more richmond

as i got into town from anna and sam's house, i ended up parking my dad's car right on grace street, directly in front of my old apartment at 1120 west grace st. it was quite fitting. so i spent the day with marshe and casey at rumors. being that most everyone is at work, i just kicked it with the ladies and bothered them while they worked. and to my lovely surprise, lauren healey popped in. i got a two-for-one. she hooked me up with a pastrami sandwich as well. man, it feels good coming home. we then ran to the salvation army in the soggy and cool weather. that much rain was sort of nice to experience, for a hot sec. on the way back we made a pit stop at lauren's new house in northside. i quickly became stoked and jealous of the property ownership...but ultimately stoked! she gave me a few pieces of jonny's artwork and i started to well up again. it was a bit much. i've been having those moments here and there since being back. it gets very overwhelming at times and hard to breathe.

after a breathtaking, confusing, amazing and tight episode of lost, anna, erin and i went to godfreys. the drag show was fun, as per usual, but a little long as we were all anticipating hearing the single ladies jam. we did, we danced, we moved on. on my bike ride back i had a reflective moment about my time in richmond. everything always feels so comfortable when i come back that i find myself asking why i really left, why i stay gone and if i'll ever be coming back. i love the community, the friends, and the memories of an old life. i just know that at this moment in my life i need to see if i can survive in a large city, to see if i can even do it. only time will tell.