Wish you were here

I almost added "because I wish I wasn't" but... A, not how I feel, B, some things are too cynical even for me.

Not to mention it's a very nice vacation thus far.

Yes, I write to you from Michigan. Sault Ste. Marie, to be specific. Yesterday we made it to Iron Mountain (awesome name, I know) and now we're not even in the same time zone. Lots of driving, as you can guess, and lots of wilderness. Trees, all over the place. Broken up by some rocks. Oh, and water, lots of water after a certain point. I've seen two of the Great Lakes just today (Michigan and Superior, if you're curious).

Not a whole lot else to say on that front... to be fair, we're just getting started, so I'll have more to discuss later. The weather's been beautiful, though. And I had a random depressive spell at one point today. Apparently seeing happy couples of my approximate age magnifies my loneliness issues, who knew?

Playing SoulSilver has been a boon so far, a wonderful distraction and an actual challenge, since... well, one of my Pokemon has evolved. And that's my starter. Right now I have Croconaw, Growlithe, Tyrogue, Aipom, Sunkern, and Farfetch'd, and I'm working on the fourth gym. I had a Beedrill for a while for filler until I got the later guys, but its nature was one that lowered Attack, which is sorta vital... so now he's on the Pokewalker. I also had a Kangaskhan I got from the Pokewalker (long before Beedrill went there) for a longer period, and frankly she was excellent, being a go-to for any tough situation. She was half the reason Whitney was ridiculously easy for me, and I hope to use one full-time one day. I had to box her, though, once I got my full planned team, and she was sorta stealing experience.

Incidentally, I have great names for my team members. See if you can get the references for them (some of them don't necessarily make sense and are just cool):
*Croconaw: Kamina
*Growlithe: Fenris
*Tyrogue: Stark
*Aipom: Dastan
*Sunkern: Horatio
*Farfetch'd: Miyamoto

I can't wait to draw the comic for this and give these guys personalities, even if it is comedic. Kamina and Miyamoto have very clear characters in my head, the others... kinda vary. Beedrill and Kangaskhan were there for a while so they'll probably get some development as well. Maybe even that traded Machop you get for a Drowzee... always planning to do...

What can I say? Gaming is good for my brain.

Tomorrow there will be a boat ride, and that's all I know for now. Insert obligatory Lonely Island reference here.