i created a new blog for Tarfia. she left on a 6-week tour of australia, bangladesh, dubai, and maybe thailand. i can't remember exactly. there were a lot of countries on her list that sounded like the local water might require boiling. just kidding. i wish her luck on her trip and with her new blog.

russell and i are all moved in to the new apartment with the help of several friends. we cleaned it and then hosted a super bowl party and it got totally trashed. now we're cleaning again. there's concrete queso in a bowl on the kitchen counter. i'm afraid to go near it. i think it has a legislature and class-based social structure. and highways.