Sunday, January 11, 2009

Smoke & Mirrors

The props are many: Milk crates for a table, a crashpad for a couch, a laptop as an entertainment center, 4 plates & a frying pan as a kitchen.

The illusion is this: I can pick up & leave at any time.

I have a great job, a good relationship, and plenty of friends and climbing around. Yet, I'm only comfortable when pretending I'm not tied down and -in the whole scheme of things- I'm not.

I just corresponded with my college friend Devin. He spoke of his new wife, new house, new job, and lack of climbing & seeing friends. Damn, he's tied down (not that it's bad, he has it good). I urged him to start climbing again and hanging with some of our friends that are still in Lincoln.

I dream about picking up and traveling a lot, but when I REALLY think about it- like what I would do on a day to day, etc.- I only think of being bored and rather alone. I'm happy where I'm at, for now.

4 comments:

  1. wait, then whose furniture was that in pics in previous posts? I see, smoke and mirrors. Or, maybe you were just at somebody else's place.

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  2. I photoshopped in the furniture in the other pics, j/k. Yeah, I was at my sister's place.

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  3. I know how you feel. I had to laugh at your "furniture". My apartment is just as scarce.

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  4. Andrew- your place is homie compared to mind. Thanks for always letting us crash there.

    Eli

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