Some time ago (a week? More than a week? What is time?) I went back home! It was such a brief visit, I essentially took a bus & a train for hours & hours on a Friday & then did the same thing on the Sunday. It was crazy! Being back for just that tiny tiny bit made me miss home quite a bit. I think the fact that I also happened to be listening to a lot of The Head & The Heart on the way there kind of exaggerated that feeling. Especially the following songs:
Anyway, in between reading & doodling, I took twenty thousand snapshots of "the windowwwwww". Here are some:
So yeah, my friend's graduation was definitely worth the fuss! I have a policy of not putting anyone's face publicly online when they do not normally put their own face online publicly so here are some more generic type shots.
Flowers for her!
Waiting for the graduates.
So so many of them!
Cute dogs live at home too!
Back in Los Angeles, I did other things like drink alien soda & pick up my cap & gown
& I also briefly was at the Grove
The reason I've been without internet more often than not lately is because I have been slowly moving my life into a new apartment! I'm not really sure if staying in Los Angeles is one of the best decisions I've ever made, but this city just keeps throwing cool opportunities at me so I guess I'll stay until my welcome is worn out or until the next big thing comes along! Of the people who have seen it, the thing everyone loves is the amount of natural light that just fills the space so so nicely. Mini tour of how it's looking so far:
I took this while waiting for IKEA deliverymen & for my boyfriend to come & help me build things
Bird friend hanging out outside.
Other things that were good & that happened. I got my Leonard Cohen ticket in the mail & ate at a seafood restaurant that serves you by the pound.
There's some kind of special magic in my hometown. I don't know where it comes from. Maybe it is in the dirt. Or in the water that melts down from the mountains into the valley in the spring. It could be the hum of all the ghosts left behind from all of us who spent time there or a result of being in close proximity from something as beautiful as Yosemite.
I don't know what it is, but I know the place where I grew up is unique. I am so glad to have grown up there even though it's the type of place that gets looked over. It isn't a city that usually receives love letters.
I don't think I will ever move back, but I know I will always visit. The central valley will always be special to me.
Avocados are amazing. They are delicious, they are good for you, they can be a part of so many yummy dishes or just be consumed on their own. A few weeks ago, I decided to put two pits in water to see if they would grow & they've been making their way!
