Entry 23 – October 28, 2012
I was disappointed today. The weather kind of ruined the day. I woke up this morning and looked out my window. There was a very dense fog out. I almost thought it was smoke (due to some neighbors who have already started burning leaves this fall). I wasn't able to go out as early as I wanted. I was kinda busy with random chores and such. When I finally went out, the fog didn't seem to dissolve much. It's usually not hard for me to find my tree-house, but today it was difficult. After what seemed like half a day, I found the tree-house. I climbed up and went to the deck. I could not see much from there, either. Before the sun set, I wondered if it was a good idea to just stay home. Although, I imagined the scenario where I stay inside and leave the creature to wonder where I am. I just felt like I couldn't let some fog ruin our nightly visit. So I decided to go out into the fog. I brought some things with me, such as a compass (if things were to get really bad). I slowly walked through my backyard as if it were a place I had never been before. It was a strange feeling to be somewhere familiar, but it not being familiar. That kinda sounds like a paradox to me. After an even longer time than earlier, I found the tree-house. I went up and waited for the creature to arrive. We usually meet around 8:30pm, give or take ten minutes. I checked my watch (having to press the "night mode" button) and was shocked to see that it was already 8:50pm. I never really watched the time in the early "stakeouts", so I'm not sure how fast the creature would arrive. After more waiting, I decided that the creature was still coming and was only slow because of the fog. I wish this were the case. I waited until about 9:25pm (which was about the time I said "Good night" on regular nights) and decided to go back home. This was exactly was I was expecting when I had been discovered by the creature during the day. I thought it would never come back, but it did. I guess the fog was too much for it to fly in. I could barely walk in my own backyard, so I guess that's understandable. Oh well, maybe tomorrow night I will be able to ask it that question I mentioned in yesterday's entry. I just hope everything will go better than it did today.