Yes, it’s true.  Jeff has dutifully “guilted” us into posting on the website!  A few days ago, Jeff noted that there were 91 posts made on the Oblivion website altogether and mentioned, kindly, that Thane and I only had a small percentage of them.  Thanks, Jeff, for putting it in those terms.

But, since almost a week has passed since Jeff’s nicely stated prodding, AND neither Thane nor I have posted anything,  the guilt trip has been planned so here goes….

Why have I not written anything?  Part of my twisted reasoning is that Jeff’s and Nancy’s posts are so witty and offer great reading, I have nothing new to offer, I find that by the time I have caught up on their posts, my limited inspiration has waned and my thoughts have frittered off into, well, “Oblivion” if you really must know!  Either I’m yawning and ready for bed (10:00 pm is considered Cruiser’s Midnight), or another cerveza has been offered, or an offer to go get something to eat and a cerveza has been suggested.  The opportunities for distraction are limitless.  There are new cruisers to meet and stories to hear.

Our latest “distraction” has been hanging out with our two Norwegian friends, Thor and Svein! Thor is sailing his boat to Norway.  He needs to be there by July!  Svein is hitching a ride with Thor down to Panama, then getting a way back to Puerto Vallarta to crew for a couple across the Pacific!  We’ve had great conversations getting to know and understand the heritage of many Norwegians we know and love.

There are all kinds of stories of how people have arrived at La Cruz and where they are going next.  That’s what tends to keep me busy!  Along with learning how to draw from my Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain book.  I actually drew a Picasso drawing of Ivan Stravinsky upside down!  Not that Ivan Stravinsky was upside down–well, he actually was, but the exercise was to look at the drawing turned upside down so that the normal mode of thinking is altered and the artist-to-be (me!) must look at shape and lines in a different way.   It really actually looked like the picture when I turned it upside right and showed it to Thane.  He was so impressed!

So, thanks Jeff for the trip.  I’ll be posting more often.  (Who knows what happens after a guilt trip?!)

Brenda