# On North Dakota in February
### Entered in vim on RPoJ via ssh
### 20190302
I am typing this entry in Dickinson, North Dakota. I have
a tenuous, strained relationship with this place. Years ago
I recorded an EP titled "Captive in Dakota" in an oilfield
man-camp just outside of Dickinson. I usually hate coming
here, and it was never by choice. Knowing that this is the
last forced visit (hopefully) makes for a different feeling.
It is below zero (Fahrenheit) as I type this, and windy. I
have had my work truck in 4 wheel drive all this week. I am
away from my family and my projects. Alas, I am having a lot
of fun being in my current detached state. It is a different
perspective for sure. A long twelve or thirteen years of
coming up here. I have witnessed booms come and go, towns
grow, huge amounts of construction and infrastructure be
accomplished. In that same time, come to know some people
really well.
All the same, if I never come back here again, my heart will
not be broken...
