Road is calling and it's November

Never sure what to do as it is, but as of the last 10 years, my calandar and compass have been... odd. It's November and I am looking at the road with longing again. Christ my sense of timing is Knackered! Well, If I do hit the road soon, I'll try to post pix and notes

Bit the bullet (and a pc of my pride)

Signed up for DHS today and a wonderful exp. that was, lemme tell ya. But, I spent the last of my cash on dog food, enough good, grain free stuff to last, Grunt till Jan. I hope. Now, it's all about what I have to do till I can get my SSI back.
 After that? Shit, I have no clue. Move to Astoria due to the all but certain fact that my present situation is temporary. As in a cple months at best.

 I will probably have to sell one of my mzl loaders just so I can get ID which is due by my B day this year (aka a week from now) and in PDX, it aint cheap. Ya do what ya can, and if and when that fails, you do what you have to. No one likes it, but...

He's an old man, but he's still my darlin wee shite. :)

what I am with out apology, with a warning though...

For those who can not tell by what I have on my page from pix of my bicycle to the Vardo in that background or just are not very familiar with me, I am a Nomad. I have been on the road since June of 1984, solo that is. My Father was Nomad as well. He took me on my first road trip when I was 5. Long story short w very few happy highlights, 11 years later, I went solo.
 I am quite often asked "Why?' or, "How can you live like this?!?"... this is one of those areas where if you have to ask the question, you wont understand the answer.
 I once turned the question back on someone (this was NOT appreciated) asking them "How can YOU live like you do?!?, Not being able to move ALL your possessions when you want, should or need to go somewhere else. And all but certainly taking a bath on the house. My home was less than $1000 and I OWN it. No lease... no mortgage , I OWN IT. When I move, it comes with me."
 Needless to say, this did not go near as well as I had hoped.

For a lucky few, home can look like this. Now, I'm not one to romanticize this life style, matter of fact those who do actually make the outcome worse for those not acclimated, yes, ACCLIMATED to it. It takes time.

I'm not saying that the inexperienced should NOT do this, but do some home work, research etc.. The reason I say this is it's not just stary eyed girls who THINK they want to try it, some times it's some random ladd who is inspired by the pack yer carrying on a MUNI N Judah train (yes, a personal exp.) and want's to live "free". He was 14 at the time and the only thing I could tell him with any of my morals in tact was, "Wait! Wait till you are at least 16... or older."

This is a life that has a un marked trap to it; If you want to go back to the "normal life", it is increasingly difficult to do that.Once you become a "ghost",(no credit rating, no rental or job history to speak of ~ many of us work off the grid etc) it can be all but impossible to get back in. Literally and figuratively. 

I am now 45, soon to be 46 and have tried to "go Normal"... Yeah, worked about as well as you can imagine. *snort!* Oh well. The good news is after the better part of 30 years on the road, I DO have the skills, motivation and believe it or not, optimism (it takes a lot sometimes just to get out of camp) to do this, w little to no warning if needs be... though, warning DOES help *hint hint while looking at the sky*

 I have a very dear and old friend who should ever have been put in this position, but, alas, was; He had the idiotic idea of marrying a French woman. Yeah, not good. He awoke to here holding a wooden stake to his chest and a mallet in the other hand... He suddenly realized he was safer in the park w the tweakers and drunks and junkies "Oh My!" 

 He DID do quite well for 3 years. He even managed w what I would call crap gear. Anyone CAN do this, but many shouldn't.

Ayway. I kinda lost my thread of thought (too many roads inside if not out) and will edit this when I have had more coffee.

Not sure if I can... (Ok ok, WILL) make use of this, 3rd attempt. Keep getting blind sided, and distracted. And for those who know me... it's winter a comin which means all bets are off yet again. BUT? I'll do my best.

Never been one to keep a journal or diary. Might be a source of my apparent laziness/inability to fulfil one of the prior attempts.

 Not sure what reg.s or conditions come with one of these accnts, but hopefully the things I'll want to write and/or post wont get me kicked off too soon.

This is Stormpriest (Calm as a Priest in a Storm for those wondering where the hell that came from) Signin off

hopes and musings

Hoping I can remember to keep this going seeings as my other blog is inaccessible on my phone (flash based sign in at LJ.com) and this in concert w youtube will essentially be my travel log.