It’s been so long since I’ve written. I’ve thought about it frequently, but the gumption just escaped me. Today I feel so bored with this Area that I bowed out of all my perceived hippie obligations and found a quiet area to lay top less in the sun for a little. Then I spun a little yarn, but felt my energy being pulled here.
After Tonopah Hot Springs we went to Buckeye where I made an appointment for Chikkie’s neutering and he must’ve heard me. He fled. As in, he went out to go potty and never returned. We stayed at that Walmart for four days, after which we took a break to go to the Zoo in Phoenix.
I’m trying to get the energy to make that youtube happen on the zoo, but when I do get to it, the app crashes š¦ It was wonderful, though! The entry was 92$ for the three of us, which was a bit much. You’d think with all that income off visitors they’d have less zoo crazy animals, but there were a LOT! There were also lots of rides and attractions. The petting zoo was diverse. The lori parrot feeding was amazing and the sea lion show spectacular. Those animals were very well maintained and seemed to have a wonderful life. The people themselves were super friendly. Made me wonder how I’d fare working in a zoo, hopefully advocating for all the animals, not just the ones they can make a show out of. At the end of the day, I realized one of my new plugs had fallen out and there was surely no point trecking all the way back around our route trying to track down that rock.
We did some laundry in Phoenix before heading back to Buckeye to give Chikkie another chance to return. He had been wearing his harness with my number, I posted him in a lost pet group on facebook for the area and I set all the bums to keep an eye out. No signs. So I hope very much that he’s leading a happy life. I do miss him, though not waiting on an escaped cat does seem to make life a little easier.
And so we headed back to Quartzsite hoping to replace my earring and catchig up with a couple hippies.
We hung out a few days at Queso and Yeti’s camp. They’re two intense humans with a lot of love and righteousness in their hearts. I enjoy Queso’s company and her perspective and countering her perspective. Their intenseness is getting them caught up in all kinds of nonsense and they say I’m the only solid person they’ve met here, which I can understand because there are a lot of methheads about, but also find silly because I consistently find good people. Maybe it’s my no-bullshit policy, and my want to keep things peacable around the kids contribute to the people that find me.
We had a nice fire with Poe’s help; the kids got some marshmallow roasting in! Laundry day was upon us again (thanks to Galixy peeing his bed, a little earlier than usual) and a guy named Seth started hitting on me and trying to get me to go on adventures with him. It sounds lovely, but also like a lot of energy I could be investing in getting my ducks in a row. How many things have I sold off my website? none I asked my friend to order me some stickers, but there’s issues with the site and payment nonsense.
I saw my friend Sonny who got a new puppy I tried talking off of him, but the little cute pup is already loving on Sonny, so I don’t feel it’s right to just talk the dog off him. It’d have to be the puppy’s choice and he chooses Sonny, for now…. š I’m not so worried about actually getting a puppy, It was just a thought for a small dog to join our crew to fill the void Chikkie left, but maybe I should heal that before the right puppy finds us.
As I’m writing I’m trying to skim over the highlights while all the lovely “low” lights brighten my day, too. Like reading the second Harry Potter in a week and being in the midst of the third. The lovely squash and chickpea Dal dish we had for dinner with Couscous because Atreyu had decided he wanted to be a vegetarian after a very nice lady gave us another fully fried chicken. He’s already given that up. We don’t eat a lot of meat in general, but he wanted to eat a can of tuna after his week and a half of vegetarianism. It made it very easy talking him into eating anything because I could say “but Atreyu, this is vegetarian just for you!” and he’d be like “I’m a vegetarian!!! It’s delicious!”
I’m very grateful. It’s been beautiful hanging out here, watching humans being human and trying to do routines while completely falling apart. Not so much on a negative falling apart, but the routine and my thoughts.
When I drive into town here from the BLM for camping, I get the regular amount of yuppies waving and then some hippies shouting my name and waving at us. I feel hippie famous. And it wears me out XD It doesn’t wear me out so much when they come up on me, the stop and goes and navigating to different campsites is exhausting. Almost ready to call it quits here again. Dirty enough to want a shower or hot spring bath.
At any rate, I don’t know what I’m doing. The kids are growing so I’m succeeding, at least. We will see. Sonny wants a ride to the AZ gathering which is only a month away. Bound to be east from here since this side of AZ is all BLM land and rainbows prefer national forrest. Last year there was a lot of snow at that site, so I didn’t really attend. I’m considering, but not very seriously. Sonny may get a ride east, but who knows if it’ll be to the gathering.
I hope you’ve had a solid start to this new year and that you’re feeling grateful and loved.
Loving you!
Matilda the Bugus 