so, it's ok that i'm annoying?

i meant to share this a while back, i forgot...
i went to santa cruz to run wharf to wharf with co and clay in july.
post race dharma's breakfast horoscope reading ensued. voila:

In behalf of all the other signs, I'd like to express our gratitude for the jumpstarts you Scorpios give us. The jolts aren't always bliss-inducing, true, but in retrospect we often say, "Thanks, I really needed that." We also appreciate the debates you embroil us in. They force us to take stands on issues we've been wishy-washy about. Our gratitude also goes out to you for those times you help us lose our excessive self-importance. It's hard to cling to our pretensions with you around, and it's easier to get to the root of the truth. Keep up the good work. Continue to be your warm prickly self even in the face of protests from faint hearts. Know that at least some of your fans out here respect the way you push us and trick us and inspire us to go places we don't even realize we'll benefit from going.
radical.

and i went backpacking in kings canyon this weekend, my first backpacking trip ever. it was awesome. just took my first shower in 5 days. i'll share photos and what i can remember (forgot to bring a writing implement, boo me) soon...
to get you started, here's where we went: (junction meadow, east lake, lake reflection)
oh, and on the bus home tonight, smelling like all sorts of awesome and with all my gear piled on my back, the boozy-smelling man next to me leans over and says..."you running away from home?"
yes. because i'm 12.