It's August 27th, 2007, and one year ago today I was moving out of the house at 1997 S 400 E and into the house at 1149 E 200 S, one of the best moves of my life.  Now, here I am, sitting in my "apartment" in Spain (the little downstairs area that is mostly mine), books scattered on my desk, a half-filled REI bag on the floor, Katie's boxes of ( Read more... )

oh, also, someday i'm going to write about the björk concert.  but not right now.

there's really no denying that i'm in a state of transition right now.  i think my psyche has jump-started straight into this move from spain back home and i don't think the rest of me has quite caught up.  i'm feeling really overwhelmed but in a very passive sense -- i know there are tons of things i need to be doing right now but none of them ( Read more... )

Happy One-Year-and-Five-Days Since Leaving Oregon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this of course is a message to myself.  but you're welcome to celebrate as you see fit.

This is the story, supplemented with pictures, of one of the strangest 11 days of my whole life.  It began like so, with Julen falling at the beach and splitting his head open, a site I had the joy of seeing up close, and then his father took him to the emergency room where he promptly received three stitches and returned to the beachside cafe, ( Read more... )

the best thing about 31 8/9/10 year olds is they don't care whether you, for example, gain 5 kilos in a week from eating potatoes and meat at every meal.  oh, fried meat.  and french potatoes.  i mean french fries.

the worst thing about 31 8/9/10 year olds is there are 31 of them.

...in reverse chronological order.


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my dear friend susie who i ADORE has just tagged me to make a list of 10 wierd/random things about emily.  you can read susie's list here, though i think she owes us an extra item because EVERYBODY knows susie loves tang.  come on.

and without further ado...

actually i have to wait and interrupt myself before i begin because i don't think it's fair ( Read more... )