march is nearly over. soon it will be april, and the next saga will begin. as usual, i'm stressing out about the last minutes, but in general i feel really good. i've been making lots of lists that never seem to to get any items checked off, yet the days are steadily ticking by.
i told deirdre tonight how, in general, i'm very exited, and i really feel like i'm doing the right thing. but some part of me is definitely unsure about the 'indefinite' part of the trip. i have less certainty that i'm going to keep moving after trail days is over, only because i'm afraid of running the money all the way dry. but, at the same time, what i will do to make money and stay in one place is really uncertain. the only things i really know i want to do don't involve makin money (although thankfully they don't really involve spending money, either). i'd like to hike all the 4000 footers in nh, possibly hike or at least finish the long trail. but, of course, what i really want to do is farm. learn about this whole food thing from the roots up. i have no experience in the arena, but it is becoming the thing in my life i am most inspired by. it is, so far as i can see at this point, the only industry where i really would not have compromise any of my idealism through which to make my living. i'm trying (steadily) to convince myself that i'll be ok if i do have to compromise my beliefs/idealism in order to survive and function in this society, but of course it is not so easy to logically undersand t and to actually live it.
in the next couple weeks i have to get myself learned on fixing/maintaining the bike, get a handlebar bag (or not?) and at fvery least rig up some kind of map case for the handlebars, mount the computer, get my kitchen set and make sure my new stove works/rig some kind of potstand and windscreen, and get a bottle in which to transport my alcohol (for the stove), get appropriately sized compression straps for the mounting of my sleeping bag, and make sure i can have the bag be water proof! when mounted, and get the shoes cookie bought for me in my own possession. LONG LIST! that's just the logistic stuff. my itinerary needs a lot of ironing, i need to practice biking/get into better shape, and get mytself more or less moved out of the apartment here so i don't leave behind a lot of loose ends for others to take care of.
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