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August 13, 2004
Boulder, CO
We made good time to Boulder and went right to the Mountain Sun Bar where Brandon works and Katie was waiting. There we tried some of the local brews and talked for a little before heading back to their apt. Katie and Brandon are good people and we had some good discussions. We ended up going to bed pretty late and as such waking up really late. Brandon had to work the next day, but Katie didn't so she showed us around. We walked down Pearl Street, which is like the 3rd St. Promenade, only larger. It was very nice and had a great independent bookstore with shelves of current political books. Seeing all of the political books published in the last 3 years is astounding. It is obvious that a lot of people think a lot of bad things are happening to inspire them to write so many books on the topic. She took us up Flagstaff Mtn and up Canyon Rd. to show us some of the natural beauty of Boulder as well.
Brandon got off at 4 and after some debate we decided to go camping up in the Rockies (outside Nederland), to check out the meteor shower that peaked the night before. We drove to Nederland and asked some random drunk locals where we should camp. After a memorable exchange, they told us where to go and after some sketchy offroading in Brandon's Subi, we found a secluded camp spot.
We talked for a while about Boulder and life in general. They've only been away from Mammoth a couple months and are already ready to move. Its not that Boulder is a bad place, but its not a mountain town. Its more of a climber town I guess. It seemed like a great town to me, but I was only there for a day. They are going to try and look for another mountain town like Jackson Hole or Telluride and see how that goes. They will probably move in November in time for the snow season.
So many people I know are having such a difficult time being satisfied. So many jobs seem so meaningless. So many locations seem so far from the ideal. I wonder about this general dissatisfaction from so many people I know. Is it just our age range? I don't think so as I know people of various ages. I think a lot of it has to do with a sense of insecurity as it relates to our future. So many things seem so messed up with so many people getting screwed so often, its just as likely you could slave away your life and not even reap the security benefits you expected from sacrificing your ideals. I do not believe there is a way to secure ones future at this point. We just don't know what the future holds, but it is obvious things are changing quickly and I would contend, changing for the worse.
Partly because I've been writing quickly from the car and partly because of how little time I've had to think, I do not believe I've been able to intimate my thoughts cohesively recently, but its probably better for me to just be open with my insane rants than to let it all slide. Maybe I'll be able to put some of my thoughts together in a more complete fashion at some point. Until then, thank you for bearing with me.
Posted by wonko at August 13, 2004 04:33 PM
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