I'm finally starting to live the life I've always wanted. or at least, I'm starting to.

today, I saw one of my favorite bands. I got really sweaty and disgusting and sang my little heart out. no other feeling compares to this. I made many new friends outside of the show, talked to some travelers, got more excited for our trip next month. then I layed around Rittenhouse with some new friends. one of the guys gave me flowers, beer, and a lighter with his job's advertisement on it. he also brought me fire-flies, which happened to be the first ones I've seen all year and a sure sign that summer IS actually finally here. why can't all boys be like that? after, we all went to get falafel and drove out of the city to a party. we left shortly after and went to a park where I hung out on the swings for a while. when we left our friends from Rittenhouse, they said, "Live it up... be safe... but mostly just live it up. Maybe we'll see you again or maybe not."

I want that mindset always.





"to the drifters! in hopes that our paths cross again. to the homesick! home's when we do meet again. our histories, our futures, our foundations are hope. it's a way to never forget. and I'll say goodbye, in hopes never to mean it. our love and our hope, no nation or state can contain it. if you call me up drunk, at four in the morning. no matter the timezones or state lines away, I'll be on bus lines or burning up phone cards, just like I lived eight blocks away."