INTERESTING TIMES

Made it. Actually I woke up at an overlook at 4am, about 250 miles from town, and drove in with the first wave of trucks. I was at the DEQ 5 minutes before opening to get my truck emissions checked. From there went straight to the DMV and got it registered. Call insurance to make sure it is extended. I have wheels until 9/2011. Thanks to Bill. So many mechanics flat out refused to even look at this truck, and Bill fixed it in a half day with $70 in parts. So I can go to the mountains when I want, now, instead of waiting and begging for rides.
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Traveling in the style of my past life---living in the back of a beater '86 toyota pickup. No boats on top this time, just a bike to be delivered to Flag. Lots of food, water, oil and coolant on board. Headed via Idaho to SLC, Utah where I'll visit at least one friend. Then Flag. "New" toyota truck ('83) is in good working order but still needs paint. Probably will be sanding that while I'm there. Goal is to visit friend in Texas panhandle before she leaves that location in mid July, on my way to family in the southeast. Here we go!!! Posts may be sporadic or nonexistent. Hope ya'll are having a great summer!

I feel like I'm unravelling.....the stress of not liking my homespace combined with the new program, truck problems, general school stress.....have added up to me feeling like things are on the edge of coming apart entirely. I can't find my tea, keep loosing my watch and wallet and keys and ID and cell phone.....I don't seem to be able to bring the right stuff with me to school......I don't like feeling this way. It's as if there is pressure from all sides.
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This morning I rode to school and back again to learn the route. It took me 47 minutes to ride to school, and longer to ride home because I got lost and had to backtrack. I was riding pretty hard and not carrying anything but a small fanny pack. No way am I going to do that ride every day in the rain and dark carrying books. Looks like I'll be riding the bus until I find another place to live. Since school is just about to start, moving will have to wait until something works out naturally. I'm not going to push it right now. Let go, let the flow take me to the next place when the time is ripe.
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I'm going to pick up my Uhaul in a few minutes. My pickup's motor has begun to smoke and nobody thinks it will make it over all those mountains between here and Oregon--with a load. So the pickup is getting a ride to Oregon. Which I'm not sure is a good idea because I'm not sure I'm going to pay for the rebuild. But we shall see. Since I've got a Uhaul I'm going to take everything with me, and leave nothing in storage. My friends will be my only reason to return to Flagstaff.

Cat's going with me. I have a place lined up in West Linn, right next to a state park that borders the river. So far (and I know that phone and email are not decisive on this) I really like the homeowner (Brian), and I also like the fact that of the four people who will be living there, I am the youngest. Brian's goal was to create a no-drama household. YES.