I made it! I didn’t think I was going to! Last week was a bit of a clusterfuck but I stuck it out and here I am in Palm Springs. Last night was the street fair and fishbowls of strawberry margaritas, and an unsettling time of trying to explain to my mom what “bukakke” is. <
Today had me and my little sister hiking through the desert wilderness to a huge waterfall. And more margaritas.
Moi:
Under lots and lots of rock.
This is snowmelt. Cold enough to make your bones ache, even in the middle of the desert. 
What I like about little jaunts like these is the silence. I’m lucky enough to have a sister who has as deep and profound a respect for nature as I do. We don’t have to be constantly chattering the entire way. We can be silent, and appreciate the spiritual nature of a place like this. Quiet enough to sneak up on lizards and dragonflies.
So…for some reason I’m feeling a little low right now, so rather than bitch it out, I’m gonna go… all I have to say is, “Le sigh”.