gotta get outta this place if it the last thing I eva doo woo
I NEVER WENT TA SANTA CRUZ! now ain't that sad? naw well fuck it all! here we go, now a time to try a new scenario, and face adventure!\
see I wrote this to my aunt, and my dad and stuff
Hey Bonnie I'm doin really good actually, but not so much from the work end. Now don't get me wrong I had a good run of work (although mostly under the table) and made and spent a fair amount of dough. Actually last year if fact from February on 'til December I was pretty darn busy from mostly labor to roofing jobs, framing additions, a couple decks, alot of painting and staining, sanding, rototilling, selling firewood, mowing lawns... and so yeah alot of that sort of thing, but it's been real good for me, although alot of challenges.... well then me and Jeanne were together from may 07 to January and she got quite alot from me actually considering we went out to rivers and just did alot of things together that blew alot of my pay... it all comes down to 2008 and I just go and sell firewood, for example some acreage around is brushy or dense and we had this deal to clear some ranch land out and in turn use the sale of the wood to pay to cut more and so on, but although the hard work part of it isn't so bad, it doesn't make alot of scratch, and this little pickup only carries 1/3 cord. So no good there but I guess the reason I didn't just pick up a job at longs, save mart or something was honestly that I just really wanted to get a break for a season in a way. But that never happened, instead I've found myself in a comfortable, sometimes busy, spot in Mountain Ranch, and I'm not getting anywhere here either. Of course let me say that I do earn what I take and they love me here, but that aside the real prospect of becoming stable here isn't gonna happen, and the central valley is a aweful mess as far as traffic and safety overall, my hometown up there is just turning into sacramento, and anywhere far enough up the hill is just to costly.
So I have a buddy here who is for some reason compelled to go north to Washington or Alaska, and I'm goin too. Yup, leaving just before August actually, and I don't want ya'll worried about me we have some friends to meet up with in Washington, both his friends and mine, plus I'll go and drop in on my great aunt Marilyn. That and this lifestyle has done things to me, I'm alot stronger, wiser and smarter from all my near-massive screw-ups. I've held onto my clean record and reputation somehow. I got everything I need to get outta California just about, excepting just some provisions I can always seen to procure when I'm one the road.
So anyway I guess you could help me get the word out, I'm not certain if I'll be up to a trip back during the holidays but hopefully I'll have enough work to where it won't be a problem. And then basically my plan involves living in a similar rural area but closer to the coast, and of course traveling alot and learning more skills and knowledge along the way. I feel it's pretty optimistic, and although many would say my methods could be reckless or risky, I'm confident and more than ready for some new challenges.
Living in the foothills like this has given me a freedom and chance for adventure that's rare. But even on this side of 49 I've seen alot of cool places and met many redneck friends. I am sorry I missed like everyones birthday in my family, I'm pretty bad at maintaining a calendar and clock in my living space all the time, and I've probably just sent a letter a few times in the last couple years too. But I will be caring the stuff to write, so I'll try and stay in touch every couple months or so at least. And I'll probably check this email whenever I get a chance too.
see I wrote this to my aunt, and my dad and stuff
Hey Bonnie I'm doin really good actually, but not so much from the work end. Now don't get me wrong I had a good run of work (although mostly under the table) and made and spent a fair amount of dough. Actually last year if fact from February on 'til December I was pretty darn busy from mostly labor to roofing jobs, framing additions, a couple decks, alot of painting and staining, sanding, rototilling, selling firewood, mowing lawns... and so yeah alot of that sort of thing, but it's been real good for me, although alot of challenges.... well then me and Jeanne were together from may 07 to January and she got quite alot from me actually considering we went out to rivers and just did alot of things together that blew alot of my pay... it all comes down to 2008 and I just go and sell firewood, for example some acreage around is brushy or dense and we had this deal to clear some ranch land out and in turn use the sale of the wood to pay to cut more and so on, but although the hard work part of it isn't so bad, it doesn't make alot of scratch, and this little pickup only carries 1/3 cord. So no good there but I guess the reason I didn't just pick up a job at longs, save mart or something was honestly that I just really wanted to get a break for a season in a way. But that never happened, instead I've found myself in a comfortable, sometimes busy, spot in Mountain Ranch, and I'm not getting anywhere here either. Of course let me say that I do earn what I take and they love me here, but that aside the real prospect of becoming stable here isn't gonna happen, and the central valley is a aweful mess as far as traffic and safety overall, my hometown up there is just turning into sacramento, and anywhere far enough up the hill is just to costly.
So I have a buddy here who is for some reason compelled to go north to Washington or Alaska, and I'm goin too. Yup, leaving just before August actually, and I don't want ya'll worried about me we have some friends to meet up with in Washington, both his friends and mine, plus I'll go and drop in on my great aunt Marilyn. That and this lifestyle has done things to me, I'm alot stronger, wiser and smarter from all my near-massive screw-ups. I've held onto my clean record and reputation somehow. I got everything I need to get outta California just about, excepting just some provisions I can always seen to procure when I'm one the road.
So anyway I guess you could help me get the word out, I'm not certain if I'll be up to a trip back during the holidays but hopefully I'll have enough work to where it won't be a problem. And then basically my plan involves living in a similar rural area but closer to the coast, and of course traveling alot and learning more skills and knowledge along the way. I feel it's pretty optimistic, and although many would say my methods could be reckless or risky, I'm confident and more than ready for some new challenges.
Living in the foothills like this has given me a freedom and chance for adventure that's rare. But even on this side of 49 I've seen alot of cool places and met many redneck friends. I am sorry I missed like everyones birthday in my family, I'm pretty bad at maintaining a calendar and clock in my living space all the time, and I've probably just sent a letter a few times in the last couple years too. But I will be caring the stuff to write, so I'll try and stay in touch every couple months or so at least. And I'll probably check this email whenever I get a chance too.