January 25
Today, Zebbie and I have packed our bags to camp hardcore in the woods, Thoreau-style. Consequently, our small suitcase contains a hatchet, a hammer, a selection of lathes, a box of matches, 15 nails, 20 yards of twine, 2 caskets of lime and a burlap sack filled with potatoes. As we head through the woods, we plan to meditate on life, quote Emerson and maybe glimpse the ghosts of Melville and Hawthorne ferociously adapting their novels to YouTube clips. Or better yet, find the plaque where they think Thoreau might have chilled it back in the day. – Kiran