Red Cedar

i decided this morning when i woke up that i wanted to see nathan – hence – i am leaving tomorrow after work to drive down to the gifford pinchot national forest where he is doing his research to spend the weekend. i have three days off, and although i have to pack for moving, feel i have plenty of time to complete this task when i return.

it is a six and a half hour drive (if i don’t run into any really bad rush-hour traffic), and my little car is generally good to go – so it’s a road trip for me…. back monday mid-afternoon.

i had a fine evening last night at the home of giles and darcie (and munchkins) – hanging out with them and our friend norman nawrocki from montreal.

for those of you who don’t know – norman is a fine and gifted musician, writer, actor and all around trouble-maker – and is responsible for my favourite album of 2002 (the debut of DaZoque), among other works both provocative and beautiful. he plays the violin like a madman, giving me something to look to for inspiration – and about once a year i get a chance to hang out with him when he is visiting from montreal.

so last night we gathered at the lore krill co-op to drink of some fine home-made beer by giles (maple cream ale – a fine beer he has brewed), listen to a violin recital by jacob and kira (small violins – big ideas), and get a sneak preview of two of the new albums norman is about to release (i’m excited and you should be too!)
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i started writing a post this morning that was yet another complaint about living in the city (air quality is poor this morning, making me ill etc. etc. ) – but i have decided to delete that post for an entirely different snapshot of my life.

as much as i don’t want to be one of those softy-annoying-inlove-people – the fact is – i am startlingly taken with my new relationship and quite happy to declare it. i keep hearing that it is too soon for me to know anything about nathan, it is too early to settle into something, that i shouldn’t rush into things – but i don’t believe that about love and never have. my belief borne out in years of practice is that when i meet the right person, i know quickly the possibilities that exist – and i see no reason not to act on that knowledge.

and by acting on that knowledge, i mean pursuing this relationship with all the commitment and passion i require of myself when i am serious about having someone in my life. the reality is that we will be living nine hours apart from each other for the immediate future which enforces a period of separation at the beginning that is very healthy, and gives us time to get to know each other before making life-changing decisions.
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