  there's nothing in the world better than having a place to throw your thoughts down. it makes room for other things that are waiting for their turn in your head.
this is going to be a form of release. two nights ago i saw a meteorite. it shot across the sky in just a matter of a second or two, but the image is still lingering in my mind. there's something peaceful yet humbling in seeing something like that. it makes me feel small...limited. while camping in a very beautiful part of SE Ohio, on a dock that has a virtually limitless view of the sky, my partner was fishing.
i laid down on the dock and just stared at the sky not saying a word. as Leo and Virgo continued their eternal chase, out of the corner of my eye, i saw it. the light made me gasp and say very loudly, "did you see it?? " just a brief glimmer, but very bright. it wasn't long before she was laying beside me, fishing abandoned, and we were gazing into a sky that continued to light up.
one meteorite left a trail in the sky that lingered for a few seconds and it was followed by less spectacular ones that still made us catch our breath and giggle like kids. the whole time we were there, i was torn between feeling completely content in my surroundings and the troubling thoughts of Kyle leaving for the Marines. it's weird to feel relaxed in a way and at the same time depressed. i'll leave a dream or two that i've been having related to that. this is it for now... 
