New Orleans

I'm 100% set on Tulane Law School and very excited about the whole thing. I found a garçonnière attached to a beautiful family home in the garden district, and my lease starts on May 1. I'm going to be looking for work in New Orleans from early May until school starts in August.

Update about Perdido Bay, the Florabama, and life in general to come.

New Computer

That comes with Photo Booth... Got the same Mac Powerbook I had, loaded it with a bunch of music, some software for Law School, and a bunch of pictures.

One of these was taken unintentionally while trying to figure out how to work the photo booth, the other was taken this morning pre-haircut...

Back On The Horse

By popular (2 separate requests) demand, I'm bringing back occasional updates on the blog.

Heading to NYC again this weekend, going to eat at Peter Lugars, stay out all hours of the night, and crash with an old friend on the Upper West Side. It's great getting out of VT on the weekends, especially when I'm doing a lot of skiing during the week. We've had a ton of snow, which makes the uphill touring tough, and the downhill skiing that much better. Telemark bindings, touring skins, and tele boots are the best investment of my winter.

I had a tough break to rebound from, but hanging out with people who really care about me, spending time with good friends, and getting outdoors to tele makes the time I have left in Vermont less of a prison sentence, and more of an opportunity. Having New York and Boston so close has put me back into going out like I used to in SF, something I definitely need at 25. I really feel like I've got a new lease on life. Trips in the next few months are going to be weekends in nearby cities, multiple stops in New Orleans, 4 days at the Florabama with the entire pledge class and some other folks, probably another weekend in South Royalton, 7 days in Baja California, maybe Houston, and if all goes to plan, a multi day romp through Knoxville. Compared to my old plan of hanging tight in Vermont, helping on a farm for a while, it's a major change.

At this point, I don't know where I'll wind up down the road, but wherever it's going to be will take some hard work to get there. I'm thrilled with the choices I've got for school next year, and as more decisions come in, my perspective seems to change daily. Financing my education so I can graduate with no debt is going to be a big determinant of it all, but I've also found myself withdrawing from some of the places I applied based on sheer incompatibility. I don't belong in Waco Texas or Chicago. I don't want to pigeonhole myself someplace without a lot of mobility. For the time being, I'm happy with what I've got, I've learned valuable lessons about people and trust, and I'm ready to throw myself into whatever's next.

Teaching at the mountain academy is a peach. Half days with built in prep time all to keep kids who naturally work really hard in line is about as stress free of a job as I've had. I'm enjoying teaching Math a lot more than I thought I would, which is a huge relief. History is obviously my favorite subject, and moving up to the Civil War is about as good as it gets. I'm even liking the cafeteria food, they make this homemade hummus that I could eat with every meal.

As usual, drop a line, shoot a call, or let me know what's on deck over the next months. I'm sure I'll be seeing half of the readership at the Florabama, and the rest in the months leading up to August.

Cheers,

- Jeff