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I drank that beer every which way I knew how in outer space, and it never ended well. Who knew cracking a cold one among the stars would be so bad for you.

We went on a little vacation this past summer, but it wasn't all that adventurous. I could use a trip to OmegaMart!

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I played this one a two times, so packed different items. My first try, I went with the game because space is boring. After that, I went with the beer because a promise is a promise, after all. I don't know if either of these items helped me in my space travels, but I sure enjoyed Mike's wry sense of humor. Great job, Mike!

Travel this year? I've been to Florida to visit my in-laws and Vegas to visit my mom. Didn't go to OmegaMart on this trip, but I've been twice before. It. Is. Amazing. 10 out of 10 would recommend!

Fictional planet? Part of me wants to pick a planet from the Star Wars universe, but in that universe Death Stars are real, and they just keep making them for some reason. Also, and maybe it's just me, but all the planets in that galaxy, even though it was a long time ago and far, far away, seem really dangerous. I'm sure there are some cool Star Trek planets, but I'm not enough of a Trekkie to name one off the top of my head. So... I'm going to cheat a little. I'd like to visit Cloud City from the movie Defending Your Life. I am drawn to all-you-can-eat-food with zero caloric guilt, the white robes look nice, and for once in my life my law degree should come in handy if I have to defend my life.

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Right off the bat, I'm packing some yarn and knitting needles. I might have to make myself something warm on a far away planet. =P

Most of my travel this year has been related to my father-in-law's death, so not much fun there. Hubby and I did get a get away to Battle Creek one weekend and saw red pandas at the zoo.

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I started with Mr Bananas. As usual explored every possible outcome, pretty sure I found the unique outcomes for each option. Took me a while to get the endings that weren't bad for me. Ran into an issue where the game didn't offer any options after Mr. Bananas reset time and I picked a different thing to bring.

Traveled around a bit this year. For fictional planets I'm going to say Rannoch from Mass Effect for one key reason, no bugs to bother me (https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/bugging-out).

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Sep 28, 2023Liked by Geoffrey Golden

🧳 What did you pack? Was it helpful on your journey?

As expected, Mr. Bananas was invaluable to my long term success and interplanetary relations.

✈️ Have you done any traveling this year?

Yes! My brother got married this summer in northern Michigan, and we went up for a week, caught up with family, partied, and made some delightfully bad life choices.

πŸͺ What fictional planet would you love to visit?

The future Earth from The Orville. (Okay, technically not fictional....but I suspect the awesomeness of the future there is.....)

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