Onward Into Insanity” by Merritt

2024-07-02 “Onward Into Insanity” by Merritt

It’s Tuesday, and I’m on my way to Atlanta. Driving from Vancouver.

As you can see, Jenn is with me. I was packing up and had this impulse… And urging… Okay, I was compelled. I keep going back to that word… to text her and see if she wanted to join me.

“Drive to Atlanta? From here?”

“I know,” I said. “It’s in…”

She interrupted me. “Sure… I feel like I should… like I ought to… And I think it would be great fun, right?”

“Fun?” I wasn’t sure she understood the plan.

“It will be a chance to get to know each other better… Two time travelers… spending time with each other…”

That was the gist of the discussion.

I picked her early and we’re almost to the Canada - US border. We stopped to get a quick meal at this fast food place that I’ve never heard of. I think it’s local… 

The plan is to push through about 600 miles a day. That gets us to Atlanta on July 6. Jenn wants to hurry on to Miami to have some time before the festival to help Ailana and everyone with volunteer stuff. That sounds good to me, so we’ll fly out of Atlanta on the 8th. 

Mom and dad think I’ve lost my mind.

I’m not sure they are wrong, but I guess time will tell, right?