i am overjoyed to be able to sit with my sister in the lull of the afternoon, reading about systems theory in the sunshine, balancing book, coffee, and cigarette in hand. i love these evenings, the breath that slows, sitting by the breezy screen door, doing nothing that could be considered productive and appreciating the fact that i have the option ( Read more... )

gah, got so sunburned today! festival is awesome and really crowded, im sure it will only get busier as the weekend begins. the french quarter is really touristy but the fairgrounds are kind of in the middle of the residential district, some of which got hit by the hurricane. lots of boarded up buildings and roadblocked streetways, everything here ( Read more... )

at long last i slept for more than four hours. well-rested, i wish fantastic luck and smooth sailing to those going on tour.  nic, whose 21st i will be sad to miss,  happy birthday in advance. alex knows the drill- find my journals if the rape mace doesn't work out (even though she never reads this and i will have to ask her, "hey did you see what ( Read more... )

so on the way to seattle with my parents the other day, we all got to talking about school and jobs etc, and my mom revealed that she had been telling people that i have been "struggling lately". i couldn't help but laugh and smile at what that definition must mean to her. because honestly, i can't remember a time when i've found myself with a ( Read more... )

apparently i am going to new orleans for the jazz festival in at the end of this month.
decided today, booked it,  easily the most spontaneous thing i have done in a long while.

There's a place on the corner of [Balboa] Street ( Read more... )

Pullman was sooo much fun and I'm really glad that jack and megan are my friends. I plan on posting all of the pictures tomorrow before I go to work so everyone can see, sort of, what happened (even though there is a large chunk of time missing as I was incapacitated for most of friday ( Read more... )

my phone hasn't been working and i think i finally killed it so if you are someone who would like to hang out at some point before i get a new phone, please tell me your number.

i had the craziest dream last night.

captain morgans and cookies, grab your coat ( Read more... )