I round up. 8.5 to 9. 4:53 to 5:00. Thursday to Sunday. Nap to tour--which, yes, kicks off in exactly one week. I'm laying in bed now, just finishing a popsicle and about to ease into a nice afternoon nap. I guess I should probably be doing squats or something, though. I don't know.
I just got back from New York after checking out a bunch of apartments, dropping my luggage off at my friend's, surprising Maureen for her birthday, and of course having the most incredible dinner at none other than abc cocina.
Laptopless in an apartment without AC, I'll be spending many of the next couple days' hours in the Cambridge Public Library. List making, map dotting, time keeping; It's all coming together.
Now, back in Cambridge, I have next to nothing and am just spending my final days polishing off bike tour planning, reading and relaxing. Today I started a campaign for my ride. It lives here: www.gofundme.com/biudyo and I'm running it until my last day in Seattle, July 30th. It's basically a last effort for me to rally up some extra dollars to push me through the tour: foodstuff, shelterstuff, unforeseen-circumstantial-difficulty-stuff. The move to Cambridge (+then to ny) and the urban design program here have been more financially demanding of me than I anticipated, unfortunately. It's mainly just been difficult saving money on food while I was at Harvard 'cause I was just in studio like 8am-12am every day and never had time to grab groceries + cook. Should've seen that coming. But, anyway whatever, still making the bike tour happen and I'm super stoked. Flying out to Seattle Sunday and marking my first mile Thursday. If you've got a spare dollar, I appreciate every bit of support! Otherwise (and always), appreciate y'all's love + good vibes. Cheers to the final days, and to the beginning!