Seeking Inspiration
I’ve spent a good deal of time now at Espresso Love, a coffee shop in my home town of Edgartown, pretending to work on writing and editing. The reality is that I got all my copyediting for Blast out of the way this morning at Mocha Motts in Vineyard Haven, and I’ve spent the majority of my time here feeding the birds with crumbs from my muffin. The ice in my coffee has melted, and the pool of water that condensated on the plastic cup is almost all evaporated, and I’m writing this in hopes it’ll kickstart my brain into writing what I need to write about.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what I want to do once I finally graduate, and Ivona and I discussed it yesterday. We’re both feeling like this past winter, during which we got into such boring routines, is not how we envisioned these years of our lives and the first years of our marriage. Yes, we’re intensely happy together, but there’s more to life that we feel we’re missing out on.
So, with that in mind, I’m considering renewing my plans of spending a summer riding a bike around the country, camping out along the way. The plan is to go hashing as many places as we can along the way, and I can’t think of anything better to do to make me feel like I’m alive again. I think the last time I really felt that way was in France.
Anyway, whatever I decide to do next, I know it has to be a big change. Any suggestions?
Written by Andrew
June 30th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
The only thing I can think of is this: do what you want to. Chase after your dreams and all that good stuff. I guess the next thing I’d have to tell you is not exactly happy. (Sorry, but I have to be honest.)
As one of my favorite bands once said, “Dreams cost money, and money costs some dreams.”
Basically, do as much of what you want to do as you can. (Given obvious moral and ethical boundaries.) But in the end, you can’t do everything. Sorry. Didn’t mean to go all depressing-realization on your ass.
Seth
3 Jul 09 at 9:58 pm
Write a story about someone’s life? Real people, imaginary people, you… whoever. Maybe in doing so you’ll find out more about what you think you should or shouldn’t be doing.
Wien
22 Jul 09 at 9:45 pm
One thing I don’t recommend is traveling alone. It gets boring fairly quickly. Try and visit a load of people on the way and just meeting random people is often fun. Also make sure you have a goal for a trip, so a sense of achievement will go with it, rather than no sense of closure.
klep
14 Sep 09 at 4:01 pm
Hey klep,
Yeah, fortunately for me someone actually decided I was worth marrying, so any traveling I do will not be solo to begin with, and I know people scattered all over, so hopping from couch to couch won’t be too hard.
Andrew de Geofroy
14 Sep 09 at 6:27 pm