Hello, it's been a while since my last post because my girlfriend was visiting me for two weeks before leaving for Kosovo for 10 weeks...and right after that I went on a week-long cruise to Alaska with most of my family. I miss my girlfriend already; we've already had our share of long-distance before this, but it's the first time we've been in separate countries for an extended period of time, so it's even harder to deal with than usual. The biggest thing allowing me to cope with it right now is the fact that after this, she'll be back near me for a long while.
In the meantime, the cruise was an awesome way to distract me from being lonely. It was really, really good to spend time with my parents and my brother, because we've had some drama recently that I won't get into, and during this trip we were able to focus on being close, affectionate, and loving towards each other. It makes me really happy to know that even when things get tough, our love runs very deep, and we'll always be a family, supporting each other when it comes down to it.
Alaska was absolutely gorgeous as well; I saw my first glaciers, and in general it was full of beautiful lakes, mountains, icebergs, and waterfalls. I felt so lucky to be there, completely surrounded by nature's beauty, and so far away from urban life. It's pretty crazy how sparsely populated Alaska is; when we were out in the mountains, we were really OUT in the mountains; hardly a road, house, boat, anything in sight. I soooo needed that escape. It makes me feel like I can start afresh with everyday life now. We'll see how that actually goes. ;)
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Speaking of being far far apart, did you know that (as of June 8, 2005) the "next blog" button takes you to a post titled, "Salvation from Jesusland"? I thought after your reiki post that was pretty funny.
I like the pic you posted of Alaska. It does look like a postcard, though. Like I said before, it's funny how the more beautiful our photo is, the less likely it is to be appreciated. As if professionalism should diminish our appreciation of the product.
Perhaps it's our modernist perspective. It's not so much about the *outcome* as it is about the *process.* Oh, well.
Dostoyevski didn't seem to like everyday life very much. But all of his characters seem to end up pathetic or dead. I think I prefer your method of taking some time away from our everyday lives, and then coming back with a renewed appreciation for the usual. There's no reason, after all, that being with the usual means that you're usually boring.
Anyung,
Catherine
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