on one of our first meetings,  I mentioned offhandedly that I've wanted to learn how to play the mandolin for some years now.  When he came to visit his past weekend, he brought his mandolin and taught me a few chords.  Then we drank delicious Chilean wine like the pseudo adults we are.  After which we went tunneling in the stormwater drains under ( Read more... )

My mood can best be described as "panic at the disco."  You know, you're a beautiful party, with good music and everything feels right but DEAR GOD there's that wellspring of panic at the too perfect people and moment. PANIC ( Read more... )

i am seriously procrastinating.  i should be studying about john rawls and utilitarianism and more (a.k.a philosophy bullshit) but i am seriously lacking patience ( Read more... )

I am damn good at what I do.  Not so much school which I have become disillusioned with.  But community organizing, event planning, art exhibits, creative fundraising ventures?  I am on the ball.  Seriously, let's capacity build, and let's apply the four steps essential to sustained social movement involvement because I am practiced and learned in ( Read more... )

I am the proud of mama of eight goddamn button quail.  They coo, and squeak and chirp at me.  They are geriatric and balding but I love them all the same ( Read more... )

My brother was committed to a residential psychiatric treatment facility today.  Probably for a couple weeks ( Read more... )

It's spring!

I leave for Kenya in one month! I've also managed to accidentally sign myself up to be a counselor for a group of high schoolers from rural NC counties who are coming to UNC, the weekend after exams. Interesting, I guess?

A few nights ago Angel and I went biking around town at 2AM. We were so antsy and feeling unproductive. It was so ( Read more... )

It's snowing ( Read more... )

Hola semestre nuevo!

So, minor change again.  I now have a biology minor, social and economic justice minor and anth major.  This finally feels right.  I was missing out on the science.   I'll need it for public health admissions.  And I do love cellular biology.  That level of biology is as Zen as Zen gets.

I am a Spanish beast, as well.  Mi ( Read more... )

Classes end May 7th 2009

Teaching HIV/AIDs prevention in Rwanda from May 15th-July 15th 2009

Traveling 'round the USA with Tyler and Cordie from July 22ish-August 20 2009

Classes in Chapel Hill commence August 25th 2009

I like this life I am living.