camera obscura.

I have these deep down urges to drive far distances.

Today: am fighting the urge to take my car up into the high sierra.  What would I do at Mammoth Lakes?  Stare at the condos?  I like hiking and live in southern California, where excellent trails abound.  I don’t need to go up to the mountains.  And what I really want to do is drive, drive, drive.  I could go to Lee Vining!  I could go to Bodie!  I could cross into Nevada like a bandit!

1. It’s bad for the environment (needless consumption of fossil fuels).

2. It’s bad for my ass (sitting still and getting flat and wide).

3. It’s bad for my knees (all cramped up, like).

4. It’s bad for the car (extra mileage).

5. I have other things to do today.

And yet!  And yet!