Onward ho weary travelers

I’ve decided that having a blog is kinda like having a pen pal, in that you start off your relationship with promise and zeal only to have it later degrade and waste away into nothing as the weeks, months, or years pass. I used to have a pretty awesome blog before I deleted it. I also used to have a pretty awesome Scottish pen pal before I lost touch with him. I even had one regular (What’s up Sunnyvale, CA?) whom never commented on my shout outs, despite my fevered hopes. Occasionally I try to find my old pen pal on Facebook, even though I know he’d never conform to such a lame concept.

I wish I hadn’t deleted part of the content because I had some pretty funny articles about obscure historical figures in which I invented 75% of their history. At that point in my life, I was listening to a lot of Sufjan Stevens so my writing and ideas where fairly grandiose and out there. Granted, I wrote those articles five years and two computers ago, which means I don’t have a saved copy or really remember the content. In truth, they probably read like Updike where you could easily see what a pretentious ass I am, and how easily pleased I am with my own cleverness.

2009 in Pictures

January:
Streams, mountains, and graveyards:

February:
A trip to the Baltimore Aquarium:


March:

For the birds and the dogs.

April:
Cherry blossoms in Washington DC, followed by a frantic drive back to Norfolk to catch Josh Ritter playing at the Attucks Theater.

May:

Brought mountains and lakes, low-laying clouds, and snoozy poodles.

June:

Spent time with parents and trees.

July:
Roadtrip to Louisville, KY to see Josh Ritter in concert; went to Cincinnati for the hell of it. Camping for 4th of July at Panther Falls, and spent a few days in the Outer Banks.

August:

More camping, empty bro 'fridge, an annoyed cat, and eye make-up galore.

September:

Bathrooms in used bookstores, rain, slight flooding, tunnel traffic, and the dog I found by the Great Dismal Swamp.

October:

Beautiful sunrises, landsharks, and pumpkins galore.

November:
New hair, Norfolk Zoo, The Heritage Museum, and flooding thanks to the Nor'Ida (Nor’easter + Hurricane Ida)

December:

There were fireplaces snuggled up to, epic snow storms, and photobooths in Richmond