hiding away in the hills of santa barbara we couldn't escape it-the heat was stifling. even more than that, the inevitability of last night had been suffocating us for days. i've never experienced this before. i've never left someone behind strictly out of circumstance. today it slowly started sinking in that we were'nt just taking a vacation from ( Read more... )

was a beautiful year. i cant believe all thats happened ( Read more... )

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it's beautiful and sunny. im incredibly close to the largest redwoods ive ever seen in my life and an expansive horizon-coating ocean. i moved away from the city for this. i uprooted my life to be here. ive met wonderful people and im doing big things. but some mornings, i wake up and ask myself where i am. where all of the friends i really love ( Read more... )

right now it feels alright, it feels comforting. this afternoon, to be honest, it didnt feel safe or comfortable or anywhere close to normal. square peg, round hole. everything is new and scary, and ive fallen far out of my comfort zone. but right now, with my closet sitting next to a picture of kirsten and i kissing a bronze john steinbeck, and ( Read more... )

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read all of this...i promise it's interesting
we made it to portland!
our friends drove us to a popular rest stop, them in the truck cab and us in the bed->( comfort )