September 21, 2017 Day
105
I slept in until around 08:00 and though I felt cold I was
refreshed when I woke up. I made my bed
and then got dressed in jeans, a light blue shirt and my cowboy boots. My hair was still somewhat decent so I just
left that down and went about cleaning my vehicle of all my back packing gear
that I had thrown everywhere within the last couple days. With all that situated I packed up my back
pack with my computer and other accessories for a day at Starbucks.
It was a small and ice cold Starbucks so I put on my black
leather jacket I had brought in with me on the off chance it would be
needed. I ordered a hot pumpkin spice
latte with an extra shot of espresso and set up my work station. I began with calling post offices near
Oakhurst from the information my mom gave me to see if they did indeed accept
general delivery and to inquire about obtaining a new passport. With the information I needed I called and
left a message for my mom so she could send out my package when she had
time. After that I continued my planning
from the other night until I was satisfied with what I had. Before I delved into the depths of updating
my blog I ordered a spinach, feta cheese and egg white wrap along with an iced
coconut milk mocha macchiato. Tis a sad
day indeed for I no longer have any more Starbucks gift cards so I had to use
my own money. I see a lot less Starbucks
in my future.
Soon I was hyped up on caffeine, freezing still but typing
away in my blog. It seemed to take
forever to update my blog and the upload of the pictures dragged on and
on. I thought I must be close to being
caught up for I have been sitting here for hours but I realized I still had a
long ways to go! At this point, I was
starving and just couldn’t take it anymore plus I figured I should probably put
some food in me to try and soak up all the caffeine. So I packed up everything I had and left the
Starbucks to head down the road to a Walmart that I had called prior to arriving to verify they
had a deli section.
At the Walmart, I bought a pound of roast beef and Colby
jack cheese, peanut butter, a bag of Doritos and for the first time some fresh
fruit in the form on strawberries. I
will admit seeing all the fall things everywhere saddened me for how I love to
decorate for fall, carve pumpkins, sip on hot cider and eat all the delicious
fall food and I knew that none of those things would probably happen this year
with me being on the road. Maybe I can
see if there is a fall festival up ahead in my path somewhere where I can carve
a pumpkin or walk around with a hot cup of cider in hand.
From the Walmart I made a pit stop at a Lowes
to get some more silicone to fix up my camper.
As I drove back to the Loves truck stop I jammed out to the
Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats radio while snacking on Doritos and was
in a very pleasant mood. My grandmother
called me when I was about to pull in to my parking area so we spoke for a
while until she let me go so I could eat the sandwich I had made. I sat in my camper, eating my sandwich,
drinking a blue moon and eating Doritos all while watching the new Beauty and
the Beast movie on Netflix. The whole
experience was really relaxing and enjoyable; however, when it ended and I
tried to update my blog some more but I just was no longer in the working
mood. Instead I ended up watching some
Indie movie on Netflix with subtitles called “Janaan.”
I honestly do not know why I torture myself with watching
these romantic movies for all it does is remind me that I am alone and that the
love they portray in these movies really does not exist. I really want that kind of passion to exist
but I have not found that anywhere or even know anyone who has found that. I love romantic movies for I am a hopeless
romantic myself but sometimes I just hate them and curse myself for watching
them for once the show ends I realize I am alone in my camper with no one to
share my thoughts, hopes, dreams, sorrows and happiness with. Sigh.
I guess it is what is and this is the life I chose. I love traveling and exploring the world and
I have yet to meet anyone who feels the same way; for most men I meet try to make me
stay put and hold me back from what I want and I will never be held back. There is just too much in this world to see
and experience to simply stay put.
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