# Writing on the Train
I've been writing gemlog posts on the train while I commute. I find it a more pleasant alternative to doomscrolling corporate social media. I've also been reading Gemini protocol posts, gopher pages and the bboard system on SDF.org. In my "smoll net" reading I was introduced to the idea of ROOPHLOCH* by Anna.**

> The Remote Outdoor Off-Grid Phlogging Challenge [(ROOPHLOCH)] lasts for the entire calendar month of September in all timezones of Earth. If you choose to accept the challenge, you must author *and publish* a phlog and/or gemlog post sometime in September while not inside any permanent artificial shelter and without plugging your device(s) directly into "the grid".
- solderpunk

I decided I would write my submission for ROOPHLOCH while riding the light rail commuting to and from work, so long as I'm not in a station or tunnel. I don't construe a train car as permanent shelter. This isn't a very adventurous entry, but it's fun to feel a part of something.

=> gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/announcing-roophloch-2026.gmi * Announcing ROOPHLOCH 2026 (web link)
=> gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/agk/ ** Anna's gopherhole: Where the horsemen hang their hats.

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