oh how the time flies. it is almost august! where has the summer gone? and i haven't updated since may...disappointing. i feel like there are a million things to say, but nothing extraordinary to speak of. still biking and doing public transit and still feeling great about it. i fear getting a car in the fall because i'm concerned i will become lazy. i will have to think of a way to address that. i still want to bike or take trax when it is nice enough. moved into the house almost a month ago. my closet is filled to the brim but it all works. we are still doing the finishing touches of decorating, but its coming together nicely. we want to start a blog for the house and one for the volkswagon vanagon my roommate just bought...i have trouble enough posting to here but maybe it being a joint effort will help ;)
the dog always finds a way to get into trouble. he has a particular affinity to dirt in its wet form. and chewing up cables...specifically the one to the house internet and my computer's power cord. and waking me up early on my days off. i fear i will never sleep in again. but he's just so damn cute.
my biggest adventure thus far has been bonnaroo. holy crap. i don't even know what to say about this. let me try to sum it up in nonsensical sentences. hot hot humidity. we're talking 95+ degrees everyday. mikey the 1975 GMC RV. mikey breaking down in the middle of missouri. getting escorted by highway patrol. creepy rv parks. gas station food. dirty hippies. didn't take a real shower for 3 days, and this place was the definition of dirty. my hair was one giant dred by the time i washed it.
i rinsed off here and there in an outdoor sink and we used a hose from the RV to hook up to said outdoor sink as a make-shift shower. portapotties used by 85,000 dirty hippies for 4 days straight.
drinking our weight in water, and wasting a lot of decent alcohol. watching people drop acid for the first time. seeing some of the craziest folks on earth. seeing some of the craziest folks on earth on drugs.
concerts galore. my highlights: mumford and sons, eminem, the black keys, matt and kim, neon trees, cold war kids, arcade fire, florence and the machine, alison kraus and union station, sleigh bells, the flavor savers. gosh there were so many and even more that i missed. walking into air conditioning in the southern heat for the first time in 88 hours. pure bliss.
nearly running the RV off a roundabout exit ramp just outside of nashville. still not being able to laugh it off a month later. 8 girls on an experience of a lifetime that will never be forgotten.
the summer is not yet over. i will be sure to update more soon.
will also try to add some videos of some of my favorite musical acts of bonnaroo soon!
if you're interested...
