utah!

well, i'm not in texas yet. but i am in utah. since i am in provo, there is a relevant mountain goats lyric

we took a weekend, drove to provo.
the snow was white and fluffy.
but a weekend in utah won't fix what's wrong with us.
the gray sky was vast and real cryptic above me.
i wanted you to love me like you used to do.
- the mountain goats, "the mess inside," _all hail west texas_

there is actually still some snow in the mountains here.

i am doing a folklore field school, so a lot of my time is spent in the basement (though a very pretty basement) of the library. i have been walking for about 3 hours every night, and last night there was a nearly full moon and the provo canyon was absolutely beautiful. we did a mini-tour of the canyon on tuesday, which in cluded a visit to the most awesome cabin ever (it had a treehouse right next to it, and a rushing stream behind), and a sundance drive-by.

and to finish out the project...

31 may 2005: one of the few days in oregon i remember when it really rained hard for a sustained period of time. being my last day at work, i was, of course, a busy bee, but i did squeeze in a lunch at the willamette noodle company, a trip down into the hallie ford art museum archives, dinner at a mcmenamin's (boone's treasury), and a hot green tea latte bubble tea at sip.