My Critical Massive photos are finally up at Flickr.

Although you'd never know it from the cold, gray weather we've been having here, it's almost officially summer, and it is already officially festival season. I have already have a spectacular time at Prosperity, and just this past weekend returned from Critical Massive (photos to come on Flickr soon, I hope (and a mini-set of the road trip Hendrik and I took across the North Cascades Highway on the way there is already up at Flickr).

Next weekend we're checking out Entheos, a music festival on the Sunshine Coast in BC. After that is the old hippie favorite, the Oregon Country Fair. Then in August, there's my personal favorite music festival, Shambhala, and of course, Burning Man.

I feel like this may be my last summer of so many festivals. So many other things I want to do with my time and money, like travel...

Oh, and in other news, I just applied for my Dream Job, so wish me luck and send me all kinds of good vibes there. I'm manifesting this one with all of my will...

Oh yeah, and one other thing, I'm in love, and isn't that so much fun? And this picture is hilarious. So is the previous one in the set. Thanks, Q.

Found on Third Beach on the Olympic Peninsula on a recent get-away adventure with Hendrik. More photos from the trip on Flickr.

Watching "Weeds" on DVD with my awesome housemates Shura and Miranda, after a lovely home-cooked made my Miranda. Ah, the domestic life!

I had hoped to post a photo here from last night's Oracle Gathering. Unfortunately, while attempting to transfer the files from my camera today, my computer froze, and I had to force quit and restart it, and in the process, it seems that the data on my compact flash card got corrupted. I've never had that happen before. I'm really, really hoping that I can find some way to rescue the images, because losing 120 event images is a big disappointment :-(

Anyone have any hints on how to recover corrupted files from a CF card?

Is it lame that I feel more like staying home and watching Weeds on DVD than going to the party that my friends are at?

I hated the EMP when it was first built, but I've grown to really love t. It's such a spectacularly interesting piece of architecture, almost more like art , form more than function. It really is beautiful, full of wonderful colors and sweeping lines.

Must make a point to photograph it again soon...

Of all of the things that I love about my neighborhood, People's Republic of Koffee has to be one the best. So close that I can see it out my bedroom window, so close that I can pop in all disheveled and barely out of my PJ's and hopefully not run into too many on the way, so close that my morning coffee cravings can always be fulfilled. Ah...coffee!

What is this?

Speaking of glowing, now that it's officially spring, my attitude is certainly taking on an improved glow :-)

Over the years, I've had some dreadful experiences with room mates, so two and a half years ago, when I had to choose between finding room mates or giving up a house that I love, it was with a sense of apprehension that I chose room mates. With this one, as it turns out, I worried for no reason. Shura is not only an ideal housemate, she's also grown into one of my best friends. As far as I'm concerned, she can be my room-mate forever, and we'll be little old batty ladies together, just like the Golden Girls.

Some of the reasons why I love Shura:
-She sends out Tweets that say things like "Sunny sunny sunny sun sun fun sun love sun day!"
-Her favorite colors are lime green and orange
-She randomly blurts out things like "I love my life" and "I'm so lucky!"
-She laughs easily, often, and deeply
-She's delightfully photogenic
-She almost always has a positive outlook
-She loves to have fun
-She talks to her family almost every day, and delights in visiting them
-She pulls her weight (and looks the other way when I sometimes don't)
-Her smile is generous and sincere
-She says what's on her mind, and it's often hilarious
-She communicates thoughtfully and kindly, even when the subject is difficult
-She's a great listener and a wonderful friend

What a lovely weekend! Lots of nice times with friends. Didn't get much done, but oh well.

I don't know if it's spring or what the cause is, but I'm finally feeling my dark winter mood starting to lift and am feeling more emotionally like my usual cheerful, optimistic, happy self. Whew! Bring on spring.