Escape to Moab

Got back from Moab a few days ago. Absolutely beautiful, one of my favorite places. Good mix of wild desert and wild people. Oh, and a good microbrew everywhere you turn.

Beers aside, Moab has an interesting thing about it. Though it is developing and there are more than enough people to keep you busy, there is still plenty of space to call your own. We got in (very) late the first night, and incredibly found an open campsite right on the river right away. I was ready for some quality sleeping, and I cannot express how much I loved doing it under the stars. That first night was completely clear. The sky was, anyway...

I was astounded by the noise in my own head. Thoughts of REI, YouthLINC, the Bennion Center, people, places, things I didn't need to be thinking about. It took some hard concentration to make it all stop - and it didn't all happen then. From this and other events over the course of the next few days, I realized how much I need more silence in my own life. Of every kind. Just space to think. Perhaps that means more trips to Moab - or just a different way of living.

June snorts eight times a day...and other things you don't need to know

There are certain things that I find out in my life that I just don't need to know. I do love my little buddies, especially when they snort. And talk about other awkward turtle things. If you don't understand the awkward turtle, you are too young and too awkward to understand. Obviously.

And I have a crush on everyone and the table I am currently sitting at. Except the cat. That is awkward.

Little kitten

We found a homeless kitten this morning. It was mewing helplessly in the rain, shivering horribly and nothing but fur and bones. Not unlike the one in the picture, but skinnier. We took it to the Humane Society, and hopefully it will be adopted soon on account of its unbearable cuteness.

All I can say is, there should never be a creature so small, so helpless, and so in need of love left abandoned. Ever. That little kitten has starved and frozen for days. I hope it gets a loving home.