ONE WAY STREET?
Time travel, the ultimate addiction. The day I realized the big window in my bedroom was a wormhole, I started day tripping all ever. It started out a day like any other. Coffee. Making sure the dogs had biscuits. Wash those few dishes in the sink. Clean out the drying rack. Look at the sky, wonder if it’s going to clear. Wondering why it matters so much anyhow. It’s just another day, right?
Note: Sorry WordPress, don’t need your single-use, one way machine. I’ve got my own, personal vortex so maybe when you get your technical act together we’ll go traveling, okay? Meanwhile, I’ll stick with my own.
Then there’s the whirling twirling thing in the blinds. A vortex! While I’m standing there, staring and trying to figure out how to get to it, wondering how come they don’t appear at a more convenient location … like at floor level. I’m supposed to leap over my dresser? I’m 67 and arthritic. And — I need a clue how to designate when and where I want to go and return. Because I do want to return!
It turns out (surprise!) the vortex knows. Focus your mind on when, where and how long you want to be wherever. The vortex takes care of the rest, like an exceptionally good travel agent, but much cheaper. The danger is going through the vortex with your brain muddled. You can wind up some strange places … not places a tourist wants to be.
Also, you don’t have to jump or climb into the vortex. Just stand as close as you can and reach into it mentally. Cool beans, right? Like, wow, what a trip. Whatever was the best hallucinogenic drug you ever took? This is better. This is what we were looking for.
If you are one of the lucky ones who’ve had a vortex appear for you, I’d like to offer you some practical advice:
- Don’t drink, smoke dope, or take other mind-bending substances before you travel elsewhen.
- Avoid the 14th century. It’s too depressing. Also, you need vaccinations for defunct diseases making it difficult to explain to your doctor.
- If you have a cool doctor, let him or her in on the secret. Some can be bribed with an excursion of their own. And it’s a good bet you’ll eventually need medical support.
- Wear appropriate clothing. Layer. Sometimes the seasons aren’t predictable. A small carry-on piece of luggage in a natural fiber such as canvas makes a good investment.
- Take your camera. Take extra memory chips and backup batteries. You aren’t going to be recharging anything.
- Leave the cell phone home. A ringing cell at the wrong moment can produce unexpected — and unpleasant — results.
- Tell your mate what’s going on. Nothing upsets a relationship more than your appearing out of nowhere. Why not take your other half along for a couple of rides? Maybe he or she will love it too!
- Try to land on or near the ground in an open area. Arriving mid-air or inside a wall produces bad trips. Sometimes death. Be clear in your mind so the vortex can read you. Wherever you are going, do a little research. Google Earth and history books can be very helpful in giving you good visualization capabilities.
- Try not to lose yourself in time. If you overdo it, you can forget who you are supposed to be, who your children are, your friends, family. Everything. Maybe that’s not so bad for some, but most of us want to go home eventually.
- Don’t tell everything to everybody. You want to keep the press out of it. Far out of it.
- The future is scarier than the past. Spend time in known history before you venture forward. You’ll be glad you did.
This is the most fun you’ll ever have. Take lots of notes, pictures and have a blast. Talk to people Don’t worry about language barriers. The vortex won’t send you anywhere without the appropriate language skills in your brain. You won’t remember them when you get home, but they will always be there when you need them.
Vortexes don’t last forever. Make the most of your opportunity while it’s available. Enjoy your travels, my friends. Welcome to TIMING OUT of life! It’s the best ride you’ll ever take.
Categories: History, Sci Fi - Fantasy - Time Travel, Technology
When Daily Prompt comes up with lame prompts, I rush to yours and Angloswiss’ blogs because I know your responses will make me laugh! You did it again Marilyn! I love your photograph too, good job – this is probably the first “selfie” through a vortex! 😉
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I don’t remember HOW I did it. I knew what I wanted to do, but I’m not a really advanced Photoshopper so I just messed around until I got something I liked. But it came out. I got lucky 🙂
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Love the photo of you travelling the vortex.
I’d like to pop back to the sixties and get me some of that “free love” 🙂
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Love its never really free. There are and were always strings and things. But still, there was a lot of fun to be had. Lots and lots of fun. And drugs. Them too.
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I have nothing to compare the vortex travel to since I’ve never been able to trip on hallucinogenic drugs. I guess I’ll just have to compare it to trippy dreams. I’ve had a few of those. ^_^
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Well, you can always use appropriate movies as reference. They aren’t necessarily accurate, but they provide an image of sorts 🙂
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Where can I purchase such vortex-creating blinds so I can join you in Arthurian England? 😉
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Have you checked Amazon? They’ve got everything 🙂
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I won’t show Mr. Swiss your blog. He might want one for me.
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I wrote this one a year ago, but gave it a little facelift. If they are going to keep reusing the same prompts, I don’t see why I can’t reuse the same posts 😉
I would LOVE to have my own little vortex, though I think I want one that will make me young and healthy first. Then travel!
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I’d be sure to somehow set up the camera to do a standup. Same way I did at the TV station in Connecticut. Hopefully I’d get fees from some century. $$
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Maybe you could start getting fees from every century! That would help our finances for sure. They’d owe you hundreds of years of fees, plus interest.
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