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• (January 12, 2023, 01:18:11 AM)

[Locke]

December 31st my best friend and I are departing on a journey. We are in the process of selling all of our worldly possessions, anything we absolutely cannot part with will be retired shortly to a safety deposit box. We will essentially become vagrants, minus the begging.

So if you by some strange coincidence happen to see a younger girl that fits this description:
-5'5", choppy dark brunette hair, scruffy in appearance,
-possibly strumming a ukulele or guitar
and she is traveling with a slightly older man fitting this description:
-6'0", shaggy black hair, lanky, also scruffy, possibly juggling bowling pins
after Dec 31st, by some odd chance it might be us. If it is... please say hello. A friendly wave, anything. I will not beg you for anything. It would just be nice to see a friendly face.

I will be logging our adventure as best I can electronically via libraries and such. When I establish where exactly to do that, I will post a link on this site before I leave. Hope I can get to know all of you better before I vanish!

[Demosthenes]

I've always admired poeple who can do that.

Myself, I've long gotten most of that out of my system.  I've grown curmudgeonly, materialistic, and miserly in my old age, and too accustomed to the lifestyle I have created for myself to sell all my worldly belongings and hit the road at this point in my life.

That's not to say it's an age thing... I know a couple that are the same age as I am and they did just that... they quit their high-paying corporate jobs, sold their house and a lot of their belongings, and spent a YEAR spending that money travelling around the world.  They went all over -- Egypt, southeast Asia, Africa, all over Europe, South America.

And in the end they're back now, and working basic, non-professional style jobs.

Thing is, I know these people.  They're creative, intelligent, professionals at heart.  I give them 6 more months before they're both bored what they're doing (he's bartending and she's doing something along the same pay scale) and wishing they had a lot more money for the finer things in life.

Call me shallow, but there's a lot to be said for a comfy chair, a 51" HD wide screen, Tivo, and a glass of 12 year old single malt scotch at the end of the day, whether you're corporate or not.

That, however, I reiterate, is just me. 

I wish you the best of luck in that endeavor.  And have some fun.  It'll give you something to talk about when you're in your mid-30s and a little more settled down.   

[ydnamtnediserp]

i would kill to be that ballsy. if you don't mind, i'd like to vicariously live through you while you're gone.

[Novice]

I have always thought about doing something like that. I don't have the cajones. I'd also feel like I was disappointing my pops who is always pushing me to use my brain power in ways other than public performance / vagrant survival.

[MISTER MASSACRE]

I'm probably going to have to do something like this once the bodies are found, so let me know how it goes.

[BizB]

There was an episode of "The Story" on NPR that chronicled two guys who did something very similar in an effort to get closer to their art and artistic side.  It ended up being very difficult for one of them to get out of poverty despite his Master's degree and solid work history prior to the experiment.

Alcoholism/Addiction is a powerful influence.

[ivan]

If you can pull this off without becoming a burden on society -- excellent. Otherwise, stay off my lawn.

[RelandR]

The big question is, are you experienced in this field?
That is, can you see skid row from your rooftop or have you ever field dressed a pigeon or other verminous critter, road -or otherwise- killed?

Suggested reading: Tuli Kupferberg's indispensible but very hard to find manual, 1001 ways to live without working.

[Joe Sixpack]

JULES: That's what I've been sitting here contemplating.  First, I'm gonna deliver this case to Marcellus.  Then, basically, I'm gonna walk the earth.

VINCENT: Whatchoo mean, walk the earth?

JULES: You know, like Caine in KUNG FU.  Just walk from town to town, meet people, get in adventures.

VINCENT: How long do you intend to walk the earth?

JULES: Until God puts me where he want me to be.

VINCENT: What if he never does?

JULES: If it takes forever, I'll wait forever.

VINCENT: So you decided to be a bum?

JULES: I'll just be Jules, Vincent.  No more, no less.

VINCENT: No Jules, you're gonna be like those pieces of shit out there who beg for change.  They walk around like a bunch of fuckin' zombies, they sleep in garbage bins, they eat what I throw away, and dogs piss on 'em.  They got a word for 'em, they're called bums.  And without a job, residence, or legal tender, that's what you're gonna be. A fuckin' bum!

[Locke]

UPDATE:

My apologies for not having been around.
I have been in California with my cohort in crime. We have been learning about edible wild life, tracking and trapping for the times in between cities, and juggling. Well I have been learning juggling, he has been teaching me.

I have also contacted people who I have established relationships with through out the years. I told many of them about this excursion and some were supportive, others not so much. The more supportive komrades welcomed us to stop by on our journey for a night of rest, showers, warmth, food, celebration of life, and most importantly: An internet connection for me to update our pilgrimage across America. =^.^=

The people stretch through WA, CA, OK, NC, TX, KS, HI, MI, LA, OH, FL, NJ, AK [fuck that it is way too cold], Canada [if we care to stop by], a few other places I may not recall at the moment.

Things are looking up. I am going to start walking twice a day in physical preparation. Slowly moving the amount of walking up so that I am accomplishing a decent amount of miles per day. Our garage is not currently being used for anything, I am hoping my parents would not mind if I made it into a bouldering gym. O_O

Anyhow, I have to get going guys.

Thanks for support. To each his own.

[pbsaurus]

If you want to trap and eat the damn squirrels and rats that keep eating my tomatoes and cantaloupes feel free to camp out in my backyard.  Damn dogs are lazy and worthless.

[The_FOO]

UPDATE:

The people stretch through WA, CA, OK, NC, TX, KS, HI, MI, LA, OH, FL, NJ, AK [fuck that it is way too cold], Canada [if we care to stop by], a few other places I may not recall at the moment.

We don't allow hippie freaks up here in Canada anymore. 

Oh, and we have 10 separate provinces, along with 3 territories. Canada is a BIG place so you might want to do some checking up on it before you stop by.

[12AX7]

Oh, and we have 10 separate provinces, along with 3 territories.

Yeah, but y'all are still just a state like Texas or Alaska.

Afghanista
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Britain
California
Canada      <--- see?
Colorado
Connecticut
Cuba
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Грузия
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iran
Iraq
Kansas
Kentucky
Korea
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Venezuela
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

[12AX7]

Ok, so some of those we haven't gotten to just yet.

[RelandR]

...Damn dogs are lazy and worthless.

May be genius.

I'd check their pockets, they might have been selling access at the gate.

[pbsaurus]

I wouldn't put it past those free loading fuckers!