vulnerability is hard. to roll out of bed every morning in a room filled with 9 just-waking girls, to tip-toe through my face-washing and oatmeal-making alone is safe to me. it's still quiet hours and i don't have to talk.

i am an extrovert. i come up with E on the myers briggs scale. i like to talk and laugh and feed of of a room full of good people energy. i am not vulnerable. i am learning that extroversion doesn't mean having the ability to share my feelings. this week we all told our life stories. we also are all praying for each other and it's exciting to think that through this we might actually get really close. pray for me to be vulnerable.

hello goodbye hello goodbye!

they say oakland will always be warmer than san francisco. they're right so far. every day in oakland is sunny and a balmy 75-80 degrees. drive down 8th onto the freeway, over the bay bridge and into the city and it's a different story. let's just say i'm glad i brought my fleece.

i'm glad i brought my energy too. if this summer is going to be one of quickly made and deeply held friendships like i hope it well then i'm going to need to stay charged. 7am mornings that run through both cities from work site to work site will be rough. so far my energy is kept up by:
lovely morning quiet times. i'm taking advantage of my inner east coast clock!
sunshine
good conversations
and, as you can see by the picture: delicious ethnic food many times a week. hopefully there will be something up on the food blog soon about the oakland vegan scene. i just have to catch my breath!

tomorrow begins my adventure to the west coast. i'm spending the summer working in san francisco. i will keep blogging when i can (my Boo Radley blog will be an events and thoughts blog and my vgan one will keep up with west coast food). i'll try to put pictures, thoughts, and ideas up here so keep in touch!

as i begin

graduation is on staturday. as i begin to leave, all of the thoughts and worries that have been held at bay by the whirlwind of this semester are tip-toeing in.

i move to san francisco next wednesday, and then, hopefully, baltimore in the fall. as i stumble on the edge of something new, and leave behind all of this knowing and comfort, i hope to keep you updated here.

stay in touch.
mailing address coming soon.

things i want to do more

wear rings
run in the rain
laugh with people
read good novels
go to the ocean

Holy Water

The Mantle

I first knew its mystery, half-filling
a jelly jar beside St. Mary
and her angels (torn from a
prayer book, and pasted on the wall).


Sister

I find myself wanting
to save her tissues damp
as they are, so rarely
does she cry and I, guiding
priest behind the alter
lift up my jar to catch
the angel tears.