Well, I just had a small heart attack. I went to turn on my computer and it was dead in the water. I thought, well, ok God, I guess there’s a reason for this but what a bummer. When I got up to put it away and see about calling for a repair I thought I would just try plugging it in on the off-chance the battery had somehow fried itself. There ya go. I have no idea how it happened as I’d turned it off while I was driving, but the battery completely kaputted. I don’t know how long I can keep my noisy generator running in the Wal-Mart parking lot, so this might have to be a short entry tonight.

But that tells you sort of where I am. Boy was it weird. I arrived about 5 and went in to get a couple things, then asked a manager for permission like I’d been told. She said, yeah sure, just park around the edges. So I parked under two supremely bright lights and laid on my bed and went huh. This is very odd. It was blazing hot and I didn’t really feel like wandering the aisles for several hours and before the computer fiasco I had planned not to turn the generator on at all so I wanted to save my 2 hours of computer battery life til later.

Now at least it’s cooled down. I’ve got all the windows open (but not the blinds) so I can get nice and cool before I lock up for the night. I decided while laying on my bed looking out the window that I had to trust God to either protect me here or direct me elsewhere. I don’t feel like I need to move, so I’m going to stay and save the $40 they wanted for one night at the KOA. I have to leave fairly early tomorrow to make my meeting, then I’ll drive a couple more hours til I find a suitable spot.