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The Madness of King Rachael

So, as my Christmas present this year, Joey decided to surprise me with Cards Against Humanity’s Eight Sensible Gifts (which, okay, yes, makes it a Hanukkah gift).  It’s been fun, because not only are there some really cute gifts (the first three days were socks, because you can never have too many socks), but it came with a very large mystery.  I and 150,000 people around the world were invited to solve an online puzzle, and it needed a very large group to do so.  Between many teams working many sub-puzzles, we successfully solved the mystery!

It’s also been heart-warming; CAH used some of their revenue to give the employees at CAH’s China-based printing partner a week’s paid vacation.  Since there was no formal procedure to allow the workers a vacation, CAH bought out the printing company’s capacity – paying everyone full wage to produce nothing.  (You can find their explanation here: https://cardsagainsthumanity.com/china/)

It’s also been scary and thought-provoking.  CAH purchased a print of Picasso’s Tête de Faune, and is running a “social experiment” (their words, not mine).  As a recipient of the Eight Sensible Gifts, I was one of 150,000 people allowed to vote on whether to donate it to a museum, or to destroy it and send everyone 1/150,000th of a Picasso.

As the final gift, CAH purchased a castle in Ireland.  I received a certificate dubbing me Lord Rachael (what do you want, it’s a form letter) and naming me the rightful king over the castle…for three minutes.  They also included a rather comedic map of my new lands.

After plugging in my secret-awesome code, I am pleased to announce that I am confirmed.  I will be King Rachael the Chaotic Good, and I shall reign by doing Good in My Own Damn Way. :)

(Yes, I did have the option to be Queen, Lady, or one of many other titles that are a little more gender-accurate to myself, but how often in my life will I get to say “It’s GOOD to be the King!” and really mean it?)

Please celebrate with me as I begin my reign on March 4th, from 8:03am until 8:06am Pacific Time.  I will be making some royal decrees, of course – one per minute, as per my agreement.  My only real issue is that the heraldry I selected does NOT have the ability to add pips.  So…my D6 will just be a blank D6.  Use your imaginations!

(As a more lasting gift, I will also have a personalized plaque hung in the castle, because yay!)

Coming up: the Closing of the Year, and the Start of Grand New Adventures.  Join me, won’t you?