It now feels like it was all a crazy dream, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't, and I'm pretty sure I'm done with college and back in Missoula for an indefinite amount of time. So, if you're going to be in town for any amount of time, I'd like to know about it? yah?

Hi everyone!! ha ha ha! ho ho ho! and a couple of tra lah lahs to you all!

Hey crew. I'll be home Dec 15ish to Jan. 6ish. I am strongly in favor of the fondue and sledding notion, Chris. I also propose taking Missoula coffee shops by storm and ice skating.

Writing from Eugene, OR (where else would I be, really?)
What is everyone doing for winter break?
I want dates and plans, dammit!
(do we still visit this page?...I must admit I don't as often)
I am flying into Missoula the 6th of December, and leaving January 4th. Hopefully that doesn't mean that I will barely see you semester folk.
I officially have senioritis, or slacker-oni (more delicious than macer-) but despite all, am well.
I propose fondue and sledding the weekend before xmas proper. What say we all?

Hello all-
I write from Madison WI, where many of you know I'm living taking care of my grandfolks... it's slow, but I don't mind the rest, and I get weekends and nights off to do fun things like hang out with my cousins and take a rock-climbing class. Totally different from college, but it's cushioned by living with family and all.
I went to see Ani a couple days ago with my cousin's girlfriend, which reminded me of many of you. She's as cute as ever, cuter even pregnant, and so smart and fun to listen to. I didn't know much of the music she played as I haven't been a very devoted fan for awhile, but I liked it.
So yea to life after graduation. I'll be back in Missoula for the week and halfish around Xmas... see you then?
anna

I rearranged the blog, folks, hope you don't mind. Back in Parkland being trained to be a Sojourner Advocate (what's that, you might ask? Ya, everyone else does too - think peer advisor for students who study abroad). There was a "Pride of Parkland" fair down a block. As in, a fair that only filled one block filled with sad little booths and a christian band playing bad praise music. Made me miss Missoula something fierce. New (school) Year's resolution is to make it up to Seattle more than twice a semester. Also, Sarah (sister) is moving to Portland next weekend -- just a short train ride away -- HUZZAH.

My journey through europe is over. I might be a bit lucky to have survived unscathed; my money was dwindling towards the end, so sleeping was done in trains and bushes. It's excellent to know that I have a place to stay for the next six weeks. That place is near Woods Hole MA, relatively close to all you east-coasters who have been so far away for so long. Let's get together for a weekend or something! What's this about a play in NY? Now that the summer has reached it's end, will miss oulala come back alive?

all my love...

Hey friends and strangers,
Just letting everyone know that I'm going to be in MISSOULA from 2-12 September this fall! Is anyone around? NYC is amazing - looking forward to seeing Larke soon in her play at the Fringe Fest. Hope everyone is enjoying him/herself, and I hope to see you soon!
Z

the place I'm at in greece is totally perfect for our Commune. Five small houses with one large central one, on four or five terraced acres overlooking the mediterranean. Plenty of fields for farming, and on its way to being self-sustaining. what do you say? I'll do my best to get in the will and then off the owners.

Check it:
http://sweetgrassfibers.com/
The girl holding the hat is Hailey!

For those of you who weren't aware, I've spent the past 4 months studying in Copenhagen. Mostly I've been learning about the social welfare state and its effectiveness in Denmark and other Nordic countries. I've also had the opportunity to do some travelling, and was able to see lovely Lily and the ever vivacious Zach in Paris. It was a small slice of Missoula loving here in Europe. I loved that weekend.

I'll be going to Turkey for a few weeks soon, and then on to Chicago to work for the State's Attorney's Office of Cook County. I'll be back in Zoo town on August 20th for a week or so. I'd love to catch up with anyone who will be in the area. As always, anyone who finds themself in Chicago is always welcome to stay at my apartment. I hope all is well with everyone.

Love,
Caitlin

Last day of classes tomorrow. Think I might die from excitement or from stress. There will be a link to my new summer/fall blog on the left (I promise not to abandon this one, but that will be my main outlet for those times). I'll be in missoula on the 5th, and on to boston to catch a plane to Dublin in two weeks. I'd love it if you kids would keep in touch, or at least give me your summer/fall addresses so I can send you the postcards you deserve and at least have the illusion that I'm in touch. Miss you all.

(Chris and Hailey came to visit last weekend(!)):

(Riley on the 90Ft. Soap'n'Slide(!))

good morning from sunny sunny fucking new hampshire! I have EXCELLENT news for those of you who aren't on shakespeare and co's e-mailing list, which is that david duncan's new book is out. God Laughs and Plays: Churchless Sermons in Response to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right. I read the intro at some point, and it was wonderful as usual. Unfortunately it's only hardcover and therefor expensive but there are libraries and such.... on the same topic, I think my dad's book is coming out in paperback soon.

I just came back from a Reproductive Rights conference, I want to host an abortion speak-out, I'm going to play tennis today but really badly, I'm trying to rebuild a bike, I managed to make my last big history paper abut surrealists, I find out from Teach for America on Thursday, and I just dropped my french class I was auditing in order to make pancakes. I think things are going pretty well.

Love,
Anna

Hi friends!
Justin's coming today and after our weekend together in April in Paris we're spending next week in Rome! Hard to believe how quickly the year is going by - riots in the banlieux, and now all the universties blocked by the students in the city. Will be in NYC this summer (doing an internship with Jazz at Lincoln Center) and would love to see anyone in the neighborhood. Hopefully will make it back to Missoula in September before school starts again!

Missing you all!
Zachary

Yap yap!
Also just done w/spring break. Saw my sister in Palo Alto for a few days, and hung out w/her and then went climbing with my roomate and friends in Eastern California (we went to Las Vegas area for a few days too, but it was raining there). Enjoyed immensly my time on the rock, as well as sleeping outside with friends for a bit. Also found out on that trip that I have a job possibility (which I'm likely to take) in Palo Alto for the summer working at the same lab that my sister does right now (but she's quitting in June). I would be doing GIS work w/a project about deforestation in Peru. A lot of sitting in front of a computer, but related to interesting things. Also, I can basically just take over my sister's apartment, and share her friends that I know. Why reject something so easy? Alan, I'll write you an email, but yes - I should be here this weekend. With relatively few committments. Hope everyone is well, and that you all enjoy the coming sun.

yip yip!
Just finishing up with the break of spring. smells are not so good in the immediate vicinity of my nose, but tasty from my window. being in missoula made me miss you all (not being there for long enough made me miss eliza). made me miss the summer I'm going to miss in that wonderful place with you wonderful people. made me un-miss my family and my dog... at least for now... Theres so much doing to do in the next four weeks that I fear I willn't even have any time to plan the where's and when's of my summer in europe, which makes it that much more scary and that much more exciting... btw, has anyone been in touch with moritz at all? maybe I should visit that kid, I wonder how he's doing.... right now I'm scoping a yogic massage center in Greece. maybe I will garden there and be massaged and learn to massage and all such good things... who knows, who knows? really would like news about you guys, even if its only as exciting as chris's papers and his pornographic commentators. (oh, and chris, I'm looking into traveling to eugene this weekend, will you be present?)... Until next time, much love.

I just found out I'm coming through Portland the nights of the 25th and 31st...will anyone be around to visit?

guys, those of you who went to hellgate and are as old as me, ryan abraham's on this.

http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Features/CapitalLiving/072705.html

silliness!!

Finals week looms, but no tests only papers yay! So i'm going to go visit my sister for a few days in the bay area before meeting up with people to go cliimbing near vegas. Nothing much happening with my life right now, just busy doing school/social life type stuff. Thinking about you all.

Just bought tickets to Europe. Just got my shiny new passport in the mail (it has a nifty computer chip in it so they can track me by sattelite). The plan is to wwoof around from may10-Aug25. A giant excursion to prove myself to myself. As of right now, this adventure is looking rather solo, so if any of you were thinking of trying similar things, I want to know...

nearly had an eargasm at a metal show lastnight.
I feel like I've been tripping all week.

I think I want to be an artist when I grow up.
Is that different than what I wanted to be before?

Tacoma is sodden and cold. We had two days of sun and blue skies, but this morning it was back to wind and wet. Classes are fascinating (as they usually are at the beginning of the semester - before stress keeps me from being quite so thrilled) and the new roomate is pretty fun. My refridgerator functions more like a freezer than anything else, currently. I left the milk on the counter for two and a half hours before it melted enough to get a half-class to drink last night. The eggs froze and then burst a few days ago, and the cherry tomatoes will never be the same. La and I have planned a grocery shopping date later this week after the repair man comes. I am buying a pepper spray key chain online because there have been two muggings of students in the last two weeks a few blocks off campus - one at gun point and the other involving pocket knife wounds. Welcome back to parkland.

whoa, hell. more of the same crazy. can't do anything these days but daydream. I'm starting to do some recording, not much has come of it yet, but I'm getting farther and farther every time. it needs some sort of liberation... wish I could find a liberation that lasted. the good ones always come so wonderfully unexpectedly but after a while it seems I'm just running up against the walls of a bigger cage... I just spent some time browsing myspace (still holding out on joining) with arbitrary clickings. people people people people. this world is huge. it overwhelms me constantly. I can neither do it all, nor do just some... and that's BEAUTIFUL... I think...

Started this one not sure what to write, but set on not ranting... oops... In short: things are big right now. anyone else feel me?

just discovered Andrew Bird. Liking it lots... would love to know what you kids have your hands/heads/ears/feet into these days. seriously.

love-alan

Everyone who came back has gone away again, and I barely got to see any of you. I propose a gathering in Maine this summer, and we will all swim in the moonlight. Missoula is all sunshiney and it's creeping me out. What IS this place?! And why are all the Creative Writing: Fiction classes full?!

I am back at school and it is surreal.
I always feel this way before classes start...
Let's give this thing a kick in the pants and get it moving on down the internet-y road.

Dude... my dad's quoted in the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/science/10tree.html