Written Wednesday morning while camping. . . Technology is a shittily wonderful thing.

It's wonderful because I can lie here on my back at 330 am, using my phone to share the moment instead of looking up at the stars and trying to pick which plot of land on the moon I want to retire to (you know you can buy plots of land on the moon? That's the biggest scam ever, who he hell has the right to sell land on the moon? I want one! http://www.lunarlandowner.com/)

It's shitty because I can lie here on my back and type instead of counting the stars.

I'm camping at mt Charleston. I'm here cos it's a friends birthday. And it's gorgeous up here. I've drunk. . .well, let's just say enough. I've been breathing clearly for the past 8 hours, and been able to see stars for the part 8 hours.

I just took a walk, so I can't hear the other drunken bugggers, or see the light from the campfire. The only light is the 3/4 moon and the iPhone I'm typing on right now, and if I could trust myself to type up handwritten bloggage I wouldn't even have the phone.

Enough babblng. Here's the point of this blog. We're bloody lucky.

There's a shittonne of reasons were lucky, but right now it's the technology. A hundred years ago I couldn't have driven up to an altitude of 8500 feet just to camp and chill with my friends. I couldn't have done the travelling I've done, seen the places I've seem, at least not before the age of 30.

I want to be a writer for many reasons, but lying here looking up at the stars I'm reminded of one more than any other. I want to take advantage of the time I have, see what I can see, so wait I can do, and leave some sort of legacy. Maybe it'll just be shitty science fiction, or maybe it'll be as a memory of eccentric uncle rich when my siblings start sprogging. Regardless, everyone needs to do something in their lives worth telling someone else about. And right now, with twigs poking my back and the moon almost bright enough for sunglasses, this s a moment that should be talked about, shared, maybe even tried out for yourself.

Cheers.