I caught the meme virus from latenightparty . Here's the gist:
Reply to this meme by yelling "words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then you will make an entry explaining what those words mean to you.
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My parents decided to stop by for my birthday on their way to Lordsberg via Socorro. We went to the coffee shop then to the organic grocer and watched The Informant, which was confusing but very good. We wanted to eat at a specific place with outdoor seating, but because of the rain we decided to eat at an Italian place we're familiar with. We went ( Read more... )

Today we went to the camera shop in the area, which advertises that they develop black and white film. It turns out that the film has to be sent off, which would take about a week, and we're leaving town on Monday. Shooting film is just getting more frustrating ( Read more... )

I'm in Socorro. Pi and I heading out to Albuquerque around 11 tomorrow.

This morning I managed to get a picture of the turtle that lives in my parents' yard:


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My summer has been going pretty well.
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Last week I was ready to take my Spanish final on Thursday and move out of my student apartment immediately afterward with the help of my parents, who were passing through town anyway. On Wednesday afternoon, I received an email from my Spanish instructor saying that I had missed the final exam on Wednesday morning. My Spanish skills are less than ( Read more... )

For those of you who didn't know, I have a Flickr account, and I'm finally digitizing some of the negatives I've taken this semester. I hope to get several more up before I head back to Carslbad next Thursday.

"Fuck you, parking meter bitches!"

-anonymous student, shouting at a parking enforcement offer while I was working on a story about him.

Album of the day: Ocarina of Rhyme

I only like the lyrics on two tracks, but it's worth a listen.

I'm in Carlsbad. At the moment, there's no good way to drive around El Paso. Bah.