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Jul. 14th, 2004
Notes from the Ranch
Jul. 14th, 2004 01:50 pmSo we made it to Tabarah yesterday. We have been lazying about all morning. Strange but good feeling to have nothing I am "suppose" to be doing. I am going to visit a friend tonight, but the day is one of just hanging out in this amazingly gorgeous place.
The weekend was great. We did get to Ren Faire, as my new user pic shows. Rowan had the most fun of course. He particularly like doing both archery and fencing with Daddyairshipjones. I got an awesome present from my sweeties. They bought me a beautiful saber to match my pirate attire. Can't wait to have another excuse to wear it!
Sunday was crazy-making packing. Did I mention I hate packing? I always pack too much and still manage to leave things behind that I need. Luckily,uncledark did most of the general packing and I only had to focus on my own stuff. We didn't leave until 1 PM and the drove for the next 12 hours. Actually, that part was fun for me. The van has some good power and I have been feeling really cooped up. So I was a driving fiend. Kept wanting to play Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" song and other such.
We arrived at our first stop, Longview, Washington (near the Oregon border) before noon on Monday. There lives one of my oldest friends, Steven Barnes. (Fantastic author if you haven't read him.) He has always been an amazingly dynamic, loving and brilliant man! It was so wonderful to spend the day talking with him. We also go to meet his wife, Tanananrive Due and their six month old son, Jason. It felt so very good reconnecting with someone who means so much to me.
That seems to be the theme of this trip for me. I realized that five of the people I want to visit on this trip have known me for over ten years. Steven for 20, Micheal for 22, Sean for 24,ocicat for 17 and lady_equine for 10 years! There is something so grounding for me about old friends. Like touchstones of one's life. This seems especially important for me given the changes I have been going through lately. Parts of my personality that seem to have been submerged for the last several years are coming to the fore. It helps to reconnect with people who knew me before the assault and other trauma's left me with so much fear. I was never fearless, but I was pretty bold and adventurous. I'm feeling that reckless and excited pull again...
Yesterday, again, driving like a bat out of hell, we made good time to The Sound. We stopped in Tacoma to visit my friend Dennis. Dennis is a new friend -- we met at Ancient Ways Festival last month. We had lunch with him and went for a walk along the shore. It was really nice. Then we headed for the ranch. Got hear while our hosts were still at work and spent some time settling in. Dinner byuncledark with friends was very nice.
First I stayed up late talking withocicat. Then I stayed up late writing. Now I have spent the morning rewriting earlier chapters to accommodate some ideas I had on the trip. Now I sit writing this while watching a mama and baby deer frolic outside the window.
The weekend was great. We did get to Ren Faire, as my new user pic shows. Rowan had the most fun of course. He particularly like doing both archery and fencing with Daddy
airshipjones. I got an awesome present from my sweeties. They bought me a beautiful saber to match my pirate attire. Can't wait to have another excuse to wear it!Sunday was crazy-making packing. Did I mention I hate packing? I always pack too much and still manage to leave things behind that I need. Luckily,
uncledark did most of the general packing and I only had to focus on my own stuff. We didn't leave until 1 PM and the drove for the next 12 hours. Actually, that part was fun for me. The van has some good power and I have been feeling really cooped up. So I was a driving fiend. Kept wanting to play Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" song and other such.We arrived at our first stop, Longview, Washington (near the Oregon border) before noon on Monday. There lives one of my oldest friends, Steven Barnes. (Fantastic author if you haven't read him.) He has always been an amazingly dynamic, loving and brilliant man! It was so wonderful to spend the day talking with him. We also go to meet his wife, Tanananrive Due and their six month old son, Jason. It felt so very good reconnecting with someone who means so much to me.
That seems to be the theme of this trip for me. I realized that five of the people I want to visit on this trip have known me for over ten years. Steven for 20, Micheal for 22, Sean for 24,
ocicat for 17 and lady_equine for 10 years! There is something so grounding for me about old friends. Like touchstones of one's life. This seems especially important for me given the changes I have been going through lately. Parts of my personality that seem to have been submerged for the last several years are coming to the fore. It helps to reconnect with people who knew me before the assault and other trauma's left me with so much fear. I was never fearless, but I was pretty bold and adventurous. I'm feeling that reckless and excited pull again...Yesterday, again, driving like a bat out of hell, we made good time to The Sound. We stopped in Tacoma to visit my friend Dennis. Dennis is a new friend -- we met at Ancient Ways Festival last month. We had lunch with him and went for a walk along the shore. It was really nice. Then we headed for the ranch. Got hear while our hosts were still at work and spent some time settling in. Dinner by
uncledark with friends was very nice. First I stayed up late talking with
ocicat. Then I stayed up late writing. Now I have spent the morning rewriting earlier chapters to accommodate some ideas I had on the trip. Now I sit writing this while watching a mama and baby deer frolic outside the window.