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D'Oh!

I must have hit a curb or something and got a bubble in the sidewall of my tire! Going to get it fixed tomorrow before I head back to B-Town. And so the cost of auto ownership is upon me. Ouch, $150. L'shana tova to all my fellow Israelites who are celebrating the New Jew Year tonight.

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07:47 is aching from working out but is determined to hit the y and finish making dumplings before heading to Allentown, PA. 09:48 Sex And The City movie and Run Fatboy Run equal a delightful weekend. Shopping for a new swimsuit, dropping by Steve & barry's for high ... 20:56 Made dinner for the faux fam. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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23:06 We have decided that spooning is one of G-d's greatest gifts to mankind. 07:27 Really enjoyed the film last night. 10:15 Cutting a new footprint/ground tarp for my Missing Link. 11:41 My sweet new tarptent---what do you think? twitpic.com/dg21 Now all I need is a friend to camp with me. 11:56 Maybe looking for new jeans at kohl's. Maybe hiking? 13:47 Out of sunglasses, 3 new pairs at Target on the way to the JCC 15:08 Some very attractive Heeb guys at the Swanky JCC! 20:27 Few things more disheartening than loads of dishes from delish homemade gyoza and nobody to share the task with. I need more friends in ... Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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16:06 Just in time, had a friend up for 18 hours, cleaned, watched movies. Just my 2nd visitor in blairstown. 19:33 Sex & the City & dinner with Christine. Romantic, I love it. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:34 Oh boy my shoulders: good climbing though. 09:36 Driving to the Ivy. 10:04 2.5 hour commute 10:21 @ryanatmghwom I am not a fan of the overuse of Reply All buttons. Especially 'thanks' to the OP. 19:31 Quickly realizing I can hardly swim, laps at the ivy. 19:50 Grabbing dinner c/o work on the way home Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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07:37 twitpic.com/ctaa Good fall morning!!! Climbing tonight!!!!!! 21:33 twitpic.com/cwmk 22:37 Hoping the iPhone power holds till morning. Swimming at Princeton before work at 11. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:56 Need some environmental education activities to do with my Montessori kids tomorrow. Hall! 21:10 Oh The Bugle, how I love thee, john Oliver. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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10:27 Big band and driving in PA. 13:11 Going shooting 14:27 Shot a .22, .45, .357, .22 long 14:30 Getting milk from the dairy which you can smell the cows from. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

The Post In Which I Own My Prejudice.

I had two different groups of participants to facilitate this past week. The first were a group of high school peer leaders (seniors) from New Brunswick, NJ, where 400 students began in their class and just 175 will graduate in June. The second were from a wealthy private school in Manhattan. The first group was at my place of work to get stuff done; they chose their co-leaders for the year on day two of three. The ninth grade Manhattanites were in Blairstown to "bond." When New Brunswick left, I knew each and every name, and the colleges they were applying to. I knew where they worked after-school, what got on their nerves, who had a tendency to lead and who to follow. Of the second group, I couldn't tell you names. Didn't retain the neighborhoods, save one Hoboken and one Spanish Harlem in the bunch. The girls were nice, but easily distracted. They're young, 14. They also have been to more foreign countries (mine: 0), go on vacation every summer, attend camp for weeks on end, and prefer salad to fast food. Most of them. Some are on scholarships, but overall these girls were a challenge for me. I didn't grow up poor. I was in the upper-middle class in the suburbs of D.C., living in a house that was practically palatial. But we bought our piano used from the neighbors down the street. We grew our own vegetables, tomatoes, strawberries. I split wood with a sledgehammer and bomb, for crying out loud! Prince George's County, MD was (is?) the capital of Afro-American wealth in the States. White flight led to being half-white when I was six and 85% black by the time we moved when I was 16. I relate more to the kids who came in the beginning of the week, minority-majority students who often needed to overcome gang and drug culture from D.C. as their families escaped into the suburbs. I went to schools where the stalls could be looked over, where there were parenting classes for the teen mom's-to-be, where a student once had her head bashed in by a sink behind my high school. And so, even though I'm sporting a hipster scarf like the Manhattanites, and faced few obstacles to graduating high school, applying for then atttending college, I don't feel the same as those girls. I feel jealous, angry, unsophisticated, and befuddled: how do I challenge you? What are your struggles? And how do I help you get something out of experiential education? A question I'm working on answering at the moment. To be fair, October through May I will be working in my schools with our Primary Service Population, "underserved urban youth," who are the groups who I find easier a repor with. I've experienced racism as a white person, and it wasn't fair, it didn't feel good (though I'm happy I've had the experience of being a minority, if it makes sense). It's not fair to pass that prejudice on to my own pale students now. It's not appropriate, logical, or productive.

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21:11 enjoying starry skies & campfire food with my coworkers. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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05:47 Dreamed about my old dean of student affairs and caulking cabin slats. 05:55 Setting up ropes soon. twitpic.com/c6vf 16:31 Commuting 16:41 Going climbing in Bath. Chucked around a frisbee as a warm-up. Saved a chippy from my supervisors' cat. 20:35 Climbed the heck outta myself. Carpal tunnel region is sore, and I am Freaking hungry! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:53 Salt in Northern Nj on 206 was a great great great meal. Gastropub for the win!!! 06:57 Sad without my New Brunswick seniors, Manhattanite ninth graders coming this morning from the private school. 20:02 Oh lake 21:12 @Emiwenis Sorry sis I was stargazing with my participants, hard job at work. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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07:40 Always loses her first aid kit at the beginning of a program. 19:36 twitpic.com/bvki 19:44 Great day, great kids, lots of laughing. What is made then sold, not used by people who buy it, and used by people who can't see it? 19:47 I dunno either, I riddled for 3 hours today and got this in return!! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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05:23 Awake at an ungodly hour 08:43 Eating cream of wheat, washing clothes. 21:16 I think I love this group. They are some sweet kids from New Brunswick. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:48 Heading into the city!!! 08:18 I love not pumping my own gas in the Garden State. Such a luxury! 08:50 Waiting for the train at Dover. 09:25 New plans: Ghada Amer @ The Brooklyn Museum after The Met. Back by 3? 14:08 Get me out of this city NJ Transit!!!! 14:13 @emiwenis I do not get paid enough to airlift vegan food from the city! Out of that humid crazy city, hooray! 15:34 Has to peeeeeeeeee! 19:47 Climbed the poop out of myself in Bath. Reward is veggie burger from BK! And sleeping like a rock. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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20:57 Birch beer and licor 43, salad and fries. Weeks ovah! 20:59 Heading to the metropolitan museum of art tomorrow to check out the Asian art. Should be great! Then climbing in my new harness. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:58 Setting up high ropes this morning with Afton 18:37 Got my new gear! Hate lavendar for a sleeping bag. Harness is sexy. 19:48 Sunday? 19:48 New size 10 harness hardly fits! Oh boy the new bag is great, ugly but great. The harness is technical, skinny, shiny, and new. No climb ... 22:26 Awake!!! 22:28 @emiwenis my day starts at six, setting up ropes for the days activities. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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05:53 Work in the morning-lots of great things. Blogged today! 19:32 She who dies with the most gear wins! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:54 Day off!!!!!! 13:03 Ah, home improvement how I love thee. 15:38 Emily your job is great every day is different! Great job! 16:32 Car is fine to 16:32 To Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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07:05 Heading up to the ivy then Trenton today. 09:31 Severe weather for the two hour ivy commute. 13:08 Wants a jersey boy to listen to smodcasts with and keep her warm in rural Delaware valley 18:52 Indian food for lunch care of the ivy. Dinner too. Just got my ivy expense visa. Yes! 20:07 Long day over, quiche maybe for dinner? Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:47 Enjoying my laptop until I am without power today-no water! Well water, replacing the transformer on property and all. 16:21 I love my job. 21:10 I am thankful for having come up in a family rich in traditions. What are yours? 22:31 Why is fools rush in the best romcom ever? Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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00:22 Why is it so damn hot in my house!?!?!?? 05:37 I think I can I think I can I think I can 07:22 Work! Hooray! Gosh the sun on the lake was beautiful today. 07:22 Aa 07:23 Beautiful morning. 19:43 Any Jews in jersey have a place for me to worship kol nidre and neilah? Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:16 Last day of my weekend, spending it in Allentown. 13:19 I love some michael berkowitz! 15:09 Is almost. 17:15 Draft complete! 19:15 I make people want to read 10th century japanese writers 22:52 Has one piece of advice for her fellow young people: good old fashioned handwritten thank you notes. With stamp, zip code, whole 9 yards. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:36 Apple geniuses are hot. New iPhone! 10:04 ˙ʇsod ɹǝʇʇıʍʇ uʍop ǝpısdn ʎɯ sı sıɥʇ 11:08 @drhorrible <3 the album, hooray! Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is #2 album on iTunes. 13:30 Spent $300 at REI online. Sleeping bag, pad, tent, harness, 'biner, ATC. I am pretty darn excited about these things. 15:47 I love that the pillow book of Sei Shonagon is equally relevant to today's readers. 1000 year old chick lit. 22:21 looking for a date near Blairstown, damnit! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

How many blueberries?

I survived my first foray into canning as an adult a few weeks ago. My co-worker/friend Christine and I, along with fellow co-worker Nancy, all picked wild blueberries in some harrowing mosquitoes off of the Appalachian Trail. I also canned some Shiro plums (read: the very pretty bright-yellow Japanese variety) with lemon. More pectin as thickener next time, but overall it was a very pleasing experience. We picked for 4.5 hours, yielding 18 jars of what I am calling "Wild Organic Free-Range Blueberry Jam" from the hills of the Delaware River Valley. Truly a feat considering how tiny the wild berries were, I think. I also deemed it was time this month to invest in a new climbing harness, a tent, sleeping bag, and pad of my own. I paid all of this month's bills already, and October will be lean for me to save up for my Association for Experiential Education conference in the beginning of November, which will be around $750, we think.

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23:55 Duchovny's hank is a character that grows on ya. It's the dirty jokes. 00:09 Duchovny's character is a little gay, too. 00:39 I really love Californication. A lot. There's a lot of Apple love there. I am a fan fan fan. 00:59 I love the company by myself in Twins. 01:24 in my cleaning, messing up my sleep schedule 02:06 The cool kindliness of sheets, that soon smooth away trouble; and the rough male kiss of blankets. Rupert Brooke 02:42 Wants some Berger cinnamon twists and is missing her home of the past four years. 03:09 Goodnight world 18:56 Boo! Without me there are no true business dinners! 18:58 @baltimoreGal don't go ruining the upperclassmen entertainment by telling frosh not to wear miniskirts! 18:59 About to spend $250 at REI outlet online. Tent, harness, ATC, 'biner, sleeping bag and pad. 19:07 I took public transit 19:08 Yo ask mom she knows 19:11 Why is my twin @emiwenis twittering about IUD's to me? Matters of the crotch are not public convos. 19:13 @emiwenis wanted to marry horse as a child. 19:15 @emiwenis more where that come from sister 20:39 I bet everyone loves watching the twin-sparks fly between us, sister-mine @EmiWenis . Thanks for the AAA membership facilitation! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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11:45 It's now officially my weekend! 13:45 Got my first Outdoor Action Princeton shirt for the upcoming program. 17:06 Renting a movie to clean to tonight. 19:47 Fools gold and cleaning, wish you were here. 22:48 Californication is a strange strange life-meets-art. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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15:09 Six swamped canoes later...I love my all-male group of HS seniors. It's good to be a woman 15:14 I can has long weekend please? 19:34 Taking a friend to the train station! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:18 I spent all day at the Great Allentown Fair yesterday, and my iPhone had a run-in with my sunscreen. 06:19 My iphone is supple and protected from UV rays, but the sound is not working. This is very bad in a phone. 08:31 Phone is doing okay, has sound, now I realized my keyring for work is not on my keys. Bummer. 09:23 is irresponsible with physical things. People, great. Things, not so good. 20:30 The iPhone has a crack, o noes! Will be okay. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

Whoops.

Two more days in the rice, the speaker eaked out a little sound this morning. Headed off to work from the Miners.

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05:17 Spent the night at the miners house, back to blairstown this am. 12:06 Off to the great Allentown fair! 13:08 twitpic.com/9bhf 13:10 I love automated car washes. twitpic.com/9bhn Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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07:47 Different shoes are making tolerable the bruise. 10:49 I love free shirts. 13:50 Staff end-of-season banquet time! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:15 Snores all night long when she sleeps out, likely. Breatheright strips maybe? 06:26 Sunrise in the forest, waking kids up in 5. 17:13 Long day at work, lovely day to sleep in my own bed. Can't wait to shower. 18:21 Stepped on a rock and brised her foot badly. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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01:37 Awake- what I get for going to bed at nine. 02:01 Slicing a sugar baby melon in my insomnia 02:41 Still aesir boo! 08:13 Gardening this morning, good luck little tomatoes! 17:51 Ghleer 21:48 Gets surprisingly good reception at lakeside campsite. Wanted-BF who likes a girl who smells like campfire. 21:54 @joeybenavides I am camping about 200 paces from my house on a lake c/o a new jersey ivy. I'm at work right now. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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07:16 thinks that she is worth it. If you can't make the time, somebody else will. 19:14 Fiber 19:15 Lost $25 I owe someone this morning mAybe in my laundry? 22:31 Found the twenty five bucks, thinking about life, love & the cosmos. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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20:20 Wow, Undercover Blues is the best film ever, every time. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:22 Going wild blueberry picking today then making one batch of shinro plum preserves and one of blueberry. I smell like tomatoplants ^_^. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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07:31 Fall comes early in the delaware river valley. Brrrr! 20:50 Gardened, making plum preserves this weekend. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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14:38 ZOMG my twin has a boyfriend! 14:40 Someone tell me why the $400 I used to pay bills yesterday is still in my account? Also check my twitter bg. Rocks. 14:44 mid-day break, when I finish tonight I will write papers. Long story. 20:28 Making' me sad, Love Actually. 22:33 I build great campfires. Please let me not find trash tomorrow at the campfire circle. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:34 Even now, at 22, my mother still makes the best care packages ever. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:51 Slept 14 hours. 08:29 Breakfast on the lake, lemon curd. I love my job. 12:23 Doesn't even feel like today is a work day. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:32 Facilitating with a disabled teen today, should be a learning experience. 17:02 I really have to work on my clarity in facilitation. 20:12 Oh boy those Newark kids really loved that campfire. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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20:06 Wall-e yes again! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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16:11 Is done with meetings for the day, huzzah! 16:59 Loathed microsoft exchange 20:20 Project pride presented at pbc tonight. It was really great. Work tomorrow, I love working support. 21:07 Yay Lego star wars! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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23:37 Lots of hiking, sleeping at my cousin's aunts' house 17:57 PPo means more freedom, hmos manage you 19:42 Such a busy weekend! Making baba ghanoush at faux dams. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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00:26 I earned this birch beer! 00:28 Picked up my co from the girl scout camp last year, so good! 06:32 Awake awake awake. Hanging out with my siberian friend today then Aunt Jan, Uncle Rick, cousin Annie later. twitpic.com/7bwa 14:08 Rain let up- hike! 15:19 At Catfish Tower on the Appalachian Trail twitpic.com/7d4t 15:25 Blueberries! 15:51 twitpic.com/7d7m Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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12:33 Black bears seem never as much like naughty labradors as they do when digging through the garbage. 16:31 Wanted: boy friend under whom I can tuck my frigid toes 18:22 Putting together my outdoor first aid kit. That is repacking the one I bought. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

The moment

The moment you suggest your product/lifestyle/service is hip and contemporary, it is neither. New article on hipster culture in AdBusters. Hiked seven miles yesterday, getting friends tonight at the train station, tomorrow more outdoor sport with my friend Angie. Doing great at the new job, feeling great about ending out a tough tough week. Today I'm just trying to get a ton of cleaning and neatening up done because I'm getting some roomies come the mid-month, all the women staff members will be moving into the other half of my house, so the bathroom and kitchen areas need to be spotless and ready for company. I'm excited to have some company, but I do love having my own side of the lake. I can't believe how hard it is for me to find some company here in Blairstown, New Jersey. Most guys aren't my age, and I'd love to get into the city a lot more, meet more people. I miss my blogging a lot, my art a lot. My professors, my school. It's strange to be out here alone on this big blue ball.

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09:52 I love sleeping thirteen hours straight. 10:03 I am off through Tuesday! Hooray! 18:09 Hiked seven miles with Afton and Nancy and ate wild blueberries all the while. I <3 the Delaware Water Gap. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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20:16 Has gotta stop jumping in lakes so long as fall is in the air. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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05:58 Setting up the climbing wall nice and early. 20:37 Because this group has permissive chaperones the past three days have been escalating nightmares. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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06:10 Driving home from Allentown 20:01 Long ass day. First time facilitating without a co. Harder than I thought. Home sweet home in twins . Happy as a clam. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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13:07 Wow today is Sunday already!?!?!?!! 19:26 Heading out soon. I hate saying goodbyes, even for a bit. 21:32 Fireworks off pa 30 east hmmmm. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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15:15 FInally saw the new x-files film. Ban shipper scenes ftw, chris carter. 15:16 Bad 'shipper scenes that is. 17:01 Is disappointed by the lack of good cases at the apple store. I need another solution! 17:03 @emiwenis they are also lame and have no belt clip 19:21 Licor 43 and He'brew will make tonight a good one. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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23:27 Lost her phone somewhere over the 274+ acres at work, which is fine 'cause she's getting her iPhone in the AM 11:11 iPhone hooray! 16 gigs of well-designed joy! 14:20 I heart my phone saber. 17:55 I hate you 30 west! 19:51 I love you hampden and Asian taste! Hooray Baltimore! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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10:44 angry at my body and thinking about getting some tix to the Baltimore Improv Fest, thanks @BaltimoreMD 10:49 working on the EcoFrisbeeGolf course: Water set. 10:53 I love seeing some gang tags on water bottles in the morning. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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21:26 Bloods crips and kings are by far the hardest part in working with inner-city youth. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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15:01 Quake centered in pomona california five something. You okay @emiwenis ? Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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13:19 Congrats to miss @christinericks on finding a full time job at MICA. Hooray benefits! 15:01 Quake centered in pomona california five something. You okay @emiwenis ? Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

I caved.

I laid down $300 for a 16 gig iPhone today at AT&T in Allentown, and I'm excited for the prospect of actually getting service at my house. My current case preference is a Treadz case by iFrogz, and I'll be getting a new pair of headphones next week, something rugged, to go with it. I'm several thousand in the hole, what's a few hundred, it seems? As I work longer at Princeton, I'm looking forward to paying off the credit card bill with whatever remains after monthly expenses are calculated, it should take me a year and a half, then it's saving and paying off the car early from there.

What is....

Are there any mensches out there who know the yiddish word for a "pack rat" or someone who always has lots of bags full of schach (stuff)?

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16:46 @baltimoregal ravenous squirrel was for artscape oh seven sorry! 22:22 Spent all day picking up trash on the delaware river and scoping out hot guys; did good job picking up trash. BTI 2nite. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

Finally took photos of my new home!

I hope you enjoy this slideshow that I made of my new place of work and employment. Ta-dumm! I told y'all I'd do it!

Apparently, I Blogged too soon

Two nights ago, a juvenille black bear who lives in the Delaware Water Gap area hit the car I was riding in. I have no explaination for this, and I must admit that I have a hard time working it out in my head myself, but that bear ran right into Afton's passenger door, and upon leaving the Blairstown Inn, our favorite drinking hole with A-Treat birch beer on tap, we saw the true extent of the damage. There was no mailbox nor trash can. It was a bear. Today I am actually taking photos of the place where I live, hooray! Especially my garden, which grows quite well these days. I'm spending all day in ipod land and cleaning and organizing. Best three days off ever. Except for that bear thing.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

I've been to several parties hosted at the Monster House done in Mad Scientist theme, which is home to my friend Jonathan, his adorable dog, and several roomies. So run, don't walk, folks, to this miniseries web-vent, which you now have some great trivia for, the thing was shot in a house in Encino, CA, that I've been to.

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08:54 Note to self- closest jersey transit station is mount arlington station. 15:03 Back from new york city heading home for the afternoon 15:11 Went to the metropolitan museum of art and saw the superhero show. It was great if slightly vapid. 15:38 Why do i not have a date this weekend? 17:42 @baltimoregal word thanks for the heads up! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

I have yet to be eaten by a bear.

Even in the center of the western world, New York City, I find a little bit of heaven barefoot in the grass in Central Park, chomping on a Snow Cone. As I relaxed on July 4th, Independence Day, with my faux-family in Allentown, PA, I came to the realization that I long passed my own "independence day." And yet, somehow, I am still not entirely dependent. I find myself relying on others now more than ever, now that I am part of the Real World. This morning I woke up thinking I was driving someone just 45 minutes away to a NJ Transit stop in Dover. Shortly thereafter I found myself in Newark on a train to New York City, without earphones, wireless card, or cellular phone. I'm heading back out on the subway to Penn Station just as soon as I can remember how to get there and rest my toes. I spent $4 on the ticket to NY, $2 on the subway, and $5 on the Met (don't go to see the Tara Donavan piece, it's unimpressive at best, and if there were more air currents in the room it might be a little more lively.) Artscape is going on in Baltimore, and here I am, miles away and a world apart from all I know and love, and I'm doing just fine okay at that. ...And now, just hours later, I'm back on the porch of my cabin, Twins, enjoying a hazy late afternoon and watching the young phoebe's that nested atop my porch light hawk and hover in pursuit of some unlucky flies and such. Drinking white birch beer and enjoying the midsummer breeze, I've got to say that New Jersey, thus far, has become quite good to me.

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00:05 Canoe expedition tomorrow two nights three days! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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21:04 Cliffs dairy maid then home. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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19:32 Lost in reading whoops! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

This is a very serious post.

Bears dancing in the woods from David Cho on Vimeo. via ZoomDoggle.

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09:22 Got stung by bees on my neck yesterday, survived the PUPP kids who are amazing and intelligent, quick and bright. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

Neighborhood News

So this week I've seen speckled and spotted salamander, also a rabid raccoon and my first bear, dozing in a tree. This morning one of my co's Nancy spotted a bear in the tree by the dining hall, about 200 feet away, which we soon realized was a mama and two adorable monkeyesque cubs, wreaking havoc on this poor tree! It was lovely! And that's the latest news on this end!

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02:56 Going up to princeton this morning! 10:23 Wow, two more hours of human resources to go through in princeton. 11:27 Done, getting my parking permit and tiger card then doing lunch with the princeton office. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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Things I would like to buy:

New climbing harness (and lots of other gear) using my pro-deals. Since I'm now an outdoor professional! Yes! New headphones, retro-style. Slipcovers for my couch and love seat. Leopard & a bigger hard drive from my friend.

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Whew. Let me tell you, it's already been a busy weekend, and it's only Sunday. Friday night I had Shabbat dinner in Allentown, PA, and I hit the home & garden center and Target for more athletic wicking bras and tops and plants for our newly-delegated garden. All said and done I spend a little over $200, most of it on the C9 Champion gear from Target, but I got some very nice racer-backed tops which will serve me well over the course of the summers and at the climbing gym. I even got a blue one, a color I don't wear often and I'm not sure why because it brings out my eyes. Also, I got a small hydration daypack which is big enough for a rain layer, a sweater, and a couple field guides, as well as 2 litres of water, which is way better than my old jansport bookbag that got me through four years of high school. One of my co-workers and I decided to pool our respective lands and garden together. We have asian hot peppers, roma tomatoes, early girl tomatoes, cukes, watermelons, canteloupes, beans, and more in the ground. Her dad came up and tilled the soil, and I gardened barefoot, the soft earth between my toes and bringing back memories of working the garden with my mom when I was a kid. Christine and I were ambitious, we packed it in tight and I do hope that it proves slightly successful before the end of the growing season, as it is somewhat late to be planting. Tomorrow I'm heading up quite early to Princeton's campus to do the Human Resources thing. I'm also dropping off a ton of CPR and AED training supplies at our 350 Building, which houses also Outdoor Action, the outdoor club at Princeton. I've never seen an Ivy league school, so I'm pretty excited about that, even as I'm happy to NOT have had that experience for my four years of undergrad. Looks like a friend or two will be coming up to visit me in the next month. I've got to file two time off requests, one for a long weekend, one so I can do the doctor-dentist thing here in NJ. I also have another day off on my way because I'm missing the one everyone else gets tomorrow. Each month I get two paid vacation days, and I think two paid sick days? I'm also signing up for insurance tomorrow, which is exciting. I've never had my own insurance before. Photos as soon as I can, really. Oh! Also, I saw a rabid raccoon and a real live black bear before I got my t-shirt and frisbee at the completion of staff training (I hate frisbee cause I'm bad at it, but I'm getting better). It was a fitting end! Today I'm cleaning up my house before driving to Allentown.

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00:07 Saw a napping black bear in a tree today and a rabid racoon covered in flies and approaching people in the middle of the day. Shabbos di ... 00:44 Got awakened by copious fire trucks off of tilghman. Back to bed. 04:53 Gardening tomorrow then sunday night in allentown before doing the princeton hr thing on monday. 07:49 Laundry in progress need a couple more sports bras for camp from target then plants and heading back to blairstown to garden with christine. 08:05 Also i want to get an iced tea maker. I have so much tea! 16:26 Planted a garden full of veg today! Yes! 18:16 Feeling like i miss colorado a whole lot right now. I'd Really like to see a wild grizzly bear. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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21:12 I got to hackettstown late so no interweb card for me tonight but i deposited my paycheck! 22:40 Leaving the bar with internet card on its way as well as a $10 monthly discount c/o my new job at an Ivy Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

What the heck!?

Why didn't anyone text message me to tell me George Carlin died!?! I am disowning all of you as friends. This news has me visibly saddened.

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22:11 Got a mezuza as a housewarming gift from my parents as well as a new chai necklace. i'm blessed to have the parents i do. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

Hello from the porch of the main lodge!

Gosh, I missed 'blogging! Those who have tried to reach me will understand that I have very crappy reception here, and internet doesn't go all the way to my front porch so I am largely disconnected. Still, I'll try and update you all on my new job. Of course, this 'blog is not just for you all, it's my own catalog of daily life for my future self, and it's primarily that reason that makes me realize how important it is to keep blogging. Today I hope to take a bunch of photos of where I live for you all, as well as of the new car (and plates!). Oddly enough, I didn't get a registration sticker for my plates at the MVA in Newton yesterday, so here's hoping I don't get pulled over anytime soon. Also on the agenda for today is figuring out whether or not I can swim 550 yards in the lake in an unspecified amount of time. It's actually cool and humid out, so not the best day for getting in the lake, but I'd rather not waste time tomorrow that could otherwise be spent on the ropes course learning high elements if I can't do the qualifying swim. Also, my hair is in my eyeballs, and I am signing up for insurance next Monday.

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12:00 Got my title and car registered with new jersey wildlife plates In newton. 12:38 I feel so disconnected from the world. 12:40 If you think your walmart is nutty on the weekends, you should try mine here in newton north new jersey. 12:42 Hitting Panera for lunch and internet! 14:23 Thinks everyone should come visit her in the country. I've got beds galore. Camp magpie! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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22:30 Hanging with my boys playing Wii then hitting the hay. I've had three birthday cakes in three days! How lucky! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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12:26 Hey i'm coming down to baltimore tonight should be there around ten. What will you be up to? 19:48 Now i recall why everyone hates kmart. On my way from allentown after a stop at the miner house. 21:19 Call ya when i get in should be in two point five hours. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

It's crazy, like training schedules always are, but it;s beautiful here, I have a cabin to myself and it's massive, the shower sucks and of course there is not as much down time as in other jobs, but hopefully this evens out with the fall's schedule. I'm sitting in a pavilion being sneaked up upon by a vast quantity of geese, and also I am going to learn to bear-bag, FINALLY. I'm missing a few comforts of home but not a lot, and I'm eager to strike a balance where I am happy healthy and well-rested. Tonight is the last night in my new home for the next four nights, I am super excited to be able to sleep in my own bed again when that is all over. Downloading the interwebs via google reader for its consumption in-cabin.

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08:36 Packing on up, heading out in the next hour. 12:01 Speeding to sonic in ephrata then allentown then blairstown! 19:23 Made it to blairstown! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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10:53 Goal is to be out of here by late tonight to avoid the need to use air cond the whole way up to allentown for the pm. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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00:51 Laundry and packing not sure when i'll be back down tomorrow from getting the new car. 01:17 Is trying to be in bed by 3ish. 05:08 Back from new jersey with a license! Hooray! 05:09 Freaking useless got hardly anything done i'm going to bed tomorrow i've got to move as much as possible but who knows what will get done? Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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09:45 @lifeofreilly you know how it is, what with copious amounts of blood and all that good stuff. 09:46 buying presents for myself and others on threadless during the sale. Today I will be packing, two immense piles: car vs storage. 11:14 @baltimoreMD we still need more flexcars in the city though. 13:24 Getting hollered at on penn ave. 20:34 Hooray new LEGO indiana jones game! Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

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13:03 Nap then doc then homework. 15:43 @christinericks as long as it doesn't interfere with seeing indy later. 17:56 I went from having two obligations on my social calendar tonight to nothing. 20:51 My crotch is a battlefield. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter

Yo!

Props to Dani for getting plugged on design*sponge for her helvetica poster! I've got less than a week left here in Baltimore, I'm planning to head up in a day or two to get a PA or NJ license, pick up the new car, and all that good stuff. NJ may be easiest but I have no proof of residency anyplace other than california, which is somewhat annoying. Also annoying is getting insurance squared away, which I certainly want for picking my car up. If you want to see me before I go, please let me know your preferred activity and visit in the next day or two. I am leaving on Saturday, sleeping in Allentown, and will be at camp Sunday morning. For the first week, through June 14th, I'll be spending a lot lot lot of time outdoors and won't have cell and internet access. I assure you, I won't be dead. To shoot me PHYSICAL mail, please post to: My Name c/o PBC 158 Millbrook Rd. Blairstown, New Jersey 07825 Telephone messages may be left at (908) 362-6765 This address is good through the fall for me since I will be around all summer. I am expecting amazing care packages.

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00:14 R kelly trapped in the closet with the guys, tons of birch beer of light and dark varieties. Sweet tea too. life is sweet. 11:46 Motrin here i come. Posted every 24 hours by LoudTwitter