All sorts of things have happened since I last wrote anything on here. Some good, some bad, some happy, some sad. I'll see if I can summarize it chronogically...
On June 30th, I was not staying at my usual place for the weekend, because the people I'm living with were having company over. I got a call at work from her, saying she'd had Zephyr outside, but she wasn't coming back when she called. I drove home and ran all over the place yelling for her. Eventually asked the people at the hotel across the road if they'd seen her. They had. She'd been hit by a car and didn't make it. So the sweetest dog I've known is no more.
Felt pretty bad for a while after that, but work got busy, so I didn't have much time to dwell on it. Spent a lot of my spare time going paddling. In the process, rekindled my enthusiasm for kayaking. Did some camping, a lot of paddling at night, going out in the fog, etc...
Somewhere in there I had a few job interviews. Wound up getting a job in Montpelier Vermont, doing geology stuff. It's probably not going to be the most exciting work, but it's geology related, pays well, and will keep me occupied for a few years until I figure out what I really want to do with myself. That'll be starting on October 1st. Trying to find a place to live in the meantime. The kayak shop is still open, so I'm working here a bit still.
Had some trouble with feeling lonely earlier this summer, and I never do very well with that. A month or so ago, I met a girl and got quickly attached to her, despite it being a complicated situation. Turns out it was too complicated. To make it a short story, after a month or so of being extremely happy, I'm back to being lonely. Seems like the way of the world sometimes. I guess all I can do is keep trying.
Seems sometimes that I write these things more to get my thoughts out of my head than things I really want to share, but whatever. Sorry I've been so out of touch this summer, it's been busy.
Here's a picture or two...
The Cuckholds Light from Cape Newagen.
Maria and I paddling at sunset.
