched here as a slide show.

I have been meaning to try such a thing for a while, but was not completely successful--still haven't gotten the perfect effect.  But I think we are on the right track.  And the walkthrough gives a good feeling for the scale of Embassy Row.  Enjoy!

]]> Philippe in the district of vArkansas]]>
The Rhyolite Plaque Installation

Remnal of a Senging Chave dedication

Collection of Plaque Shots

Then Slam Brannan has a couple, but I will point out the one of the Atlanta Bus Tour.

(Here's a smaller one, too)

Enjoy, a lot images to take in.]]>

As advertised: more details:

If you happen to be in Paris, Illinois next Wednesday at 1:00 PM, I will be giving a tour of Embassy Row: Heart of the Parisian Diaspora.  I hope you can join us.

Address is here.
]]> Embassy Row: Heart of the Parisian Diaspora.  More details to be posted soon.]]> Check it out.]]>

Visited Reno, with the Sacred River we call the Truckee.   Federica The Great, like all her people, considered it the most generous of rivers because it refused to flee to the ocean, but kept its bounty near at hand.  Conquering all the gwomes who touch on the Truckee was important to her vision of a unified kNevada.

Event today that spirit of generosity remains:


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Two Flickr Sets are up with Kymaerican themes:

16 images from the Remnal dedication and over 30 images from the blizzard at the Krblin Jihn Kabin a few years ago.
]]> Markohn Najeralki in the district of pTejas]]> Nature of the Waters plaque in Markohn Najeralki was great.  I'll be getting pix soon--I missed it, but all reports were good.

Including a man named Rocky who knew the song from his youth.]]> Terrau in the district of aIdaho.

Sorry, folks, I know this was really last week's.  I'll post another over the weekend.]]>

Here we go: a bit more of the flavor of the place you might say (and quite big image when you jump to this full entry.

Interestingly, the top of the plaque is almost exactly at the depth that the cool waters of the San Marcos once covered the gwome. 

So when you see that, it is easy to imagine the amazing system of pilings and walkways that Markohn Najeralki had in that era.  And the waters swirled and carressed.  They could be dangerous, but often kids dove into them, waiting to be carried to the next wooden sidewalk.

Here's Rob, the proprietor of the Hill Country Humidor, talking with a fellow Markohnian.  Rob knows a great deal of lore and was a tremendous research asset--as well as being civic minded enough (and historically passionate enough) to let us put up the plaque:


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Here it is, the 20th Kymaerican plaque to be installed.  It is in Markohn Najeralki gwome, in the major town of San Marcos.  (Address is in this listing).

We wil having a very casual dedication, really a sing-a-long of Kymaerica, Sambamba Dier this Saturday at the Hill Country Humidor on the Town Square. 

B. Mayer and the local Kymaerican community will be singing around noon.

A special tip of the hat to Rob and the special place he has created there for allowing us to install the plaque and honor this important local story.

REMEMBER: there is a reason I am saying noonISH on Saturday, it could star a bit later.
]]> Nature of the Waters plaque in San Marcos in Markohn Najeralki.

It tells of the death of Aocwatt Stciwne, the legendary Marshal of Gravity, at the time when the cool waters of the San Marcos covererd the entire gwome to a depth of 3 feet exactly.

It was like the entire landscape was carressed by a shimmering, living acrylic.]]> Meltdown Comics is up for just a couple more days (May 26) AND visit the newly installed plaque. 

We hope you visit.]]>
Adalanta Desert

Rhyolite's District of Shadows

Ranger Bottler

(The last one has couple of extra pix we are cleaning up!)
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Thanks to everyone who made it to the Remnal Plaque dedication.  It was alot of fun and anyone can visit the plaque (and the show--last 7 days) at Meltdown and behind Meltdown on the remnal of the senging chave.

The plaque is visible-- and visitable-- from what we now call an alley.

This the plaque when it was still covered:



More scenes from the event






]]> Meltdown tomorrow!!! Festivities from 6:00 PM to 8:30

Talk and plaque dedication at 7:00 PM]]>


This lovely Jihn Wranglikan Kabin about 2 hours outside of Holbrook in Anglican was famous for serving as a teahouse during an extended period of incarceration for the owner.  Most etymologists feel the name of the gwome and that of the Jihn Wranglikan sect is a coincidence, though there are some thematic connections.
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The plaque we are installing on Friday, Remnal of a Senging Chave, arrived.  So we started playing with placement on the little chave behind Meltdown.

Remember!!! Dedication is this Friday (May 19) at 7PM, with the festivities from 6 to 8:30.

You can see the chave here:



A remnal is a Tehachapi term that means, well--you can read the plaque when it is dedicated.  But essentially it is a kind of a ghost of an old road.

And behind Meltdown is one of the few places you can still see such a fine example.  A senging chave was a specific kind of road from coastal mountains to the sea.



Plaque against the wall it will eventually be placed on, with variant of the official Aedguerre texture flag on glass window in background.  Gallery exhibit is visible also.

Plaque itself:


]]> Acadian in the district of the Acadian Shelf]]> Yes.
]]> dedication of the new plaque near Meltdown Comics on May 19th. It's ONE week from Friday.]]>


It is always a pleasure watching people (and dogs) experience a Kymaerican Historical Site for the first time and this week at the Krblin Jihn Kabin was no exception. 

I think I recognize the hound above enjoying the shade here and here (and wandering here).

Alot of people asked about Golgotha--the place of the skull referred to in the Bible--in the Jihn Wranglikan geographic system.  It is actually not too far from the Kabin, so here is a flickr set on what we call Skull Rock (about 15 miles south, in the National Park).

Here are some other pix (and this) I found on Flickr from the site.
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HDTS5 event was incredible.  Talked with alot of wonderful people about Kymaerica in general and the Jihn Wranglikans in particular.

Most people had seen this type of Kabin, but never quite understood the role of the homestedlers, the importance of the amputated  small toe and their obsession with Geography.

Had a great conversation with one person about the land of 25,000 Jesuses--i think she was thinking of Ytsnalansty.

You are all invited to add to the comment section--I'd especially like to hear from you if you were out there this weekend.


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The welcome tent for HDTS5 in Joshua Tree (on Park Boulevard)

And some folks at the Krblin Jihn Kabin came for the 3 oclock talk and there were 50 signed HDTS5 proof sets of the Museum of the Bench Trading Cards.

But above all it was a chance for People to learn about the Parisian Diaspora site.

Inspecting the loot:



Visiting the Kabin:


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Actually it is toasty and warm. 

HDTS5 is today and tomorrow.  Lot's of art for all.

3 O'Clock today, giving away trading cards at the Kabin
]]>
Here is the downloadable map (front and back) for HDTS5,

See you there!]]> Notgeon in the district of pCalifornia. 

This is the home of the Krblin Jihn Kabin, part of HDTS5.

Come explore this Kymaerican world this weekend.  Ironically, of course, Notgeon is culturally mainstream Church of the California Christ and this, one of its most famous structures, is actually Jihn Wranglikan--but come out there to learn more.]]>

I haven't had a chance to post a real feature on Embassy Row: Heart of the Parisian Diaspora yet on the site.  That's coming.  But with so much going on, I thought I'd make this quick post.

The location is 116 N. Main St in Paris, Illinois.  Go into Teri's Threads at 112 N. Main St (this is all on the Town Square) and they'll let you into the Historical Site.

Also be sure to visit the Faerie Traces plaque site when you are there (only about 5 miles away).

And here are the posts we've had over the past couple of months during restoration.

So here are some more images:

View from outside (the exhibit is on the second floor):




The remarkable thing about this site is that it gives us a great feeling for the solidarity the people of all the Parises once shared.

I have been posting alot about the Kymaerican events in time and not enough on content, so I'd like to just say that the Paris Installation will, in the long term, be considered an important step in the rehabilition of Amory Frontage (either the father or grandfather of Earl Frontage, depending on which source you believe).

This is an image of the Flag Room, where the texture flags of the 16 gwomes (all founded by Amory) that are culturally Parisian continue to hang.



On the floor of this room we have discovered a kind of painting or map we are still trying to decipher:



Incidentally, there are about 80 Parisian sites, 31 of which are towns or cities founded by Amory and 16 of which are gwomes which remain culturally Parisian.  Remarkable achievement.

More to be posted over the next few weeks.

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This weekend is the High Desert Test Sites in Joshua Tree, CA.  I am proud that the Krblin Jihn Kabin (above) is part of it all.  It will be open all weekend, with a special event on Saturday.

Saturday (5/6/6) at 3 PM

I'll be there to answer questions about the site, and talk about the Parisian Installation.
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Meltdown Comics, which adjoins a beautiful Tehachapi remnal, will be the site of a plaque dedication on May 19 and they were kind enough to host a show in their gallery to help their folks understand a bit more about the world of Kymaerica.  So drop on by.  We have a bunch of images and things from the Paris Installation.








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It has not been officially installed, but we did site the location for the plaque honoring Nayumbo's Wall in Whalden.  The wall itself was a quite extraordinary achievement; some fragments remain.


]]> Recovered Lands in the district of nDelaware.

This selection was inspired by a question from Rebecca about nDelaware.]]> BoingBoing and thanks to Mark for his posting (complete with flashback).

If you are new to the Kymaerican world, here are some upcoming highlights in the linear world:

LA Party #1 is at Meltdown Comics on Sunday April 30 from 6-8 at 7522 Sunset

LA Party #2 will be at Meltdown Comics on Friday May 19th as we dedicate a plaque.  Party 7-9

If you are in Paris, Illinois, we have installed the second Kymaerican Historical site there--images from Embassy Row of the Parisian Diaspora will be seen at the Meltdown installation.

In Athens, Georgia, there is a huge installation at Mercury Art Works (extended--ignore the date on the page).

And if you go to the High Desert Test Sites, be sure to visit the Krblin Jihn Kabin.

And any of these places have plaques you can visit.

Hope to see you at Meltdown--or anywhere else in Kymaerica.
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Here are some images from Embassy Row in Paris, Aedguerre--the Jewel and Sword of the Parisian Diaspora.  We hope you will visit soon.

Above is a map of the Parisian Diapsora today in a room devoted to that topic.  Below you can see a historic image of the row (and town square) before the Certification Riots.



In the front room is an old floor plan of the Row, unearther during construction.



Image of the flag room, with a view down the colors.


The long corridor which the Embassies originally faced.


More coming soon!
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This is the plaque honoring Faerie Traces.  It was placed on the oldest road in Aedguerre and dedicated just after the Embassy Row historic site on Saturday.


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(I seem to have uploaded a thumbnail here, more tonight.  Look below for bigger pix)

A few images of Embassy Row, the installation on the Parisian Diaspora we dedicated in Paris, Aedguerre on Saturday.

More will follow tonight, but these are courtesy Mary Ann Michna.

Just some of the peopple who worked so hard on the installation.




The Geographer-at-Large doing the Ribbon cutting, with Paul Ruff, the City Manager


]]> Aedguerre in the district of iIllinois]]>
Remember: Saturday, Paris, Illinois will be the place to be.]]>

Work is going strong on Room 203 of the installation being dedicated this Saturday, the former site of the embassy from Terredumerre, home of one the Parises that is a capital.
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This plaque was originally at the Westernmost point of Fort Tayla (where Zack Taylor Park is today), but is now installed (as per our original agreement) at Fort East Martello--another fragment of the original vast Fort Tayla complex--which does not receive enough due and attention. 

However the KPH dedication did take place at the far western point.






]]> Warrea in the district of hOhio.

This is in honor of Wednesday's plaque dedication in Cleveland Heights.]]>

This dramatic symbol of the power of the Conch Republic was forged of metal and once banished to the outskirts of the capital city of Key West after the death of Qui Xi.  However, in recent times, the expanding city has grown up around it.
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the Geographer-at-Large]]>


A very nice invite to the events of April 19th in Cleveland, dedicating the Land of the Warres plaque.  Invite put together by our hosts, the wonderful Steven Tatar Studio.
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First pictures of the Ranger Plaque in situ.  Looking great.  Right next door is the ruins of the Texas Armory where Bonnie and Clyde stole the machine guns which they put to such dark use. (More details in paragraph four of the link).

]]> Daily Californian--unlike the Daily pCalifornian.]]> SATGAN in the district of pCalifornia.]]> BoingBoing.]]> Kymaerica events.  Lots of stuff!]]>


Inside the Parisian Diaspora historic site restoration project.  Opening day approaches.


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We are reviewing the Shelby gwome to Sambamba Mississippi reassignment application.  These are rarely granted, but we will explore.

Thank you for underscoring the glaring gap in our research.

E.D. Geographer at Large]]>

After posting images like this, it was a relief to have Geographer FastGirl investigate the current status of the  Battle of Marathon plaque.

It is A-OK, after a lot hard work by the folks there.

Thanks for the on the spot report
]]> American Mythology show in the Oakland Tribune.

Come if you can and don't forget if you are on the other side of the continent to visit the show in Athens.]]>

The American Mythology show is really pretty cool.  The setting is a living room environment and Kymaerica has a special room.

The talk this afternoon was packed and people had a lot of good questions.  The opening party is tomorrow (Tuesday) night from 4-9 and I will be sorry to miss it.

The show is only open this week from 12-6 through Friday.

Here are some pix of the Kymaerica room.  It features some of the Mercury Portfolio and the Museum of the Bench plaque on its way to Abilene.









Aside from the documentary section on Kymaerica, there were some other stories there as well.  Work by other researchers besides yours truly, the Geographer-at-Large:






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As promised, we now have pictures of the Land of the Warres plaque just installed near Cleveland. The plaque is to be dedicated on the 19 of April. 

I particularly like this view of the form of the Warrea structure.  The last two give a bit of a sense of the area (special thanks to geographer S. Tatar, who took these pictures):








]]> Ranger Plaque in Teftdgapi is now installed.  We have no pix of it just yet, but we should in about 2 weeks.

If you see it first, take some pix and contact us and we'll let you know how to send them.

Please be patient with the updating of the plaques and other things--things are quite busy and we have not gotten to  everything.]]>

Local kHistorian (k is silent) Beth Dunne consults with conservation team member Thad as we prepare for the opening of the Parisian Diaspora exhibit on April 22nd.

A special type of Aedguerre "sand" was needed, carefully ground from the coal seams in the northern part of the gwome.



Using this material, we are able to uncover the original form of the wood in the Embassy Row facility, as seen here:


]]> plaque in Warrea has been installed.  The formal dedication will not be until April 19, but this is always a momentous occasion. 

We'll get pictures up as soon as we can.]]> Shaastaa in the district of pCalifornia]]> American Mythology show in Berkeley.

It will be up for just that week and I will give a brief gallery talk and answer questions in the gallery from 12-1 on Monday.

The whole exhibit should be pretty cool, and we are lucky to have a whole room.

Hope you can make it.]]>

Archaeological work continues at the site of the Parisian embassy row.

See you at the opening.
]]> Zlma in the district of pMissouri]]>

As we prepare for the Embassy Row installation, we are making exciting discoveries about the site in Paris (capital of Aedguerre).

This is a map which is believed to show the original configuration of the Embassy Row facility.  It is in the front rooms, overlooking the town square.

Be sure to make your plans for the dedication on April 22.
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Working hard to uncover some of the remarkable aspects of Embassy Row of the Parisian diaspora in Paris, Aedguerre.
]]>
We're looking to an opening event on April 22.]]> previous post-- that Keys Fisheries bounced back and was open for business (and the plaque survived too!) 9 days after Wilma was gone.  So check them all out if you're down there]]>

I have been very remiss in not sharing these images of the site of the Battle of Marathon (in the territory of the Marithon Coalition).

This shows the structures by the side of the legendary Tarpon Pens in the midst of Hurrican Wilma, now the home of Keys Fisheries--source of all that wonderful Stone Crab.  They've posted some more images on line and Mark Bartlett, one of our local geographers, posted a comment on-line about the aftermath.

In fact, the building with the handicapped parking sign on it is the one where the Battle of Marathon plaque is mounted (it is on the other side).
]]> Playas in the district of gNew Mexico.]]>
email me at eamesdATkymaerica.com

thanks

the Geographer-at-Large]]> grwosts, which means a kind of temporal plane or zone.

We will keep you posted.]]> mythology show, I suspect Kymaerica was included because we do address alot of belief systems under-reported in the linear world.

In any event, I am thrilled we have a chance to share the complete Mercury Portfolio at UC Berkeley in April [from the 3-8 at the Worth Ryder Gallery (160 Kroeber Hall,UC Berkeley)].  This is 47 digital prints concerning various gwomes in Kymaerica.  There will be some other things in the show.  I am proud to report that the curators were at the plaque dedication in Rhyolite.

More to come in future posts . . .]]>

View from front windows of Embassy Row in Paris, the captial of Aedguerre.  One can see town square showing dominant Parisian Government Center, since converted into a courthouse.

Currently we are restoring it, preparing for a celebration in April.

This is the condition restorers originally found the Embassy Row historical site in:



They have been working to painstakingly restore the original feeling of the place when it was in its diplomatic heyday.
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This remarkable glasswork in Embassy Row in Paris (Aedguerre) was based on a texture flag of one of the gwomes in the Parisian Diaspora.

In April we will be dedicating a new Kymaerican Historic Site in Paris, this image comes from the exciting renovation that is taking place.  More to be posted soon.
]]>
Hizurukoro in the district of pCalifornia

And I am thrilled after last week's fiasco of a delay, I got this week's GOTW on time!

---the Geographer-at-Large]]> report from the desert blog on the Rhyolite plaque dedication.

Just seeing it reminded me of the good times and good cake we had out there in Rhyoleind.

Be sure to be at the dedication in Cleveland for Land of the Warres (April 19th) and the events in Paris!]]>
Polligis Bay in the district of Lake District.]]>
developing]]>

Headed to Aedguerre to research the Fairie Trace.

More to report soon, including new discoveries about the Parisian diaspora.
]]> Clevina in the district of pColorado.

Back on track, sorry for the last gwome of the week posting being a few days late.  We are getting ready for the next Kymaerican events, particularly the round of events at the end of April and other plaque dedications not yet on the schedule.]]> Aedguerre, and site of one of the earliest Faerie Traces--a rare surviving artifact of exploratory Tehachapi construction.]]> Bosque in the district of pTejas.

This post a little late.  Sorry, all . . . ]]> posted a video of the Rhyolite Dedication last weekend.

It is pretty cool and apparently they overcame quite a few tech challenges (including the oppressive forces of a tripod head).  It's only the second video posted on the Kymaerica project (our site posted the Velchma video last year), but we hope it won't be the last.

We're trying to get some KNN (Kymaerican News Network) videos off the ground for the spring, so this is very exciting to see video of a Kymaerican event and we are very grateful to Goldwell for putting it together.]]>

An original Tehachapi sphaltway in Cradala was covered by a recent flow.

The ancient Tehachapi word for what happened to asphalt in contact with lava is similar in sound to the name Cradala.  Many linguists have speculated that the Tehachapi originally learned many of their skills from the magma sculptors of Southern Kymaerica.

More details of the borderline between those two media--and thus, cultures:




]]> report about the Rhyolite dedication was in the Pahrump Valley Times. 

Many thanks to the author for coming out and being part of the event.]]>
Click here to see them.  We'll be dedicating a plaque in Ohio and participating in the High Desert Test Sites again.

More info to come, but I wanted to post what I had.]]> Rhyolite dedication soon, rumor has it.

Stay tuned.]]>

In Cradala, one of the many beautiful forms created by the recent volcanic activity there.]]>

Yesterday we had a great dedication of the Rhyolite plaque at the Goldwell Open Air Museum, right in the cultural and spiritual heart of the old city.   (Above you see us building the form on Saturday)

There was a talk at the visitor center about the history of Rhyoleind followed by a lusty singing of Kymaerica, Sambamba Dier.

We'll be doing more exhibitions at the site in the future, we hope, teasing out more of its Kymaerican past.

We'll be posting more pix of the actual event soon, here are a couple more of Saturday's installation part of the process:





Thanks to Charles, Suzanne and everyone at Goldwell who helped--and all the people who came from at least 7 different gwomes to attend.  Awesome.]]>

Earlier today (the 11th), mixing the concrete for the installation of the Rhyolite Plaque at the Goldwell Open Air Museum in Rhyoleind.

Visible are Luke, Xan-man, Charles (of the Goldwell  Open Air Museum).  Not in this picture are Suzanne and Spanky (both also of the Goldwell  Open Air Museum) who also were part of the installation team.

The dedication is tomorrow--Sunday--at Noon.  We have talk, cake and gifts (and understand that the latter two are more exciting!).  And singing.

Here are some more pix.  Yours truly, the Geographer at Large placing the plaque:




And then carefully being sure it is set in the concrete:



As the concrete sets:



The moon rises:



The Goldwell Open Air Museum is located in what used to be Rhyolite's cultural and spiritual heart (and is still in a very meaningful sense).  You can see in the background some of the wonderful installations that are there.

]]> North Catalina in the district of Anselmo Shelf district]]> Pahrump Valley-Times has published an article about our upcoming event this Sunday in Rhyolite at the Goldwell Open Air Museum.  I hope we'll see you there.]]> Rhyolite Event on Death-Valley.us.

A little Q and A, I am sure they would welcome further comments.

See you on Sunday.  Let us know if you want cookies.]]> Athenz bus tour,  a topic came up which I realized is not on the site anywhere and that is the story behind Buford's day.

There is, of course, a Buford Highway in Atalanta and it probably comes from the fact "Buford" was the Velkristani word for "lover"--and it usually implied something outside of traditional marital or civil bonds.

Anyway, it is unusual for a word from a gwome so physically distant to be used widely so far away, but it probably has to do with the widespread adoption of Bufords Day across Kymaerica.  Different cultures celebrated it on different days, but basically one day a year, bufords--lovers-- would hide incriminating evidence of the liaison (love notes, lipstick, whatever) on the person -- or clothes -- of their buford, and the goal was to find that item before your spouse did.

Brutal sport indeed.  In fact, the degree of difficulty usually said something about the state of the liaison.]]>

The central part of Rhyolite, looking much as it did after its attempted obliteration by Federica the Unifier.

The plaque we will be dedicating this Sunday (February 12th at noon) would be just to the left of this picture in the so-called District of Shadows.  This area, still the home of important sites like the Goldwell Open Air Museum, was the cultural heart of the city and indeed the entire gwome of Rhyoleind.]]> these images from the dedication of the Benchmakers of Awaswra plaque.]]>
Hope we'll see you on the 12th in Rhyolite.]]> Korporatia in the district of pCalifornia]]>

The six Bess paintings on display at the Mercury A.I.R. Exhibit in Athenz. 

The one on left (partially obscured) is
Kehukipangan, Realm of Death (Remember the Duke of Naytelmo), a depiction of a pirate attack in the Chesapeake Bay--and the mispelling of Kehulipangan is Bess' own.

Second from the left is: Zoma Balleena, Imagined Willacy Eye View and to the right of that is Superfluous, widely believed to be his comment on his dream of being gender neutral.

Then comes the wonderful image believed to depict Earl Frontage.

The yellow painting is the Monk at Falcon Monastery , which I discussed in the last post.

And on the far right is the bucolic Morning in Madagada Gwome, one of many such images he painted of his homeland]]>

F. "Forrest" Bess was one of the more important Kymaerican painters.  He lived in Madagada gwome.  And we are proud to have a few of his works at the Athenz show, which we acquired through the famous sale.

This one is sometimes confused with his portait of Vascano, but is called Monk at Falcon Monastery.  The Falcon is one of the largest monastic orders, so a lot of speculation has gone into determining which one Bess painted.  We know he visited their Abbeys in Braethrens as well as Manhattaan, but the clothing style in the painting is subtly different.  Some have suggested the painting was done in Dublin, capital of Braethrens, but depicts a visiting scholar.]]> Rhyoleind in the district of kNevada



We don't normally use images in gwomes of the week postings, BUT we want to give you a little extra time and inspiration to plan your visit to the Rhyoleind plaque dedication.

Also, other posts about Rhyoleind are here.
]]>

One of the photomurals installed in Athenz at Mercury A.I.R.

This gives good feeling for the overall status of the Kymaerica plaque installations.

12 are honored in the mural, another 16 (which will installed over the next 2 months) are indicated--in proof form--on the floor.  Rhyolite's is just nicking the left side of frame.
]]> Goldwell site (and invitation), check out some of the other Kymaerica plaques . . .

Our various events . . .

The show currently in Athenz . . .

The Bus Tour (requires registration). . .

Random Photos . . .

Historic sites . . .

There is much to learn about Kymaerica and we are still discovering more.

See you on the 12th
]]> plaque in Rhyolite, capital of Rhyoleind.  It will honor Rhyolite's District of Shadows.

The event (and plaque siting) is being hosted by the Goldwell Open Air Museum.

If you RSVP to them before February 9th, we have a special present for you.  Come to the desert and see.]]>

On the Atlanta to Athens Bus Tour, we stopped in Gainesville for a bracing shot of tyiuo, the ultra sour drink that the Awaswrans drank all the time.  Truthfully, most people felt it was pretty awful--it is pretty much an acquired.  But a few quaffed it gratefully.

Then we went out and dedicated the plaque.


]]> interesting report about it in todays' Athens paper.

UPDATE: Site requires registration
]]>

Couldn't resist this nod to the Geographer-@-Large at the front of the show.

Hope you can visit the show in Athenz.

Here's another shot from the opening:


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This map shows the texture flags of Sarke Georgia and Oceanic Georgia.  It is being examined before installation in the show.  The texture flag is an important symbol of any gwome.

Here are some more installation pix:

This is before the final disposition of the plaques in the front.



You can see the mock-ups of the plaques are raised up a bit.  These panels represent the 14 plaques that are being installed over the next two months.


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We saw this at the bar in Athenz we went to for a drink after the opening.

Perfect.
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This is a shot of the opening party at Kymaerica exhibition at Mercury A.I.R. in Athenz.

I'll have more posts about it in the next few days, but wanted to put this one up before I hit the hay. 

Hope you all get a chance to see it!  Alot of previously released content.
]]>

The Tour On Saturday was a real blast.  Here are all the brave folks who explored Kymaerica on the bus tour.  We dedicated two plaques, saw a chef ni zhinn game in action, had a slide presentation, heard some fascinating music and a lot more.

I'll continue to report, but just had to post this.

Here is yours truly, the geographer-at-large, with the bus.


]]>
It is where the action is!!!

Athenz in the district of sGeorgia.

]]> show, so postings have been spotty.

Feel free to come to the special opening at 6PM Saturday.

Here's where it is.  It is a special event, linked to only on this website.  The show officially opens on Tuesday.]]> Atlanta plaque in the courtyard at Westside.

1:30

Be there or be linear!]]>

You'll know what these are by the end of the tour.

And even if you can't make the whole tour, consider coming to the party in Athenz, or the plaque dedication in Atlanta at Westside on Howell Mill Road.

1:30 Sunday

In the courtyard.
]]> post on the Adalanta Desert.  Sorry!!!

See you Saturday.]]>

Another important Kymaerican site in Athenz is the Tree That Owns Itself. 

Colonel Jackson, a hero of the Battle of Athenz, actually deeded the land around the tree to the tree itself.  This was in recognition of the tree's tremendous qualities and in keeping with the Athenian tradition of citizen-timber.




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This is the other plaque we installed yesterday (along with the Benchmakers of Awaswra plaque).

This is at a cool place called Westside in Atlanta.  This is where the tour will start.  Plaque is visible now, but won't be dedicated until the start of the tour.

It deals with the commercial origins of the area and offer further evidence of the influence of the Tehachapi throughout Kymaerica.

Here's westside:



And here are some more images (the board was there  to allow the plaque to set permanently):





You can read the whole thing after the marker is unveiled!]]> Marten in the district of eIowa.]]>

Chris W. from Mercury Art Works on the streets of Gainesville as we install the Benchmakers of Awasra plaque in Awaswra gwome.

Installed plaques 13 and 14 yesterday.  We'll be dedicating both on the Bus Tour January 21st in conjunction with the opening.  Even if you can't make the tour, you are welcome to attend the dedications and, of course, the party.






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Visiting the site of the Kymaerica show that will be opening on January 21 after the Kymaerica Bus Tour.  I was there as part of the installation of the show.

This is the outside of the Chase St Park space of Mercury Art Works where, for two months, we will be showing a 2500-3000 square foot installation of Kymaerican photomurals, digital prints, previews/proofs of new plaques and, of course, art work for sale to keep the Kymaerican work going.

It is in a cool, funky industrial area of Athens.  Alot of character as well as other art spaces near by.




]]> Bus Tour we will be discussing alot of things but we will also be listening.

I have just had the pleasure of listening to a recording of traditional Tehachapi music at a mixing studio (Laarxhmont Recobts) and they have graciously allowed us to play the song on the tour.  It was recorded recently by a group using traditional Tehachapi wheeled instruments.  Quite different.]]> Grisly Bar in the district of sTortuga]]> tour (referenced in the previous post) on January 21 from Atlanta to Athens costs $95 a head.  Seats are VERY limited and filling fast.

Tickets are at Mercury's Yahoo Store.]]>
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At the exhibition in Athens we'll be presenting THIS mural in the installation.  These are some shots at Colortek (near the Kulver Glade) where the edition of 3 is being printed.  Thought it would be fun to give a small peak behind the scenes.

It will be on display at Mercury A.I.R. and people on the tour will get the first view.

It may be a bit hard to tell from these cell phone images, but the colors look great.  That's the master printer checking things out too.





]]> Tayla in the district of pTejas.]]>

On the Kymaerica tour this January, we will be visiting many interesting places, including the birthplace of chef ni zhinn, the now widespread game developed by the Benchmakers of Awaswra to pass the time as they waited for the awaswrite-based veneers to dry.  Most people associate the game with the Museum of the Bench (which has certainly played a critical role in its spread throughout Kymaerica and elsewhere)--even the pictures in this post come from the event sponsored by the MoB at the Kulver Glade plaque dedication.

We'll be dedicating a plaque honoring the location of the Ganz Wra, the most important of the Awaswran social clubs.  And we have a lot more treats in store!




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Another image from the palin-gwome of Wakaw--a map truck.  Their new year starts on what we call the 21st (the solstice, of course).  So these first few days of the year are filled with excitement (as it the whole first half, but of course they get used to it after a while) because it is only know that there are surprises.  The second half of the year is identical to the first, only in reverse.

On the 21st, the darkest day of the year (and remember how far north they are!), everyone awakes with trepidation, because all of the aging of the second part of the year suddenly becomes visible.

Scientists at first believed it was a matter of psychology, but tests have shown that physical changes do occur over that longest night.  By tradition, a wild party takes place the night before.  Even children are allowed to drink, so they will sleep soundly through this critical night.

Grain elevator in Wakaw:

]]> gwome of the week.  Here it is:

Kehilupangan in the district of nMaryland]]>



As the Jihn Wranglikans would say in their tongue:

"Sm Kristmas seens at thee Krblin Jihn Kabin, kaktus kvred with snauw. 

Merry Kristmas, everywun"

And the same from all of us at the Kymaerica 101 blog.

--the Geographer@Large


]]> tour is going to start at 1:30 in Atlanta (on Saturday January 21, 2006), beginning with the dedication of a plaque celebrating the Great Adalanta Desert, long since gone, and the settlement at the intersection of the two great Tehachapi roadways. 

Then we'll follow path of the ancient Tehachapi sphaltway, visit the site of a former detention center and head towards Gainesville.  What is there is pretty incredible, and may be we'll see some of the locals playing chef ni zhinn near the Ganz Wra, the site of another plaque to be dedicated on this special day.]]> gwome you hail from.
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Seating is limited, so we really hope you join us.  There has never been a Kymaerican experience quite like this and we hope to expand the program. Please sign up at http://store.yahoo.com/mercuryartworks/tiforkyto.html.

It is going to be incredible!

You'll even get to taste the famous tyiuo at the Ganz wra.

Email me with any questions you might have.

(Note that it is January 21 not 28 as was once posted.)

Hope we'll see you there.  It is going to be alot of fun.

]]>

Proud to announce that 10 more plaques will be dedicated  in the next 2 months.

This is the Awaswra plaque being sent to the foundry.  More information to come.
]]>
Whether it is Christmas in Notgeon or felac in devastated former sites of Buratreu, there is something going on.  As for the others, can you begrudge them their light if some how they have founda different cycle--of course not.]]> Braethrens in the district of sGeorgia.]]>

Wakaw, one of the palindrome gwomes of Northern Kymaerica

More to come in future postings.
]]> Bus Tour of important Kymaerican sites between Atlanta and Athens, GA is actually on January 21, 2006.  Hope we'll see you there.  Kudos to C & S for catching it.

Sorry for the confusion, I posted the wrong date!]]>
It links here.  Not alot on there, but I have feeling there will be.]]> Philippe in the district of vArkansas]]> Farallones Islands in the district of pCalifornia

Should have posted this last Friday--apologies from the office of the G@L]]>

Dedication of the plaque in Bridgeport, mNebraska.

It concerns the home of the Buratreu, a unique culture known for their consumption of natural resources.  It is not too far from the important site known as Carhenge.

Here is a curious visitor, soon after the dedication.  Photos by Commodore Linda Walmsley.


]]> Sarke Georgia and Kymaerica: The A.I.R. Report at Mercury Art Works new space in Athenz.

Perhaps the most striking aspect of this opening will be a unique bus tour of important Kymaerican sites between Atalanta and Athens.

This bus tour will start at 1:30 with a dedication of the Adalanta Desert plaque, stop in Gainesville in Awaswra for a talk and dedication there and arrive for a special catered dinner in the Gallery at 6:00, before the official opening at 7:00.  Throughout the tour, there will be commentary from the Geographer-@-Large on the extraordinary profusion of Kymaerican points-of-interest along our path and at least one guest commentator.

Tickets are 95 dollars and first come/first serve.  Email mercuryartworks@yahoo.com to make your reservation.]]>

Image of Zab Hjojq, one of the Bar Sinister, the band of undead lawyers who terrorize Kymaerica, seizing control of gwomes with excruciating patience and precision, until the populace is paralyzed and drained.  Resju Dakata is the classic example.

This particular likeness is in a bar in Martinsville,  Xevdakz.  The name of the nation means, in their ancient tongue, those that crushed the lawyers.  Tragically, the rule of law has been replaced by the rule of impulse, with no one being able to anticipate the results of a dispute.
]]> Stoan Mountin in the district of sGeorgia]]>

One of the iconic pieces at the center of Gallatinn gwome, made by a legendary sculptor native to these parts, intimately familiar with the land and still learning its secrets.
]]>
]]> A side street in the little Kyoto area of Birmingham (in Djefison gwome).  Descendants of camp followers of Nobunaga started what are now charming restaurant districts all along Nobunaga-Gaisen's path.

This area is noted for the sake glikz, where grits are adorned with a piece of grilled fish--usually salmon.  (Although sake is the nipponic word for salmon, it refers to all of these dishes, no matter the type of fish used.  Very  confusing to native Japanese speakers.)]]> Wednesday November 30th

NOON

Snelgrove Gallery

Department of Art & Art History

At the University of Saskatchewan

(we are not yet on their schedule, but you can get the location from the link)]]>
I hope we'll see you there.  It is at noon on November 30th and I will post the location soon.

The Geographer @ Large]]>

This rare image shows a view through a wall in a structure built by the People of the Wind.
]]>

In Carrel, in gNu Hampshire, you can see the remnants of a Tehachapi roadway.  Little asphalt remains, suggesting that it was harvested to be re-used in local construction-- possibly to mark the infamous Carrel Mass Grave (where the results of the self-induced slaughter of attorneys were dumped--all had followed the Bar Sinister).
]]>

Fall in The Berkshires (our gwome of the week this week), not far from the Ashleigh Broken Cross which is so important to many members of the Church of the pCalifornia Christ.
]]> Berkshires in the district of nMassachusetts]]>

More images from the Open House at the Krblin Jihn Kabin two weekends ago.  Alot of great response and we see a lot of bumper stickers as a result.

Here are people checking things out at the Kabin:



Detail of an area I always enjoy, where the two colors come together.



And an interior view:



Notice that visitor moved the bench, perhaps to read better?
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This was a view while I was briefly pursued by chupacabra hunters on my way to Playas gwome.

They did break off the pursuit, but dawn is sometimes the best time to catch them because they are tired from their night's work.  They used to use the shadow of large mammals or wagons to conceal their return to their dens, but now use large vehicles as well. I'll never drive an SUV again.
]]> Calmas in the district of aIdaho]]>
This will be redeemed next week on my next expeditions.

The Geographer @ Large]]>

We have a simple setup (the G@L gives a tour) and there is a spread of smaller version of the Kymaerica mural near the Kulver Glade.

Have heard a lot of great stories, including people who remember the site from a long time ago.

Come tomorrow if you can!




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After the tour, I stopped in at Water Canyon to hear Shadow Mountain, a band with Steve and Darlene Lester,  who had stopped by the Krblin Jihn Kabin.  They shared a possibly ky-relevant song called Lizards from Space.
]]> Notgeon (of course--'cause of this weekend) in pCalifornia]]>

We had run out, but got a new order this week in time for the Open House (9-5) this Saturday and Sunday in Joshua Tree.

Here are directions.

There are other cool places to visit also.
]]>

Typical ceiling in Clarendon--capital of Donley gwome in  pTejas.  Show's the influence of The Grid culture during its imperial era.
]]> Tour is on at the Kabin.

We'll see you there.

This weekend.]]> Loess in the district of eIowa]]>

A road on the way to the famous beaches of Greyzsch.
]]> Museum of the Bench, rather than the Korean (actually kKorean, since it was the founder's dialect) of Giin Uidja Bokmulkwan or  the cognate term. There is even local dialect which refers to the place Mulkwan no Pinchi.

Our reasoning is that a) linear visitors to the region tend to be more familiar with the phrase we use and b) the founder himself abbreviated it as Bokm, which is not that far from MoB and, indeed, in a letter to a favorite niece, he once wrote a palindrome where he skipped the K to make both halves of the palindrome work.]]>
In Franchise gwome 74, the landscape and built environment look pretty much like every other tendril of Korporatia.  But, perhaps because of the bloody history of the Tintahn Uprising, during certain storms (and not even necessarily local storms) certain damaged bridges appear, tumbling along the roadside.
]]> Seviere in the district of pTennessee]]>
River scene just downstream of Lake Manitou in Talma.  Who has not heard the beautiful sound of the prayer call at Dawn and not been moved.
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Just wanted to share this texture from Teftdgapi gwome, probably the town of Rangrr, where we will soon be installing a plaque.]]>

It is well known to explorers of Kymaerica that the so-called Rest Areas (and there used to be thousands) that lined the main Sphaltways (what we generally call interstates) were actually detention centers for immigrants.  And also that many died there after years of waiting, and that their bodies were interred in the areas now labelled "Pet Areas."

However, recently in Kureii an amazing discovery was made, "Rest Area" with some of the original footprints for crowd control still present.

Check it out:




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A trace of the original Tehachapi road that led through Velkristan's capital city of Portland.

It has since been named Macadam, in recognition of the special material that the Tehachapi introduced to the area.
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The long flat beaches of Greyszsch have lead to a fairly unique political infrastructure, where the balance of power is divided evenly between the people of the water and the people of the air. 

No law can be enacted without the consent of at least one member of each  area consenting.

Many people believe it is the gentle slope of the beaches themsleves that lead to this understanding.

Here are a few more recent images:




]]> Arratika in the district of gWisconsin]]>
Please be there.

More research to be posted soon.]]> Calmas in the district of aIdaho]]>

In Gainesville, capital of Awaswra gwome, through the use of infrared and satelite imagery, we have discovered the site of the original benchmaker's co-operative where the Benchmakers of Awaswra plied their craft.  It is believed that here is most likely where the game of chef ni zhinn was first played. 

Though the site has since been built upon, we will be able to honor it with a plaque.

This site will also be part of the Kymaerican historical bus tour in January.
]]>

Come on out to the Krblin Jihn Kabin on the Weekend of November 5/6.  We'll be part of the Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council Studio Tours (we are in the second wave; west side of Morongo Basin is on 10/28-29/05).  We'll

Did you know that the Morongo Basin is named for Bishop Morongo who led the forces of Notgeon against the Jihn Wranglikans?


]]> sGeorgia.

The tour will end at Mercury Art Works and the opening of a major new Kymaerican exhibition.  Watch this space for details.]]> Platte Republic in the district of mNebraska.]]>
from the Georgapher-at-Large]]> Powder River in the district of sMontana]]>

An ancient Tehachapi structure still guards the entrance to the entrance of Deep Ellum in Ellum gwome.

More pictures of that province:




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Image of the open road, following the old Tehachapi sphaltways in Zev Pinchi.
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These are some more images of the Labyrinth of Albany in Elbnaweft gwome.  (This was the last post.)






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We may have located the location of the original Museum of the Bench Visitor's Center near the Abilene original town site in Tayla gwome.
]]> Breathitt in Centucky]]>


In Albany, the capital of Elbnaweft gwome a beautiful labyrinth.  Here are some more pix taken recently with the cell phone.














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The ceiling of the Rangrr facility in Teftdgapi is being restored according to the original pattern of the original plant.
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This structure in Rangrr, in Teftdgapi gwome, is undergoing restoration as I write.  It is believed to have been modeled on the original structure on the site, an oold bottling plant for the Tehachapi workers in the area.  They  favored a very interesting beverage sweetened with cane sugar and carbonated with natural gas.

Towards the end of construction of the roadways in the area, the plant was flattened by a massive explosion, but eventually it was reconstructed. 



Still, few of the other buildings have been rebuilt.


]]> newsletter from 4 years ago.]]> Markohn Najeralki and won.  He later fled south to escape a murder rap, avoiding the Possum avengers.

His wife stayed behind, bringing some of her family's farming skills from Eljeverser.

We'll keep you posted.]]> Fegrean Uhn in the district of OGeorgia]]>

Between the Cultural and Spiritual heart of Rhyolite (and Rhyoleind itself, for that matter) -- which is the present day site of the Goldwell Open Air Museum and the downtown of Rhyolite lay the favelas or shantytown where the poorest of the miners lived.

Few buildings remain, but those that do give an insight into the harsh lives of the immigrant miners who flocked to the city.]]>

At the Rhyoleind site, this remarkable sculpture  acknowledges the miners who came here--and the alien-ness that the artist who visited felt.

Of course, the native Rhyoleinders felt completely at ease, even in the aching heat.]]> Coden in the district of aAlabama]]> Crescent gwome, whose land they share across time, has ever experienced.

Kymaericans from many gwomes have been asking how to help. Please donate to the linear Red Cross.

We are, all of us together on this continent, captives of our geography.  Something could happen anywhere.]]>

On Tuesday, before the talk, I spent the morning and afternoon in Rhyoleind, specifically on the grounds of the Goldwell Open Air Museum is sited on what used to by the cultural and spiritual heart of the city--the District of Shadows (or Geldwll, in the cognate).  My feeling is that this area, in the throat of the valley that provides the most natural access to Rhyolite, should be the home of the Plaque.

The people of Rhyoleind wanted to fight on this ground because they knew they would be able to draw strength from their ancestors.

Today, on the site, you can see these remarkable sculptures: The Last Supper



The Pink Lady



Ghost Rider



All images courtesy the Goldwell Museum
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A great time was had by all in Las Vegas at last night's event.  It took me awhile to get back, so I apologize for the delay in posting

There were a lot of great inquiries about topics as varied as the Battle of Comstock and the people of Rhyolite--more in an upcoming post.  And genuine support for a lot more travel information about kNevada.

Special, special thanks to Goldwell Museum for sponsoring it and Michael Wardle Gallery for hosting it.
]]> Velchma.  A Velchma is a ritual recreation of an important battle. 

We had hoped to webcast it, but there were some anamolous electromagnetic signals that interfered.  Even Jenva, who provided the posted video said alot of her footage was destroyed, but she was able to edit together her salvageable footage into the clip we have posted.

It depicts the re-creation of the triumph of the Landern at Battle Mountain.]]> La Svegas at the Michael Wardle Gallery at the Arts Factory. 

At 7PM I'll be giving a talk about Kymaerican issues--in particular, some recent research on Rhyolite.

See you there!!!!
]]> Channel Islands (ind.) in the district of Anselmo]]> Las Vegas City Beat--I was surprised they didn't cover more on the research process we do here.  We are also in another events blog, which is cool.

Tell a friend:

The event is Tuesday August 30th at the Arts Factory in Las Vegas frrom 7-9.  The Pick of the Week may make it easier for you to reach fencesitters.]]>


The Hornby Uintotherium plaque on Hornby Island, near the ferry landing.  More pix to come.
]]> Krblin Jihn Kabin and other desert Jihn Wranglikan sites.  With temperatures over a 105 degrees, the heat has historically induced religious reveries.

We cannot condone this behaviour at the Kabin and insist that visitors bring enough water.  This averts heat stroke and other dangers.]]> next week.

Of course, I'll do my best to make it a fun evening, but it is the first step in a Kymaerican connection between all of us and the good folks at the Goldwell Open Air Museum near Rhyolite--which will be getting a plaque soon.  Alot of history there.
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A kind of folk awarenes of this exists in the fascination with the word Najeral-- a cognate term describing a certain quality of the water and its behaviour. 

Even the name of the gwome reflects it: Markohn Najeralki, and it was a very spiritual place for the people of this and neighboring gwomes, even leading to the establishment of dozens of monasteries just across the border in Blahnko, which means "white" in the cognate, and "avriously" in the false cognate.]]> San Miguel in the district of White Sans]]>
You can link here.]]>

"Cooke's Bank" in Rhyolite.  I just sent out the newsletter and thought I would post a little bit about Rhyolite (capital of Rhyoleind), pull together some recent online resources.

The plaque will be sited at the entrance to Rhyolite, where you can find the Goldwell Open Air Museum.

Here are some links to some postings on the rich history  here:

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About 200 miles north Montreal, is this pair of snowfilled valleys lurking beneath the level of the surrounding windswept plains.  (Seen here in a picture transmitted just before the balloonist crashed). In this place, the residents have 1 word for snow, and 250 for wind.

The wind speed never falls below75 miles an hour, in this relatively small 100 square mile area.  People simply tunnel to the frontier to escape or do commerce.]]>

One of the most famous small spots in Slo is Bubble Gum Alley, a narrow walkway coated with ABC gum.



The tradition started when rumors of what we would now call cloning and genetic reconstruction began to spread through western Kymaerica.  Though their understanding was so rudimentary as to be close to useless in a practical way, the spirit of curiosity at the University continued.

In addition, Slo has long had a tradition of expatriates spending years serving in other armies or on Tehachapi work teams, largely to bring new understandings and experiences back to the homeland.  Indeed, the first intimations of this genetic understanding came from the people of Kansa with whom many Slo-vecks had fought beside.

When Slo-vecks left their country, they would leave from a depot near this area and, at some point, began depositing their gum on the walls.  Their hope was that, if they never returned, their families could reconstruct them from the vevecules [literally "life-atoms"] in the saliva left behind.

After the vevecule frenzy ended, the tradition remained and continues to this day, although numerous buildings have perished from the slo-motion inundation.

Today, people make more stretches with their gum, spoiling some of the purity of the texture:


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Had the pleasure of visiting Maricopa, the capital of Tehachapi gwome.

Saw the site of the Lakeview Gusher, similar to the many gushers that created the original asphalt like substances which the Tehachapi thrived on.

The Tehachapi recognized early on the potential of the asphalt to make the roads which would transform the Kymaerican landscape.

]]> Notgeon in pCalifornia.]]> The West Video Magazine did a short piece on the Krblin Jihn Kabin and it is included in Issue 4 which will be screened in Pasadena, California at Midnight August 27 at the Laemmle Theater (673 Colorado Boulevard).  Live music before.

I am sure there will be other cool stuff as well.]]>
Friday, I promise some new pix.  Today and Thursday I am on a research trip.

But just wanted to remind everyone: you think you have a difficult job, think of the people who run the isulbi sector of Museum of the Bench's North West Urban Pavilion.

The benches in that section are constantly covered with a thin layer of water, but the rules of display require the mist have ended less than two minutes before the visitor sees it BUT the sector is visited continuously.  On school days there is a constant stream, and in the summer it is a wonderful relief from the heat.

I don't know how they do it.]]>
3 months from today, a celebration of benches and cards around Kymaerica!]]> Goldwell Open Air Museum which has graciously agreed to sponsor the event in Las Vegas.

Scroll down their page for details.

Hope to see you in Vegas on August 30, it should be a great event.]]>
Naytelmo in nMaryland.]]>

This is typical habitat of the Hornby Unitotherium, a pygmy species of Uintotheria found on Hornby Island.

Today we'll be installing a plaque honoring this unique indigenous creature at the Thatch Club, right where the ferry arrives from Denman Island.

The installation is at 4:00 PM and I hope you'll be there.  We have been fortunate to have nobility deign to attend--the Lord and Lady of Balls will be there documenting the event.

We are very grateful to the Hornby Island community for supporting this installation and honoring of their Kymaerican heritage.
]]>
We did it!

The first podcast.  I encourage anyone to download it:

You can subscribe to this link through itunes.

Here it is again (easier to paste):  http://kymaerica.com/homeland/rss_homeland.xml

It concerns the Krblin Jihn Kabin in Joshua Tree.

Very crude, but a first effort.

Enjoy]]>


A bollard believed carved by a student of Peterf Kissgen, in the Main Square of Paris, some 1000 miles away from the legendary twin capitals of Orange127.
]]> Kymaerica 101 talk in Las Vegas in the
 
Michael Wardle Gallery
at the Arts Factory
from 7-9 on August 30th. 

Co-sponsored by the Goldwell Open Air Museum (near Rhyolite, Nevada).

I'll be talking about Kymaerica in general, but in particular about the upcoming plaque in Rhyoleind.

Address:

Michael Wardle Gallery
(at The Arts Factory)
107 E. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89104


]]> Krblin Jihn Kabin itself.  He was standing right at the plaque (and the elevation read 2688')

Here it is:

N 34∞ 08.825'
W 116∞ 17.984'

If anyone else wants to report any others, we'd be grateful.]]>

And here's a picture of the bumper sticker in action.  Here are the ordering instructions.

We need to spread the word and we need your help.

The Bumper Stickers are no charge (but don't forget the stamped, self-addressed envelope!), but, as always, feel free to make a donation.

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We do have Discover Kymaerica bumper stickers.  We made a few at the time of the summit.  For the month of August, if you send a Stamped, Self-Addressed Envelope to

Eames Demetrios
(Geographer-at-Large)
Box 142
Santa Monica, CA 90406

The Bumper Stickers are no charge (but don't forget the stamped, self-addressed envelope!), but, as always, feel free to make a donation.

Like Kravin of Avenal used to say, they are available while supplies last.
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Detail of a Tehachapi Ramp from a road that once spanned Puget Sound from Seattle in Sciattle gwome.

This bridge was known as the Vendgeful Maydenne, a false cognate term meaning "dancing ribbon."  Though it eventually did shatter, it was actually made with a rare composite which gave the asphalt and cement a kind of elasticity. 

Invading armies were often tempted by the ease of access it appeared to offer, but simply by using a marching band properly (to set off harmonic vibrations on the bridge), opposing armies could be thrown to their doom.

The people of Sciattle were one of the few gwomes where the military bands were integral to military operations.

Tehachapi engineers actually felt some remorse about this structure, because they did not build with any military intent.  In this case they were simply experimenting with new technologies.  Some of the purists felt that they should take down the structure, but most remained committed to its extraordinary beauty: a thin line dancing across the waters.
]]>
For GPS users out there, the longitude and latitude for the Kulver Glade is

N 34˚ 00.448'   W118˚ 23.520'

Have fun!]]> Kureii in the district of nCarolina.]]>

The surface of an axx in Khaas. The people of Khaas are legendary for the beautiful structures made on the shores of the axxes (a term which means lake or pond but which literally means "reflection").

No one is allowed to look directly at the structures, but only view them as they appear reflected in the water.  This is on pain of death--though children under 17 are beaten until they skin is broken.  Even now, the Khaas term for death is paar, or distant shore.
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The Weather at the Krblin Jihn Kabin.

The Weather at the Battle of Marathon plaque.

The Weather at the Fort Tayla plaque.

The Weather at the Noizomi plaque.

The Weather at the "Dark and Troubling Days" plaque]]>

In linear present-day Rhyolite, the sign for Golden Street, named for Porfire Golden, one of the Governing Council members killed in the detonation of the Cooke's Bank.

His daughter, Porfeir Goldeinne, snuck out of town immediately to try to track the aerial raft of rhyolyaseh (the special leaded bottles used to store the rhyoleir).  Although the falcon on board was considered a reliable location device, one experienced tracker was sent to follow the rhyolyaseh, so the citizens would have some idea of the general direction.

She wrote later that she heard the explosion from the bank massacre "even across the desert--a little tremor of doom, filled with a sadness I could not explain, yet knew for certain."

One of the main streets in Rhyolite was later re-named Golden after her father.
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http://kymaerica.com/homeland/index.php

So if you go there, you can click on the RSS feed and then program your site accordingly.

Hope you will do it.  Spread the word!

By linking your site, the latest Kymaerican news will always be there for your visitors.
]]> Hornby Island and Bridgeport.

On Hornby, a celebration of the beloved Hornby Uintotheria is long overdue.  And, in Bridgeport, recognition of the people's key role in the history of the Buratreu is equally needed.  More in the next couple of weeks.]]>
More news on this next week.]]> San Anselmeaux of Anselmo.]]>

Image of the wreck of the Tehachapi Queen, on the beaches of Palos Verdes in Alleigh.

See more pictures here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

This wreck remains a popular hike for Angelenoes.  The ship was wrecked in a storm right out of port.  It had been ordered out to sea against the wishes of its master (who tragically drowned while organizing the rescue of its crew).  It was en route to the Port Lavaca in Calhoon, pTejas where the materiel on board was intended for the fighting in Odessa.

There, troops allied with the Inland Empire were fighting for control of the oil resources.

Many believe the ship actually hit a magnetic upwelling from San Anselmeaux, an underwater gwome whose only organized culture were swarms of magnetized particles.  Incredibly enough, these particles had, generations ago, been humans who had (depending on your view) evolved or devolved into virtually mass-less entities possessing only a magnetic charge.  Interestingly, certain of the particles exhibit polypolarity--they are not simply North/South or Up/Down, but 360 degrees.  An even smaller group exhibit hyperpolypolarity.  And there is a level beyond that.

Such upwellings are rare, but profoundly turgid in their impact on shipping and even life forms.  Such upwellings are often preceded by a marked decrease in shark attack.
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Recently took a wonderful trip to Paris, in iIllinois, and saw the remnants of an old Tehachapi trace.  A trace was smaller than a sphaltway and was used, in certain circumstances, to bind the land in preparation for a fullblown Tehachapi road.

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Just a few of the patterns and textures of Rhyolite (in Rhyoleind, kNevada).






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Most popular plaques.  It is NOT a poll, but it does show which plaques people are viewing most often. 

So keep an eye peeled on that part of the home page.  It is kind of fun to keep track of.

More new features coming soon.]]>

Following up on yesterday's post, once Federica realized the people of Rhyolite had smuggled out most of the rhyoleir, she went into a rage.

First, she ordered her guards to grab the first 50 citizens they found and put them in the Banke, then she ordered the governing council seized and placed in the building as well.

She sealed off the building and filled it with the highly flammable distillate of mesquite and pine known as elke.  The victims had to stand on shelves--and sometimes other victims--to not drown.  Then she personally stood outside the Banke with a small amount of gunpowder she had acquired from Gushuzhigua along with a long fuse and demanded that the gathered townspeople reveal the location of the "stolen" rhyoleir.



Well, no one knew (and they had no plans to tell her if they had), because a man named Ernesto Kelly (a cousin of Thom Kelly of Bottle House fame) had come up with an ingenious plan.  He had tied all the rhyolyaseh, the special leaded bottles used to hold the rhoyleir, together like a kind of aerial raft and released them.  In the center of the raft, Kelly had placed the nest of his treasured Beatty Pygmy Falcon, a 3 inch tall (fully grown) flying killer (bit more on that later).

This rare white plumaged falcon, who Kelly had nicknamed Zingo Lapiz (after the famous albino bandit), would stay near its young and yet also be noticable enough that Ernesto was sure they would hear reports of this strange bird--which would let them track down the raft when Federica was gone.

So as Federica demanded answers, the townspeople did not know--could not answer.  Finally, in her anger and disgust, she lit the fuse.



The 57 good citizens of Rhyolite were gone, but the gwome's treasure was saved and Federica moved on, though the brutal occupation continued.

 
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The most famous ruin in Rhyolite, or anywhere in Rhyoleind,  may well be what is usually called Cook's Banke. 

It was probably the most important building in Rhyolite, though it was not a bank in the sense of a place where you deposit money, but a holding vault for the Rhyolite mined from the surrounding mountains.  It was named for the geologist who first figured out how to extract the Rhyolite from the surrounding rocks.

Naturally, when Federica the Unifier's troops attacked the city, they targetted Cook's Banke first, but by then the people of Rhyolite had spent 5 days repackaging and re-destilling the rhyoleir so each leaded bottle contained 3 times the normal amount, allowing them to float away.

Because the empty bottles were still there, it took a while to discover the ruse.  When she did find out, Federica was enraged.

Tomorrow: the retribution.


]]> Orange127 of Jgmmmmnmmsn Connecticutt.   ]]> Museum of the Bench will be publishing a new toy of some kind in the next month or so.

There is a lot speculation as to what it might be.  Personally, I think that the Benchmakers Nuber Pozzle from the Invoice culture of aIdaho is a possibility.]]> Velchma event on July 19th is being postponed.  It will probably take place on either July 29th or August 15th.  One of the supervising Velchma priests was unexpectedly called away.]]>

At the Kelly House, one of the most popular features is the crickets who were trapped by the Kelly children in the Rhyoleit Bottles.  Forgotten after the walls were sealed, the crickets were covered by fine Rhyoleit dust, which, of course, made them lighter.

However, their powerful geotropic instincts forced them to struggle towards the bottom of the bottle, but as they weakened and died, they floated into the top of the bottle--a strange, unexpected sight in the walls of this striking home.


]]> The West Video Magazine has refreshed their site for their next issue, which will include a story on Kymaerica among other cool things.  The preview is not yet online, but it should be soon.]]>

One of the most famous structures, even in Linear Rhyolite, is the Kelly Bottle House.  It is one of the first structures you see as you approach the main part of the city, which is the capital of Rhyoleind.

What you see in the image (and the detail below) is the texture of the bottles that make up the walls of the house.  These bottles were called Rhyolyaseh, from a cognate word meaning "heavy"--similar to the Quechua.



These special bottles were made of a leaded glass that did not react with the Rhyoleit.  These were the only containers that the Rhyoleit could be stored in, and naturally a surplus developed over time. 

There would slight contamination, cracking, whatever.  Bottles that were basically fine could not be used.  Kelly had the idea to recycle the old bottles and make a house.  Though made of glass, it was actually one of the sturdiest and protected house in town because of its leaded qualities.


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(A Rhyoleir mine)

It is impossible to understand the history of Rhyoleind or the city of Rhyolite without understanding the unique qualities of Rhyoleir (sometime called Rhyoleit or Ryalein) which was a rare mineral found only --to our knowledge at least--in the mountains of Rhyoleind.

This mineral had a unique quality which was that when painted (in solution in a kind of Jojoba oil) onto just about any material it actually made the material lighter.  Even a sufficient amount applied to a boulder would make it float in the air.  Of course, that would be an indulgence because of the cost of the mineral--extremely difficult to extract and scarce (if not rare).

Many people feel the proximity to the gwome of Groom (the home of Area 51) is not a coincidence.

In any event, one of biggest buildings in town was the train station--which was never used by the locals.  It was built by Federica the Unifier during her brief occupation of the city.  It was her intent that they never be allowed to fly again and be forced to use rail within her territory while she and her troops took to the air.  It still sits largely unused:



(after all, her occupation was relatively brief)

We will continue the story in the next post . . .]]> New York Sun article on the Summit.  I think, unfortunately, you have to register to see the whole thing, but there you go.]]> Cabinet Magazine -- number 18 -- about nations is out, and some of it is online.  Not the part on Kymaerica, but some interesting stuff nonetheless.]]>

After yesterday's post about Krblin Thmaass's Kabin in Rhyolite, I got a bunch of emails wondering how a Jihn Wranglikan made it to Rhyoleind in the first place.

Well, as often happens, over time passions in Notgeon cooled and although the arrest restrictions were never lifted, they were loosened and it was determined that if a sekluded Jihn Wranglikan could find a new gwome to take him or her in (and keep him under sekluzhun on the same terms), he or she would be allowed to travel.

The Porter Brothers of Rhyoleind were tremendous boosters of the local library and were interested in supporting scholarship.  Knowing Thmaass's reputation as a learned scholar, they brough him to Rhyolite to amass (or Thmaasss as they often joked) an important religious archive for the city.  They built the house above to Notgeon specifications.
]]> photomurals anytime at:

10401 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD.
Culver City, California 90232

And, the Kulver Glade plaque is part of the same complex as well.

The photomurals turned out really well and our friends at Colortek did a great job printing them.  But, since the plaques tend to get a little more attention in Kymaerica, I periodically will call the photomurals out in these posts to be sure people come visit.]]>

One interesting cabin in Rhyolite (Rhyoleind) is a homestedler kabin after the style of the Kabins of Notgeon.

It turns out that its size and scale is no coincidence.  Krblin Thmaass lived in Notgeon for many years, attended by his beloved homestedler, Raadjell.  She had a beautiful singing voice and Thmaass, though not as learned as Krblin Jihn, was respected for his wisdom and knowledge of the Bible and the Kmpass Texts.]]>

This is part of the remains of Rhyolite, the capital of Rhyoleind, an impressive mineral based community in kNevada.  When I say remains, of course, that refers to the linear world.  There is much evidence that though battered, it continues to thrive in Kymaerica. (Indeed the ruin in the image above shows where the Rhyoleit itself was kept)

The damage you see here was inflicted by Federica the Unifier (here is an example of a typical shield of the era, you can see how it mimics the shape of kNevada, which has suggested to many people that there are ancient political/cultural orientations reflected in the district boundaries we do not yet understand) during the siege of Rhyolite. 

The people of Rhyoleind resisted Federica's attempts to conquer all the gwomes of kNevada.  Culturally they felt little in common with the Vegans or Esmereldans and they knew that their treasure would leave their community forever.  So they attempted to fortify the mountaintops around the city (this is a view of the surrounding area):



More in the next days as we discuss the treasure of Rhyolite.


]]> click here.  We also show you a view of the new photo murals as well.  We hope you will drop by the site anytime.]]>
Here's one, and here's the other.  And another one from last year.

Oh, here's a listing on e-flux.]]> event will be a Velchma (here's a print depicting one), a traditional Kymaerican re-enactment of an important battle.  This ritual is surprisingly widespread throughout Kymaerica in a very cross-cultural way.

It is currently scheduled for July 19, but this obviously depends on some last minute astronomical calculations.]]> Cabinet Magazine is coming out with an issue focussed on many of the under-considered nations of the world and we are please to say that they included an article (with picture) of the Krblin Jihn Kabin.

I have only seen the issue once (at the Summit--fresh from the printer), but it looked very cool.  It is issue 18, so it is not on their website as yet, and will be getting onto newsstands over the next couple of weeks.]]>
We encourage you to use the plaque page of our website for your travel plans.  If you are going to be in California, Culver City and Joshua Tree have our most elaborate installations, but the Phlorida Keys has our best 1-2 punch.  Athenz and downtown LA probably require the most advanced scheduling--make sure the venues are open.  But don't forget Siren, Holland, Houston and Manhattan, all worth a detour on your journey. 

And please email us at info@kymaerica.com with any reports or images.]]>

The Geographer-at-Large (yours truly) with the 4 visiting do-zen (essentially "docents") from the Museum of the Bench.  In the foreground you can see the final position of the last mei zhon game.

The Kulver Glade plaque dedication was a real tribute to the importance of the Glade to the Kymaerican Experience.  We had a great turnout and people truly hungered to pay their respects.  It was also alot of fun for whole families.




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At the Kulver Glade plaque dedication yesterday, a spirited game of Mei Zhon was played by the docents of the Museum of the Bench and a few other celebrants.

We used a lovely set of wooden Mei Zhon boards (although since Mei Zhon means "board game" in the cognate, that is a little redundant).  Here are some images of that play.  It is nice to see an authentic set, since most people are used to the computer game version.



You can see the traditional parallels, perps, and blocks on the boards.  Also the redwood vs. pine as the originals were said to be although the weight was sometimes a more reliable indicator of type than the color.




]]> Kulver Glade dedication.

The dedication was lot of fun.  In addition to the plaque, we dedicated 2 30 foot x 8 foot photomurals.  One is a celebration of our first 12 plaques:



And another mural showing the textures of Kymaerica:



More to come in future posts.
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Check it out.  We started installation of the Kymaerica murals in the Kulver Glade.  They look pretty awesome.  Come see them in person at the event tomorrow (saturday) to see how magic they are.]]>
But there was an article (registration required) in the New York Sun.  Click here.]]> summit is tonight.

See you there?

In Manhattan at the New School]]> Kulver Glade plaque.

They will be teaching the skill of Mei Zhon, the classic benchmakers game.]]>

Preparations are ongoing.  Much work remains, but it was exciting to see the plaque in the glade.

We have a lot of great activities planned for this Saturday, including a game of Mei Zhon, led by some of the educators from the Museum of the Bench.

Come to the event.  We'll see you there.

Here are a couple more pix:




]]> Tayla gwome, but it extended much further north.

I also learned how intertwined its story is with the people of Ranger and Erathq and many of the other Tehachapi settlements.]]> Kulver Glade Event.

Feel free to send it to a friend.



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Work proceeds apace on the landscaping in front of the Kymaerica mural at the site of the Kulver Glade plaque in Great Mar Vista.

Here are some more of the workers in action: Please come to the event this Saturday June 25th (a week from tomorrow).

The mural goes on the right side, over the grid.



A little rolling path to give access to the mural:


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I had previously reported that the plaque has arrived.  Went over to check it out and it looks great.  Alot of information on certain aspects of the history of Greater Mar Vista.

Come this Saturday to our event when we learn about the story behind:


]]> Kulver Glade.  I'll be inspecting it later today as we get ready for the event.

Be sure to mark your calendars for June 25th at 3 PM.  It is going to be a lot of fun.  There will be a mural honoring the first 12 plaques and containing alot of interesting Kymaerican information.

I hope we'll see you there.]]> Tayla and Erathq (the "q" is silent).  Also visited Teftdgapi, which was one of the first true Tehachapi cities to be built outside of their native land.  Teftdapi means the Eastland in the Tehachapi tongue (and in some dialects of False Cognate).

The rich oil seeps and resources of the area made it a natural staging point for their macadam creation and the like.  We are doing some research for plaques in the area.]]>
We hope we'll see you there.
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Now is the time of year when caretakers of Velchma shrines begin to re-enact the Battle of the Platte.  This is the scene in a minor shrine near Gothenberg, mNebraska.]]>

Aftermath of the talk at UGA today.

Successful talk, well attended.  Forgot to take picture of the crowd, but someone else may have pix.

Here you can see my limited edition print of the Battle of Athenz in the Museum--in the gallery where we had the lecture.]]>

(photos by S. Sikora; courtesy NAD of Digitalis)

Adjustment of the boulder for the Storyteller Flats plaque in gWisconsin.



Boulder in its final position in VeCnen gwome.



Member of Discover Kymaerica local Chapter 3075 adjusts final position of plaque.
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I hope we'll see you there!  They'll be showing examples of prints from their Kymaerican collection and I'll be putting some them into a historical context.

And if you haven't seen the Athenz plaque, this is a good chance (do it right after the talk).
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(photo Jim Racchi; courtesy Klopfenstein archives)

Finally, as promised, an image of the Ft Tayla plaque in its new site.  It is near a section of the old Fort Tayla complex known as East Martello, though the part of the Fort formally designated as Fort Tayla is closer to the original plaque site (on the western tip of the island).

The original location was always considered temporary (because of Ft Tayla's sacredness to the Conch Republic few plaques of any kind are permitted) so we on the Discover Kymaerica committee decided that the East Martello location made the most sense.

The anchor is from a relief armada wrecked off the coast.
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On the shores of what we call the Great Slave Lake in Northern Kymaerica lived the Slevs who created the now familiar Vezhda Caves.  These were manmade structures with only one door and no windows.  Even this door would often be locked or guarded.  Inside would be a beautiful abstract painting or carving visible--even during the day--only by torchlight.

Quite a few these survive, though the Slev empire was relatively shortlived.

We hope to be able to reconstruct one soon.
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Hope to see you there.]]> Charon gwome of the district of jConecticutt).  Quite extraordinary.  They train mentally all year for a single event: the Charon Ice Lifting Contest.  But what makes it more amazing, is that each year there are 75 or so competitors--they have to see how much of the ice covering of a lake they can lift as a single sheet.

Well, to make it fair, they each must have an opportunity to use an entire lake.  So each athlete gets 1 chance a year to lift.  The best of the lost, get the prime days which are traditionally the coldest of the year. 

Today I watched Senfar Livdan lift a 3980 square foot piece of ice up out of the air for a full (required) 17 seconds.  Not a record--but still impressive--and a real statement to the rest of the field.
]]> We're counting on you in the Keys on the 15th and 16th of January.  Please come to the events and tell a friend.

This is an image of a plaque we'll be installing in Amirrorica, trying to honor that unique collection of Stades within Kymaerica.


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In one of the Amirrorican Stades, mnDakotaskal (no link at present), a strange yellow cake snow fell.  It makes the locals sick, but is still a popular dessert.

A sunset this beautiful they call a sin-set, because it makes the gods blush and the maidens flush.
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At dusk today in eIowa, saw this remnant of the influence of The Grid.  I was over 150 miles from Exira.
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]]> Gennessee (not far from Levithacus) in upstate pNueva Yorka.

They believe that life begins at conception and the the Savior was born of God and an earthly mother, so therefore the Genneric Christmas is actually celebrated on March 25th.  This means that occasionally their Christmas is celebrated on Easter.

They take this proscription very seriously.  In fact this has caused problems in the past when non-natives are beaten and sometimes tarred and feathered for offering inappropriate seasons greetings.  Also, by treaty some district mail services (there are competing postal alliances in Kymaerica) go through Batavia (the capital of Gennessee and a former Indonesian colony).  If Christmas cards pass through this facility they are removed and burned to heat the town hall.
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Here in Hizurokoro, though, I feel something else: the world seems to go on forever, in places I didn't know it could.  I see the mounts.

I was walking in Ginzaa-Ne [in New Kyoto--near the site of present-day city of Linear Santa Barbara], a district with alot of little restaurants and markets and I asked how close the mounts were.  She told me 5 miles, I though they had to be no more than 100 steps.

So I am still getting used to this airworld.  Nothing really happens in the sky, where as if I was walking on the bottom of the ocean, there would be fish and seals all around me--not just at my feet.  Here just some bugs and birds.

The whole gwome was a buzz though over Nobunaga the Younger's upcoming journey back to Japan.  It sounds incredible.
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The walk to the  Hizurolkora Market was unimagiable a moon ago to me.  The distance of the mountains.  Sleepy.

[As part of our honoring of the journey of Nobunaga the Younger and his expedition, we have been publishing the journal of Nascyera Dofsbjtoru, a young woman from Mgfjditelu , the waters of the nomadic miners in the Anselmo District.  We try to publish her journal entry on the same day of the year as she wrote it, although because of the difference between the metonic cycle which they used and our own, it is not always exact. Also the Mgfjdid day is actually 4 tides.  Thus today's posting is the 22nd, rather than 23rd one might have expected based on the previous dates.]


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6 PM (just about sunset) on Janaury 15th (that's a Saturday) at Keys Fisheries Market and Marina, on the Gulf End of 35th st in Marathon, Florida.

We'll be dedicating another plaque and I hope you'll come]]> Noizomi plaque in Raalberdus will not be too far from one part of the Land of Oz (a township of Raalberdus called Holland).
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I feel like I am finally here.  Here in this place.  It is a strange place, but what is most strange is to realize that they think I am strange.  There are even fishermen here who cannot even grjtriuh [swim], while I need to. 

I have always liked getting a little bit sick, because when your head finally clears you appreciate everything so much more.  It is like suddenly finding the water clear and a pvgtrl [sea lion] seems right next to you and it is in that distant stand of bqvlnb [kelp] you couldn't even see two tides before.

that's how I feel.  The landsickness is gone and I have been walking and running all around.  Tomorrow morning I'll you what I saw--now I just need to watch the moon.
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Minotsuna Tano was different, he was essentially in shock for years, wandering and wandering until he came to a place in what we now call West Michigan which was in the district Nakwatuk Michigan.  I am headed over today to the spot where he began his own unique creation.
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Interestingly, Solama, which has traditionally been regarded as the home of the Suissun (they spell it Suisun), uses a pseudo-Cognate alphabet, which has no curved letters at all.  This raises the possibility that either they sculptures did not evolve there and/or they were originally intended to be subversive.

This is a Suissun we photographed in Hardshell, which is part of Breathitt Nation in Centucky:


]]> suissun around the gwomes of Kymaerica.  Some of them continue to survive  into linear America.

Here's one in Suissun nation in Illinois:



I'll explain what they are tomorrow
]]> Mgfjditelu , the waters of the nomadic miners in the Anselmo District.  We try to publish her journal entry on the same day of the year as she wrote it, although because of the difference between the metonic cycle which they used and our own, it is not always exact.]

It has been quite a month.  I have not been able to write in my diary because of my landsickness.  I could not walk more than a few steps at a time without becoming queasy.  My hosts, Colonel Manichi and his wife Yorika,  have been very patient with me.  He is a very important man.  He is on the war council of Nobunaga the Younger, the son of the great Nobunaga.

His wife is very quiet and patient, but I see that she can be quite strong.  She has sat with me everyday, trying to be sure I at least walk a little to keep my legs strong.

I do not know why she is so kind.  Perhaps since her own sons are young men now, she enjoys having a young girl in the house.  But I am not so young either and am here for the first important woman's work that our people demand.

This is enough writing for now.  My head hurts again and I am tired of this room.  It is not that I am not grateful, it is just that I don't want to use up my time here  all inside.  Part of the whole reason for this journey that we all make is to see enough of the world outside to teach our children.  Already I see the colors are different but mostly even staggering from the beach to this home in the mounts, I walked more than I did in a typical month at home.  More tomorrow.  Maybe if I go swimming.]]>
More research needs to be done.
]]> Noah Purifoy site in Notgeon a couple of miles from the Krblin Jihn Kabin, a visitor claims to have identified what they believe may be an homage to the bitter divisions between East and West Kite (divided between sGeorgia's Emmanuel and Mshalie Wasoomoo gwomes.



I have to say that, although I find it evocative of the Emmanual/Mshalie divide--where the bridges flow but the  peoples are divided, I pretty sure Purifoy was unfamiliar with this thread of Kymaerican life.

As an interesting aside, any link between this work and Purifoy nation has not been proven either.
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Reports of a virulent plague hitting squirrels in lower pMissouri, particularly the area of Wah-shing-ton gwome, far outside the hamlet of Potossi.
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Here's the street outside that afternoon:



So we are going to have a great time in the Phlorida Keys.
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Dusk at the Krblin Jihn Kabin:










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The other thing is that most scholars believe it actually that it crossed Biscayne Bay north of Key Largo.

(The KPH are the initials, in the Cognate tongue, for Great Keys Sphaltway.)]]>
Here are a few pictures from Linear Route 1.  This one is just from the car, shows the way the current highway follows the path blazed by the Tehachapi:



This is a better view of the construction, although little of that in this stretch (just West of Marithon) is original to the Tehachapi era:



And here is Pidgin Key, a community originally founded as a Tehachapi work camp.  You can see the KPH to the right and left (just a bit):



]]> Conch Republic, but rather the extraordinary beauty that the Fort was privileged to witness. 

During the generations of the Tehachapi, one of their greatest achievements was the building of the Great Keys Sphaltway which extended from Key Largo to the Dry Tortugas in Sambamba Tortuga.  It took almost 100 lorotis to build (a loroti is 5 lunar cycles, so it is a bit less than half a year) and cost thousands of lives, but in many ways was one of the most spectacular of the Tehachapi's achievements.

Their celebration of that moment is what we honor in the plaque.  Witnesses of the celebration so long ago remember it as one of the most incredible things they ever saw.  The GKS was often the way that the Madwomen of Tortuga made their way to their penultimate home.
]]> Sculpture Key West, a modest historical component will be included: a plaque honoring Fort Tayla.

UPDATE: Erroneously time stamped it Sunday due to Computer Glitch.  Now fixed.
]]> Raalberdus, I have been doing a lot of research into a remarkable figure known as Minotsuno Tano.

Though his name was largely lost, Minotsuno Tano was influential in the culture of this gwome.  For example, his descendants were not his biological issue but  people who called themselves the Alumni.  I suppose it is wrong to say he was forgotten, but rather his importance was so great, that the people of Raalberdus considered him a God.  It took many generations for people to reconnect with the reality of who Tano was.

When the Dutch settlers met them, the Alumni gave Hector van Raalte a tiny, brightly colored flower they had discovered in the renten dunes based on ancient writings from Tano.  It was this flower which, when returned to their native Holland, that the horticulturalists of Amsterdam developed into the tulip flower as we know it today.  As an interesting coincidence, Pieter van Amsterdaam (of Manhattaan sale deb--I suppose debacle is the wrong word, after all its history now) was a nephew of Nethelbertus van Amsterdaam, the horticulturalist who dveloped the modern tulip.

Nethelbertus brought the first plants back across the Atlantic himself and Pieter tagged along.  They were so popular so fast that soon they were worth a lot of money (the famous Tulip Bubble one hears so much about).  It was in the context of these investments that Pieter gained to the wealth to have and then lose the Island of Manhattan to the Manhattaan Future Nation.
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Even though we all learned about Kymaerican history in school, I think people still enjoyed the chance to catch up on the classic stories.  More posting tomorrow.]]>






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