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Traffic
4:35pm CDT Sunday 30 June 2002
Traffic was poopy on the way home. I-45 south was closed under the
beltway on the north side. Then 59 south was down to one lane where
it went under the bridges. The lanes of traffic are being shifted to
the newly poured lanes on the right. Those are the ones that I've
ridden my bike on several times.
I did see some motorcyclists riding 70-80+ mph and popping wheelies
while riding on the highway. This was going down 45 south before we
got slowed by the beltway closure. I never got close enough for a
pic.
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Wende called me when she was done with work; I'm going to collect
some of my stuff from her storage unit and help her get some stuff to
her storage unit. Traffic on 59 north was wacked out because a guy's
truck caught on fire. Big hook and ladder firetruck was there to put
it out. Wow.
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dinner
7:19pm CDT Sunday 30 June 2002
Chillin' at Denny's near Pinemont, with Anna, Molly, Eric,
Meredith, Maggie, Kerry, Wende, myself (clockwise around the table
with Anna in her high chair near the end.
We're ordering now.
Molly says:
look, brain. i don't like you and you don't like me,
so let's just get this over with so i can get back to killing you with
beer.
9:49pm
Wende and I went to her storage unit, but got there 5 minutes past
9pm, which is wheen they lock the gates for the night. We'll exchange
boxes and such on Wednesday morning, and then Maggie and Diana and I
will try for lunch again that day.
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move out
1:33pm CDT Tuesday 25 June 2002
Things to do before I go: | thing | finished? | | Get membership with Youth Hostel Association | | | Find a home for Spot | | | Brainstorm minimum, but adequate set of expenses per month while I'm on the road | cell, gas, repair, insurance, food, hotel, contingency fund ($2500), | | Notice my amount of Peace | | | Ask Dad, Ma, Wende, Maggie if they have dibs on furniture | Dad, Maggie | | Figure out what to take and what to sell and what to archive | started | | Find a place to put stuff | | | resolve GenXchange responsibilities | | | Build spiritual space into my life, like a hobby. :-) | | | Brainstorm what money I need for Japan, and have it saved before I go. Plane tickets, landing money $2500 | | | Ask John Elsner if there's a directory of Japan peeps in US. | | | Ask John about other JASH events to attend | | | | | Get two references to Nova | finished | | Place ads for apartment | KTRU list, Houston Press | | Make handwritten business cards | done 26 june 2002 | | Mail three references to Nova | (Karla, Dude, Maggie) delivered by high noon 28 june 2002 | | set up paypal on my site | 27 June 2002 |
People to see in Houston before I go
Maggie, Molly, Will, Anna
Marcel, Kayse
Dude, Veronica
Wende
Jason
Jennifer at Paint This!
Kristen, Catherine, Katharine
Laura
Daniel
Suzanne
Heather & Pierre
Kathy Fey
Amanda
Tiffany, Geri, FSD
People to visit / places to see
Dad and Karen in Magnolia
Ma and Jon in Austin
Fred in Austin
Madeline in Austin
Steve and Hillary in San Antonio
Bibby's in Dallas
Bryn, Kris, Shawn, Suzanne in OKC
Tanner in Tulsa
Laura in Sour Lake
Sally's uncle's ranch in Tennessee
Lisa in Tennessee
Grand Canyon
Christina's mom in Big Bend
Dude and Veronica in Oregon
| who | done |
People to inform before I go: | family | | | YRUU | started | | Char | | | GenX | | | apartment | started | | ultimate people | started | | geeky-boy.com | | | | | | | | | |
Things to do when I get back, or when I get back from Japan:
Step into an empty life and be willing to sit without distractions. Be willing to look at possibility of creating a stable wealthful life without a 40 hour per week job.
By doing this trip, in what ways am I running away?
What am I running from?
Old news:
| Pros | Cons |
- No rent to pay
- No apartment to call home
- Opportunity to step through fear
- Get to travel (according to my journal entries from late 1998 and early 1999 (the last time I was in a no-job situation), the times I was most excited was when I got to travel.)
- Hang out with different friends that I haven't seen in a while
- Get to stay someplace new from night to night
- Acquire lots of stories to share
| - Fear that my friends will lose touch with me
- Increase cost for fuel
- Don't know where I'll stay from night to night
- Still need to pay $5500 debt (credit card and computer)
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