whoa there, girl.

Lisa: I hate going to the zoo, I feel so sorry for all the animals.

Homer: But captivity opens up a whole new world for them! In the wilds they would never experience boredom, obesity, loss of purpose.... You know, the American Dream!

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So how's my plan going to drop everything and run away to the woods?

Well, after making some very do-able (but not exactly stable) plans, I decided to revisit the urgency I was feeling to get away from civilization. I kept on getting an intuitive hit to google "how to drop out" when I came upon a link to Ran Prieur's blog. Lo and behold, he has an amazing essay called "How to Drop Out."

A quote from the introduction:
The goal is not to get out of the prison, but to get out in a way that enables you to stay out. Be patient. Think ahead. Getting free is not like walking through a magic doorway -- it's like growing a fruit tree.

Well, amen to that. And so I am now focusing on reducing my spending and consumption as a first step to dropping out. And I can still run off to the woods whenever I want - it just won't be full-time, not yet.