awalterj: I can subscribe to that! Except that I virtually never feel lonely when I'm alone in the middle of nowhere. When I'm out and about, I'm moving around and creating and there is no time to feel lonely. Plus I can only fully absorb the surroundings when I'm alone. Only when I'm at home and not filled with purpose enough do I feel lonely. But even when I feel lonely I know full well that no amount of not being alone can give me fulfillment and purpose. I'll hold this to be true unless proven otherwise.
PS: Why not leave the Android tablet at home, you don't really need it. I didn't even bring a cell phone with me on most of my trips, and for a couple years I didn't even bring a camera along even if I traveled many thousand kilometers away. I draw & paint stuff worth recording, this is time consuming and difficult but it saves me having to write down a long diary because all that happened in a given day gets encrypted into the paintings which later trigger all the memories, meaning I can recount a long story and many silly details just by looking at an old painting. A lot of memories get lost without verbal recording but more than enough can be recalled with these visual artifacts. Sometimes, I would like to write down all the adventures into words but it's such a big task that I'd rather escape and accumulate more adventures rather than write down the ones I already experienced. This occasionally leads to philosophical moments like the one Roy has at the end of Blade Runner. My concern is not so much that my memories will be lost as I have the paintings to hinge enough memories onto - my concern is that I'm wasting away too much time and will end up not achieving more than the replicants in their short life despite my (hopefully) longer lifespan.
It has been a while, and whilst I do not really feel lonely after a while, I do notice the transition. As you can probably tell, in certain moods I'm a chatty bastard, and adjusting to that change takes a while. I talk to all the birds and animals out loud when I am alone, just like I talk to our cats and dogs.
I am currently undertaking multiple writing projects that I wish to self-publish when they are ready. I type far faster than I can by writing by hand, and am used to typing now as I find it far easier to organise my thoughts(which are all over the place, especially I am in writing mode) to create a story than another can understand. I used to have a dictaphone to record my journeys to save writing/typing and might consider taking one instead of my tablet and just keep a phone for emergencies.
I also have one silly human who wants to be able to contact me if need be, hence the technology. She has quite an anxious streak, so I do not wish to make this more difficult for her than it will be :)
monkeydelarge: Tarnicus, duct tape can help you out a lot in the bush. You can use it to quickly repair your tent if there is a tear. You can use duct tape to repair your sleeping bag.
44 SHTF uses for duct tape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzFYsKoWsDY Thanks again for your wonderful advice. I shall watch that once I am finished bopping to this
Reggaeton mix :)
