I am heading out of the LA area after what ended up being a pretty mellow week, save for one Wednesday night that I’m sure I’d have a bunch to say about if I actually remembered it. Apparently there was air humping, tongue biting, rose eating and face punching involved. And lots and lots of tequila. 😛
I wondered if maybe I might be lonely, but I like being on the road by myself quite a lot. I almost wish I’d planned to be gone a bit longer. I have a focus on driving yet a lot of time to myself for reflection and I’m not beholden to a tight schedule or everyday tasks, getting to see new places and open up my perception of the world. It’s been exactly the kind of grounding experience I’ve needed and I’ve found while being settled in Vegas and LA that my mind wanders periodically to being back on the road again.
One thing that’s helpful about my tribe scattering over the years is that largely I have places to stay and people to connect with while roaming, and strangely enough one of the most enjoyable aspects of my trip thus far has been all the toiletries I’ve gotten to sample.
Today I’m heading out to Sacramento a day or so early, so I can visit a few more of my haunts from childhood before sharing a meal with my Dad for his birthday Saturday night. I’m giving myself 2 and a half days after that to get from Sacramento to Seattle and plan to take the 101 through Oregon again. I am becoming more and more interested in setting up my guitar/mic/miniamp and playing some music for myself on the beach, and have been coming up with more ideas for “Embodied” over the last few days, which I’ll be diving head-first into when I return home.
I hadn’t ever figured I’d say this, but I’m looking forward to returning to LA again. The current goal is to head back down here in late January, about the time of the year that I’m ready to throw myself in front of a train than deal with another day of gloomy Seattle weather.