A Dino in Progress

Some thoughts part way into the Dino/Diner roadtrip: 

--its hard to show the inherent interrelatedness of dino's and diner's (even if it is indubitable:)

--I repeatedly have to remind myself that these surreal giant lizard things actually roamed our same planet earth 

--thinking about Dino's give's me the strange and humbling feeling that human beings are just a blip in time

--having this broad historical timeline in mind gives me a sort of absurdist appreciation for human culture, quirks, drama, triumph, struggle, joy etc. 

--looking for ways to cast characters we meet along the way as absurdist heros living on the same unfathomable timeline as Dino's

--This October in Montana feels like February in most other states

--Eating from 'greasy spoons' every meal is sort of intoxicating and invites lunacy

--even the cheapest hotels are luxurious after sleeping in the car for a week and a half of below freezing nights

--rural Montana inspires much curiosity (What do people do out here? What do people do anywhere?)

--the sky really is inexplicably big out here. yes, even bigger than it is in your state. 

--cold weather road trips are a completely different activity from warm weather road trips

--both are good activities

--I've managed to get myself into a rather difficult project that I have no idea if anyone would be interested in

--a good absurdist venture, no?