Male

27

i am excited about the next few years. i am excited about the unforeseeable challenges that await me as I stumble along the impossible path towards self-sufficiency, since all signs say this is where i'm headed! yes, i want to grow my own food, build my own shelters, weave my own clothing. yup, this is a scary undertaking for someone who has lived in middle-class comfort his whole life. but i feel more surely than ever that this is what i must do.

why must i do this? in part, because i get a great deal of satisfaction knowing i can provide for myself. i love growing my own meals. i love knitting my own clothes. but more to the point, i know i can't rely on this culture to provide for me for very much longer. i want to be well on my way to securing my own food supply before the global economic meltdown takes place, which could easily begin as early as this year.

global economic meltdown? yes, unfortunately that's what happens when you let runaway energy demand outstrip energy supply, which is why we are seeing $100/barrel oil. it's also what happens when you start to convert your food crops to fuel crops, which is why food prices are steadily rising. and it happens when the effects of a great climate experiment start to wreak havoc on a carefully calibrated global food economy, and who knows how that one's gonna play out.

i feel the west calling my name. i have to find my landbase soon. i have to find my tribe! who's ready to stake their picket pin with me??