I miss some aspects of home generally, (weather/knowledge of general areas especially) but mostly I miss my friends. I miss being able to call Stephanie, or Eric, or Heather, or Sheila, or Hernan, or Celeste at any point in time and knowing that either a) yes, they can meet up with me, or b) they'll talk to me, even though they're busy/have other ( Read more... )

this past friday, we drove out to Eastern Washington to see Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. even though everyone else was hating the heat (105), i was loving it. it reminded me of legit summers back home. it started to cool down a bunch before the show though, which made it a more comfortable experience for all. our party was rick, his dad and ( Read more... )

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when i decided to move to washington, i never knew i was also signing up for snow. a few times a year wasn't so bad, though, and i got used to it. hooray for novelties to native southern californians ( Read more... )

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( this is what inevitably happens when i have access to a mac computer with photo booth installed on it: )

i just want my motivation back. opportunities are passing me by at an alarming rate, and i'm letting it happen because of my innately insecure ways. the longer i wait to act, the harder it is to start again ( Read more... )

my fingers hurt and skin on the tips of them are cracking from playing guitar last night and this morning. i go through cyclical periods with guitars - from genuinely wanting to write songs/learn songs/just play, to not wanting to play at all. i have a hard time acknowledging that i can actually play, or that what i write or play is worth listening ( Read more... )

last night i sang "always be my baby" by mariah carey at the greatest karaoke bar in all of tacoma, washington. i really wanted to sing "walkin' after midnight" by patsy cline, because jewels had texted me about her earlier in the night and i'd been singing her songs earlier in the week at his place. but alas, my request was lost in the deluge of ( Read more... )

the onset of rainstorms has marked the start of autumn in seattle, and i'm happy about this fact. i never thought i'd say that. i'll like it even more when i get a) rainboots and b) a sassy new black peacoat. my last one was permanently ruined after the great Dawn/Grin Post-GRE Celebration 2k6 ( Read more... )