i love it

also . . . DEATH PROOF rules

and thus, though surrounded by circle upon circle of consternations and affrights, did these inscrutable creatures at the centre freely and fearlessly indulge in all peaceful concernments; yea, serenely revelled in dalliance and delight. but even so, amid the tornadoed atlantic of my being, do i myself still for ever centrally disport in mute calm; and while ponderous planets of unwaning woe revolve round me, deep down and deep inland there i still bathe me in eternal mildness of joy

there is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness. and there is a catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces. and even if he for ever flies within the gorge, that gorge is in the mountains; so that even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar

yesterday i got my picture took in downtown berkeley so i can get my austrian passport

on wednesday night i’m flying to los angeles to see amissa

and thursday morning i’m going to drive to the austrian consulate there and give them this photo and a check for $85

a few weeks from now i’ll get my austrian passport in the mail

hey ok!

(i took the picture above at nomad cafe, where i used to eat two or three times a week when i still worked on shattuck. i had not visited in a long time. the guy at the counter remembered me, even with my mask on, and gave jill and me free coffee. man!)

advice from harvest moon

:,)

lol

jill and i have been doing this thing where we watch the same movie at the same time from our respective houses. it’s great!

anyway tonight we watched RIVER’S EDGE (☆☆☆☆). we dug it!