the life i love is makin' music with my friends

by mg at 11:15 AM on July 06, 2002

I'd write something witty and exciting, especially since I'll be gone for more than a week, most likely without access to a computer, but I'm tired. And nervous about the trip. And I haven't packed a thing yet. And, despite all your wonderful help, I haven't put together a single Road Music Mix.

So, the point is, I'll be gone until next Monday. I'm hitting the road with my friend Christine (a former ex-girlfriend, for those of you interested in that sort of information). She is moving to New Mexico. Just because. Very impressive; I admire her spontaneity.

Me? I'm about as spontaneous as a kidney stone.

We'll be hitting Washington D.C. tomorrow night. Then on to see the winsome and charming Dodd in Louisville, Kentucky. Then on to see my girl Jamila in Columbia, Missouri, where I'll also meet the talented and enigmatic Mr. Blank.

Then on to Denver where I'll be staying with my pal John on a rocky mountain, high. Finally, on get to Taos, New Mexico, where men are men and dinosaurs roam. I’ll get to spend about a night there, enjoying the city that DH Lawrence said was really pretty (though, he said it much more eloquently than I), before I have to head to Albuquerque to catch my flight.

Six days on the road, two days in Taos and my vacation is over.

Maybe, I’ll even work four weeks this time before I take another vacation.