Eff Poughkeepsie

This move is surreal. I mean I see it on the calender, looming. I have lists on all the shit I've got to accomplish here and there and in between. But I know I am unprepared.

I had a moment recently where the reality of what is to come settled squarely and clearly in my consciousness. It was like someone punched me in the chest and I was overcome with panic, anger and tears. "No I don't want this! I want everything to stay the same!". Stasis.

I've lived here for twenty years (!) and never moved in a permanent way. I spent half of that time thinking and planning my next move, always 'knowing' it would be outside of Texas, out of Austin. And ultimately, I never moved more than 15 miles away from where I started.

So now I'm getting what I want. The change I've craved for so long. Just one day it seems I awoke from the routine of complacency, and did the things that needed doing. Its go time or its die time. I choose go.

Zombies--What?

Swine Flu is the new zombie.

This map was created for the City of Austin's GIS DAY 2007. It explores areas of risk in the event of a zombie apocalypse by time.
Now while I don't have a pretty map showing areas of risk in relation to swine flu, I will give you a visualization. Imagine a red buffer zone of 3 feet around any child you see. That, my friends, is the area of risk.

Thats all I got today. And by today I really mean yesterday.

First Post

I am not a writer.

I mean, sure, I've written stuff and my writing resume could include the normal emotional journal entries, college papers/essays, and technical writing for work (usually explaining the difference of say mortality rates in two different geographies or describing an experience operating a medical needs shelter for hurricane evacuees), but I don't consider this 'real' writing. I'm not personally saying anything, and I think this is what I want to accomplish with this 30 Days of Write exercise. I want to find my voice.

Soooooo....here are my writing intentions. Humor, Interest, Authenticity. I want to write about my life / my thoughts in a way that is real, funny and true. I want to speak up and out and have it be relatable and truly myself. I hope to discover new parts of myself that take me deeper in to the living experience.