since i last updated this poor, neglected blog, i.......

...drove a 15-seater van mostly full of international students to gatlinburg.
...learned the first part of mj's THRILLER dance...
...ate an entire meal with chop sticks.
...sat in the middle of the little pigeon river barefoot and talked about all kinds of stuff for who-knows-how-long.......
...read a walt whitman poem.
...got called "mom" by a 23-year-old...(simon).....UGH!!!!!!!
...walked through gatlinburg at midnight two nights in a row with very different people. all of whom i happen to love. a lot.
...went to a birthday party for a crazy pakistani. yay!!!!
...enjoyed the thunderhead...