thar she goos agin

i'm moving back to los angeles on aug 28. it will be exactly one year, three months, and 13 days since i moved to the bay area and a lot happened in the short year i was here. ups and downs, highs and lows... i remember being confronted with a question before moving, "why?" my answer, "because i need a challenge." sure, moving from los angeles to san francisco doesn't sound like that much of a challenge, but given the changes this city has undergone the past 5-10 years, and the effects of those changes, even to the most minute, it was a challenge. add to that personal accounts of hardship, and you're in for the time of your life. not to say this is the reason why i am moving back to los angeles. it is just where i'm paving my path at the moment. i love san francisco. i wish i could be here longer and who knows? maybe i will be back, but los angeles is calling loudly, and right now, i need to answer.

...and while i look back at the lot of things that happened, i walk away with great lessons. mostly, be careful what you ask for, because it will be given to you at a speed and rate you might not be able to keep up with. i also learned that despite hardships, we are resilient beings. if you don't give up and accept that you don't have control over many, if not all, situations, things WILL fall into place, and trust in what comes next. mostly just trust yourself and the universe.

and now, some memorable moments:
-guy walking his pig on a leash in the outer sunset
-naked guys on bikes on haight
-the smell of piss EVERYWHERE (well, except pacific heights)
-poop on the sidewalk (except pacific heights)
-the most beautiful gay mens
-going to a 28-hour party thingy at public works (i think i only made it to 5 hours)
-omg the food
-the nature omg the nature. i want to marry it.
-being able to walk EVERYWHERE
-working for the fine arts museums of san francisco
-terminal 2 at SFO

i could go on. there are just too many memories.

l'été est arrivé

summer's here and i've got the outdoors on my mind. not that there aren't things to do in the wintertime... i'd like to try snowboarding/skiing some time. my friends always brag about how much fun it is. as long as there's a low chance of avalanches, i'm up for it.

in the meantime, i'll make the most of the daylight lasting longer. i'm still in the middle of the city, but pocketed within it are glimpses of nature, wondermous nature to trample on. i mean, hike... on. it's an odd notion, though, for "nature" to be in the midst of a concrete jungle. it feels superficial, but at the least, i have a place to get away to in a short amount of time.

your soul is a ghost town. your heart, a sunken ship.

one of the things i live for: cycling downhill at an adrenaline-pumping fast speed and be fearless enough to not even let your fingers tip toe the hand brakes.

my bike gets used up a lot during the summer. i usually ride through the l.a. river bike path and griffith park, but someday, i'd love to run away to the countryside of france or italy and use my bicycle as my main mode of transport.

there are good things ahead. more road trips are in the works which can only mean one thing. hiking! and perhaps camping and some more bike riding...