Not the most exciting weekend I've ever had but very relaxed. Elias came up from Georgia as usual, but this time he had some good news. He's found a job! A restaurant is reopening in Clarksville and he's one of two cooks that has been hired so far. He starts work today. Unfortunately that means I'll probably be seeing less of him, but on�the other hand maybe he can start saving for our trip this coming June. So what did we do on his last weekend up for a while? Not much. We went looking for an old video game we were wanting to try and visited the bookstore. We spent most of the time reading our aquisitions and drinking beer. As I said not the most exciting weekend, but not too bad either.
About the trip this June. I'm hoping to start saving in earnest beginning in October. Hopefully I can put away at least $400 a month. That will put me at around $4000 come June.�Things will still be a little tight on the trail because�I will have to pay for my car, storage space and student loans while I'm gone, but that amount will definitely put the trip in the "I'm going"�category. It would be nice if I could, ya know, win the lottery or something. If I did I'd help Elias and Adam out. Adam especially. His job barely pays minimum wage. And, of course, everybody still needs to get their equipment.
Most recently, I'm looking for a large map that I can put up from floor to cieling that shows the trail towns and possibly the shelters along the way. I figure it'd be a great visual aid for planning when and where we will stop and where we can restock our food supplies. Plus it'd be a great motivator just to see the shear length of the trail.
I've been rereading the Dresden novels. There is just something about them that I really, really like. So that's been taking up a lot of my time. Elias doesn't see how I can read for hour upon hour. I'm not really sure either, except that when I read everything else just kind of fuzzes out. I don't really register hunger, pain, or discomfort. I tend to move around a lot but it's kind of like my body is on autopilot. And woe betide the one who interrupts me during an exciting section in the novel! I remember chasing my brothers around the house in a fury because they interrupted my reading. LOL!
Anyways, slow weekend. Feels strange to be back at work. Later!
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