07
The responsibilities of my life are many lately, and the luxuries few. It is for that reason that my camping excursion to Big South Fork National Park in Tennessee this weekend was such a welcome experience. My last trip (see Working Vacation) was a bit of a bust on the relaxation and enjoyment front. I found myself desperately trying to write through writer’s block while feeling rather lonely and not really enjoying myself as much as one would hope to on a road-trip. Not so here.
Helen of Troy and I met up with one of my lifelong friends, Justin (who now lives in Atlanta) and his girlfriend, Krissy. After a nine hour drive, we were greeted at our campsite by perfectly prepared baby-back ribs and corn on the cob. We ate beneath the cover of a screened-in canopy that they had erected around the park-supplied picnic table. Beer was offered and consumed. Stories were told. Sleep was had.
This one event is pretty solidly representative of the rest of the weekend. Justin and Krissy are masterful campers, and we pretty much just took full advantage of their passion and knowledge. They were the best camping buddies one could ever ask for.
The downside to this particular journey? I didn’t do a lick of work on the script. What’s worse than that - I didn’t feel at all bad about it. Even worse yet - I feel terrible about it now. Oh well. I feel quite rejuvenated. I’ll buckle down this week and get some good work done. I hope. We’ll see.
5:22 pm
Jul 07 2008
Yay, hooray for slacking off!
Man, it’s summer, nothing’s supposed to get done on anything XD