playlist.

Daisychains~Youth Group
You're So Vain~Carly Simon
Dear Chicago~Ryan Adams
Hold It, Kid~The Weeks
South Tacomaway~Neko Case
I'm on Fire~Bruce Springsteen
Pretty Girl at the Airport~The Avett Brothers
Westfall~Okkervil River
Babe, You Turn Me On~Nick Cave& The Bad Seeds
Echo~Voxhaul Broadcast
No Children~The Mountain Goats
The Comeback~Shout Out Louds
Wagon Wheel~Against Me!
Car~Built To Spill
The Bottom of the Bay~Readyville
Slow Show~The National
All Your Faithless Loyalties~Two Gallants

One Year Ago...

I boarded a plane returning from our Nation's Capital with a very unnerving feeling in the pit of my stomach. Watching the the National Monument fade into the back ground of a pink sky; watching big fat tears fall into my double tall Old Fashioned resting on my tray table, I knew something had changed in me. I knew that every step I took upon landing back in Florida would have to be a step towards leaving. And this time for good.

Life is harder work, but so much easier to live with a formidable purpose. I've learned more about myself and more about my capacity to edure emotional and physical labors this year than I thought possible. I could tell you all about the sacrifices I've made, the leasons I've learn. I could tell you how to tile a bathroom, part with personal belongings. I could show you how to move out of a house that is more of a home to your 25 year old heart than anything, or anyone has ever been. But I've never been one to linger. What I really want to do is tell you my story. From the begining. This isn't a new chapter; this is a new book. On May 30th I fly to Paris. I don't have a plan, other than that on July 27th I'll fly to New York City. And in theory, this Fall, I'll begin my Gradute work at the oldest private university in this great country.

I'm ready to let my life get a little messy. Won't you join me?