An update:
A few days ago I wrote a post about how awesome it would be if Rory the raccoon traveled all over the world to see the places most of us might never see and you said, “YES, LET’S MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SEND ME A RORY. NO -FUCK IT. I CAN’T WAIT FOR YOU. I’LL PRINT OUT MY OWN” and then suddenly there were pictures all over the internet of Rory in Italy, in airplanes, in refrigerators, in dunk tanks, eating funnel cake, and someplace that is actually named “SPIDER ISLAND” which I just think should be burned to the ground on principle.
A few of my favorites are here and I’m updating it daily because you people are made of magic. (It sucks that pinterest requires you to get a free account {STOP BEING A DICK, PINTEREST} but it’s the easiest way to pull it all together.)
The pictures are amazing, but even better are the comments I’m getting from people who – like me – are afraid of leaving the house, but who are excited to have a small raccoon companion who gives them a reason to get out and go someplace ridiculous and amazing. And I totally get that because today I was thinking that I live pretty close to the world’s largest pair of cowboy boots and that seems like something Rory needs to see.
So today I’m going through the comments on the last post to pick out a few dozen people who want to take Rory to amazing places, and then they can look at the comments and email the next person to pass Rory onto.
And if you don’t hear from me by tomorrow and just can’t wait then you can print and make your own here. Or if you want a small, plastic version you can take anywhere I have one in my shop. It looks like this:
If you upload a picture on instagram or twitter or elsewhere, tag it with #wheresrory so I can find it. Also, I went back to the doctor yesterday and I’m on a LOT of codeine so it’s possible this makes less sense than normal. Sorry about that.