Well, here I am! It's still a little hard to believe that I got started. Of course, only being in Santa Rosa, I haven't really left the comforts of my home territory, so it still feels a bit unreal. I biked past my parents' old house, and I stayed last night with a friend. But there was a moment - out past Spirit Rock - where I got a taste of what I'm about to experience. After about 50 miles, I sat my bike down in the grass, and stared up at the sky, and thought. I don't even know exactly what I thought, but I looked up at the next hill, got back on my bike, and here I am.
It was really nice to see Kate. She's doing well, and was just in a show where she got to play an awesome bit part. We spent the evening eating at a mexican restaurant that we'd both been on dates to (with different people!) and then we watched old I Love Lucy reruns. I learned some cool things, like that Lucy was filmed live in front of a studio audience. She said something interesting about me - she hasn't seen me in a long while, maybe a year - that I was a lot easier and more honest to talk to. I don't know if that's because we're not dating now, or if it's the yoga, or being on this trip - or all 3 - but I take it as a sign that, whatever I'm doing, I'm moving my life in the right direction.
Greetings from Santa Rosa!
By the way, this is the creepiest thing I've ever seen.