Sign Figures Part Three: Falls
When I started this project, I was sure that Slips would be the largest category, and it’s true that there are a whole bunch of Slip signs out in the world (most professional mops seem to come with one). Falls, however, might be even bigger, because while the signs aren’t quite as widespread, it turns out there are a lot of ways to fall. And I mean a LOT.
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Mars Is Overrated: How to Go Camping in Namibia
You want to unplug, completely. You want to spend time in a place that feels like another planet, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by empty space. You want to see fascinating alien creatures, but not the kind that can eat you (at least, not without taking many, many tiny bites). You don’t like mosquitoes. You enjoy feeling like you’re cooking slowly in a dry oven during the day—a convection oven, with a breeze. You like cozying up in the chill of the night under the starriest sky you’ll ever see. In other words, Mars sounds pretty neat. Oh, except…
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Sign Figures Part Two: Trips
As I mentioned in the previous post on Slips, the key difference between a Slip and a Trip (based on my informal survey of sign figures) is that you slip backward and trip forward. Slips are far more common than Trips, but there’s still more than enough in this category to keep my attention.
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Why the bathrooms?
When I started traveling back in early 2017, a good friend asked me to post something to Instagram each time I arrived in a new place, so she’d know I was safe. “It can be anything” she said. “Just take a picture of the first thing you see.”
The next day I was chatting with my cousin and mentioned this conversation. “If you take a picture of the first thing you see whenever you get to a new place, you’ll be posting a lot of pictures of airport bathrooms” he laughed. “…that’s perfect” I replied. “I’m going to collect pictures of toilets everywhere I go!” And here we are.
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