tangled up in plaid

I wrote letters for two people I care about with all my heart. It was the only way I could say goodbye without crying. I figured out long ago that I can use writing to short circuit my girlmones to say what I feel. I can cry heroically. I don't cry very often but when I do, I rival Niagara Falls. It can be epic. I have a few more letters to write, but those two were very difficult but also very honest.

5 more days until I drive home from Firebag, Alberta to St. John's, Newfoundland. I figure that's roughly 7000 km. If I stay at a good steady pace, I'm hoping to be home on February 26 that way I can go out and celebrate my 33rd birthday on the 27th.

I know my posts have been rather dire straights lately so here is a list of which and what makes me happy despite recent events:

1. My car and I are finally going to be reunited. It's been over 2 months since I've taken Slepniir for a drive. Not only are we going to be together, we're going to do something quintessentially Canadian; drive the Trans-Canada highway across the country. We also get to take a ferry and that is so cool :)
2. When I get home, I will have my stash, my camera, my ipods, my macbooks, my journals, my sewing machine, my bathtub and a goodly amount of my books. With most of my stuff with me I know I couldn't possibly lack for creative inspiration.
3. I'll be home in St. John's! What could be better than that? well...besides really good sex...
4. Good food. No more gross camp food. The food is so foul that after almost 3 years, I surprise I haven't gotten the scurvy.
5. If I do find a job at home and it pays well, I am so getting a puppy!
6. Knit night. Now I can actually attend since I won't be stuck in Alberta in the ass-cold which is a level of hell not even Dante could comprehend.
7. Sewing. I got fabric and I got my sewing machine so now I can finally get the time and space to work through my sewing queue. Hellz yeah.
8. Doctors. It's been awhile since I've had blood work done. Now I can get a check up on the important things like how my liver is doing and whether my blood sugar is ok.
9. Newfoundland culture. I moved to Newfoundland for a reason; the people and the culture. I'll finally get to be home long enough to appreciate it.
10. Last but not least; there are a few people I would love to never, ever see again in my life. I hope they rot especially the ass-clown that pushed to have me laid off. I have a feeling that by going home I will be relieved of a lot of stress.

Comments

[karin]

I kind of envy you that long car trip...