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Fool for Thought Part II: Leaving

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Waking up on day two of age 25, I knew Austin wasn't my home. I had no idea where my home was, but these would be my last days in Austin before heading up north for Thanksgiving. Austin was nothing I expected. I didn't follow through on anything I said I was going to do, but I certainly learned a lot. Didn't become a certified Kundalini yoga instructor. I wasn't feeling the program and I after meeting the people I needed to from the program, it really had nothing else to offer. I wanted to be closer to my brother. While I was locationally to him, he was further away from me than ever. Nothing ever happened with the puppets. I got really close and had some people to work with, but it didn't work out. People would get really excited and I thought we were heading somewhere, but at the end of it all, it was just me, and I couldn't do it alone. The puppet rap music video didn't work because the person I tried working with to make a beat, wasn't on the same p

Fool for thought

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The day I left Austin, a friend decided to she wanted to come along. She wouldn't leave my side and when I opened the back door of my van, she hopped in. We had conversation about her joining me up north a week before: "You know honey, I'm going to be leaving here soon. I just wanted to let you know now so it won't come as such a shock when the day came." -Me She sat up, looked at me, then rested her head in my lap, and starred at me, "Take me with you. I want to go with you."-Iris "I'm not sure that's such a good idea. In all honesty I have no clue what I'm doing. I'm not saying no, but let me think about it and when the time comes a decision will be made."-Me We sat on the couch for a while,cuddling, not knowing if these would be our last moments together. We had spent almost everyday together for the past three weeks. She somehow found a way to get close to me in a way that no one else had, and I let her. The main reason for