So long and thanks for all the fish...

[lyricae]

We are on the road.  We made it to Spokane tonight.  To anyone I was supposed to see before I left my most profound apologies, time was just too short for me to see everyone that I wanted to.  There will be future visits and there's always the web.  I'm going to miss all of my friends in a crazy way.  Special thanks and much love go out to Mimi who made the whole move go as smoothly as possible and kept me sane over the last several weeks.  Also big thanks to Lisa who is tying up loose ends that enabled us to get out that much sooner.

Jasper surprised us mightily by not needing a second dose of drugs on the drive and just curling up on a pillow behind my seat and sleeping for most of the drive.  Go kitty!  I have an amusing photo that can be posted from my Blackberry at some point.

I'll try to keep my journal updated as we continue our journey, but it's hard to say how tired I'll be at the end of any given day.

For now, goodbye seattle friends, hello strangers on the road, see you soon family in Louisiana!