BlogHide Reblurtsbrownsocks in # vanlife • 13 min. ago • 5 min readFree Car Wash! - Day 81The. Drought. Is. Over. Other than a light sprinkle a few weeks ago, we haven’t seen rain here since June. Some might think hey, that sounds really nice ; but the dryness of the climate has been pretty detrimental; especially considering the wildfires popping up every few days. As I sit under the cover of the overhang belonging to the…brownsocks in # actifit • 17 hr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 2 2026As I slowly regain some composure here and remember how to navigate Blurt and Hive, I got back into my old habit of posting my Actifit report cards. As I am fairly active just in my day-to-day life, it seems like 🤷♂️ why not . Although I have only posted a few since creating my new accounts, I post them on Hive just because I am not used to…brownsocks in # vanlife • 1 day ago • 7 min readSnowboarding in September - Days 78-80Jeez Louise, I am SHOT. I thought I was getting back into shape, but I have humbled myself greatly. No, I didn’t even do that much, looking back on it; and the myriad of health issues I am going through, coupled with my less-than-ideal diet, probably aren’t helping; but, man I feel like I shouldn’t be this tired. If I’m being fair to myself…brownsocks in # vanlife • 3 days ago • 3 min readDays 76&77 - Nothing to report!Back on the loop . It seems the sheriff has calmed down with stickering vehicles up in town. From what I’ve heard, it usually only happens one to two times a year. Some out of town individual(s) take advantage of the little car-living community out here, make a mess, leave a mess; and everyone’s gotta clear out for a week or two. Totally…brownsocks in # vanlife • 5 days ago • 5 min readDay 75 - Milestone?? I guess?????Seventy-five days sober. Seventy-five days living on the road. Seventy-five days of just saying fuck it and seeing where life takes me. Seventy-five days of eating cheese and hummus by headlight and searching for adventure in the day. Seventy-five days of finding new hobbies and rekindling my love for old ones. Seventy-five days of turning…brownsocks in # vanlife • 7 days ago • 6 min readDay 74 - Friends!Damn, what a week. I have started to try to post a few times; but would inevitably be out of electricity, service, or time alone. And I am certainly not complaining. After Mark the Van got its brakes done(thank goodness ), I shook off the guilt I felt over not doing the work myself and headed into Portland. Far, far too early to pick…brownsocks in # vanlife • 16 days ago • 4 min readDay 64 - Mark and the album of BlurtSHAME! SHAME! SHAME! My inner self screams at me this morning. Despite my determination to do it myself, and presented with some minor obstacles, I caved and brought Mark into the mechanic. Mark is what I am now calling the van.. considering the decades old paint marking it the “Mark III”, several times.. it seemed fitting. This…brownsocks in # vanlife • 17 days ago • 6 min readDay 63 - Vacant Mind, Stinky FeetNothing says you’ve established yourself in a community quite like free coffee. When the van is parked up in the town, my morning routine typically involves climbing out of the van as soon as the want for the bathroom shifts from desire to need , and it would be difficult for me to walk past a pot of coffee in the morning without stopping…brownsocks in # horror • 18 days ago • 10 min readBook Review; We Used To Live Here by Marcus KliewerI wrote this this morning on Hive, and I wanted to share it here as well. I did not find a similar community here on Blurt(however I admit I did not search that hard, and am considering creating a similar community here on Blurt! Let me know if you think that’s something you’d be interested in! Or if one already exists, please let me know…brownsocks in # travel • 18 days ago • 7 min readDay 62 - More NonsenseIt’s just me, I’m the nonsense. Silly little man, silly little jobs, silly little volcano, silly little van, silly little life. Yesterday I got to work chock full of beans. The smoke was thick, the parking lot was empty, and the orange tint in the sky was a beautiful reminder that a devastating fire was burning just beyond the wall of…brownsocks in # travel • 19 days ago • 5 min readDay 61 - Fuck It, We BallMan, shit has been WEIRD lately. The fire continues to grow, work has become uncertain, and my mental health has been about as stable as a drunk uncle at Christmas dinner. Last week, we got the first little inkling of a hint that we might very well soon be unemployed. As I was down the hill doing laundry, I got called out of the retail…brownsocks in # travel • 21 days ago • 5 min readDay 53 - Fight or FlightEVERY. SINGLE. INSTINCT. is telling me to get out of here. It sucks, because I was just starting to feel super comfortable and stable here. Comfortable with sobriety, comfortable with being “homeless”, comfortable with my jobs, etc. But, this god damn fire isn’t getting any smaller, or any farther away. I feel like all I talk, and think…brownsocks in # travel • 26 days ago • 5 min readDay 52 - Impending, Firey DoomAlright, well this fire is getting serious. I can notice a significant change in my breathing ability, even from yesterday; which was already bad. I tried to get up early to take the bus down the hill to skate, use the gym and hit the not-so-overpriced grocery store. As it turns out, I don’t know the westbound bus schedule, so I kinda fucked up…brownsocks in # travel • 30 days ago • 5 min readDay 51 - SMOKEHoly fuckin shit. It is so hard to breathe right now. For the past week plus, there’s been a growing wildfire in the area I’m currently working in and it has been inching towards us. I already had to move campsites twice, and as the fire grows to 33,000 acres and the wind shifts towards us; well.. it’s getting rough. this photo is…brownsocks in # travel • 1 mo. ago • 10 min readDay 42 - RecoveryWell, well, well… it’s been a minute. I’ve been going through a bit of a rough patch here. Actually, things are really great. Well, I’m not really sure how I feel. THAT is what I’ve been doing to myself for the past bit. And where my brain has been at. Adjusting to life in the van has been a bit of a roller coaster. On one hand, I feel…brownsocks in # travel • 2 mo. ago • 5 min readDay 17 - Hood River part DeuxSometimes you gotta just let yourself freak out a little bit. The past days have been an emotional blur and I kind of lost track of what was going on for a second there. I know, without a doubt, that this lifestyle is exactly what I want, what I need , but there are bound to be times where I start self-doubting and second-guessing. Especially…brownsocks in # blog • 2 mo. ago • 5 min readDay 15 - Job 1/2 securedAlright, let’s fucking GO . Things are starting to come together, and fast. I knew they would, but seeing as two weeks ago I was just shoving shit into a storage unit with absolutely zero plan, I’m surprised by how fast things are happening. Maybe the multi-day storm was a blessing. If I still had an apartment, I probably would’ve played in…brownsocks in # travel • 2 mo. ago • 4 min readDay 13 - WET WET WETI had to hit a speed bump at some point. After all, I did spontaneously buy a 3+ decade old van in under less than 24 hours of searching. And drive it up to a remote mountain area with no plan. The morning started off pretty solid. Still pretty charged up about potentially landing a fun job for the time I’m here, I got up early and took a…brownsocks in # travel • 2 mo. ago • 5 min readDay 12 - Job SecuredWell, maybe not. It’s not “official” yet, but it seems very promising. I was beginning to give up on the retail job because even though the manager reached out to me almost immediately, my response and next-day follow up went unanswered for what seemed like forever but was only a few days. Anyways, as I was walking to the rest area to use the…brownsocks in # travel • 2 mo. ago • 7 min readDay 11 - RAIN!!!! FINALLYFinally, the rain is coming. The nice weather has been, well, nice, but I am incapable of mentally handling too long a stretch of time without some real weather. It hasn’t hit yet, but the cloud are darkening, the smell is in the air, and the weather person has superimposed rain clouds on the next six days of the forecast. Furthermore, I…
