A Outrageously Late Update

Yep - it has been three months since my last entry. Many things have happened over the last few months and now my plans for this fall / winter / spring has completely turned itself upside down.

Firstly - Peace Corps is a no-go for 2007. Remember all those medical forms that I had to complete and all that jazz? Yup - arrived a few days too late (for an internal deadline they do not tell us about) for me to ship out in September of 2007. My application is now on hold for September 2008. We will see whether I can wash out the bad taste out of my mouth with "The Year Off" by then.

I was alternately depressed and pissed off for a few days afterwards, but because the li'l brother was getting married the next weekend, I was thankfully forced to forgot about all the BS around PC, and enjoyed myself with him, his new wife and hung around a week afterwards to recover a bit. There is definitely something addictive about freshly grown farm food (for those who do not know - the little brother has married into a farming world - one of their wedding gift [and probably one of their favorite gift - aside from the nail guns - is a jersey cow. yep - you saw that right, a cow]).

Anyway - back to the point, after thinking up of ideas of what to do - and good lord, if any of you need an idea man, please feel free to consult my dad. I think that he still have a few ideas bouncing around in his head that I do not have the ability to absorb. Don't get me wrong - many of his ideas are right on track, and a few of them have been done, and a few of them will be put in action (very cool, dad!). I talked with a few of my good friends, my family, and Colorado skiing was what I came up with. So, after trading out my summer clothes for skis, boots, and the winter stuff, I am now on the way to Colorado.

Mile 257.9 came up as I pulled over on a street in Brooklyn for my first stop - I started out leaving my parent's house in the nearly easternmost part of Massachusetts. It was a whirlwind of a few days as I saw a few friends, used up all of my remaining gift cards, and I'm now in upstate New York (yep I know a little out of the way, but dude, I'm taking the fuckin' scenic route to Colorado), planning to drop by and see Grandma tomorrow.

Apparently - the title I created when I started this blog with the PC is aptly named, even if I didn't have what will be happening this winter in mind. I will be doing a lot of new things - driving across the country (I actually started the trip odometer in the car to see how many miles it will be), going to a yoga retreat, meeting new people, and living in the mountains, rather than the city. I hope that I will be better with blogging this and keeping the two of you dear readers updated throughout the process.