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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 4h

THANK you for being solution-oriented.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 5h

No I do look better on the train. What am I supposed to do about that!

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 5h

How do I make my arm do this again btw.

Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Tunis, New Mexico now! (Still nothing? OK.) I showered and got presentable for no real reason, but I do feel refreshed and ready to mingle with strangers. Or I would if I weren’t also antisocial.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 9h

The movie is forgettable, the conversation was not.

Chasing Amy Adams @chasingamyadams.bsky.social · 11h

Today we’re talking about the 2008 dramedy Sunshine Cleaning with special guest George Civeris.

Plus: Jennifer Aniston’s depressing indies, gay dates at the Cheesecake Factory, and what we mean by “Sundance slop.”

🎧: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s...

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 11h

Too sleepy to do anything, to awake to go back to sleep. This should not be legal.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 12h

Made it! And actually in an Uber now, 10 minutes from my parents’ house. I will be taking a nap. Thanks for following along!

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 13h

Naturally now we are stuck like two miles out from the station… Classic LA.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 13h

Good morning (?) from Pomona. I forgot that even if you set all the right alarms, the attendant WILL wake you up with a firm rap on the door. Did I really need to be up at 3:15 a.m. for a 4:30 arrival? But also people are bad with alarms and she has to strip all the rooms first, so I mostly get it.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 21h

As we reach the Maricopa stop, I feel compelled to note that in addition to seeing and photographing plenty of scenery, I also finished a novel and watched 23 episodes of television. Trains rule.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 22h

A little outside of Tucson now, and I’m winding down for the night, even though it’s… 7:30. Not going to sleep, just engaging in sleep-adjacent behavior. Need to be awake enough at 3:30 to pack everything up. God help me.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 23h

Obviously impossible to capture, but it’s really so beautiful out here.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 23h

I hope to see a little more of this sunset, but for now… This is Pantano, Arizona. I fear it will be dark by the time we get to Tucson and have the next fresh air break. Ah, well.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

On the bright side, a nice view outside of Raso, Arizona.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Well now it’s 4:30 and I have to somehow find an appetite for… dinner? And also maybe go to bed at 8, because I have to get up at 3:30 tomorrow morning. I still love train travel, but I don’t love this.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

I realized my confusion. Navajo Nation does observe DST, which I learned when I was on another train that went through there first.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

I’m being informed that time zones do work that way because Arizona is weird as hell. (Something I’ve definitely observed on past train rides, but had conveniently forgotten.)

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

I thought that was only part of Arizona! Or is it just part of Arizona that DOES observe DST?

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Heading out of Lordsburg, New Mexico where we had a brief stop. Now onward to Arizona. The conductor keeps talking about how we’ll be in Pacific Time when we get to Tucson, but I don’t think time zones work that way.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Bedroom.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Tunis, New Mexico now! (Still nothing? OK.) I showered and got presentable for no real reason, but I do feel refreshed and ready to mingle with strangers. Or I would if I weren’t also antisocial.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Kenzin, New Mexico, if that means anything to you. (It doesn’t really to me, beyond that we’re out of Texas.) Finished my book and going to force myself to navigate a shower soon.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, I subsequently posted a pic!

Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

And a brief view of Mexico on the way out.

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Yes!

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 1d

Getting some fresh air in El Paso. Because I got up early and we went back an hour, it feels so much later than it actually is. Also like we’ve been in Texas forever, which is only kind of true.

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