This has been a big week. I’ve really fallen in love with the Boundary Waters. If I thought I could withstand the winters, I’d be trying very very hard to find a way to live here. I felt that way about Montana too.
big wish: to have summer and winter homes. heh.
I’m finding a way to deal with my existential crises around art and the life I’ve chosen by throwing myself into camping and hiking and if my body can deal with it, I’ll be happy spending the rest of my time (and $$) that way.
I’ve walked about 5 miles a day here, up and down every path coming off of Fernberg Rd. I’ve stared at the lake plenty too. And doing that, I have managed to set some goals for the coming year – big general life goals, hobby goals, work goals, play goals. And some pretty specific ones – I want to teach a great class in September at UT. (I’m subbing for a friend who’s on faculty there). I want to finish my book (a graphic novel adaptation of a play my company did called Lipstick Traces). I want to do a short thru hike before the year ends. And I want to really figure out my relationship to theatre – if there’s anything I like about it anymore.