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July 14, 2007
Sound and Safe
I finished the second leg of my fantastic journey today and arrived in Portland in one piece (thank goodness since I had a rather touch-and-go experience with my car...clutch + cruise control = near disaster). Regardless of any mishaps, it was a lovely drive and it went by really quickly. I listened almost exclusively to David Sedaris' "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim." He really is a fabulously witty writer. I felt a little self-conscious at moments realizing what a fool I must look like to passersby-- driving alone in my car, muching on a Luna bar, laughing hysterically. Ah well, no shame here.
As I'm sitting here propped against a pillow, sitting on my sleeping bag on Kate and John's couch again, it's hard not to feel like a visitor in Portland. I think the "move" wont really set in until I finally get into a new house. I think my mind honestly believes that I'm supposed to be back in LA in a week and a half. It's so weird then to not have any real plans at all.
Well, not much to report otherwise. I'm missing my LA life a lot, but also looking forward to a new start.
Posted by libbystokes at July 14, 2007 11:25 PM
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Portland seems a beautiful place, though I have only driven through it on my way to Seattle after hours and hours of not sleeping. I am in love with the image of you driving with a Luna Bar and hysterical laughter...I think it difficult to treat any new place as anything but a "visit" until one is settled into a new home and begins to treat it as such: home. Think of me while the miles separate us, I do miss you and envy the fresh weather and greenery you must be experiencing!
Posted by: Elly Clemmons at August 4, 2007 11:04 AM