after checking the weather for the bay area this morning - and discovering that, yet again, it's going to be "80 degrees and sunny", i wondered what was forecast for the places that i've lived in the past. in upstate ny it's going to rain all day- and be cold. in baltimore, rain is also forecast, but accompanied by thunderstorms. i genuinely feel ( Read more... )

saw nine inch nails in oakland last night. during the show there was a (small) earthquake. surreal.

i kinda want to move to santa fe.

evan and i had the past week off and went backpacking with my parents and sister. i'd really like to try to camp/hike at least once a month- when i don't do it regularly i forget that i kinda love it.

since i don't want to send this out as an email ( Read more... )

summer feels different when, throughout, you work the same job that you did all year. also- being that evan i and have lived here for almost a year, this is the longest time i've 'stayed put' in one state since highschool ( Read more... )

we've been better about pursuing opportunities to see live music recently.

also- one more week of work then one week of 'summer vacation'. we're going to fly back to ny. AND, liz is going to drive up from baltimore to hang out for a while. man. i miss liz.

went to berkeley last night with evan. saw the national, who opened for modest mouse, who opened for r.e.m. pretty gratifying ( Read more... )

here's what's funny:

i ache for cold rainy weather.

but today it's gonna be hot and dry, nearly 95, and i'm like: eww.

dear jess,

no one loves their job all the time. also, your angst is exacerbated by the heat.

you're not getting this, are you?

love from,
your own clever self.

ps. also, you need to eat more substantially and more often.