Forward thinking.

Well look, as for careers go, I suppose we all see or find something that seems to make us think we could do it forever. For some reason this doesn't seem like it should be things like librarian or receptionist. For me, it is somehow following the career of Anthony Bourdain, specifically on his show No Reservations on the Travel Channel. What he is able to do is successfully combine all of my interests into something that, somehow, comes out as a terribly honest and amazingly interesting show. He is part anthropologists, part traveler, and part ass hole, which seems to just fit my personae -- I long to be able to do what he does and make a living from it, and its that which I aspire to. A professional traveler is something that so many people think about doing, want to do, or attempt at some point in time, but that few are able to fully achieve, which is exactly what Anthony Bourdain has been able to do, and what I strive to achieve. My independence in life has led me to this point I feel. I'm comfortable on my own, and have created a network of great and amazing people around the globe, all of which I try to keep in some form of contact with. There are so many of us out there -- nomads of the urban landscape who long to escape to the non-urban parts of this world, the few that are left, to see and experience the "true" parts. This notion of travel, of experience is difficult to talk about without being crass, or infiltrated with passe, cliche and boring traveler talk. Its terrifying to think about tourists. It is more terrifying for me to be classified as one -- although there are some circumstances where one can't help it. To become a person who can be at home where he is; to be able to express the spirit of a place in words that are clear and smooth; to be a person of character, and most of all to enjoy the things this life gives us is all I can hope to achieve. It's clear that it will be difficult, but honestly, what good things shouldn't be. Its all I can say. Let's feel something again.