Travelers Welcome

So yeah, new year. Thank god. 2008 was getting boring and worn out. The ends were starting to fray and there was a gaping hole near the top that always let in a draft. Ugly color, too.

So. Just got back from a 4 day, 3 night vay-cay with my best cuzins. All around the same age an' stuffz. Was gooood. Nice. Loved the city. Coming home, I felt like I was coming home from a semester at university. At least, that's what I kind of imagined as my mom opened the door and proceeded to yell my name every 3 seconds to answer a question or explain parts of the trip in more detail. Liked it a lot, actually. A lot a lot. I mean, it really put the final dots on the I's in my plans, if ya know whattI meann.

Been watching a buttload of youtube vids of peoples vacations in Europe. France, Naples, Helsinki, Austria, Germany. Fills my head with such Romantic thoughts and fantasies that it's almost frustrating not having the resources to fulfill these...desires, I guess..BLEHH

I actually want to get out of my state. Go north. Start fresh. Meet people. Live life.

I was reading about Zach Condon of Beirut, and he supposedly dropped out of highschool at 16 to travel Europe with his brother. I don't think I could do that and it makes me mad in a way. It's what everyone fantasizes about - dropping every mundane thing and having a glorious adventure. The kind they write novels about. But how many actually WOULD? See, most everyone tries to get to success and happiness by neatly and carefully placing stepping stones in front of themselves to get there, with education, financial stability and all that. Most don't opt to choose adventure because then they're placing themselves on a tightrope--more than likely it's going to end badly. But some, and those are the ones you hear the most about and are the most glamorous, walk the rope and end up in the same place as the boring others. The ones that make it get all the awe and envy of everyone. I don't know, it's depressing.

Need to do SOMETHING.