titmouse breaks through

Last weekend I took a break from the campaign trail to catch some roller derby. After derby dominating my life last year, this year it was forced off the front pages by my recent campaign adventure. Despite a withering head cold there was no way I would miss the Smoke City Betties vs. Hamilton Harlots bout - my last chance to see my lady friend play before I head out on my trip. The Betties dominated and The Derby Nerd had this to say about titmouse's performance:

titmouse had arguably her strongest game as a Bettie ever. Before being slowed by a knee injury earlier in the year, she’d been training with CN Power (and has since become a key member of the Bay Street Bruisers rebirth) and that commitment to training has certainly paid off as she dominated her Harlots’ counterparts in the early going. 

where i'm headed

So here's my tentative itinerary for my six-month, round-the-world trip:

• UK
• Spain
• Morocco
• Turkey
• India
• Thailand
• Hawaii
• Thailand
• Cambodia
• Viet Nam
• Laos

After that things are up in the air. I expect I'll be done in Laos by the end of February or mid-March leaving me with another six weeks to fill. Any suggestions?

three weeks, three days

It's three weeks and three days till I hit the road for six months. This will be the place to read about what I'm doing.

I was going to be gone three weeks all told, the longest we’d ever been apart, and I started missing her even before I left. I’d make up the time when I got back, we had years and years ahead of us, but how can you make up moments?

-Colson Whitehead, "Occasional Dispatches from the Republic of Anhedonia," Grantland, July 2011.

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