#253: Make the world
Yesterday I went without internet and TV for another long, painful 24 hours. (When I have a child, I plan to keep them from TV for at least two years. . . that should be HILARIOUS.)
I didn’t get that babysitting job I wanted, but I don’t think it was because she suspected I was a criminal mastermind.*
I have a headache from reading so darn much about bushrangers and early Australian manners (two different books, both fascinating).
I also amused myself making a giant world map for my “Food of the World” party next month. It’s now labelled (colour coded for appetiser, main meal, dessert, and drinks) and blue-tacked to the underside of our glass dining table.
I used pencil lines of latitude and longitude to divide it into a 150% copy of our wall map. There are some errors, but it DOES look pretty. If you do the same thing, I recommend you use a rectangular map rather than the semicurved version.
Here’s what our table usually looks like:
*In fact I think I can say that for certain.
Felicity Banks 
W said,
January 20, 2011 at 10:32 am
Freehand-drawing (real-world) geographical features is difficult! Fantasy maps are easier, because if you stuff it, no-one knows. But then, I used to make up fantasy world maps when I was bored in class (and still do on occasion now).
Everything’s easily recognisable and it ooks better than a lot of older world maps, including some made in the 20th century.
Louise Curtis said,
January 20, 2011 at 12:10 pm
W: It certainly does ook better. Many maps hardly ook at all, even the ones with monkeys drawn on. It’s a shame, that’s what it is.
W said,
January 20, 2011 at 2:02 pm
*mantra*
I will proofread my posts
I will proofread my posts
I will preefrood my pasts
Louise Curtis said,
January 20, 2011 at 3:33 pm
W: Proofreding, bah!
Ann said,
January 20, 2011 at 2:39 pm
So why do you think you didn’t get the job?
Louise Curtis said,
January 20, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Ann: I rarely mind younger children, so there was probably actually someone more qualified – for example, anyone with their own kid.