Postcards from the desert.

A stolen idea from a friend who lives on an island (literally that is, not figuratively), which created the following image:

I stared at the postcards everytime they came. I wondered who they were coming from. The postmark was always from the same place -- somewhere in the American desert states -- but each postcard was from a different country from around the world. A different scene.
The writing was artistic and yet simple and always contained some wise but general advice about random things. This ranged from the importance of honesty as illustrated with a personal anecdote, to the best way to ensure your house was free of spiders. There was also on occasion a drawing. I soon became completely enthralled with the source of these postcards and wanted to know who the mysterious desert artist was that infected my imagination in this way. If only I had been satisfied with these occasional magical wisdoms, however. I later learned that some mysteries are best left not explored. That to seek to know them destroys their magic. At the time, however, I was on a mission to achieve enlightenment at any cost. Little did I know the price that such ambitions would extoll.
Still, would I do it differently now?

I don't know why but the idea of getting random postcards from a stranger in the desert seems incredibly appealing. Thanks Nicole! I need to write that into the large story that I am already working on about a drug addicted club whore who moves to a farm. One thing at at time though......

Man, what a crazy-ass week/weekend. I don't normally talk seriously about emotions, but last week was not fun on a happiness scale. The truth is though, no matter how hard things get I know that now I am relatively good at dealing with myself (um, compared to before that is, because not everyone who sees me on a regular basis would agree with the previous statement I'm sure). However, I have learned the little tricks that can restore my mental sanity. For the most part anyways. I really can't wait to go home for a visit in July though!