Today at work, we’re having a “cookout” (read: catered barbecue) at lunchtime, and the office closes at 2:00. I am so looking forward to the long weekend. -Not because work is stressful or I don’t like being here or anything like that. Actually, I quite enjoy being at work. But Rusty and I are going to take a road trip of some sort, and I feel like I really need it right now.
There’s been IRL stuff on my mind that hasn’t made it to the blog. Mostly, I’m worried about my parents. Without going into detail, I’ll just say I want them to be okay - better than okay, in fact; I want them to be well - but I feel powerless. I hate that feeling. And in general, this and other, smaller things have been leading to a subtle feeling of unrest.
So a day on the open road, with the sun shining down, in rural Georgia, is, I think, exactly what I need for some rejuvenation.
Rusty and I had been contemplating going to the 13th annual Redneck Games. I mean come on, how awesome does that sound? But we’ve decided it might be more awesome in theory than in reality. In reality, it’ll probably just be a hot, crowded gathering where I’ll get annoyed because I don’t like to be in large crowds in the heat. So we’ll go somewhere else instead. We just have to figure out where. When we get home this afternoon, we’ll study the big map and decide on a route.
Hopefully wherever we go, we’ll find some stuff like this to photograph:
Two years ago, Rusty and I took our first road trip together, and it remains one of my favorite memories.
That reminds me, I need to write a post about my affinity for old stuff, weird stuff, and especially old, weird stuff. I wonder how much of it has to do with scarcity? But, I must work now, so I’ll write that post later.
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COMPLETELY OT:
Are you planning to post something for the Porn and Me thing? I’ve been eagerly waiting to see what you had to say, actually.
Hey Trin,
Yeah, I had been planning to. I’m sure I still will, eventually; the post has been floating around in my head for several days, half-coalesced. But I just got bad news this afternoon about my dad. He has cancer and it’s pretty advanced, and I don’t know how much longer he has. I’ll be heading out to be with him and my mom starting tomorrow.
Amber,
How horrible! My thoughts are with you.
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