It's fun to see strangers reaction when you ask them to go on a random road trip with you. Of course this sounds outrageous but it's fun. And anyone light hearted enough with the time to just up and go on a whim seems like the perfect person to fit my lifestyle. Although my road trip ended up failing miserably, which is unfortunate.
I made a stop at Mott Canyon my favorite bar while living in South Lake Tahoe. I met a guy named Matt who I'm pretty sure I had met before from the same bar. He was far more intoxicated than I was being I was on my first beer. I asked him if he would like to join me on my quest to find a beach and sunshine. With no real plan other than to sleep in my car and see where the road takes me.
He was entertaining the idea while asking questions and probably coming to realize just how crazy all of this idea was. He kept asking people around him if he should join me. I was quite entertained by all if this. He was very nice and excited for a moment.
Something's that has gotten me wondering. When in your life have you been sitting at a bar and had a women walk up to you and ask if you would like to join her on an adventurous quest to the beach? I doubt many people have had this encounter in their lifetime. He works at some fancy business job where he had the capability to just up and leave for 3 days with no consequence. Which I do envy although I know an office job isn't for me.
He listed to me all of the things he would have to do before we departed and asked if he could bring his dog. Of course I told him he could bring his golden retriever and that the other things he listed were very easy to accomplish. He pondered for a while longer before deciding that he wouldn't be able to accompany me on my quest.
I usually travel alone, it's what I prefer most of the time. But this just seemed like it could work, traveling with people you know can be annoying because you either run out of things to talk about or you hone in on the same things about the person that drives you insane. I've been thinking more and more about traveling with a stranger and how quick and easy the 3 days would have gone by. I know he's not a creeper or anything because friends I know very well would easily vouch for him.
Maybe it's my love for adventure and realizing that you can have love and adventure. As just realizing this I realize that I do have a want and need for love that I have so put off for about 2 years. I was disappointed that he didn't decide to accompany me on my quest. I can't figure out why, I've always been so independent and recently I've felt really lonely. I absolutely hate feeling alone, it hasn't happened in quite a while.
Life happens, all day everyday and you are always presented with opportunities you can accept or decline. His decline hit harder to home, feeling more as rejection. It's not him so much as myself and sudden longing to not be lonely.
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