"They built their homes on sand and called the slip and slide adventure." Julia Alvarez

I very clearly remember a conversation I had three years ago on the rocks of a beach in Rye with a very amazing person. I was asked what I feared most in the world, and my answer came out before I had time to question it's truth. "Being normal." It seems easier for me to know what I don't want,rather than what I do. Why New Zealand? Why not? A few years later, I'll modify the verb from 'being' to 'living' normally. I am terrified of settling down. Constant movement is the only way to avoid this. I don't think I am running from anything or anyone. I think I just am afraid that if I stay in one place I will not be able to run away, and the thought of that makes me want to strap roller skates to my feet as added precaution. I wonder if they make roller sneakers in adult sizes?

"...And I will live with empty pockets, and I will live with empty sleeves, and I will know that there is nothing in this world I cannot leave. I will tell my friends I love them and I will just hope that they know that I need nobody beside me on this open road..."


Anyway, this was a great weekend. Saw the Peanut Man at the Cantab friday night, went to a neighborhood block party in Cambridge on Saturday,
Dave and Meg

followed by dinner at Piatinni with the very sexy and fabulous Shana Fox and Kristi Day



and celebrated Emily's last weekend afterwards dancing in fanuiel hall. Sunday Laura and Andy hosted a garden party, with fabulous food and mojitos.