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Last day of spring break


one really nice thing about being affiliated with the public school system is all the days off. today is the last of my little days off, and i have thoroughly enjoyed myself.

i went to a little lake and walked around it with my dad. We were viewing a house he wants to buy at Lake Braddock after a decade of renting his current place. There were many birds and turtles. it was strange walking around in someone else's house, inspecting the ceilings for water spots, walking into closets to check out the size, sniffing the air for dampness.

i went to DC to pick up an anthology for a writing workshop i was a part of last year. it's called Writers on the Green Line Vol 1 and i am on page 20.

my dad and i had coffee and green tea bing soo at our local korean parisian-style cafe. see above.

i then deposited my tax returns.

at home, i helped do a spanish translation for NMASS.

then i made anchovy pasta which i destroyed with too much salt.

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