i feel great! this last week has lifted a fog from me. really! it's been there since i got back from nablus. i've been stumbling around. but, really, i feel like i've woken up. it's wonderful. i just got back from a rally and march in support of immigrant rights and it was beautiful. the whole day was awesome. there were hundreds of people and we walked and cheered. and people were so happy. it's like the means and the goals are the same. acting in solidarity, having fun, standing up, sharing, and acting. it was just awesome. it rained off and on which was beautiful. on the walk home there was a double rainbow. just brilliant and bright. it could not have been more appropriate.

julia, jen, and i worked on our garden plots for the first time this morning. it was great! what a great day! i was only there for the weed pulling and soil turning and some of the path making. julia and jen planted this afternoon. there are raddishes, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, kohlrabi (gramma and papa must be proud), onions, some sort of wierd brocolli thing, i think some beans, marigolds, basil, rosemary, spinach, lettuce, and probably some other stuff that i don't remember.

this has just been an incredible day and an incredible week. last night jen and i went to a high school production of death of a salesman. it was emotional and intense. the acting was serioulsy amazing. it's a heavy thing. and this week----awesome!