i’m not dead yet
so i’m hanging out, minding my own business, when i get an email from getting to 2000 . he is driving across the country, he is in colorado, he needs a place to crash.
my door is ALWAYS open, so he comes over and spends the night.
it was great to see him and meet his family. sadly i had to work the next day, so i couldn’t spend as much time with him as i wanted to, but we got in 2 blitz games in which i lost with flying colors. it was great.
talking to him, playing a blitz game with a human sitting across from me, reminded me how much i love chess. listening to him tell me about the tournament reminded me how much i miss the tournaments.
perhaps in a few months, when i get shit straightened out, i will start again.
until then, i’ll be camping and hiking and canyoneering in zion national park, utah, and other places, taking road trips, and just kinda surfing the tide of life like the flotsam that i am.
thanks Ivan, it was a real boost to see you.
