This past year I traveled a bit and so now I find myself facing another addiction. The not sitting still one. I keep thinking about the next trip and checking the calendar and my diary and making plans and looking for hotels. They are called withdrawal symptoms.
Planning a trip is so comforting. Leaving, too. Whatever you may be doing, you can switch to “I am leaving in a month” mode, as in: “I am not sure I can attend the conference, I am leaving in a month”.
When you return, everyone is excited to see you and you bring back photos and gifts. And then you plan the next trip and everything is comfortably transient.
Doctor, am I going to be okay?
Song of the day: Pangea by Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin
August 25th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I’m not sure there’s a cure… I’m suffering from same, only now I have no trips planned, so you can imagine how I feel! Also, my son tells me to ask you - why a tea cup? There. I asked
I hope one of your trips will take you to Norway!
August 25th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
i don’t have another one planned either. Going crazy. I’m sure the road will bring me to Norway.
The cup was just pretty
August 26th, 2008 at 12:57 am
That is called Escapism, making you a perfect Pisces
But I understand, transient is good, but it’s also terrible (for me).
I can’t believe there’s a band with that name hahah
August 26th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I have that exact same disease.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:07 am
I think that this addiction is the best thing to evade the black thoughts!
Planning is a medicine to death.
Doc, you said i am ok, didn’t you?
August 30th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
i can definitely relate. it’s just so uplifting to have something new & different to look forward to. change is addicting ~ and traveling is the ultimate.
September 5th, 2008 at 5:39 am
It’s fun to have planned things to look forward to. I’ve found myself over travelling lately though. I think it’s because I have to travel to work on a plane every week. It starts to get tedious. I hate going to work, but it’s fine, enjoyable even, once I’m here.
I’m sure you’ll have another trip to plan soon…