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I’m still around.
Things I am doing – hiking, backpacking, hiking, organizing hikes, joining a writing club, submitting resumes, trying not to do too much paperwork at home after work. Oh, and then there’s the hiking. And the losing weight thing. (Twenty pounds, one pant size.)
Things I am not doing – blogging, commenting, or really much of anything online.
Sorry, internets. I still adore you, I’m just a little distracted with work angst and trying to be active enough that I can put it out of my head.
Went backpacking with people I’ve never met before over the weekend.
You know, if an old (60ish) guy has the heaviest pack in the group, he will probably also have back problems and something chronic like diabetes. He will not want to eat actual food. He will take all day to hike the six miles to the lake, and probably almost certainly fall over on the way out, resulting in everyone else hoofing it to the trailhead, dumping their stuff, and coming back to carry his 50 lbs of stuff back to the cars.
The trip was really relaxing and awesome, when we weren’t hiking in or out. I met some great people. I also met someone who really needs a llama. SERIOUSLY – if you are just going to throw random sh*t into a HUGE backpack including a sleeping bag that looks like it belongs on an arctic expedition, get a frikkin’ llama, or a mule, or a sherpa. Not the handful of strangers you just met who think you’re crazy for not paying more attention to your own needs.