Postcard Collective - Winter 2012. Cat Lynch.

Postcard Collective - Winter 2012. Cat Lynch.

Postcard Collective - Winter 2012. Cat Lynch.

Postcard Collective - Winter 2012. Cat Lynch.

Postcard Collective - Winter 2012. Cat Lynch.

Postcard Collective - Winter 2012. Cat Lynch.

I don’t know what I’m doing at this moment, or what the weather’s like (because I’m writing this from the fuuuuutuuuure), but, barring some complication, I’m there! And (hopefully) it’s grand.

But you’re here for the free thing, aren’t you. Here’s the deal: There’s six (seven?) more postcards to come while I’m gone. Comment on any one of them- You could post a link to a map of someplace you’ve been, you could tell me a story about a vacation you went on that was swell, or maybe wasn’t swell, an adventure you had while writing a postcard once. It could be a completely fictional limeric about a trip you don’t even want to take- And for each comment you’ll get your name put into a Completely Scientific Name-Drawing Hat. Post trip, I’ll draw a name (scientifically), and that name will get their own postcard IN THE MAIL.

So enjoy the rest, Can’t wait to read/see/experience your response, Weather’s lovely, Wish you were here.

Before you stab me with hate-daggers for sweating it out while most of the US is covered in a cold, wet blanket of crap*, listen to this- with the power of TECHNOLOGY! I’ve set up sheepgomoo to publish a postcard painting a day while I’m gone. Seven days of things. AND there’s a chance to win free things** from yours truly.

Te quiero, internet.

*crap that I love and have been calling for since November
**read: thing.

a) You immediately want to call them and tell them how great that idea is
b) You want to then call at least five of your friends and tell them about it, and
c) A part of you mourns for having not gotten to that idea sooner?

Had all of those feelings today while browsing Jacinda‘s blog and came across Nikki S. Lee. Click on the photo below to read about her (because what can I say that will be better than the MCP?)

#4 from The Yuppie Project. Nikki S. Lee

persona, strangers, costumes, subcultures, photography, secret performances-

This chick gets me.

I had been seeing the ‘Wikepedia will go on strike in ___ hours” banner around for the past few days but a near-lifetime of banner ads has taught me to generally ignore the top two inches of my screen. When today at work I was thwarted in my efforts to answer the question ‘is the fruit around a coffee bean edible’,* I finally looked into what the protest is all about. This site, in particular had a great explanation for those like me who’s attention spans have been ruined by television.

Because I was (embarassingly) unsure of what SOPA/PIPA actually are until late this afternoon, SheepGoMoo will not be going on official blackout strike, but I do want to stress that We here at the Sheep (meaning me. And George.) are against SOPA and PIPA.**. Does intellectual property need to be defended? Absolutely. But so much of these bills seems less about protecting the creators of intellectual property and more about creating an atmosphere of finger pointing and big-brother-y (see: the Vigilante provision) in a space built on sharing, linking and inspiring across geological and political boundaries. So maybe instead of looking at all the art you totally came here to see or flipping back nostagically to read the grand wisdom I espoused on the topic of my cat, educate yo’self.

Peace,

Cat

*seriously, are they?
**but all for sopapillas.