"Brand new city / Got my whole team with me"

Already a month deep into classes. It's kind of weird to be back in Boston after roaming so much over the past two years, but when I stop and think about it my situation right now is not really so different, I'm only based here for another two and a half months and my wanderlust hasn't been curbed.





So anyway I haven't been up to anything too terribly interesting. Not that travel necessarily makes one's life more interesting but there is an element of constant mindfulness and novelty, spontaneity and uncertainty that I'm missing in my currently domestic state. Which isn't to say I've stuck around here the entire time.





A few weeks ago I went to Texas for my friend Matt Chesnut's wedding. Somewhat of a milestone, first friend's wedding I've been involved in. The service was nice and there was some great food and dance before the couple took off in their matrimonial chopper. Met fellow travel head Joseph Kluger and enjoyed in between time with my family, but a very short trip.





Boston stuff, and I shouldn't imply that I've been bored here, I've actually been quite busy. Saw Dan Rather speak the other week, mostly just implored young people to vote and trotted out a few thoroughly Texan truisms. Last weekend my dad came up to see a Red Sox game, which was unfortunately rained out but we hit up a half dozen record spots, watched the first pres. debate, and ate some killer food, undaunted. Saw the game the next night with my friend Steph, had to go to Fenway once before I graduate I guess.





And this past weekend I was in New York. The occasion was the release of Radio Silence, a new "visual history" of hardcore punk. The book itself is really cool, heavy on photographs ranging from your standard issue (but still incredible) live pics to almost every aspect of hardcore's material culture: old vests and t's, flyers, sketches, album covers, lyric sheets. Mind Eraser played the cavernous publishing house hosting the event. Good reconnect with a ton of people I haven't seen in a while, including a few recent NY arrivals from Texas. I haven't been on the photo grind as much as I should so I have no cool things to show you, imagine that scene in Manhattan when they're sitting by the bridge but imagine yourself on the other side of the bridge and then go to a weird techno party in Williamsburg at 1 am.



Most of my time this past month has been taken up trying to figure out my life post-2008. A few fellowships and grants I've applied for, which I won't talk about so I don't jinx anything. Started an application to do media anthropology at Harvard. Looking into internships and jobs in Beijing, New York, LA, Marfa, Portland, Buenos Aires, et al. At the moment no real plan and no commitments, suggestions?

I don't think I like writing about my life. I'll try to think up something more interesting. Well I have to buckle down and write my senior thesis so maybe it's finally time to get down to some Maya murals talk...