Lonestoner Supertramp!

[lonestoner916]

Well not exactly, but close.

I have been in East Oakland for around two months, it's been good times, I helped get this old theater squared away a little, helped put on a successful event after more than one failed attempt. I've met a lot of new and interesting people and have even managed to spend a little time with my beloved Pacific Ocean.

But there's no fucking jobs here! So I have decided that if I have to be a broke ass bum, I might as well be a respectable, traveling broke ass bum and live a little. I am hitting the road around the fifth of March and my itinerary, always subject to change of course, goes something like this:
Sunland CA
Slab City CA
Las Cruces NM
New Orleans LA
Aspen CO
NYC
BRC

I will have no car, no money to speak of, only what I can carry on my back. I have contacts and friends and places to stay in Sunland, New Orleans, NYC, BRC, and a few places in between, but I won't utilize them unless shit gets really bad, which it almost certainly will.

Whenever possible I will document my travels and adventures and it is my sincere hope that I will have enough material for a book after the burn this year. If "The Gentleman's Guide to Tramping" finds a home with a publishing house somewhere, and I think it will if I can endure enough hardships and still hold on to my sense of humor (I can!), I will use the proceeds to move to a homestead in Alaska and pursue writing full time, something I've never been able to do without the threat of homelessness and starvation hanging over me, which can really diminish your capacity for creative genius I assure you. I'm nervous, apprehensive, and pretty fucking excited about this journey, though it will mean leaving behind the woman I love. Luckily she has no idea how I really feel about her. Wish me luck my Burner friends, and remember, as a wise man once said, "It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything."
:+}

[Artemis]

Okay....you're not crazy for doing the trip. I'm all for taking risks and living life.

But speaking of taking risks, why doesn't she know how you really feel about her?

[asterflower]

you can stop by and see me in texas!! :D

[Sail Man]

Tread safely brave Lonestoner

[lonestoner916]

I will try and make it a point to stop by and visit as many Burners as possible during my travels.

[lonestoner916]

I seem to have become romantically involved with one of my roommates. I've loved her for a long time but until recently I had no idea she felt the same way. Or almost the same way, I told her I loved her and she said, "I appreciate the sentiment." Not exactly a slap in the face but not the response I was hoping for either.

[lonestoner916]

So obviously I can't just leave now, how the hell could I walk away from the best thing that's happened to me in a long time? I'm so happy right now I feel like I'm walking on air, and I'm also terrified I'm going to fuck this up.

[Badger]

"I appreciate the sentiment."

Dude, you should get on the road - now!

[Sensei]

I seem to have become romantically involved with one of my roommates.

Run. Run like the wind. Run like your ass is on fire and the only way to put the fire out is to run even faster. Then run some more.

You can look over your should later. Trust me, you didn't miss anything.

[lonestoner916]

Maybe I wasn't clear enough before, she does love me she is just afraid to say it aloud. If I leave now I'll regret it for the rest of my life. I NEED to stay.

[Artemis]

I NEED to stay

I agree Lonestoner. Follow your heart.