deep breaths!

ok brooklyn. i am here.

we are living in greenpoint, and everything in our new apartment is still pretty much a wreck, but god i have never been this floored in my life. we have an adventure every day.

neither of us house secured a job yet, but we're both expecting to in the next week or two.

i miss the people of north carolina. but lord have mercy do i belong here.

david put together a pink bike from target for me all by his self (so proud!!), and i can't wait for his to get here so we can go riding and explore.

i still can't believe we live here, but at the same time i totally believe it because i shouldn't be living anywhere else. what an incredible journey the last week has been.

hey life! here i come!!

things i learned ...

[from shara]
it's ok to wander around bklyn at nighttime and talk to all the strangers we see and take our picture with them.
it's more than ok to nick a glass on your birthday.
leffe is good. i don't hate all beer.
red bowl is the bomb . com for a saturday night.
it's always sunny in philadelphia.
my boyfriend is one of the last nice guys.
how to really capture life by photo.

[from bklyn and manhattan / lately]
always carry bandaids and talcum powder if you're going to walk around and get lost.
your feet ... they are not used to this.
it's hard to have bad food here.
it's hard to find a good apartment.
you should keep the faith. faith comes through.

[from rob haining]
there are some people in life who are so beyond kind and giving that they sometimes leave you at a loss for words and usually leave you at a total loss of how to respond other than to thank them profusely.
rob is an ever-lasting kind of rad.

[from db2]
always call continental when they say you can't check in online.
do not ride the bus to jfk. it is scary.
go to drum n bass shows. even if you don't think your feet feel like it.
somebody always loves me. for me.

[from basil]
even with a deformity, you can be the most handsomest thing ever.

[from bee]
shake your toys. hard. people will get out of the way.

[from wnyc]
find someone on the inside when looking for a new job. always. somehow.
be persistent.

from [mtv/nickelodeon/viacom]
be persistenter.
always know that nothing is for sure. but keep the faith.

wanna see our new apartment?

i can't wait to be king[sland]!!

we dun moved to brooklyn

to greenpoint. kingsland ave. our place is huge. we are beyond stoked.

shoes and politics

are my 2 favorite topics.

hey look! over there!

krystle has a blog tumblr thingy now, too

and she made a post. for me. i'd never seen this one. but it makes me tear up a little. my little raleigh. i've grown up, and i'm going to leave you. but you will always have my heart. (you, too, joe, pete, krystle, rob, anita, bode, emy, devon, chris, jaire, jeffrey, brian, lashawn, joi, jill, carson, joy, adam, johnny, kyara, eric, dana v, jack, jason, gray, paul, jenn, sarah, mat, spclgst, mollie, andy, nick, holly, marcus, trevor, alex, dre, jeff, king, renee, the other joe, the other joe, and the other joe, all the scotty's, tash, allie, shannel, all the other andys, napoleon, alison, allie, and oh god i'm forgetting people.)

but if you were in my orbit, then you have a place in my heart.

i will miss you, but this is not the end.

ps - happy birthday to me!