Philosophical wonder woman

It costs so much to be a full human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price. One has to abandon altogether the search for security and reach out to the risk of living with both arms. One has to embrace the world like a lover. One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a stubborn will in conflict, but apt always to total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. Morris West Australian novelist 1916 - 1999

Two good girl friends (also wacky Supernatural fans like myself) and I set off last weekend to explore some ghost towns of Colorado.  We were clad in our flannel, armed with iron & holy water, salt and whatever else a Supernatural hunter needs... in case.  We tried to play our parts (Dean, Sam & Gabriel) but I found myself always saying "AMATEUR! Stay - in - character" till I just gave that up.  :)  We stayed in a cheap motel like Sam & Dean would, ate at diners and were always on the look-out for pie.  To some aspects of the characters we were true.  I did my research on the various local ghost tales, we talked to as many residents as we could regarding the supernatural in their area.  We found more stories and lore than proof - but what I found was that I could never be Dean. Of course it didn't help that there were aspects of my femininity reminding me I wasn't a male hunter :) But even more - WE were there having fun... we were not ...