30

late start from Tucson

our out-of-the-way pit stop

from Albuquerque

29

A bit salty from

cousin ditching her friend who

got kicked out of bar.

28

Now Micah and I 

take on Site Santa Fe, rocks

for the afternoon

27

Ortiz family

aunts, uncle, gramps, grams, cousins

calm, slow paced day here

26

cousin gigglefest

proving age doesn't impact 

goofiness at all

25

Profeta, haircut,

KEXP shoutout, class,

CSA box, rain! 

24

still swooning, of course

a list of to dos includes

MARCHING BAND, reading

23

she giggled sleeping

i woke up later on and

biked to YEASAYER

22

woke early to think
and so I stared into space
didn't start paper

21

peer:  no classmates here

me: yeah, Justin DJ's friends

(here, always strangers)

20

missing, not quite that,

more wanting two lives at once,

getting it all here

19

talk self out of bed.

waiting for me: bike, class, beach.

always that first step.

18

don't need a laptop

at this school, just borrow them

they're even new macs

17

looking forward to

wandering new mexico,

flying across plains

16

helped parallel

park a stranger's car outside

so she could go work

15

smoke covered my sun

taking day to red dusky 

surfers didn't mind

14

my impressions now:

fun to track down old friends here

collection of states

13

first time in the gym

late night energy, power

couldn't get to sleep 

12

Probably should say
"rejected, maybe?" so that
it's been said, out there.

11

i think i'm settled
(more like life, less like movie)
into LA life

10

There are good hearts here -
pretty, too - but late night bus
rides here are priceless.

9

Brain's full up. Can't read.
So instead, schemes of DC
trouble to be had.

8

dancing to dodos,
she places bets on who I'll
fall in love with here.

7

Indian Buffet
Friday with my two new girls
Full bellies, big smiles.

6

I'm now at the point
if the bread doesn't rise right
I toss it, start new.

5

FRIEND and ADVENTURE
it's a new game here, new place.
Reading and laughing.

4

nervous beyond words
it melted away early
with new hope and tears

3

new home out of home,
like harvard house. music, food,
slow motion dancing

2

minivan loud songs

the air cold sun sets early

foot finger tapping

1

just made a sandwich. 

hands down the greatest sandwich

I have ever had.

31

DC called, and I

answered, giggled and took on

the LA night life