Instead, I've spent most of my 20's in New York City. And I was still daydreaming about moving to the West Coast after graduating college. I had only recently returned from my first time traveling outside North America - clearly, I've done a bit more of that over the past decade. I was three years into a relationship with someone who I saw myself marrying.That obviously did not end up happening. I remember myself at his age and how different my life was at 21. This leap into a new decade has been punctuated by the fact that my little brother turned 21 last week. Over the last few weeks, I've been replaying my 20's in my heads, like a film reel of my greatest hits. Despite the fact that by the end of the day, my knees are weeping in pain. Tomorrow, out to Fort Mason for the second of two back-to-back weekends of West Coast craft shows. Ate Japanese food, then ice cream cones in the 50-degree weather which passes for "summer" in this city. Made use of her parent's washer and dryer to get our filthy laundry clean again. Hiked through trails dotted with wildflowers, melting patches of snow and gentle streams. Swam in the most crystal clear lake I've ever encountered, ringed with a backdrop of mountains and pine trees. ![]() Spent a few glorious days in Yosemite, floating down the river in raft, sipping a beer and eating blueberries. All my displays and tools and inventory packed into the back of a rented Cobalt, along with stacks of granola bars, apples pilfered from the Echo Park Super 8, a pair of mud-caked Adidas and a various cords to various electronics which have kept Ang and I occupied as we drive East from LA, up through Yosemite, back West to San Fran, and - come Monday - back down to LA again. But, as a wise man once said, "It's not easy being green." Making these changes hasn't been a cake walk - it's been a lot of hard work. Plus, it's great for me - if i need something, I don't need to wait for-e-ver for it to arrive in the mail.
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