12.31.06
resolutions are for masochists
everyone wants to lose 20 pounds. set a goal, for chrissakes!!
by the end of 2007, i will:
-move nearly 4,000 miles to a new city, state, and latitude to embark on another educational journey
-maintain the 4.0
-see the northern lights; check it off my ‘list’
-walk along the arctic circle
-visit my family, take lots of photos
-stop getting pushed around
slacker!
so my trip will be blogged in sections, with complete disregard to time! :) i’ve been home for almost 24 hours, am already back at work, and already bored mindless.
despite the unexpected passing of one of my great-aunts, i had a wonderful holiday back in the pit-of-shame-and-despair of my hometown. my brother made me an incredible photo album of our childhood – so i pretty much cried through christmas eve, until we realized he never wore pants when we were kids. seriously, in an album of like 150 photos, he’s sans-pants 75% of the time… rock on!
i also received the only material object i wanted: a fabulous digital camera:
not that i’ve rejected in any way my film camera… i actually have avoided digital altogether – but in light of my impending al-can adventure, i wanted something more portable for quick shots. i also think it’ll be handy for my ‘artistic’ ideas. plus, can’t beat the turnaround… this photo would’ve sat in my minolta for at least 3 more weeks.
12.21.06
at least i’m not flying through denver :)
gearing up for my quarterly 3,000-mile sojourn to the black hole of my youth, wondering where the hell my christmas spirit went!
-got generous $20 gelson’s gift card from employer… reeks of corporate donation
-have napoleon on my back about three plastic storage bins (still in development- more on that later)
-tsa’s 3-1-1 is the stupidest rule in the history of travel
-at least five old ladies with giant purses (handbags?) have knocked into me while shopping
typical virgin
- of course i’d decide to sell out 20 hours before leaving town…
