Landed in Albuquerque

So, I landed in Albuquerque. One major thing I forgot? HOW BAD MY ALLERGIES ARE HERE! I haven't been able to breathe since I got off the plane. Gives me plenty of time to practice the long lost art of the snot rocket I guess.



Looking at the town flying in I was reminded of one of the reasons why I left. Everything everywhere is brown. Brown houses, brown yards, even brown cars. Kind of depressing.



But this time around I am not going to look at this town the way I normally do. I am determined to discover the good in this town. Find the things that make Albuquerque such a great place. The things that make people actually want to vacation here.



I started it off right with a green chile cheeseburger from Blakes. I have been making green chile cheeseburgers at home for awhile now but Blake's is the way it was suppose to be. Damn near perfect. I am having a feeling that even though my intentions are to lose some weight on this trip, it is probably going to have to wait until I leave Albuquerque.



I am also wondering if the 30 people or so I know here are going to want to hang out at all or even return a phone call. As much as I would like to think that I am going to reconnect with long lost friends on this trip I have to realize that for the most part I am going to be flying solo.



Leaving today was pretty damn hard. Saying goodbye to Jason was a nightmare. Damn him for making Vegas so much fun lately. I really hope our friendship stays just as strong when I get back. The excitement of the trip hasn 't really set in. Still pretty sad about having to say goodbye.



Tomorrow shall be filled with breakfast burritos, walking dogs, possibly a tattoo convention and of course tons of pictures.



Day 1 has been good. And the rest of the days shall be better, nothing less than an adventure!

Less Than A Week To Go

I only have 6 days left until I take off on my journey. I'm really starting to get a bit nervous. Even though it seems like I'm just taking an extremely long vacation, it means a lot more than that to me.

This trip could really change me. I really want this trip to change me. I need it to clear my head, open my heart and free my mind. Its a lot to expect out of a vacation but, IT'S WHAT I NEED TO HAPPEN.

To make things worse, its now going to be a lot harder to leave Vegas. A few days ago my main relationship here was, as always, rocky. Not really sure if we were even going to exchange phone conversations while I was gone. But, over the past few days, things have gone from bad to beyond amazing. I'm so happy here now and I haven't been. It makes me even think about not going on the trip. I worry if things could be the same when I get back. I do know that if I didn't leave on this trip I would regret it for the rest of my life.

So I prepare. Don't even know what to prepare for. Hell, I still don't even really have a solid idea of where I am going in the US. I'm a whole lot scared and a little bit excited.

I'm still trying to get concrete plans in Boston and New York City. Would love to spend some time on someone's couch there.

So. . . 6 more days. That's it. 6 more days, and then my life changes. I go from making meatloaf and doing the laundry everyday to living out of a backpack and being a nomad. AND BEING ALONE. Maybe that's what I am really afraid of. I'm doing this alone. I don't think I have ever been alone. I don't like being alone. But I need to do this, for me, for my sanity.

As I said before, JUST 6 MORE DAYS!