leaving on a jet plane (ish)

today. i leave for vacation. FINALLY. after 2 cancelled trips, and a looooooooooong wait from my last official vacay, i am flying out to vancouver for a nearly 2 week trip - visits with cole, lots of writing in parks, meetings with new and current colleagues (both work related, and hopeful soon connections!), lots and lots and LOTS of food, hiking, exploring, sleeping, reading, party hats and dance parties galore, and catching up on alone time.... i. can't. wait.
meanwhile, i've written some posts for my absence - just leaving you with some things i've been digging lately. not as in depth as you know me for typically, and no flat out introspective posts (those will likely come upon my return from van), but just some stuff to peruse in my absence. one a day! and sorry... you'll have to live sans 'weekend in summary' for just one week!
and so, i bid you, adieu.
(video via my pinterest)