I blogged for years here at blindbartimaeus. My boyfriend got a job as a photojournalist at the local newspaper. I took a job shortly thereafter at the same paper as a government reporter. We are planning a wedding and a life together. I always thought that was such a simp.

Sunday, October 27, 2013. its in the silence that my head begins to reel. but tonight i sat in it, i soaked it in. i let my thoughts run and flip inside my head. As i biked home tonight from a long shift at starbucks, it felt like the city was sleeping. it was only 11pm on a sunday night, but Philadelphia was quiet and calm. it was the kind of quiet when you can actually hear the click of the stop lights switch from red to green. I had been at .

Saturday, December 7, 2013. It was a corner lot with lots of yard space. I made copies of the house plan and sketched out my dreams. I finally have a bougainvillea, a special gift from God.