Cold
It is very cold and I want to snuggle under the covers and sleep until noon, like I did on Saturday.
Good things
Like jasmine rice, black beans, alfalfa sprouts, fresh orange and ginger. The sprouts grown in a jar in my dorm. Good things like a conversation in Esther’s room, or in the van on the way home from the Chicago Symphony … Continued
Phoenix, my own pictures
These are some of the pictures I took. I should be able to get more pictures of the rest of the week from other people. And my camera is working again. I think it just couldn’t deal with the drastic … Continued
in summary
We ate a lot of beans. We said a lot of ‘quest,’ ‘coma’ and ‘intense.’We talked a lot about smoking and dating.We did a lot of hiking. We biked a lot of miles.We bought a lot of food. We went … Continued
downright extraordinary
I never did climb that little mountain, but now I am soaring above them. I bit my lips during takeoff. As Phoenix sank below me I wished I didn’t have to leave. From seat 16E, the seat I took in … Continued
a continuation.
Life was great at Super 8. I took a long shower and put on one layer of clothes. One layer of clothes! Out here I’ve been wearing long underwear, three pairs of pants, a t-shirt, a long sleeved t-shirt three … Continued
recontinued.
After hiking back to camp, I was hungry for pancakes. And there was pancake batter on the table. And since the weather had been so cold, I wasn’t worried if it was spoiled. It was just crusty on the top. … Continued
continued.
…that she was in a great deal of pain. Since I didn’t have a comb, I just tried to stay calm as Sara pulled the cholla from her skin. Big drops of blood sprung up in several places. That was … Continued
Before mountain biking with Hensley
In the van right now. Sara snores. Amy and Roger both sleeping, too. The rest, write. For lunch I ate the rest of the pancake batter by heating it until it turned from liquid to solid, than scraping it off … Continued