i moved into my own place. it looks like i'm squatting there, judging by the minimal things i have (my bedroom=air mattress, sleeping bag, milk crate, clock). though, i really like it. it's relaxing to have very few things. i took a 3 hour nap today and didn't feel bad about it. previously, in north carolina, i feel like i would have thought i just wasted valuable free time on my weekend when i could have been doing something more productive or social. but since i don't have a lot going on here constantly, or live in a house with other people, i don't feel any guilt about it.
i've been going to a bar on sunday nights to watch some dudes dj. it's about 85% cheesy and 15% entertaining. i order a drink and sit in a booth usually for an hour and watch people and listen to the transitions. i like having these weekly traditions.
greensboro folk came to visit austin this weekend. i had a really great time. a common thought i've had since being in texas is if i was given a photograph of today 6 years ago or even 1 year ago, how would i feel about it? if i had been given a photograph of anna, georgia, katie and i in austin on october 25th, 2007 i don't know what i would have thought. i remember writing a "journal" type entry into a green notebook at the seattle airport this time last year asking myself what i would be doing this time next year. i listed off various cities i would be in or experiences i would have had and sprinkled about 30 question marks all throughout.
a few of my close friends are on the fast track to marriage. people continue to move to new cities and start new chapters in their lives. this is really helping me to focus on the present and realize that this moment is very temporary and to fully embrace it because soon everything will change.
we watched the bats fly out of the congress avenue bridge in austin last night while eating taco truck burritos. i feel like i embraced the moment to the fullest.
current things i'm really into:
-dental hygiene
-listening records in my living room
-the song "acid tongue" by jenny lewis
-cooking
-reading as much as possible
-austin museum of art/thinking about art
