Another Blog Post

9/20/23

Missoula, MT

Today’s blog comes rather reluctantly. I spent most of the day, at least six hours, reading (Lee Child, “Never Go Back”). I finished it before going to bed, which I'm actually kind of proud of. And beyond that I have very few meaningful thoughts.

I am distracted by an incoming storm, how to best avoid the storm, which town within range will have the best weather next week, how to quickly insulate the van (something I hadn’t thought to do yet), and how to continue finding places to rock climb.

Overall, the problems in my life are all evidence of a greater adventure. As uncomfortable as it can be, living outside can make you very aware of the changing seasons. Which I suppose you could say helps one to feel more in-tune with being a living thing on the planet. Something that could be missing from a life indoors. Or perhaps something I missed by living in Los Angeles for the overwhelming majority of my adult life.

All that I really want to talk about is how wonderful it felt today to sit around a table with Will and his mother on her birthday and play a game of cards. With all of the rush of trying to have the best experiences, it's so easy to miss small moments like that.

So far, I’ve been writing the day’s blogs the following morning, using the present tense to pretend it’s still the same day. Which, now, feels in-genuine, but I’m not sure what to do about it yet.

I bring that up to say that even now, I’m writing this, late for a coffee date with my friend Jacob, but I'm eating oatmeal and drinking coffee and listening to Lana Del Rey. And that's a great moment in itself.

(A note for the reader, I currently don’t have a charger for my laptop, which is currently at 28%. So, when that dies, there might be a delay in my postings)