Life is settling a little more every day. I’ve settled into routine, which involves Skype, instant coffee, KEXP online, and looking out at the gray sky and being reminded of home. I was warned that when the initial charge of being abroad for a long while settles, a pretty wicked case of homesickness will take [...]

What a difference one week makes…
This time last week I was consumed with thoughts of the upcoming weekend. He Who Makes My Heart Beat Faster was swooping in to rescue me from nights filled with longing and dreaming and wanting. My normal secretive self couldn’t contain the excitement and soon enough I had my co-workers [...]

I was laying down, aware of the flood of sensations: the sharp, dry grass poking me in the back, the spreading warmth from the sun above my head, the heat coming off my dark hair. And in this summer sun, with the soft murmur of the music traveling through my headphones, I came up with [...]

I somehow made it through my first 10k. The 6.2 miles were BRUTAL, with some gnarly hills around north Capitol Hill. Running the tight uphill curves around Interlaken almost made me toss my cookies, but thinking about my Mom and her ovarian cancer got me pissed off enough to barrel through.

Here is to hoping that [...]

I sat on the far end of the couch, absentmindedly chewing at a fingernail while watching him cautiously out of the corner of my eye. I was pooling all my resources to keep a calm exterior, trying so hard to not sit and stare. I, for one, would not feel comfortable with that type of [...]

I’ve once again fallen in love with my head.
I suppose I should backtrack a bit. Yes, my head and I had a bit of a falling out. My thoughts and worries and concerns piled atop each other in the weird little crannies in my head. These little malignant fuckers joined forces with a new quarter [...]

Sitting on a bar patio Friday night, feeling the cooling evening breeze soothing my sunburned skin while being surrounded by friends I haven’t seen in a while, I felt a lifting sensation. I looked around, trying to pinpoint what was going on. And then I realized it was happening internally. As my soul lifted, a [...]

Feliz cumpleanos hermanito.

And to the rest of you, drink one for me tomorrow.

What you probably can’t see is what is in these letters. The first one? That’s the one that says I made Dean’s List. The one behind that? That’s the one that says I got into the Communications department.
SHIT YEAH.
Next time I bitch about doing homework and being busy, remind me about this day. Or even [...]

Those last four minutes of My So-Called Life cut to my emotional core in such a quick and effective way that I’m often left dumbfounded in its wake. This probably explains why I’m up at 2 am, feeling compelled to write after spending my evening in warm pajamas covered under a blanket, drinking tea, and [...]