when she told me that she named her first-born after me, i initially thought it was some kind of a joke. the name is synonymous with "oracle", "guru" or "wise person".

a couple of years later, she fessed up and told me the whole story.

after we left tofino, we spent some time in the okanagan valley. we were outside of oliver, when we got into a big fight and i stormed off; i guess i just needed to get some air, to take a walk by myself, but at the time it seemed like i wasn't coming back - i was halfway to kelowna before i turned back, and she was in shock.

so, she sat and picked wild herbs, for a few hours, convinced she'd been left in bc by herself.

until i came back.

so, the idea was that i was supposed to come back - like i came back, back then.

but, the fact was that, this time, i didn't want to.

or, at least, not like that.

it's a bittersweet story, all around.