wow. it has been a jam packed past couple of days, but for once in a fun way. friday morning i was up at 4:45am to head down to nyc for amnesty international's get on the bus protest. my roommate and i joined about 1000 other high school and college students from the northeast. we traveled to the russian consulate to protest domestic violence against women, the egyptian consulate to protest discrimination by the government against gay men, and the chinese consulate to protest the occupation of tibet. it was a beautiful day in new york, and it was so refreshing to be surrounded by people who *care*. i was proud of myself for putting my money where my mouth is for once. i am such a half-assed liberal and vocally protesting was so empowering. i will definitely try to go again next year.

saturday morning i got a haircut! i was feeling brave and particularly sick of my long and boring hair. so i got it cut to a little bit above my shoulders with wispy layers. i like it.

then jill and i met my other roommates and KL in the city. there were two street fairs in the village so we browsed around and drank real lemonade and tried on jewelery. we met up with my friend chris to buy matt nathanson tix for june 10 @ irving plaza. there were sooooo many people in union sq. park, it was rad. and when we bought the tix, we saw michael showalter crossing the street! hooray for b-list celebrity encounters. then we went up to central park and ate hot dogs and ice cream in the park. it was divine. walking around made me realize how much i miss new york. my loyalties have become somewhat divided btwn new york and boston but new york will always feel like home. after that we hit up shopping on and around 5th ave... and then the requisite stop in times square. on the way back to my house in queens we stopped for pizza... new york pizza is so yummy. i had it both friday and saturday... mmmmmm. then it was hitting up the old neighborhood bar. joe (my first true love) and his gf and another friend came too. that boy is the greatest on the planet. i am still so in love with him. we spent the entire night in the corner talking. it was so much fun. we walked home at 330am only to awake at 8. then after some new york bagels (which are totally irreplaceable) we headed back up to mass.

but the weekend was not over because sunday night it was time for matt! he was playing at a nearby tech college opening for the presidents of the usa (yes, those same ones from 1994 and of "peaches" and "lump" fame!). so, i made it into the second row and since i was actually the loudest person there matt totally noticed me and remembered me :) he sang the most beautiful and amazing and heartwrenching cover of "forgiveness" by patty griffin. the song is soooo beautiful and springsteen-esque. it was totally haunting. his voice makes me weak in the knees sometimes and you could only get that seeing him live. i dragged one of my roommates who was only a forced listener before and she was highly impressed. matt always makes it worth the money and time... that was the eighth time i've seen him since oct 03, and not one of the shows has been anything less than amazing. after his set i got FOUR hugs... not one, not two, not three, but FOUR! and he told me i'm his pimp, which i could hardly disagree with. and it's only two weeks + one day til more matt time!! tres exciting.

anyhow. i've also been looking into apartment options and such, and it's kind of exciting. i finished my financial aid crap today and it's actually quite hilarious how poor i am. i reaaaaaally need some major help from uncle sam. as much as i bash him, i'm all about social services. i don't hate on sammy boy just because. i just want him to live up to his potential.

cause i like totally do, like, all the time, for sure.

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