clean people stink
And no promises about keeping this up, but I am going to update today. Picked a new format that I like better. Soon I will be back in Boston more permanently and moving probably into a new place... near Central or somewhere in Brookline. I have to be able to walk to BU everyday - at least I would like that. I prefer walking to driving and public transportation. Central would be best, so I can enjoy being closer to everyone and use the co-op... but is there a Peet's Coffee in walking distance?? Things I am going to be doing besides Grad school:
conversion to Judaism, somewhere (shul shopping)
looking for good live music
getting ready for the Wedding, of course!
rock climbing at Metro Rock
A few weeks ago I completed 82 miles on the Long Trail/AT with Haiku. My trail name: Pickle. So I guess it is my choice of what to do next - finish the Long Trail or plug away at the AT. Next summer I'll be in Maine, so I plan to do sections of the AT while there. By the way, thru hikers are awesome. I don't think I have ever smelled so bad, but I didn't actually smell other thru hikers, just the clean people, who smelled of chemicals - ah, the wonderful smell of civilization. I smelled like vinegar and dirty socks, or something like that.
But, the trip was exactly what I needed, being an ex-filthy hippie. I guess the hippie/crunchy gene can be masked temporarily, but not removed. I got hiker hunger which has not gone away yet - essentially the need to feed all the time. Last weekend I went on an overnight canoe trip with mr.coat in the Adirondacks which helped keep my nature spirit happy. My loon studies post-trip are amusing to mr.coat. Loons can dive up to 240 feet and are the only birds with solid bones, helping them to sink. By the way, I need the smell of cedars on mountain tops.
conversion to Judaism, somewhere (shul shopping)
looking for good live music
getting ready for the Wedding, of course!
rock climbing at Metro Rock
A few weeks ago I completed 82 miles on the Long Trail/AT with Haiku. My trail name: Pickle. So I guess it is my choice of what to do next - finish the Long Trail or plug away at the AT. Next summer I'll be in Maine, so I plan to do sections of the AT while there. By the way, thru hikers are awesome. I don't think I have ever smelled so bad, but I didn't actually smell other thru hikers, just the clean people, who smelled of chemicals - ah, the wonderful smell of civilization. I smelled like vinegar and dirty socks, or something like that.
But, the trip was exactly what I needed, being an ex-filthy hippie. I guess the hippie/crunchy gene can be masked temporarily, but not removed. I got hiker hunger which has not gone away yet - essentially the need to feed all the time. Last weekend I went on an overnight canoe trip with mr.coat in the Adirondacks which helped keep my nature spirit happy. My loon studies post-trip are amusing to mr.coat. Loons can dive up to 240 feet and are the only birds with solid bones, helping them to sink. By the way, I need the smell of cedars on mountain tops.