in a totally not creepy way

1. world peace
2. cds - killers, airborn toxic event, matt kearney
3. chicago manual of style, 15th ed
4. tent

i have given this tent thing some thought and concluded that what i need to go with the tent is a child. but in a totally not creepy way. or in the least creepy way possible. the problem is that i am a grown up and grown ups aren't allowed to sleep outside in tents for no reason at all. if you are homeless and sleeping in a tent - excellent. if you are hiking the appy trail and sleeping in a tent - stupendous. if you are a scout leader and sleeping in a tent - more power to ya. if you are a random adult who pitches a tent in the backyard and sleeps out there right next to a perfectly good house - weird. the way to overcome this weirdness is to have a child to sleep in the tent with, but i know you can see right there that you run the risk of replacing the merely weird with the downright creepy. what i need is a geniune kid who i genuinely know who genuinely wants to sleep in a tent and genuinely asks me to go camping in my own backyard. if you are a kid and you're reading this and you like to camp out and talk about grammar while listening to some good music, let's get together - in a totally not creepy way.

my, my... that went well, i think.