Slowly going insane

Madranchtx

Madranchtx

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As I sit here in northwest Washington state wrapping up a project my new to me unseen EDC2 sits comphy at home. Next to it sit two also unseen Duramax sheaths. Worse than a pre-order because they are at home waiting for me. Calling, calling my name. One more week until I can return home and leave this cold, wet, bitter place. One more week which puts me here right at three months(minus a week home for Thanksgiving and Christmas each). Why people live here is a mystery to me. Lorien cannot be far from me. Well far as a Texan figures distance anyway:) Why do you live in such a place? Cold, damp, cloudy, no sun. It is however beautiful. On days you can see more than 100 feet. Sorry I'm rambling just ready to go home. I need a new job. Actually that's BS I love my job I'm just ready for this project to wrap up, too long in one place. And I want to go home and play with my new toys, I mean tools.
 
It is definitely a state of mind...I grew up near enough to the gulf coast to look forward to the 50 deg cloudy days that seemed to only occur a few times a year. Up here, I have only a few days of gulf coast weather to contend with per year. Give or take, of course.

Being on the road, however, is a drag, especially when you have new toys at home. Have some dungeness, yearling Pacific oysters, and maybe an IPA or two, and suffer through, it's not so bad!

Edit to add - in my head, it read more like Conrad...
 
A few reasons I love the PNW so much, and will likely never leave.

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Choosing between the two, I'd go with Heart of Darkness, but it's been a long time since reading either. A moving painting of a picture with words, capturing a both the vivid description of the setting and the narrator's perspective / state of mind. Subjectively objective or the other way around, ha.
 
Madranchtx said:
As I sit here in northwest Washington state wrapping up a project my new to me unseen EDC2 sits comphy at home. Next to it sit two also unseen Duramax sheaths. Worse than a pre-order because they are at home waiting for me. Calling, calling my name. One more week until I can return home and leave this cold, wet, bitter place. One more week which puts me here right at three months(minus a week home for Thanksgiving and Christmas each). Why people live here is a mystery to me. Lorien cannot be far from me. Well far as a Texan figures distance anyway:) Why do you live in such a place? Cold, damp, cloudy, no sun. It is however beautiful. On days you can see more than 100 feet. Sorry I'm rambling just ready to go home. I need a new job. Actually that's BS I love my job I'm just ready for this project to wrap up, too long in one place. And I want to go home and play with my new toys, I mean tools.
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Please allow me to chime in.

Going SLOWLY insane is MUCH MUCH better than going cold Turkey on the reality you've been presented with.

That being said, I hope you get to your new fun things safely and speedily.
 
Madranchtx said:
Lynden. Today is sunny. Last couple of days have been foggy. At least it quit raining for a while. I've spent a lot of time in this part of the country but the rain gets me down. Mostly I'm just complaining.
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You're like 20 minutes from me. :)

That's Mt. Baker in the pic above.
 
Madranchtx said:
Lynden. Today is sunny. Last couple of days have been foggy. At least it quit raining for a while. I've spent a lot of time in this part of the country but the rain gets me down. Mostly I'm just complaining.
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as the raven flies, that's very close. But it's weird here in the PNW- we refer to this weirdness as 'micro climates'
 
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