i knew this when i agreed to come to moorea, that it would be difficult, that there would be long hours and hard hiking and difficult personalities. truth be told, it is not all that bad. i am covered in mosquito bites and there doesn't seem to be any fucking calamine lotion on the island, but it is okae. there are like 10 vegetables on this island ( Read more... )

i've been trying to read 'infinite jest' lately on my ride to and from berkeley. it is a good read and while i'm only 1/5 completed the story isn't really a progressive read, but kind of like currents rolling over you. i've been getting only a few pages a day completed though as i have been highly distractible. my mind is on work and getting home ( Read more... )

after eating more than a family of five, exerting less energy than i would if i was bedridden, and spending the day shopping for high heels and getting a pedicure, i believe i have truly experienced how the other half lives. there were other highlights that just added flavor to my time back home which include: hearing some old (not very close) ( Read more... )

this is just one of those days. the narrative of the day works out fine; you ran, you made muffins and cookies, you sat in the sun and juggled and attempted cartwheels, but something is off, something didn't work out quite right. for sure nothing is wrong, so nothing can be solved. alone, the actions wouldn't equal an "off" day: the friend flaked ( Read more... )

i was asked recently to name five things that made me happy, besides making sure other people were happy. while i was working with a handicap of 3-4 drinks (i wasn't measuring--tasting really) and a head full of smoke, i was at a loss. all i could come up with is riding my bike and reading. even that answer was a cop-out; i would rather have ( Read more... )

- you can flip over your handlebars if you break too fast only using your front break ( Read more... )

i have had some pretty strange shit uttered to me by complete strangers through the years. i was reminded of this fact while walking around china town (oakland), having some woman mutter "hipster," and then begin talking wildly to her friend in some language i don't recognize. since i'm pretty bushed, here are a few other gems ( Read more... )

while i was warned that if my lj turned into me whining constantly about thisandthat, i guess that is a risk i am willing (gonna) take. but to those concerned, i'll keep the bitching relatively short ( Read more... )

So after overcoming a lot of apprehension, working out a lot of details, and doing the quickest prep in the history of, I went to burning man. It was the most relaxing and freeing environment that I have ever had the ability to be a part of. While I have already shared with people my (mis)adventures, part of the joy of it is still with me, and I ( Read more... )

So even with everything that is going on in my life I often find myself completely bored. I don't know what this means exactly. Not to say that my friends are boring (because they are some of the most intelligent and wonderful people I have ever been around), or that my job isn't challenging (as it is currently kicking my ass), or that trying to ( Read more... )