photo by me

Plans change. Things move on. I’m crossing over to a different way of thinking about my life and the things that happen within it.

I won’t be going to Vancouver, unfortunately. It is unfortunate. My friend changed his mind and asked me not to come.

Sure, I could have gotten a hotel room and still gone by myself but I would have thought about the “what-ifs” the entire time.

And another friend said I could stay with him and we could have “fun” without any of the difficulties of trying to build a relationship. But you know what? I think I have more respect for myself than to do that. I know myself, too. When I do those things, I hate myself for it. I feel cheap and used and I don’t want to feel that way about myself.

So I’m being proactive and doing something for me.

I’m going somewhere I’ve always wanted to go and doing things I’ve always wanted to do.

It’s not Vancouver but it holds great appeal for me.

I’m going to our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. I’ve always wanted to wander around the museums and walk around the city taking photographs. It’s a photographer’s dream, I think.

So I’m going to do that. I’m going to go and have fun.

And if any of you happen to live in the area and would like to have dinner or lunch some day, let me know. I’ll be there between March 16-25.