Adventure, Phase Final
Adventure, Phase 2 was nice and (mostly) low key, spending time with friends and watching movies and getting some writing done. (I'm basically trading writing advice for baby care) I say "mostly" low key, because there were a lot of babies to help with.
But I also managed to watch Unforgiven, followed by part of Taken, which is an interesting movie to watch after Unforgiven. They both deal with the themes of "Man must return to the wild ways of his badass past." It's a good movie on it's own merits, but it's black and white enough to highlight the insanely nuanced way that Unforgiven tells its story.
Today, we took a drive through Wahkiakum County. It's a part of the state I've never visited, but I've got a couple friends with ties down there. It's a beautiful area, and kenscholes knew a couple interesting nooks and crannies. Among these were an old church with an interesting outhouse behind it. It was wooden, with the requisite crescent moon carved in the back, and two doors. Each was labeled "man" or "woman" along with a foreign word. Finnish, I assume, based on the local ethnic content. Inside the woman's side was a seat and tank, along with a cute shelf holding silk flowers and Purell. Inside the men's side was a broken wooden seat with no hole or tank, and a wasp's nest.
I drove around Puget Island. Yes, me! With my driver's permit! It was the perfect place, because it was mostly flat and straight, and there was like two other cars on the road. All involved in this endeavor survived.
This is the longest amount of time I've been away on non-writing/family business for a long time. It's sort of thrown me, I think. Entering my front door, I was swept away by the distinct feeling of reverse culture shock. Hopefully, a good night's sleep will cure that.
I'll leave you with me (in the loud skirt I bought with calendula_witch in a San Francisco thrift shop) in front of the Historic Grey River Covered Bridge.
But I also managed to watch Unforgiven, followed by part of Taken, which is an interesting movie to watch after Unforgiven. They both deal with the themes of "Man must return to the wild ways of his badass past." It's a good movie on it's own merits, but it's black and white enough to highlight the insanely nuanced way that Unforgiven tells its story.
Today, we took a drive through Wahkiakum County. It's a part of the state I've never visited, but I've got a couple friends with ties down there. It's a beautiful area, and kenscholes knew a couple interesting nooks and crannies. Among these were an old church with an interesting outhouse behind it. It was wooden, with the requisite crescent moon carved in the back, and two doors. Each was labeled "man" or "woman" along with a foreign word. Finnish, I assume, based on the local ethnic content. Inside the woman's side was a seat and tank, along with a cute shelf holding silk flowers and Purell. Inside the men's side was a broken wooden seat with no hole or tank, and a wasp's nest.
I drove around Puget Island. Yes, me! With my driver's permit! It was the perfect place, because it was mostly flat and straight, and there was like two other cars on the road. All involved in this endeavor survived.
This is the longest amount of time I've been away on non-writing/family business for a long time. It's sort of thrown me, I think. Entering my front door, I was swept away by the distinct feeling of reverse culture shock. Hopefully, a good night's sleep will cure that.
I'll leave you with me (in the loud skirt I bought with calendula_witch in a San Francisco thrift shop) in front of the Historic Grey River Covered Bridge.