Have you freed your wanderbeast lately?
Mar. 25th, 2012 06:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
psipsyThat itch again. The kind where I get goosebumps just from opening a road atlas, or bringing up maps on the internet. When familiar songs on my Road Trip playlist get stuck in my head. When unfamiliar paths beckon. The wanderbeast is fully awake for the spring and summer seasons, energized by the unusually warm weather heralding the official demise of winter. I would have to say that every weekend this month so far has seen me taking some form of mini-trip; by "mini" I mean "not overnight".
Let me tell you about the wanderbeast. Some of us have one, some of us don't. Its size and speed depend on the abilities and determination of its "owner". And each wanderbeast has different preferences for the source of its satisfaction. But generally, the wanderbeast likes to be on the move. It's a creature that will roam about if not restrained, and not like a pet dog or cat getting lost, making you go out and look for it. No, when the wanderbeast gets loose and runs off, you're going with it. It doesn't escape its cage on its own, you choose to let it out, knowing full well what it will do. Sometimes it can be led on a leash, so that you have some control over how far you go and where you end up and it's just happy to get any kind of exercise. But it's far more gratifying to let it run fast and free, letting it decide where to go and carry you there, treating you to the sights and sounds of strange new lands.
Mine? It loves roads, especially roads it hasn't been on before, or at least rarely been on. It can be just as happy on freeways as it is on backroads; although it's developed a taste for two-lane roads, leaving the interstates for when it really needs to cover some ground. It knows what both of the girls are capable of, who in turn embrace the wanderbeast and its intentions in their own way.
I can tell when the wanderbeast is satisfied, which is rare but does happen sometimes. When I'm relieved to be finally home after a trip and the idea of immediately starting another road trip doesn't sit well with me, that's when I know that it has had its fill. How long it remains satisfied varies, but it's only a matter of time before it's ready for another go.
This weekend isn't over yet.
Let me tell you about the wanderbeast. Some of us have one, some of us don't. Its size and speed depend on the abilities and determination of its "owner". And each wanderbeast has different preferences for the source of its satisfaction. But generally, the wanderbeast likes to be on the move. It's a creature that will roam about if not restrained, and not like a pet dog or cat getting lost, making you go out and look for it. No, when the wanderbeast gets loose and runs off, you're going with it. It doesn't escape its cage on its own, you choose to let it out, knowing full well what it will do. Sometimes it can be led on a leash, so that you have some control over how far you go and where you end up and it's just happy to get any kind of exercise. But it's far more gratifying to let it run fast and free, letting it decide where to go and carry you there, treating you to the sights and sounds of strange new lands.
Mine? It loves roads, especially roads it hasn't been on before, or at least rarely been on. It can be just as happy on freeways as it is on backroads; although it's developed a taste for two-lane roads, leaving the interstates for when it really needs to cover some ground. It knows what both of the girls are capable of, who in turn embrace the wanderbeast and its intentions in their own way.
I can tell when the wanderbeast is satisfied, which is rare but does happen sometimes. When I'm relieved to be finally home after a trip and the idea of immediately starting another road trip doesn't sit well with me, that's when I know that it has had its fill. How long it remains satisfied varies, but it's only a matter of time before it's ready for another go.
This weekend isn't over yet.
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...and they can become disabled but never die
Date: 2012-03-25 01:03 pm (UTC)Re: ...and they can become disabled but never die
Date: 2012-03-26 05:52 am (UTC)