Well, it looks like I’m outta here. Baltimore, that is. The place I’ve spent the last two months in absolute glory and unrivaled easy-going happiness. It’s been a real kick in the pants in the best possible way.

I’m going to Pittsburgh, for about a month or so. My brother has offered me an opportunity which is basically too good to pass up. He works for himself making stained glass windows for churches and people’s homes, and what-have-you. He said that he’s up to his ass in work that needs to get done, and that he’d love to take me up there, give me a place to stay, some funds, and learn me the family trade - so he can get all this work done. It sounds like an absolute fucking blast, to be honest. Gotta catch him on the phone and work out the details, but I’m hoping to get this show on the road maybe in about two weeks time or so.

So, in a way, I’ll be doing my cross-country thing after all. Just in much slower broader steps than I had anticipated. Two months in Baltimore, a month in Pittsburgh, maybe after that I’ll head down to Lucy’s in North Carolina for a week or two. Who knows. Yeah, you know, when it came down to it here, I just never felt right about finding myself a proper apartment or job or anything, here in Baltimore. I guess I knew someplace in the back of my head that this was just a stop, and not the destination.

I’m excited & happy, although I’m also sad to be leaving these past two months behind, and all the people who have become important to me here. I’ve learned all kinds of important things about life, none of which I will get into right now, cause it’s all pretty personal. But suffice it to say, the past two months have been some of the happiest, most satisfied times of my life. Fortunately, I am such the optimist that I believe with all certainty that things can only get better from here.