jackshoegazer | The Self-Portrait v2 Photography Experience™

This summer, I'll be working 6:45am to 3pm. While that means I have to leave the house an hour earlier, it also means I am home much earlier. I think I'm going to like it.

Jacquelyn is heading off tomorrow to give a talk/poster of her research. She'll be gone the rest of the week.

Ethan and I helped Jacquelyn start her community garden plot. A lot of tomatoes, mostly heirloom varieties, squash, zucchini, pumpkins, cucumbers, and peppers. Ethan requested his own jalapeño plant and thus he received. The initial work was hard but from here on, it shouldn't be too bad. Weekly watering and weeding. There was something good about working in the dirt, even if simultaneously I hated being dirty.

brdgt's birthday party was a blast. I learned of a weird game called Ladderball, which led to many inappropriate jokes about dangling balls. There was a ton of food and drink and all of it very yummy. I made Jacquelyn's margarita cupcake recipe, which I did up extra-lime-y and were well received. Bridget is officially the coolest hostess of all time. I'll be editing and posting pictures soon.

I got a letter from my school. I received a 4.0 for my first year. I'm on the Dean's List n' shite.

Huge thunderstorms are on the way, I can feel it. I meant that literally, not metaphorically.