Chapter VIII: Doing as the Roman's Don't

Ashland

Article I: the city

i. landmarks will include the name "Stratford".

ii. Mt. Ashland is a grand sight. ski lifts prove deserted during early September. As do Giant Radar Stations.

iii. the Ashland Creek runs through town. Impressive? Quite. But the elaborate bridges and walkways running over it are more so.

iv. your local Camber of Commerce is a leisurely walk down the main drag away. Here you can use polite phrases like "Can you direct me to the Local Food Cooperative?" or "The Local Stratford this and that?". Maps provided.

v. the Local Food Cooperative is nice. They will mark you upon your entrance.

vi. use bike-paths to follow the trundle of the locals.

vii. streets, roads, sidewalks, ect estimate where you want to go. follow tracks of any kind to find where something went.

viii. the city is home to a lot of Shakespeare traffic. enough said.

ix. Ashland is close to several other small cities along I-5, like Talent, Phoenix, and 'Methford'.

x. speak softly. carry a big pocket book.

Enter Character(s) VII: The Wisco Kids

A whole wonderful group of wholesome and wholesale Wisconsin Waldorf weirdos. Good people. All straight from the Kickapoo Valley, these people will make you remember what you left for and remind you of what you miss.

Kelle works and gardens. On his off time he plays WOW and whatnot.

Fran and Anton work at the Local Food Cooperative and do whatever it is they do on their off times and whatnot.

The Park Brothers have a lovely art supply shop called the Yellow Cubard. On their off time they play in a band with Shady Glen Willis, Anton, and Mr. Adam Cox.

Immerse with Character(s) VII.

Article II: unemployment

i. finally, you will get that sleep you always talked about. unfortunately, when you're still tired, you have no excuses.

ii. eggs at five in the afternoon are as good as, say eggs at five in the morning.

iii. you will have more time. you will have less money.

iv. you will have time to do all that art you wanted to do. you, like most artists, won't be contributing anything worthwhile to society.

v. it's not that your quality of life devolves. it's that you calendar seems kind of lonely.

vi. you will no longer have a recite for the hours of human labor you put into the system.

vii. likewise, you won't get many recites of nice things from the system.

viii. don't beg. just whimper.

ix. you will always have Ramen Noodles. your dignity is a different matter.

x. you aren't employed. deploy yourself. you don't have work. work it out. you aren't hired. get inspired.