Soon to have more accomplishments, such as finding a place to live and a job in Ohio. Scary! (in Japan, Kowaii!)

I’m working full-time in sales, will attend Ohio University for an MA in Photojournalism in the fall, went to a bunch of shows, had a birthday, got an A in Elementary Japanese, booked some flights to/around Japan, did some stuff, etc etc. If you’re really not certain about that seemingly useless MA, check out Soul of Athens.

Theo and I have been swing dancing (East AND West coast), nerding out to roller derby, and generally visiting as many places on a budget as possible. This weekend? Party on a 50th-floor rooftop in Manhattan…and all I’m worried about is what to wear.

Took these photos for Theo’s apartment. His suggestion was “blue & orange” while my addition is parts of tourist Baltimore that are beautifully falling apart. They’re currently in a corner, so I’ll share them with you, great internet:

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade really isn’t as cool this year, you know, without Rick Astley. Watching this kind of makes me nostalgic, though it was six years ago I marched in the parade with the USSBA All-Star Colorguard.

Currently baking Mama Jew’s sweet potato-cashew bake, and hoping I can improve it some with marshmallows. We’ll see how the Wal-Mart brand of everything compares to the real stuff I grew up on.

As is tradition, I give you:

I am thankful for the roof over my head, and the landlord who understands rent can’t always come on time.

I am thankful for health care, after being uninsured for six months.

I am thankful for the opportunity and wealth to go to graduate school, whether or not I am accepted.

I am thankful for ever-changing technology, to keep the world on it’s toes.

I am thankful for automatic spell check, as I would seem much more buffoon-ish without it.

I am thankful to be employed, be that gainful or not.

I am thankful for a marginally useful set of eyes, and the DSLR that enhances them.

I am thankful for my hands, dainty and feminine as they may be.

I am thankful that Ramen costs only $0.17/pack and has enough nutritional value to sustain me.

I am somewhat thankful for boys, who manage to build me up and tear me down regardless of what I need.

I am thankful for friends who constantly and gently remind me of who I am, and what I could be.

I am thankful for my creative mind, which somehow still works after years of mis/disuse.

I am thankful for creative minds of times past, who give me inspiration and drive.

I am thankful for passion, in every single way.

I am thankful for a sense of humor that allows me to enjoy the little things in life.

I am thankful for wireless internet.

I am thankful for Fixer; without it our images would disappear.

Lastly I am thankful, immeasurably, for the many homes and arms I have been welcomed into throughout my life.

Also, have this thing. Its a 35mm negative, scanned & manhandled in Photoshop to a digital negative, printed with a Van Dyke process, bastardized with paint, glitter, ribbon & junk mail, scanned, and overlayed with the original in Photoshop. All I ever wanted to be was Dave McKean.