Z<<<<<>>>>>>ABC

Missoula is rainy today and the pigs keep on following me around asking to be taken on a walk. This morning Gretel and I had breakfast at the Hob Nob. After many cups of coffee we entered a heated debate on wether or not missoula today was dreary or gloomy. In my opinion gloom is a much stronger and foreboding sort of word; dreary just reminds me of rain and mud and dead leaves. I've been scrambling round the house throwing this and that in to my backpack hoping that I don't forget something major. My bag in total will be under 50 lbs. For some reason I find this very minimal amount of weight to be very comforting. It's nice to know all of my belongings can fit on my back. Tomorrow I hit the airport around 10am, fly to salt lake and then to LA. I leave the US at 8pm and I fly for 13 hours before landing in auckland at 5:30 in the morn. I'll arrive in NZ a total nightmare, but it probably won't be anything that a cup of hot black joe can't cure. 'Tis all for now. I'll fire off some e-mails with some pics once I get my feet planted.

finally feeling time step up on me

It's a wednesday night, I leave for NZ this next coming tuesday morning. Surely the next days of life here in Missoula will be filled with the odds and ends of life that seem to present themselves far too frequently when you are moving away for a good deal of time. Spoke on the phone yesterday with a number of friends. all of the conversations I had compounded in to two distinct feelings. 1. Excitement/anticipation. 2. nervousness/ill-feelings. Well, I've decided to ignore the second of the emotions I seem to feel and instead focus on the excitment/anticipation part, that seems logical to me and less self-defeating. So, I am looking forward and I'll be happy that i did.

the day after halloween

yes, yes, yes..I leave for New zealand the day after halloween. I'll probably sit around with ma and pa on halloween and hand candy out to the children whilst gathering my mind for the following days. it's all very exciting!...here is an idea for a halloween costume: