Dancing 2008 from Where the Hell Is Matt?

I found this video incredibly inspiring. It’s one further push in the direction I’m leaning.

“Which direction is that?” you ask.

Whichever direction takes me around the world. Seattle is a good center point, but I need to TRAVEL!!! All y’all in Nebraska or Kansas or Illinois or Colorado or wherever who are married or working or in college… well, I’m hoping to take advantage of my singleness and my freeness and do something spectacular with it. Now I’ve just gotta work on my dance moves. Perhaps I should ask Jake for some pointers?

Categories: Good Times, Video
Tags: dance, travel

I am on vacation in Charleston, South Carolina. It’s going great so far. It’s so good it’s reminding me what it’s like to live and travel. If you haven’t traveled anywhere recently, I recommend getting away to a town, state, or country you’ve never been to.

So far in South Carolina I’ve experienced a variety of Southern foods, Southern courtesy and hospitality, and visited a variety of cultural and historical locations.

Highlights thus far: Eating fried green tomatoes on Saturday. Touched a six hundred year old Live Oak tree on Sunday.

I spent the first day and a half being shown around town by a 25 year old woman who also happens to be a pilot. It was a blast. Now I’m just hanging out w/ Mark and his wife, but it’s fun, too ;)

Categories: Life
Tags: Charleston, culture, South Carolina, travel

For Memorial Day weekend, I booked an impulsive flight to Woodland, CA. I bought my tickets on Wednesday, packed Thursday night, flew down Friday evening, flew back Monday evening. It was a quick trip, but I had a great time seeing my Grandpa and Grandma and visiting w/ my Aunt and Uncle and staying on their farm.

I greatly enjoyed the change of context from my day-to-day life and the change of scenery. Woodland is much more of a farm town than I realized. I enjoyed the silence compared to city life. No cars streaming by on the highways as I lay sleeping. No distant city lights brightening the sky. Instead, you can hear animals, insects, and the wind.

Categories: Life, Photographs
Tags: travel, woodland

Today’s the last day of the job. Afterwards, I will celebrate by returning home, not sleeping, taking a shuttle to the airport at 3AM, waiting for my 6AM flight, and flying to my homeland of Denver (while listening to Bright Eyes - “At the Bottom of Everything” and Sherwood - “This Airplane is a Ribbon“). At some point in life I’d like to watch the first episode of LOST on an airplane, but I’m not sure that’d go over well so I won’t.

So I’ll sleep sometime tomorrow and then begin enjoying my vacation. I CAN’T WAIT!!! Woooooo!

Update: Yup, I’m done done. I even escaped a couple hours early. Good thing, too, considering I haven’t packed yet. I’m rushing my laundry through during the next few hours and then I’ll be good good good to go.

Categories: Life, Photographs, Work
Tags: Bright Eyes, Sherwood, travel

Wyoming!

Montana!

Idaho!

Washington!: Wait, what happened to the self-portrait meme? Alas, no self-portrait in Washington.

Status Update: I’ve made it to Washington safely. Many thanks for the prayers. God moved an entire storm system out of my way. Spokan-area weather anchor: “The wind has blown this storm every which way except where it was supposed to be.” I drove through some snow crossing over the last mountains before Seattle, but other than that all was fine.

I’ve already begun settling into my room. I unpacked everything last night. Fortunately, the room is furnished, so that’s helped with getting used to the place. I bought groceries yesterday, and I drove all around the city looking for various stores today. I know where to buy food, books, music, clothes, electronics, and just about anything else I could need. It’s important to know these things.

Today the big purchase was a wi-fi adaptor for my computer. That’s why I’m posting right now. Oh yeah, baby, look at him wirelessly surf this world! Woo!

Categories: Life, Photographs
Tags: moving, travel