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I didn't post yesterday because it got late/I'm really busy this week/my life is hard/aliens abducted me/my truck left me my boyfriend ran away and my dog broke down

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As the title suggests, a lot has happened during my long silence. I'll try to keep the exposition short so this doesn't get TL;DR. The main idea I wish to convey is that I'm making some changes in my life for the better, and I feel optimistic about the way things are going.

( David from Scotland )

My former roommate from Berlin, David, is coming to visit me in November. He'll be here for about two weeks. I'm exceedingly excited (see what I did there? That's alliteration!). I'm already thinking up and planning all of the fun things we have to do when he comes. The only request he made is to go hang out in a coffee shop in San Francisco, which ( Read more... )

My procrastination of earlier in the weekend has got me up late tonight, though it's not unpleasant. I'm really in the story-writing groove now, and rediscovering a lot of the good music I've got in my Winamp library ( Read more... )

My cat turned five (here he is in a bag), the application for the studio apartment I'll be living in in Santa Cruz was sent yesterday, and I've made the flight arrangments for my return to California on August 20th ( Read more... )

A friend back at Santa Cruz asked in passing during a conversation this evening whether I'd signed up for fall quarter's classes yet. Surprised, I asked whether that were possible, and he informed me that yes it was ( Read more... )

Just imagine that all the dialogue in this entry is taking place in German ( Read more... )

David and I moved into our new place the day before yesterday. Despite the fact that we're still getting furniture and the former resident hasn't moved all his things out yet, the place is really coming together ( Read more... )

David and I found an apartment yesterday. It's brilliant. And it's ours. What more could a person ask ( Read more... )