the littlest birds sing the prettiest songs

last book i've read: The Girl with the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
currently caressing my ears: Pandora.com, the editors radio
general mood: delighted, loved
quote: “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.” --Washington Irving

I'll condense the last few months. Andy and I still hang out; I love my friends; I moved into a new place with Kristina, one of my favorites; I have fallen in love twice, fallen out once; and am looking forward to meeting my baby niece Olivia Paige, introduced to this world August 31st. Just another virgo to add to my list of awesome virgos in my life!

In a few days I am road trippin' with my friend Pete. He is one of those phenomenal forces in my life, I don't think he even knows. He just makes me smile and carries me through my worst days. I am such a sucker, but we all kinda knew that....

Kristina is another one of those phenomenal forces in my life. Same thing, carries me through my worst only to shine bright and make me laugh. I moved in with her when things with Wolga didn't work according to plan. As in, the family failed to inform me how deep in demential Wolga was, and thus I would have been taking on another full-time job. Not my cup of tea. Good thing is K needed a roommate, and I was facing homelessness soon if I didn't find somewhere to live. K took me in, and along with Phil, we make a nice little family. Quiet, homebodies, loners at times, but quirky us all the same. K's 21st was some of the most fun I've had in a while. Since then, I've been rollercoastin', but it's been fun for the most part. Just figuring life out, letting it handle me, then taking back the night, taking it all back.

I am currently trying to cleanse, but failing miserably while at work, due to the fact that there is chocolate available for the taking for staff. And my self-control can only handle so much before I give in. To exactly three fun size bags of m&ms and four mini snickers bars. So much for cleaning my body from toxins, so much for discipline!

I've also met some pretty great people in the last few days. I went to New Moon to study flying stuffs and there was a man named Eric Nassau from Ohio just playing guitar and doing his thing. I enjoyed the tunes, not to mention the other cool people I met: Samuel, Jodie, and Tony. New souls to learn from.

And that's the jist of life. I am learning, always learning from others around me. I don't claim to know it all, but my experiences have left me with renewed curiosity in others, and faith that the human spirit is resilient.