8/15- 8/16 Nashville

Two nearly identical days. Not much that I can really talk about on Friday, but NOT uneventful. The day consisted of discussions of various kinds with both Kim and Shalain concerning action v. rhetoric, and dealing with conflict and personal hypocrisy.

I updated RWTW (the blog) for most of the afternoon while trying to process the conversations from the night before. That took some doing, and the additional drama that, again, I cannot mention just happened to fit in perfectly, boiling my blood all the more! Sorry for not elaborating, but trust me, this post could be VERY long. Some day...

I also began to contemplate different possible directions for when I leave, leaning toward North Carolina or Virginia because I love it there! I really enjoyed the Outer Banks when we saw the area in '03, and the Atlantic Coast through South Carolina and Georgia is gorgeous, not to mention that unlike California I'd actually be able to SWIM in it without freezing! I also heard for the first time about Tropical Storm Fay...

Saturday was identical but sans drama. I spent a few hours writing in the journal and updating RWTW , and the rest of the time either watching TV or chatting with Kim.

I had been half- planning to leave on Sunday, but decided to wait another day or two to see what happened with TS/ Hurricane Fay. The Weather Channel's storm- track seemed to be predicting a direct collision with Tampa, and Ken.

Most people would feel lucky that they weren't taken into a hurricane's path, but I was a bit annoyed! I have never seen a hurricane, or even a tornado for that matter, The idea of riding one out GREATLY appeals to me especially since Hurricane Ivan drove us out of Ft. Walton Beach, and ultimately to New Mexico & Denver (with a little help from my friends), in 2004.

I figured I'd keep an eye on how strong it became and where it was going from there. Not quite clinically insane... but almost.

I got to meet Kim's boyfriend, Rich, late Saturday upon his return from Dallas where he had celebrated his birthday. Ken had found it odd that Rich would have no problem with his girlfriend having a guy, whom he's never met, stay at Kim's house while he was out of town. It had actually never dawned on me until he mentioned it, but after meeting Rich, it made perfect sense. He's laid- back and seems to be Drama Gene Deficient. We got along very well and had quite an enjoyable time sitting around telling the jokes that are funny at 3am! He offered to leave his laptop for me to use Sunday which, as it turned out, would be huge.