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I'm starting my bicycle ride to turkey next week. Due to life I ended up coming short 1k on my budget, and so I'll have to forgo the electronics for now, and only have my legs!! Luckily the nl is a flat country so I'll be ok for the first month or so. I hope my depression fucks off so I can earn some cash, otherwise it'll be hell getting through Belgium. Either that or it'll get really cold this far north.

Otherwise prep has been going well. I'm practicing daily, as I'm excited, but also pulling a cart is a new and unique experience. Today I practiced hitting trash on the road with the cart wheels, as I could hear it get crushed behind me. Parking in reverse is a real headscratcher. Where is a guy when you need one, amirite?

Oh and Saturday was pride here. It was officially the first day of my journey!

I finally moved! Made the 16hr journey from Kansas City to the Washington. DC. My dad and brother flew out last Thursday to help me load the truck and drive across the country. Got into town late Sunday and unloaded the truck on Monday. Still unpacking and setting things up, and of course getting my bearings, but so far it feels good. I will say that the drive through the Appalachians is stunning. Obviously not the Rockies, but in some ways, I think the Appalachians are more beautiful.

It was definitely a little sad leaving a city that I'd grown up in, that I'd been at for like 30yrs. As I passed through suburbs where I lived or went to school at, I was definitely tearing up a bit. I'd driven east out of the metro to visit St. Louis, Chicago, Columbus, and beyond many times over the years. But this time I wouldn't be coming back "home."

I was the last of my family to leave the area, and while I have a few friends there still, we've grown apart as we've gotten older as they've got their own families and such. As such, unless I move back, I'll probably never return. Or at least, very rarely.

Anyway, I still have like 10 days before I start my new job, so in the meantime, I'm just relaxing and enjoying it. Hopefully this move will be worth it. I think it will be.

Damn, you're killing it with the reading! Good for you.

I'm grouchy. I don't like my new apartment, I don't like my new town. I'm on light duty and I hate the work. Between moving and family obligations and injuries I've barely been to the gym this quarter, and I feel like I'm losing strength.

At my last place, I printed a bunch of photos from fun and significant experiences and hung them up. My family rarely did pictures and never hung them up or even kept track of them, so this was a big thing for me.

Opened up the box to unpack it yesterday. A lot of them were of friends I don't speak to anymore. That just leaves photo of my family, who I have really conflicted feelings about. I don't think I feel right hanging them up anymore.

We moved 2 days ago, and in the first night one of our cats managed to escape. We're both broken beyond belief, crying constantly. We've been out on the street with treats multiple times, but to no avail. She's quite a scared cat, so I can't imagine what she must be going through. We put out flyers, alarted the neighbours, etc.

What sucks most is that it totally could've been prevented. The living door was slightly ajar, so she got out and made her way to the basement (because we forgot to close the door...) and she crawled out the basement windows (that I was going to cat-proof ASAP).

Our other cat is obviously distraught. They were a mom-daughter pair, and she's obviously missing her mom. Frequently, she lets out these gut-wrenching high-pitched miaws, as if looking for her. She also craves attention from us constantly, and refuses to eat or drink.

What should have been a joyous move has really turned sour for all of us. I can't stand to think abour our poor baby alone and scared on the streets.