Parents

These last weeks have been grueling, in terms of my conversations with my parents. The highlights being "you sound insane" "I don't feel proud of you anymore" "you have no guiding principle," and on and on and on.

In response to the last accusation, I showed them my couch surfing profile (my user name is Pineapple Mushroom Man) where they had just asked, the night before when I created it, what my guiding principle is...

Here's the heading of my page:

Max Hollenbeck

Current Mission: "Be who I am. Harder than it sounds."


Well, my dad just sent me this e-mail.

Hi,
Your mission to be who you are is exactly right.
It made me look up this concept. Check it out:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_integrity


I'm too tired to ponder it. Nothing is packed in my bag currently and blast off is T-5 hours 33 minutes.

So I guess I'll get to that.

Love,
The Pineapple Mushroom Man

Headin' out

I leave tomorrow, en route to New York City with a 61 year old New York woman I've never met before with a backpack, a computer, a pair of new shoes with a mission: figure shit out. Suppose I'm not silly enough to really believe that all that takes is a month on the road. Though who knows? Maybe. I need to pack, but I'll briefly relay how all of this transpired....actually, I'll do that later tonight. Or tommorow. I'll have a lot of down time in the car, that I'm taking, even though I'll be driving a lot. I was going to get a ride to Michigan with a short bus full of dead heads but found a craigslist ride from a 61 year old named Pamela. The latter was a more strait shot. And certainly her ride is a lot less likely to end in disaster. But yes. I'll fill it all in more later.

But yes. Hello new blog. I hope someone reads you someday. Hello, you who are reading the first blog by the Pineapple Mushroom Man. Hope you're enjoying yourself. Make sure you're comfortable. There's nothing worse than reading a blog in an uncomfortable position. So yes; ease back that easy chair laptop user, sit back in your chair PC fellow, and remember: RELAX. You'll live longer and enjoy the ride a helluva lot more. And also, don't forget my name folks! Someday it'll be in lights.

You heard it hear first.

Love,
Pineapple Mushroom Man