it's been a while & blogger looks different, and i have to adjust

if you've wondering where i've been for the past six months, you can check out bike the vote for a full recap of the cross-country voter registration by bike project that consumed my life for a while. the site has basic info, blog and photo, and will soon have info about the documentary in the works about the trip. la la la.

that landed me in portland, which is a wonderful city. i started working with the no on 36 campaign, working to defeat oregon's proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. it's hard to believe that we live in a country where 11 states will easily vote to pass constitutional amendments that treat gay and lesbians unequally, but i guess that just means there is a lot of work needed to make our world a fair place.

portland is great. it's hard for me to believe that i could like a city more than new haven, but i guess it's true. portland is like a larger version of new haven, and it's pretty neat. the people there are pretty darn great too. maybe i'll end up there, but i'm not quite sure yet. i've been on the road for 134 days now, and i have to say it hasn't gotten old yet. i really, really, really like being without a home base, being on the road, depending on the hospitality of others, making new friends, seeing everything new! i don't know if i'm ready to give it up yet, and i'm going to make it last as long as possible. then comes the big question: settle down to a real life with a real job (gasp) or somehow figure out how to maintain some sort of mobile life,

last thursday i left portland for san francisco, en route to new york, new haven, providence, boston, and all the wonderful people there i haven't seen in so long. i don't think i've ever travelled so much in my life, but it's so much fun (and i feel so lucky to be having these experiences). new haven is fantastic, and i miss the psych student posse, lanna, ally, steve, east rock, 785, peek peek, lulu's, amd all the things i didn't get to see. providence is as great as ever, caroline, bethany, merk, sandy, laws, becca, indigo girls, devilles, and franklin the turtle. so much joy all in one place. then a hitched ride up to boston for some great time with darcyface, and dinner with old friends. then monday morning with ant at boston common, watching pigeons and playing with sticks and leaves. then back to san fran. and loving every minute of it. got to my new temporary home with md, which is a really nice treat since we haven't seen each other in a good set of months, and catching up is nice, as is going for late night frozen yogurt turned pita runs. and who knew that my new blog template would be the same as hers, oh well. it'll be san fran for a week, the redwoods for a week and then back to the old home base in the la area, which will be a nice homecoming.

i'm considering myself to officially be on vacation, and it feels real nice. i slept in until 4.30 in the afternoon today, which might be more sleep than i have collectively had in the last six months. i'm so excited to lounge and relax and explore sf by bike. ahh bikes, i love bikes, why are they so great, and why did i go so long without enjoying their beauty. it's nice to have time to re-claim my computer nerd title (possibly could i rival the old guy for screen time 'surfing the web'? and i actually have time to get stuff done (blah blah blah). ok, it might be time to sleep, but i think my sleeping schedule might be a bit off. but it's vacation, so who cares! hmmm, time to go.