It's what we aim to do

I've been trying to think of ways to save up enough money to make it to Israel, and I'm kind of coming up empty. How do you save any money when the end of every month is a mad scrabble to squeak out rent? Continuing at my current pace, I could probably squirrel away about $15 by February. That would pay for bus fare to the airport and a few snacks I could pack along with me as I hide in the wheel well of the airplane. Maybe I could bring a tarp or something I could use as a parachute in case I fall out. Or some rope so I don't. Probably not both, though.

So why don't you just quit your job, sell everything you own, give up your beloved apartment, move back to live with your parents in Rochester, get a job there, and horde every penny?

Ah ha ha ha! Ha! Haha ha ha haaa!! JUST KIDDING OK

So that's the plan. I talked to my landlady today, who surprised me, yet again, by being perfectly ok with me up and leaving whenever I feel the need. Apparently leases are just a formality to this particular management, which is awesome. And which makes me even sadder to have to leave in the first place. My Entire Life In A Garage Sale will likely take place over Labor Day weekend. And I haven't decided yet when to put in my two weeks at work but I'm awfully tempted to do it, like, tomorrow. That's the only aspect of this plan that I can't WAIT to put into motion.

Huge and slow as the world is, sometimes it turns really, really fast.

Incidentally, I've found a website with a little more information on this trip: walkaboutlove.livejournal.com has a pretty exciting travel itinerary, as well as some pretty funny typos and a pretty strange list of celebrities they may or may not plan to contact who will somehow be of any help to anything. I'm sure once "Richard Gear" throws his weight behind this, we'll really get things in motion. Good old Richard Gear.