i went camping at sand point this weekend with dave. we had a really nice time. it was supposed to rain the whole time, we hiked 6+ miles, and i was scared shitless of the bears and raccoons.. i saw a bear about to thwomp a llama on the drive in (seriously), but luckily none at the campsite. i did see 4 bald eagles, and put my feet in the pacific ocean. i was disappointed that we didn't get a proper sunset, as it was pretty cloudy, but it was beautiful, restful, and really nice. all i could think about during the hike was, "thank god i stopped smoking." according to my quit smoking widget on my dashboard, today is day 23. of course, there have been fumbles along the way, but not too many. it's mostly when i drink that i stumble and have a few puffs. but whatever, i'm human.

pictures of the camping trip soon... as soon as i photoshop out the giant hunks of dust that were on my sensor that are super visible at f16.

you should camp here if you have the chance:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/olym/wic/coast.htm

i have an extra ticket and a plus one to jens lekman tomorrow at neumo's. anyone wanna go with me? you'll have to go early because i am shooting and have to cram myself in the front row. leave a comment/email me if you'd like to come.

do i really need a backpack this big for 10 days in the UK?





should we go to belfast from london, then to dublin at the end? or cork from london to travel the ring of kerry, then to dublin? blargh. finally booked hostel lodgings in london, and dublin. now we have 4 days in the middle unaccounted for, trying to figure it out so we can be done with it and ready for fun. any suggestions?

it's been years and years since i last got into a "fight" on a message board. damn, does it feel stupid, gross, and ugly. you gotta do what you gotta do.

it's already old news in seattle, but for the rest of you.. i'm in mourning....



http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_crocodile_closed.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/343960_crocodile18.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2004079046_croc180.html
http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/12/together_in_heaven.php


i'm also really sad that the last show there was david bazan, and for whatever reason... i didn't go.

i'll miss you, crocodile..

since i can't bear to write this all down, but feel it needs to be mentioned, in short: i've lost another long-time girlfriend to an ex-boyfriend of mine. another friend. another ex. she called me on monday night to tell me she's moving in with him in two months. i had no idea. she thought i should find out through her. they live thousands of miles from each other. i haven't spoken to him in about 5 years. he treated me terribly. i let him treat me terribly. he reminds me of what i can be like at my lowest. now she's chosen him over me. i've been her friend for over 7 years. she was there when he and i were together and she saw what he did to me. but she searched him out. she found him. they fell for each other. and she called to say she's sorry, but she's happier than she's ever been. i said goodbye forever. i can't put these feelings to bed.

"Even now, all possible feelings do not yet exist. There are still those that lie beyond our capacity and our imagination. From time to time, when a piece of music no one has ever written, or a painting no one has ever painted, or something else impossible to predict, fathom, or yet describe takes place, a new feeling enters the world. And then, for the millionth time in the history of feeling, the heart surges, and absorbs the impact."

-Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

YES.


i just bought tickets for this:

MIKE DOUGHTY: THE QUESTION JAR SHOW

yes.

is he dreamy or what?

in case you missed my posts all over the internet about how amazing it was to dance onstage with the flaming lips in a santa suit for 2 hours.. let me tell you. it. was. amazing.


click for photographic evidence:

you'd think by now i could be numb to bands i like getting popular.. but this... this is really hard to swallow. i mean, i've watched from the sidelines while the hold steady got insanely famous and steph would be all, "what the fuck?!"

and of course, she and i are pounding on our desks and shaking our monitors and screaming, "WHAT?! "OAK-ER-VIL RIVER?!?" "CAPRI SUN?!" "AOL!?!??!" "JONATHON ROLLING AROUND IN BED KISSING A GIRL DRESSED LIKE A BRIDE?!?" AHGHALSKDJALKSJHDKAHGSDadsasdfas


follow this link: http://video.aol.com/video/tv-okkervil-river/1961883

and you shall also understand. is this freaking anyone else out!?

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