(pictured above: the view from breakfast) There is a momentary lingering by the car- my link to civilization and the comforts of the modern world- just a moment…and then I’m off. My hiking shoes take me step after step away from the trailhead and into the wilderness for another solo backpacking trip. I do have…
“That’s a great way to stop traffic.” –much older man on a bike “Um, that’s a weird thing to say.” “No, it’s really not.” “Yeah, that really isn’t cool.” “Whatever. Later.” ::gallantly rides off into the night:: This heartening exchange happened at 8:30pm on Saturday night, way out east on the Springwater Corridor as I was…
This time of year is said to come in like a lion. For me, it also floats by like a dream. Not a sweet day dream, but a real dream with mysteries, breaks from reality, and bits of magic. Time is manipulated in strange ways where normal tasks seem to take hours longer than they…
Ever since I chopped my hair off three months ago, going from very long, straight locks to sassy, choppy, very short hair, I have heard the same sentence over and over. It makes me mad, but I haven’t quite been able to put my finger on why. “Normally I don’t like girls with short hair,…
I started a ten day diet break this weekend, and one big thing has immediately become apparent. I no longer know how to feed myself. That is to say, my gauge for when I’m actually hungry is broken. I have been counting calories for about a year and half now, tracking everything I eat with…