I am Homeless

When people I meet ask me where I'm from, they usually get an answer something like this:

"ummmmmmmmmmmm?"

Its a long story. There are a lot of ways it could go. Do I tell them about being born in New England? Because thats where I'm technically 'from' - Danbury, CT. Do I tell them about Arizona, my Dad's house, growing up there? Do I tell them about the 4 moves across the country in the last 18 months? What about all the little places I've lived in between? Boston, North Carolina, Boston again? And do they even care?

With all of those questions floating around, I do know one thing now. I drove back to my little beach town today from AZ and when I turned off that highway into the wetlands, when I saw the ocean and the little tiny houses near the beach and the gigantic houses up on the hill, when that salt air hit my face and I felt like I could breathe better in Los Angeles than anywhere else I've lived, when I turned up my road between all the cute mid century houses-turned-apartments on the left and the beautiful assortment of homes perched on a hill on the right I felt like I was from here. I haven't been here long - just since March - and I'm leaving soon - but I sure do love this place.

I have been SO BAD

2009 is almost over. December is almost over. I haven't posted since 11.30.09 - and I haven't run much since then either :)

I'll update on the whole last month later. For now,  I'm looking forward to the next year and the next decade. So for the next few days I'll be discussing the things I want to accomplish in 2010 - goals, hopes, dreams, etc.


FIRST - The important stuff

More than anything else I want to get into grad school. I want want want want want want want to get into grad school sooooooooooo very much. I've worked so hard and I've done pretty much everything I can - now its just up to those admissions departments. I have an interview in a few weeks - PLEASE let it go well! I don't need to get in everywhere I applied, I just need to get into one. I've thrown so much of myself and my time (not to mention my MONEY!) into this process and damn it, I deserve this :)

Right up there with grad school is getting one of these:

I'm ready. I'm just waiting...

Those are the two biggest things I want to happen this next year. I have a lot of smaller things to accomplish, too - lots of stuff to work on, you know, lose ten pounds blah blah blah - but those two are the most important to me. Bring it on, 2010!!