roundup time

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #774, which, as Language Log points out, "will make no sense without basic knowledge of two quite different cultural traditions." (Especially for scathach and jude, but I expect most of y'all are well-read enough to be amused.)

The Clay-Free Office: ". . . did not happen in Assyria till the destruction of the empire by the Medes in 610 BC."

That Nice Irish Fella, or, as TNH put it, "The Black Irish."

Behind the scenes: "Man, there are a lot of critters in these MMORPGs. . . . What I want to know is, where is all the poop?"

Dear Diary: "Day 9: Having reached the furthest accessible point via land transportation, I have released my (still anonymous) hardy hooved helper. Must see to acquiring a vessel for continued travel across open waters."

"four directions on this map"

Thanks to United overbooking a Denver-O'Hare flight nearly a year ago, I've got a free trip anywhere in the continental US. Its intended use is sadly not going to come to pass before it expires (2008-04-09), so I'll be traveling somewhere more or less at random.

I'm looking at probably evening on April 4 (Friday) through evening on April 6 (Sunday), but I can take an extra day on either side of that if it'd be particularly cool.

I'm interested in doing things that don't require much money: I'm willing to spring for a hotel and a car if necessary but that's about it. (I'm also considering flying somewhere just for Satyrday, getting in too early in the morning and leaving too late at night.)

So . . . where should I go?