things. and stuff.

i should be using this time to repeatedly call all of you and tell you how much i miss you. ugh. so much. and that's just how it is.

so.

texas frickin sucks. with a capital f. any illusions we had in the first few weeks here about it not being "that bad" have vanished. completely. granted, we are probably in the 2nd most tolerable part of the state...but it's still texas. people are still idiots. it's slightly uplifting to know that the american public has succeeded in herding all of the "unwanteds" into one state. solidly packed. but nauseating to be stuck in between them.

anyway. enough of that. we had planned on starting a little tour of houston last weekend- there are countless museums and galleries and just really weird things to check out. there's also a bike co-op that jeff wants to start going to. unfortunately, i got food poisoning and spent 3 days in bed. good times.

i've been really bummed the last few days seeing the weather in oklahoma and colorado. i keep hearing, "it feels like fall!" and here, we just want to know when it's going to dip below 90. we did get a cold front today, which was phenomenal. rain and wind and temps under 80. if only for a few hours. we are reeeeeally looking forward to our trip to OK in november. real fall! i've never in my life thought of oklahoma as having a real fall, since it's always so short. but i'm guessing those 3 days of november will be the coolest weather we see until we make it back to colorado (next year???).

jeff is all school school school right now, which is good. he's taking 3 classes, TAing one, and still doing research. it's keeping him very busy. we still try to ride bikes in the evenings when it's not unbearably hot.

my job is becoming less annoying every day, which is a relief. i've started doing some photography for their website. it's a nice change. i've been on the lookout for some freelance work lately, too, to try to help with our upcoming travel expenses. ugh. rental cars. all of a sudden i feel much more like an adult than i ever have. i really don't like it.

again and again, i'm sorry if i havent written or talked to anyone in a while. there isn't much excitement to report. please enjoy some < 80 degrees for me. bottle it, if possible. send directly.

did i mention how much i hate texas?