The place where the pretty waitress works still isn’t open on Mondays.
I went elsewhere and was pleased to find myself being served by an almost as pretty waitress, jolly good stuff. She kept looking at me and smiling and a couple of times I caught her looking at me, looking away and then looking back again before smiling some more, it was only when I caught sight of myself in the mirror opposite I realised that she was laughing at my blotchy yellow face. The waitress who gave me the bill diligently looked over my head and refused to catch my eye.
I had forgotten about yellow face when I woke this morning, then I came to work. To be fair not everyone mentioned it.
Tomorrow will be my 365th day of living in the woods, it has been a long journey and one that I have learnt a lot from. Being at work right now I don't really have the opportunity to share the full depth and breadth of what I have gained but I can give you a synopsis; only an idiot would go and live in the woods for a year, it's hard work and it could cost you your career.
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A sponsored live in the snow above a ski resort without a tent. I attempted this last year but inadvertantly got engaged and thus distracted but now I'm back, still engaged, and eager to give it another go. Currently I'm testing some kit and working out the logisics. There are various things to consider; how not to freeze to death, how to spend time with my fiance, how not to get carried away by an avalanche / yeti and how to not let this interfere with my job.
"a bloody idiot" Michael Parkinson
"I did this for one night, and I'm shot to pieces." Ed Ceaser, The Independent
"more Epicurean than eco-warrior" Jemima Lewis, The Guardian
"a New Puritan poster boy" Lucy Siegle, The Observer
"If he sticks it out for a year, it will be difficult to return to the noise of the city." Professor John Collings - Before Ditch Monkey I
"a bum" Bill Heine Radio Oxford
"I did this for one night, and I'm shot to pieces." Ed Ceaser, The Independent
"more Epicurean than eco-warrior" Jemima Lewis, The Guardian
"a New Puritan poster boy" Lucy Siegle, The Observer
"If he sticks it out for a year, it will be difficult to return to the noise of the city." Professor John Collings - Before Ditch Monkey I
"a bum" Bill Heine Radio Oxford
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11 comments:
“If a man does not keep pace with his companion, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
I dance to the tunes inside my head
Was a good idea, something to do, before you die. I do not think you can totally drop out, just try make your own deal with the capitalist system.
My friends sister lives on a canal boat, with her husband and 2 kids, he goes to work. half hippies
who knows eh, not me, that is for sure
http://www.pfalondon.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm
I'm not intending to totally drop out, I just think that there is another way of doing things. Obviously the way I'm doing things is not for everyone, if nothing else it is daft and a lot of hard work. Unfortunately I don't have the time to explain the conclusions I have come up with properly but once I have left my job I am going to be spending a bit of time writing things up properly. What I can say is that my life and my outlook on the world has completely changed.
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ok,
try the amish ;)
heard about you from jason, told him to tell you that plumbing is especially nice to have. also wanted to say congratulations, that you are on your way to real life. for trying this out, you may have broken from society's mold and perceptions, as well as your own.
all the best to you. cheers!
on another note, this may or may not be of interest to you. john francis' story is a story of change - external and internal. he shut up for 17 years. the environment was his initial issue, but he discovered a different world.
http://www.planetwalk.org/news/old_news/TotheBestofOurKnowledge
Well done. Its been great reading the blog and following your adventures. I hope you have raised a bob or two in the process.
Good luck for the future.
Cheers
Dave
Well done. Its been great reading the blog and following your adventures. I hope you have raised a bob or two in the process.
Good luck for the future.
Cheers
Dave
It has turned Wednesday here in Japan, so that makes it 365 days. Congratulations, it's been a quietly inspiring blog. I was already sympathetic to your aims but it has added momentum to my own thoughts on the issue.
Well done, look forward to following your future adventures.
Dan
Thank you all for all the comments, thats the sort of thing that could make someone's day, if they were a sentimental sort, which I'm not.
Love, peace, flowers and tie - die and stuff man.
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