i miss you

Christopher left this afternoon for his 20 day solo trip in the boundary waters. of course i'm concerned about his safety and not being able to be in any sort of contact with him for 20 days...but at the same time i'm absolutely thrilled for him and this life-changing journey. i'm proud of him for being so courageous. and the courageous part isn't the physically demanding daily routine he will have to endure...the courageous part is facing yourself ALONE in nature for 20DAYS. 20 days is a mighty long time to be alone with your thoughts, i imagine a lot of good and bad can and will come from that. i honestly believe he will paddle his way out of the wilderness a new man. he will return home 2 days before his 30th birthday and i can't wait to celebrate this momentous birthday and accomplishment with him. i love you chis, please be safe.

totally off topic: i saw a peculiar man licking an ashtray at pizza luce tonight. he had a feather in has hat and had arranged some driftwood on the table in front of him. he would also intermittently light his lighter and hold it in the air as if he were at a lynryd skynyrd concert and they were playing free bird.