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October 13, 2002

Emerging from the fog

This is my first blog post in a very long time-- 9 months. It's been a pretty difficult year for me, and the focus of my time has been largely personal and professional, leaving less time for activism and campaign work. I'm trying to shift to a better balance of the three main aspects of my life-- namely, achieving manageable stability in my personal life and with my job, and in doing so, clearing out extra time and energy to re-devote to my activist goals. At the same time, I have to make sure I don't get back into the cycle I was in, when my efforts at activism and non-profit work consumed so much of my time that my personal and professional life suffered.

An interesting development has come about over the past few months. In late June, I was given notice that the place I live is being sold, and my "landlord" (he's not really a landlord-- it's a long story) began to try to drive me out of here. I'm still here, but I do expect to be leaving soon. I've explored lots of options of where to go from here since June, and without belaboring the details of that process, the end result was that I decided to buy a motorhome and live in it.

In many ways, this is not a new idea. Since I started my campaign in 1994, I have planned on spending the years between 2003 (or 2004) and 2008 basically on the road the whole time. When this year rolled around, that part of the plan started feeling a lot more concrete. After 8 years of being a fairly abstract future plan, my fabled "5 years on the campaign trail" was finally next year.

When I first began to get wind of the possibility that my current home in Nevada City could be sold, I began to muse that maybe I should just start that part now, instead of waiting. I had been planning on living at this place for another year or more, and going to on-the-road mode near the end of 2003 or beginning of '04. And it seemed kind of silly to move all my stuff to another house, for what would amount to less than a year. I really grew to dislike moving by the time I got to this place, and I made a decision to stay here if possible until I was ready to hit the road. Anyway, when I first pondered it, back in March or April, I decided I wasn't ready, at least in the short term, and that it would be 6 months to a year before I could realistically pull it off. The prospect of the place actually being sold anytime soon seemed a distant likelihood, primarily because my "landlord" (a majorly sketchy guy) was involved. So I shelved the idea.

Fast forward 6 months, and here we are. I've overcome my objections, my mother generously helped me out with a loan so I could purchase an old RV, and I should be out of here within a month or so. My first major destination is the East Coast, to visit my family, which I haven't seen in over two years. Massachusetts then North Carolina, or vice versa. I haven't decided.

From there-- who knows? I hope to roam the country following hot spots of libertarian activism, and visiting colleges to help out campus groups, and eventually to give speeches and rally millions to the cause of liberty. Still, I'm considering the next few months as a trial run-- a chance to see how the lifestyle fits, and learn the basic ups and downs of full-timing, as it's called in the RV world. My biggest concern is for my pets. They're coming with me-- three cats and a dog-- and they will present my biggest challenge on the road, I think. I strongly hope that I can make it work, and I think there's a good chance of it, but it's a colossal shift in lifestyle-- for me and for my pets. So we'll have to see how it goes. If there's problems I hadn't figured on, there's Plan B and C and D all waiting in the wings, and plenty of time to make adjustments.

It feels good to be back on the blog. I've installed Moveable Type blogging software, so my blog is now fully functional, and much easier to use on my end. I'm really going to work on making it a habit to post something here at least once a day. My problem isn't a lack of things to say, but more an abundance of them. I could probably blog 24-7 if I let myself.

Posted by Lance Brown at October 13, 2002 05:40 PM
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Hey, I got referred to your blog by a libertarian friend.

I have been considering buying a class C RV and living in it. Not just to save $, but to get out from under "the man" in one major way (no rent NOR mortgage/interest/prop-tax/ins. etc).

What are/did you buy & what did you do with your extra stuff, not needed for RV life, but still desired (e.g. collections or archives)?

Final question: I am considering self-publishing or blogging my book: "Be Brave, Be Free." Why do you use or need blogging software? Can't Frontpage or something like that do as well?

I'd appreciate any info you care to share on all of the above.

PS I recommend Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer," if you haven't already read it.

Posted by: Dan at June 16, 2003 01:14 PM
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