Everything in its right place
I start moving into my new apartment this week, the fourth in four years of university. Five if I counted the dorms freshman year.
I can’t help but think that everything is in its right place.
And I can’t get radiohead out of my head. Not that I want to.
Filed under me, music | Comment (0)Just me and my uke
Another Sunday has gone by. This one was eventful. Breakfast at Nicks, my Sunday tradition. I spent some time with Brandon today, we jammed with PJ. Me on guitar, PJ and Brandon switched between drums, guitar and bass. It wasn’t productive in a literal sense, but it was fun. I spent some time on the phone tonight with someone who is feeling down because of an Ex. And then I spent sometime online with another friend who is feeling down because of depression. Talking to so many sad people really makes you value your own happiness. It really is what you make of it.
And for now, I sit, waiting for tomorrow to come, for sleep to overtake me, singing softly to the world, strumming my ukulele, listening to the rain.
Filed under me | Comment (0)I’ve ordered Miracle Fruit
So I’ve ordered some Miracle Fruit… Should be here by this weekend.
For those of you who’ve never heard of Miracle Fruit, it’s an African berry that coats your tongue in a lipoprotein called Miraculin. This causes all foods that are sour or bitter to taste sweet for 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on what you eat.
So anyways, I’m planning on having a little sour / bitter food party. Let me know if you’re interested.
Filed under food, geek | Comment (0)Jam til 4am
We were freshman. Nearly every weekend we would jam in west hall’s lobby til the wee hours of the morning.
I miss that.
Filed under photoblog | Comment (1)self portrait from years past
I always liked this particular picture I took of myself when I was a senior in high school. I think it conveys a lot of the emotion that I was feeling at the time. My brother always tells me it looks like I have a black eye — something I’ve never actually had.
I assure you, it’s just the shadows.
Filed under photoblog | Comment (0)Every day I end up where I started
It’s hard to say why I am where I am in the world right now.
Physically, being in here Providence, Rhode Island, gives me an interesting vantage point from which to observe the world moving around me. It’s not new per se; I’m going on 3 years living in this city full time. Before I was here I lived for 18 years in a single house in suburban Texas. I had lots of friends that remained static from kindergarten at Zavala Elementary all the way through my senior year of high school. Although my fondest and closest friends I met in high school, it was comforting to see the familiar faces through all those years.
It’s humbling how everything changes so fast.
During the first year of college I (barely) coped with an insane long distance relationship. She was in the US Navy, and had just been ripped from my arms a month before I moved to school. She was stationed 3,000 miles away, in California. I was on the phone a bit more than would be considered healthy.
Other than being unable to see my girlfriend, the transition to Providence wasn’t too bad. Three of my closest buddies from high school ended up attending the same university as me. We were all roommates freshman year. Two of them left after freshman year to finish their associates in Denver. The other decided not to finish his degree after the first year. That left me; all alone in Providence. A city I didn’t yet know how to love. And then my girlfriend dumped me.
Looking back now, I think losing my close support system of friends was a boon to my personal development. Once I learned how to open my eyes, meet people, and be myself again, Providence provided me with a whole new set of friends and opportunities.
Now, let me make clear that I in no way mean to imply that I did not or do not appreciate the wonderful roommates I was blessed with freshman year. What drove us apart was as much distance as it was disdain for the university we attended. It was as much apathy as it was longing for family. In all fairness, any ill feelings are a result of a series of terrible misunderstandings. I wish them the best. They know that.
With each passing year, I feel like I’ve started over.
Filed under me | Comment (0)Cheesy Post
simple 5 cheese tasting
various accouterments include tarragon mustard, honeyed almonds, lime and orange gelees, candied lemon and beet syrup.
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