Hitting the Road

For the next couple of weeks I'll be out of town. Yes, I am leaving Casa Libre, and leaving all in the capable and loving hands of my beautiful Kristen. Hittin' the road; just me and Polly (orange cat) Kristi and Mister, headed for big city Cincinnati Ohio. I'll be bringing some reading material with me (yeah, finally reading time!)including a couple of friend's manuscripts, David Abram's The Spell of the Sensuous, Laura Riding Jackson's book of essays The Telling, Jena Osman's An Essay in Asterisks, The Fatalist - Lyn Hejinian, and two more books I haven't decided. I'll have to mail them back to myself so I don't have to carry them on the plane on my way back, and hopefully, I'll pick some new things up on the road. I am looking forward to uninterrupted reading time, writing/reflecting, and the chance to feel the country's spances/spaces. I wish I had that one life-changing book at this time...I need one, any suggestions?
Along the way I also hope to keep blogging--with photos of the trip and possibly a couple little films. But I will try to keep the blog updated either way.
I haven't yet thought too hard about missing my friends, because of this trip I think, but I'm sure it will sink in somewhere between Montana and Ohio. Most of all I know I am going to miss Kristen and Casa Libre and the desert...but hopefully, I will really utilize this opportunity to focus my energies/thoughts on poetry, my art, and my state of mind. My goal is to return refreshed, inspired, and with a stack of new writings and ideas. See you round the bend my friend...