Summer Escape

It's Wednesday morning and I have nothing to do until 3. Then I go teach my skills to young girls so they can grow up to be bad asses. It's very cloudy, and it almost looks like it might rain, but it doesn't really rain in California, so maybe it's all in my head. I wish it would be sunny because my tan is fading and I haven't been to the beach for a week and a half, and that was just for a quick walk.

I'm starting to feel the burn of summer, where I won't have anything to do so I'll have to find stuff to do. I'm looking forward to it. If there's one thing I can do, it's entertain myself. I have lots of books that I haven't read that I bought back in August, I have two paintings in progress, and I should bottle my wine sometime this week before I leave. I guess my goal is to be a functioning human and get super smart over summer, but we'll see. I'm not always as driven as I sound. And once the sun comes out, I'll be going to the beach every day, so I won't have time to get bored with doing nothing in the house.

I realized that I haven't taken a summer off of school for three years, or ever since I moved here. It's time for a break. And I think back on when I lived there instead of here, and I was always working for some reason. I guess I needed the money, but did I need it bad enough to work over 50 hours a week? Did I ever have fun back then? I do seem to recall more or less supporting a man who really needed a mommy instead of a girlfriend, which is probably why we didn't have all that much sex. I miss the old days of hanging out with my work buddies at the bar and basically doing nothing exciting ever. Not that I do now, but I definitely don't go to bars with people from work, or with anyone for that matter, because bars are an expensive and sometimes stressful endeavor out here.

I'm going to Mexico for the day on Saturday. It will be the first time I have ever crossed the border in my entire life. It should be interesting. Will the Kentucky National Guard be waiting for me? Hmm. I leave on Sunday night. I'm very excited about being home during the most beautiful time of the year and riding horses and seeing my two crazy friends that always seem to have drama in their lives. I'm looking forward to seeing the mountains. I'm looking forward to being away from here for a while. Temporary escape, I guess.