ten thousand fireflies

this morning i attempted to do yoga i DVR'd.. but i forgot that the only time ripley sees anyone on the floor for any reason is when she's wrestling with jeff.. so she kept bugging me for the first 15 minutes. i was literally downward dogging over her while she laid under me. then she just kept barking as me as i went through sun salutations (where you're moving a lot through poses). once she decided i wasn't possessed, she got in her spot on her chair and just watched me.

and i made bread today! i'll post those pictures tomorrow. it is taaasty. and it's the right amount of work where you feel like you accomplished something, but it's not super labor intensive.

i met up with andy and kelly for happy hour tonight at this sushi place in the fancy new shopping center in austin. they're my friends from high school and i loooove them. it sounds silly, but just the smell of them makes me feel like home. that was kelly's first comment to me, that i smell the same as always. it's funny to be around people who know you so well that you can't tell even a little lie [or lie to yourself] without them calling you on it. so it will be fun to spend some time with them.

they're both living at home too right now even though they're both working in austin. the economy! it's making it hard for people just out of college. i guess i don't seem myself as "living at home" because it's more like an extended visit. we need to get the old house cleaned out and sold. meanwhile, i can look for jobs in DC from here and not spend money on rent or expensive food. i haven't spent quality time with the fam for quite a while and i know i won't be living with them again once i move out this time. so it's all part of the plan.

flat stanley and andy in salzburg.