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[12/16/09] |
Yesterday I walked around town window shopping and watching the wandering hippies laughing and dancing in little circles on the plaza green. Lately I've been working a lot, and it's beginning to wear on me quite heavily. It's very hard to go to a thankless job which pays little money when all of your friends get to focus on a college education for free. I don't want to sound ungrateful, because I'm quite the opposite. I'm so grateful for the love of my parents and the lessons they've taught me that have made me who I am today. And I thank the spirits everyday for the clouds above my head and the solid ground beneath my feet, but I long for time to myself to spend how I please, doing whatever I want to do. And day after day my time is spent working such long hours, I barely have time to clean and walk my dog, let alone read and wander through the forest trails and take photographs and sketch and all the other hundred things I'd rather be doing. Such is life, I know that. I think it would be easier though if my friends were working. I wouldn't envy them as much.
Anyway, I meandered into some little stores yesterday and bought a few things ..
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[12/12/09] |
Christmas is soon and I'm so excited!!
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[12/08/09] |
I've been so busy lately, I haven't had much time to update here. My parents came up the last week of November to spend Thanksgiving with me, and I had fun showing them around all of my favorite places up here. It's always a little nerve-racking for me to spend a long time with my family. My mom and I have always been such good friends, but my brother and dad have a knack of bringing the mood down in happy situations. I just really didn't want any fighting or complaining during this trip, and surprisingly, they did pretty good. I was so grateful for a peaceful visit.
01. breakfasts with mum at Cafe Brio
02. hikes in the forest with my brother
03. a trip to the oldest forests in California
04. finally showing my mum the marsh I always speak of
05. Samoa Cookhouse, a lumberjack mess hall from the 1800s
06. late night movies and laughing with mum
07. beers and stories with dad
08. lots of hugs and tears when they left
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[11/13/09] |
I'm in love with her
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[10/26/09] |
So thankful for long walks through the marsh in the rain. For sitting with the sky pouring its heart upon me, watching while families of ducks and long-necked cranes push their way through the little rivers. I feel so honored to see the beauty I do, and to be surrounded by it on days like this. Sometimes I wish I were a small fox, able to drift in and out of the brush and maybe even speak the languages of all the wild things there. To sit in that place and watch the rain dance on the water for hours. That would be true happiness, I think
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[10/18/09] |
today I got this ..
and I get to see Pinback on the 12th of November! I'm so excited
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[10/17/09] |
We've been having our first rain of the season ...
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[10/06/09] |
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I've spent most of today looking up fairy stories and photos of ghostly children. Now I'm going to order a pizza and watch a medieval mystery! {it is a good day}
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[10/03/09] |
I'm so incredibly happy that autumn is here! It's gotten so chilly at night, and I've been wrapped in blankets with hot chocolate in my hand on more than one occasion this week.
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