i miss writing.

terribly. desperately. i'm afraid i'm no good at it anymore, if i ever was. i want to write passionate things. clever things. contemplative, intelligent things. drivel. anything.

for now, just to dip my toes in, an update:

1. working at my dad's pr firm this summer. love it. great hours, good work. i get to use a different part of my brain than the one that teaches and plans lessons, and i love that. it's good to be forced to do that.

2. i love living in this city. i thought it'd be overrated and too expensive. my apt is a tad over my real budget, but it's great to be able to walk places and explore. and run by the lake. and watch the beautiful fireworks from my rooftop deck that feel so close it's as though they are being screened just for us.

3. i'm beginning to feel a bit more like a grown up with each season. both sucks and is empowering.

4. still love the same boy as i did 2.5 years ago. he loves me back. can't ask for much more. his smile, his arms around me. the nook in his shoulder i can snuggle into. the shirts that i steal from him just to remind me when he's not around i'm part of a unit. whew.

5. i'd say something about school, but i'm trying not to think about it yet.

6. summer is doing me good.