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Latest
Update: June
15 , 2001 by Ben Marcus
19:57
June 15, 2001 BROTHER DAN'S COMPUTER, LYNNWOOD WASHINGTON
Bad
news. Jay Moriarity apparently drowned in a diving accident in
the Maldives. That just sucks. I really liked Jay. He was a Pleasure
Point guy and a good guy, and I can only wish I had his ability
in the ocean and his love for it. When I got to my brother's house
this afternoon there was an e-mail from Colin Brown telling me
the bad news. I looked it up on Aggroville and it was confirmed.
Then I called Peter Mel and talked to Tara. It's true. Some kind
of diving accident, but that can mean anything. I'm certified,
I know what can go wrong and when it does go wrong, it's very
easy to drown. Crap. Twenty three years old.
I'm
at my brother Dan's, en route to Montana. We just had barbequed
cheeseburger and watched the Seattle Mariners trouncing the Padres.
I didn't know the Mariners were 50-14; pretty amazing when you
consider they traded away their two superstars. Ken Griffey Jr.
and Alex Rodriguez are both playing for losers now, so they're
crying all the way to the bank. 50-14 is as amazing as Barry Bonds'
34 home runs before the All Star break.
Ike
is missing. I left him here yesterday because I figured he'd be
happier running around here then going back and forth in the van.
Ike has a tendency to disappear on me. He's done it a few times
before. I suspect he goes exploring, gets freaked out by dogs
or something and then hides until nighttime. He usually comes
back after dark. Cats are much happier at night. they have the
advantage. Hopefully he'll be back soon, but it doesn't get dark
here until 22:00.
Well
the van is all packed, and more orderly than it was when I left
on my last trip to Alaska, last September. I've sorted things
out pretty well and it might be more comfortable. I was at my
mom's until about 15:00 today, slowly getting organized and throwing
stuff away. I have about $3000 to last me the summer, so I'm going
to eat lots of oatmeal and not stay in hotels. I learned that
the hard way last fall. I spent a fortune and I'm still paying
for it.
I
managed to salvage some of my lost files from Dan's computer.
Last night I realized how much Gateway had erased from my hard
drive, and I got a little pissed. Fortunately, Dan had saved all
my e-mails, so I salvaged a copy of Deus ex Machina. That will
save me some Internet time.
So,
all the comforts of home tonight, and then on the road tomorrow-finally.
I want to stop by Grand Coulee Dam on the way out to Idaho. I
re-read Cadillac Desert a few months ago and I've got water on
the brain. There's also a town nearby called Marcus. I might buy
a coffee cup or something.
I'm
thinking about sending Kim Moriarity some flowers. That poor girl.
She now has to bear the unbearable.
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