i love how my life keeps twisiting. even i am excited. :) tomorrow i am going to Monterey, CA to see an old, old friend. plus i'm going to be by the sea, the Pacific! i'm excited. i'm going via military plane. free travel is ultimate. i'm even bringing my bike. going to see DLI (Defense Language Institute).... it's my personal mecca.

Humphry Bogart! Ahh. I'd give that man my liver! (just thought it'd be interesting for you to read)

well i shall commence packing.

ciao

i am in St. Louis again. Matt's apartment. i got here Friday b/c his birthday was Saturday. Sunday i got a flat on my bike... and i can't find my tire pump anywhere. (by the way, it's not fun having to walk/carry a bike 2 miles home)

last night i saw Immortal Beloved. damn that was a sad one. today i'm going to the art museum. should be fun.

i really wish i could clean up this place, but i've no idea where to put some things, and i doubt Matt knows either. all my stuff is still packed.

k... i'm going to get dressed and actually do something productive.

waiting around until my bike ride... i met up with some guys from Summerville, and they're fun to ride with. tonight's ride is supposed to be faster and more difficult. i'm excited. i'm going to get all muddy.

i leave this Friday for St. Louis. rearranged my room last night...it's much better now. wish i'd done that earlier.

i like the rain. even when i'm stuck at a traffic light, driving the jeep with the top off, and it pours. it's fun. just makes windshield wipers useless.

back from hiking... we did 40 miles in three days. not bad. saw lots of deer... one walked through our camp when dad and i were playing poker. the next night was more... exciting. a mama bear and her two cubs walked behind our tent, and crossed the path to climb up the hillside in front of us. i was glad we were smart and burned the trash and didn't have any food out. a mama bear can be scary.

visited Green Bank, WV.... got to see lots of really awesome telescopes and met up with the SARA guys (Society of American Radio Astronomers, i think). i had my own personal tour of a telescope then, after chatting with some Hams, and we listened to Virgo. i was psyched.

that's it for now. going to St Louis in a week or so. must be back by Matt's birthday ~ it was an order.

in Charleston, SC now... it's hot, but i like the weather. i've been driving the Jeep and it's much more fun than my Civic.

i'm getting ready for my big hiking trip with dad. we start Saturday, and i'm riding Greyhound up to West Virginia to meet him (he's in New York now). we'll be on the trail for a week. (no we're not going to climb Mt Washington anymore -- he said it's too far away)

did some yoga today out on the hill in the backyard. it's so beautiful. i was in the shade under a poplar tree, overlooking the marsh and the Ashley river. Charleston is gorgeous.

Paka~~