it's ovah and done with it's ovah and done with
the song. the proclaimers. download it, please.
i'm sitting on my back porch as the sun is setting. no, i cannot see the sunset but there is a large wall of vinery with gorgeous purple blossoms rising 20 feet in front of me.
i arrived this afternoon from my train-> seattle -> bus -> missoula -> plane -> san francisco 2 week adventure, and man oh man did i ever need THAT. subsequently and obviously, i have accrued a billion stories - the majority of which involve some of the prettiest views that i've seen in a while, if ever - but i shall stick with lessons learned. they may not be as exciting for you folks out there, but i'd like to note them down somewhere. this is as good of a place as any.
1) i have to get out more. "out": a) ... of the neighborhood. i've been super absorbed in making myself feel better after work and been REAL lazy about it. i've been hitting up nearly the same places extending within the same 8 block radius for nearly a year now and it's getting old, loud and annoying. same faces. same places. same walks. when i first moved here, i created a list of things i wanted to do in sf and it's time to get back to that list. i live super close to so many incredible sights with a fantastic amount of positive-crazy stuff happening and i want to get back to. b) ... of the city. i want to camp, hike, explore, climb and rest. again, so many cool places outside of san francisco and it's time i hit those things up.
action plan 1: purchasing a hiking in california / west coast book.
action plan 2: hiking with rudy and steph in the marin headlands tomorrow morning
2) quitting smoking: tomorrow is the beginning of a slow-paced plan.
action plan 1: calling the 1-800-quitting smoking number tomorrow.
action plan 2: only buying rolling tobacco from this point on
action plan 3: purchasing "the patch" oh the beautiful "patch" as soon as enough funds are in account
3) exercise: directly linked to 1 and 2. if i do all of these things, all of these things will be easier to do.
4) bike. i must bike. it is so much fun. when i was in missoula, i wrote a 5 foot tall bike with metal antlers dubbed "the stag." oh sweet lord i fell in love.
action plan 1: purchase bike lights
5) i can accomplish a heck of a lot in a day. i remember back in austin when i used to paint, read, do yoga, run, hang out and research wierd interests - all in one day. seattle and missoula revealed the same.
action plan 1: building a palette tomorrow afternoon
action plan 2: setting aside an hour each day for reading
action plan 3: reading a one-page section from "four quartets" by t.s. eliot aloud to myself every morning and every night (same section)
6) birding lists: i did a lot of birding while in montana and learned a ton about regional birds, a bit about migration patterns. i started compiling a birding list during my birding job in travis county and want to keep it going. really birding is way too much fun. i loooooove it.
action plan 1: purchasing AWESOME binoculars as soon as funding is allotted
action plan 2: purchasing birding in california/west coast " "
7) i have tremendous family and friends in the great states of washington and montana
8) scott, van (seattle) and michael (missoula) are some of the most intelligent and driven folks i know. wait, all my friends are. why are my friends so amazing.
9) i judge too much. i curse too much. no action plan yet. solely recognition.
* * *
i feel refreshed and focused again. i'm hoping this peace that i found from this trip last for a long, long time. hopefully the above will keep me in check.
hope all is well out there!! i took two rolls of old school film and shall post those as soon as i can. in the interim, i will post random photos that i've collected over the course of the previous months. i know there wasn't a story this time 'round, but i wanted to post a little somethin' somethin' for the moment. i miss each of you a tremendous amount and hope that everyone is smiling as much as possible.
i love you!
jen
i'm sitting on my back porch as the sun is setting. no, i cannot see the sunset but there is a large wall of vinery with gorgeous purple blossoms rising 20 feet in front of me.
i arrived this afternoon from my train-> seattle -> bus -> missoula -> plane -> san francisco 2 week adventure, and man oh man did i ever need THAT. subsequently and obviously, i have accrued a billion stories - the majority of which involve some of the prettiest views that i've seen in a while, if ever - but i shall stick with lessons learned. they may not be as exciting for you folks out there, but i'd like to note them down somewhere. this is as good of a place as any.
1) i have to get out more. "out": a) ... of the neighborhood. i've been super absorbed in making myself feel better after work and been REAL lazy about it. i've been hitting up nearly the same places extending within the same 8 block radius for nearly a year now and it's getting old, loud and annoying. same faces. same places. same walks. when i first moved here, i created a list of things i wanted to do in sf and it's time to get back to that list. i live super close to so many incredible sights with a fantastic amount of positive-crazy stuff happening and i want to get back to. b) ... of the city. i want to camp, hike, explore, climb and rest. again, so many cool places outside of san francisco and it's time i hit those things up.
action plan 1: purchasing a hiking in california / west coast book.
action plan 2: hiking with rudy and steph in the marin headlands tomorrow morning
2) quitting smoking: tomorrow is the beginning of a slow-paced plan.
action plan 1: calling the 1-800-quitting smoking number tomorrow.
action plan 2: only buying rolling tobacco from this point on
action plan 3: purchasing "the patch" oh the beautiful "patch" as soon as enough funds are in account
3) exercise: directly linked to 1 and 2. if i do all of these things, all of these things will be easier to do.
4) bike. i must bike. it is so much fun. when i was in missoula, i wrote a 5 foot tall bike with metal antlers dubbed "the stag." oh sweet lord i fell in love.
action plan 1: purchase bike lights
5) i can accomplish a heck of a lot in a day. i remember back in austin when i used to paint, read, do yoga, run, hang out and research wierd interests - all in one day. seattle and missoula revealed the same.
action plan 1: building a palette tomorrow afternoon
action plan 2: setting aside an hour each day for reading
action plan 3: reading a one-page section from "four quartets" by t.s. eliot aloud to myself every morning and every night (same section)
6) birding lists: i did a lot of birding while in montana and learned a ton about regional birds, a bit about migration patterns. i started compiling a birding list during my birding job in travis county and want to keep it going. really birding is way too much fun. i loooooove it.
action plan 1: purchasing AWESOME binoculars as soon as funding is allotted
action plan 2: purchasing birding in california/west coast " "
7) i have tremendous family and friends in the great states of washington and montana
8) scott, van (seattle) and michael (missoula) are some of the most intelligent and driven folks i know. wait, all my friends are. why are my friends so amazing.
9) i judge too much. i curse too much. no action plan yet. solely recognition.
* * *
i feel refreshed and focused again. i'm hoping this peace that i found from this trip last for a long, long time. hopefully the above will keep me in check.
hope all is well out there!! i took two rolls of old school film and shall post those as soon as i can. in the interim, i will post random photos that i've collected over the course of the previous months. i know there wasn't a story this time 'round, but i wanted to post a little somethin' somethin' for the moment. i miss each of you a tremendous amount and hope that everyone is smiling as much as possible.
i love you!
jen
posted by jasembera at
8:22 PM
3 Comments:
*applause*.
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Diane, at 3:24 AM
i am envious of your battle plan to retake your life from boredom, mundane type things, and things that chain you (ie cigs! you can do it. one day at a time!). my plan for after the bar is to do some of the same...
glad you had fun on the trip. hope the greyhound ride was easypeasy.
luv you.
By
Anonymous, at 8:50 AM
hiking=fun. quitting the smokey treats helps stamina for sure. it also increases irritability for some reason (big downside). i just want to chew on things incessantly.
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Attica, at 2:52 PM
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