we'll try this again now that my host (who is well fit for Denver as an uber-outdoorsy person) is asleep at 10:45. So here's the story about this leg of the trip. I knew that I was going to stay somewhere in Colorado, I expected the Springs since that is where I lived before. I was telling my friend Beth this one day and mentioned that I thought Ruby might no longer be in Colorado because she was headed to Greece. So Beth says that she's got a friend there who is like a blonde, cute version of her. Beth is a really great person, but not really within the limits of hot, but apparently her friend might be. So I asked her to give me the number and I'd crash with her. Later on I find out that Beth meant her friend lived in the Denver, not the Springs. No big deal really, I want to see more of Denver, but it means I be farther from my people in the Springs. After I leave ATL I call Sam (Beth's friend) and we talk about stuff like when I am going to get there. I tell her Wednesday night and she's like "Shit, I'm out of town Wednesday and Thursday. But you can stay at my place with my roommate, here's her number." That's the end of the conversation. A day later I call this person (Crysta [sp?]) and basically have to say "you don't know me, but I'm a friend of your roommate's friend, and I coming to stay at your place for a few days." It was an awkward conversation, but Crysta is super chipper and was all about it. So I'm staying at a place with a person that I just met about 2 hours ago. This is the way travel was meant to be. Maybe I won't worry about finding a place in Idaho and I'll just stay at a strangers house. If the stranger is a nice as Crysta it would work.

Let's see, I don't know if there is much more to talk about. I headed down to Colorado Springs tomorrow to see friends. Then I'll stay here friday so I can see this Sam person (she returns tomorrow night). Then it is off to wherever. My contact in Idaho hasn't called me back yet so that is a bust it seems. I also still don't have directions to my place in Seattle, but that is a long way away.

Oh, I just picked up the 5 Burroughs album by the Beastie Boys. Review will be coming tomorrow. It is strange that when I am on the road I seem to come up with these very insightful comments, but by the time I get here I forget what they are. Maybe I need to go back to audblog or something.

M