The start of an idea [rowing]
Jan. 29th, 2026 02:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterTo begin with, I just want to note that it's insane how quickly 2026 has filled up with various plans already.
But that is what it is. I don't need to do all of everything instantly. I CAN be patient.
So in the back of my mind, I am thinking about one of my longer-term goals, which is to row on the Hudson River from Albany down to NYC, in Petrichor. It will not be practical to try doing this in 2026, but it might be practical in 2027.
I think when I do it, I am going to call the journey, "From Siena to the Sea." That's thecollege University where I work, where I have colleagues and students who are also interested in things like environmental justice and local/regional water quality issues. So I think there may be opportunities to work with people here on the trip, and make something more of it beyond just "Rebeccmeister goes row-camping on the Hudson for fun." Or, you know, "One Woman in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Cats)" (lololol, still good though; haven't done any sea trials with George or Martha in Petrichor yet!).
I don't want to turn completely into one of the other people I've encountered in the Hudson, writing Books or Poems or whatever about their Voyage. For me I think it would be enough to just learn more from direct experience about the history and pre-history of the river, and to meet communities and people along the way, and to do all that from the perspective of Connections. It also goes with my overall agenda of wanting to say, "Hey, all you waterway advocacy people, pay attention to this part of the river, too!"
Still all very much in the idea phase. But this is the right time to be in the idea phase.
And really, the Idea phase is so much more fun than the grading I'm already supposed to be doing. (deep sigh) Okay, okay, I'll get my grading done.
Edited to add... I did it! I got my grading done! *pats self on back*
Now, about those manuscripts...
But that is what it is. I don't need to do all of everything instantly. I CAN be patient.
So in the back of my mind, I am thinking about one of my longer-term goals, which is to row on the Hudson River from Albany down to NYC, in Petrichor. It will not be practical to try doing this in 2026, but it might be practical in 2027.
I think when I do it, I am going to call the journey, "From Siena to the Sea." That's the
I don't want to turn completely into one of the other people I've encountered in the Hudson, writing Books or Poems or whatever about their Voyage. For me I think it would be enough to just learn more from direct experience about the history and pre-history of the river, and to meet communities and people along the way, and to do all that from the perspective of Connections. It also goes with my overall agenda of wanting to say, "Hey, all you waterway advocacy people, pay attention to this part of the river, too!"
Still all very much in the idea phase. But this is the right time to be in the idea phase.
And really, the Idea phase is so much more fun than the grading I'm already supposed to be doing. (deep sigh) Okay, okay, I'll get my grading done.
Edited to add... I did it! I got my grading done! *pats self on back*
Now, about those manuscripts...
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