Recap.

If I didn't expect that this journal would eventually descend in to my own labyrinthine insecurities, I wouldn't have one in the first place. I do, so it does, but not to worry; my balking and caveats are done tongue in cheek.

Tomorrow I have to send in my modem, and I maybe should have done it tonight, but I wanted to check some updates and chat online. Comcast is making me take the modem in and I don't have time to mail it, so I'm driving to fucking Redmond and back in order to lose the internet. I don't have a modem, everyone. I'm tempted just to keep it and let them bill me, but I want to do this right. Anyway, I'll do all of my updates, map-printing and last-minute checks before I leave work. I don't know if I'll eventually end up going through Colorado or Wyoming. Both are mountains and both are basically empty. I'll probably try to check the weather the day before, because it's unlikely I'll last past Ogdon before Salt Lake City.

Either way, I go east for a thousand miles at that point, give or take 60.

I was anxious a few days ago, and I appreciate the well wishes! I've got a goal in mind, otherwise I wouldn't be doing this like I am, but it's more stressful because I've never done anything like it. So, basically, I'm going to take it one step at a time, and I'm pretty sure it'll be manageable like that. Once I'm on the road, my MO is pretty damned straightforward.

So, yeah, I'll let you know when I'm back. If you've got my number, you might be able to call me if you're interested in where I'm at. I'll just put you on speaker phone for a while. It's going to be hard to waste my time in any kind of conventional sense. XD