some people say i'm lucky. i think that's bs.

*gasp*

no, i'm not trying to be cynical; i'm just being frank.
and i'm referring to 3 day weekends.

for me, every weekend is a 3-day weekend. how cool is that?! VERY.

when people find that out about my schedule, the most frequent response is, "wow, you're so lucky!" and i think to myself...."yeah, i guess you can call it 'luck,'" but really i like to call it choice.

the summer of 2005 spoiled me. it was when i got a taste of working 4 days a week and spending 3 day weekends in the mission (where I was living at the time), roaming around, going to cafes, sitting at parks to read, checking out galleries and museums, ending up in places i didn't know existed and having serendipitous encounters with strangers. all of those mini adventures amounted to that summer being the best summer of my life up to that point.
I FELT ALIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

and from what i've learned about myself thus far - i am a free spirit and i love having the time freedom to do where my heart leads. so, i've made choices to have 3-day weekends with some level of sacrifice.

here's a glimpse of this past weekend, starting with friday morning. where there are gaps, fill in with peet's coffee, photo editing, gardening, naps, bike rides, dancing, meeting new people, lots of music, stepping out of my comfort zone + quality time.

FRI-7:30am
found a lil friend that made his home on my bike. so, we rode along the baylands together.












FRI-7:45am
in the stillness of the morning, i was allowed to experience the peace of nature.












FRI-7:52am
the trusty bike. i need to give it a name. suggestions?












FRI-8:08am
found the baylands nature preserve and saw hundreds and hundreds of sparrows (i think), their nests and babies. met a Costa Rican nature photographer along the way.












FRI-8:12am
walked a long bridge into the baylands. sat under the sun, read a stroke of insight and took a 5 minute nap. i was tired, had been up since 3am that day, and it was 8:30am when i started getting sleepy.












SAT-7:39pm
met up with steph, dave, and john for dinner in rwc. we were going to go to a silk screening party, but i didn't realize it was in a different location. :( this picture is where i took this one back in march.













i genuinely love my life.