five thousand shades of blue
Friday, March 09, 2001
I had the most interesting conversation with a customer yesterday. Seems this man is leaving in May for a trip around the world -- one that does not employ air travel at all. It's going to take him twenty-three days just to cross the Pacific Ocean by freighter. Over land, he'll be going by train. A good portion of the trip isn't even planned, going wherever the spirit leads him.
I found myself strangely envious of the ability, means, and fortitude to undertake such a trip, which will bring him to every corner of the world (except, I think, most of Africa). Perhaps I've had my head stuck too long in fantastic tales of Victorian Egyptology. Perhaps I'm just direly in need of getting away from it all.
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The café, in its new location, seems to be getting off to a great start. Every day brings more and more people in who never even knew we were here. I think it's a good sign that our daily total doubled between Monday and Wednesday (granted, Monday wasn't a stellar day to start with, but going up is a GOOD thing).
My wrist hurts. I think that's all I'll write for now.
is
this just not enough…?
