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Wanderlust
For quite some time, I've had this silent yet nagging urge to disappear for a while; to just hop on my fuel guzzling SUV that otherwise sits idle in my dad's garage, and take off. I don't care where, and that would be half the fun. Maybe I'll go to the mountains, maybe to the ocean, or maybe both.
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But all these years (months?) I've also been restricted from doing so for various reasons, mostly financial. Driving around a fuel guzzler is expensive, and feeding myself could be expensive as well. In the event that I can't find a good safe place to pitch a tent, lodging could be expensive too. On top of that, taking time off work means decreased income, so the financial hit I take is almost doubled.

This summer, things are different. Well, hopefully they will be. Assuming I get at least one of the contracts I've been in talks over, I'd have the financial backing as well as the freedom to work from anywhere I damn well please, even from on the road. I'd take my laptop with me, and armed with a T-Mobile HotSpot account I'd be no more than a day's drive away from high speed internet access. If all else fails, I could always use a modem. I can do most development work on my iBook, and get on the Net every day or two to check my mail and upload code.

I told the Critch about it, and he told me that I should drive all the way across the country and back, which was more than I was thinking, but not entirely a bad idea either. I was just telling Khai about it, and he got all excited. He said he'd come with me if I went on a trip, which will be pretty cool because I won't have to do all the driving, and he knows a lot of people across the country. I'd also feel a lot safer sleeping in the woods if I wasn't all alone. On the other hand, it might be harder for two Asian guys to keep a low profile in the South...

Ryo Chijiiwa