Quick and Dirty: Baltimore

   Our stopover in Baltimore was brief (less than 24 hours) but very enjoyable.  We left DC late (after getting stuck at Sticky Fingers for a bit) and arrived in the neighboring Baltimore in no time.  We stayed with Chelsea’s good friend Owen who appropriately refers to himself as “papa anarchy” for the large co-op style anarchist household that he lives in.   
   Chelsea, a frequenter of Bmore in the past, was glad to return and requested a visit to Paper Moon, which Owen happily drove us to in, get this, Frida’s identical twin!  At one point when we were driving home in the dark, Iris even reached down for something in Frida, thinking Owen’s ride was her.   Paper moon was delightful, for the visually stimulating  decor,the food and the company.  The only downside to Paper Moon was that it was a little heavy on the rules, unapologetically so.

Back at the ranch, we chatted the evening away with Owen and a rotating cast of housemates.  We talked about a variety of stimulating subjects including: food liberation from dumpsters, their  anarchist belief system, drag and gender non-conformity, the housemate who dwells in an under-the-stairs harry potter closet, methods of cross-country travel, the internal workings of their co-op and poked through their sizable Zine library on similar subjects.

Semi-early the next morning we packed out, said our good-byes and moved on.  We had our longest and westwardest journey ahead of us.  Next stop: Athen’s, OH.the bean counter
miles traveled: 43
pieces of snail mail sent: 0
mullets: 0