One week home to prep everything for the trip!
This post is inspired by the overwhelming incompetence of the public at large. For those of you that don’t know, Cas and I have been working on building a home in downtown Pensacola. The builder, the subs, the inspectors, the city workers, and everyone in between has been awful. I have no idea how these people put pants on correctly in the morning. I’m not quite sure how these people have, and keep jobs. Every person I have encountered in this process has been as useful as a screen door on a submarine. Cas has literally had to learn building codes, pull her own permits, and cover her ass with every step to get this project done. Hopefully, the certificate of occupancy will be obtained today, so we can tell everyone that has been working on this house to fuck off. The only plus side to all of this is that Cas and I have learned how to build a house ourselves, but I promise you, we will never go through this process again.
Speaking on incompetent, have I told you how bad I am at tinting windows? No, like, really awful. I’m pretty sure I have a to-scale replica of an elephants arteries in my rear view window. The purpose was to block out human/bear onlookers, so it’s fulfilling that goal. But she’s not winning any beauty contests. Regardless, it was better than spending $90 at the local tint shop. Every time Cas sees it, she’s like, “are you going to try and get those creases out?” And I have to answer with “fuck no, all I’m doing is permanently etching what appears to be special needs lighting bolts into my window, it’s fine how it is.”
Regardless of my own incompetence, I’m still chugging along to get on the road next week. I’m visiting one of my best friends (Fi Fi) in Austin, TX next weekend, and I’m extremely excited about it. I also am going to be visiting a Taco shop recommended by my office best friend, Bryan, called Torchy’s tacos. I got a campsite reserved in Big Bend for the week following, and will hopefully get to experience some hot springs while near the Mexico border.
I’m still taking recommendations as to where to go on the trip. Shout out to Andrew for hooking me up with a sweet spot near Flagstaff. Here’s to hoping the snow is gone in a month…
On top of everything else, predictions are now out for desert flower blooms to be in full gear while I’m in the Southwest (https://www.newsweek.com/super-bloom-2019-where-when-wildflower-california-arizona-1334521) This could either be amazing, or awful, depending on if there are a bunch more folks out and about. Don’t worry, you’ll hear all about it in a rambling blog format.
