october

• rad bday tripping on 🍄 while hiking w j.r. in ventana canyon + sprawling like lizards on a giant rock + talking abt psychedelics / folklore / philosophy / environmentalism + eating amazing vegetarian mexican food after
• finally got my back balance in silks
• wore my great pacific garbage patch costume to work n got compliments on it

november

• back in the bullshit again for 4 more years. fuck
• found out my dad went to prison for being a sex offender. upsetting
• commuted to work by bike for a week
• ua fall dance show <3
• me: "oo a dead moth, i'm gonna put it on b.j.'s desk" a.m.: "i was about to say to say 'i love u' but then i was like no that's too much" me: "nah u can say it"
• 2nd nyc trip, this time for sleep no more, luna luna, the whitney museum, & the high line, plus the beautiful serendipity of wandering thru chelsea's myriad art galleries
• decided to stop or at least strictly limit eating eggs bc chick culling is too fucked up for me
• deleted instagram off my phone bc i was running out of storage n hey i'm now reading a lot more

december

• 1st poetry acceptance in a long time! it was v enthusiastic & nice
• unexpectedly having a blast at j.g.'s going away party, chatting all evening w dance folks in proximity to citrus trees & feeling nostalgic for the grad school rager days
• lmdc winter show! performing my 1st ever dance solo & getting lots of kind feedback <3
• biking ~11 miles on a workday + taking class at a new dance studio + buying the longest bananas i've ever seen
• holiday party at work & setting a personal record for most pizza slices eaten in 1 day (7)
• radiologist + xmas shopping for luchi + remarkable movement exercises at butoh rehearsal + street fair