Three Up, Catch Up

I have been negligent in posting, and I really should know better. So for this "catch up" post, I think a list is in order.

1. I was accepted into the Social Documentation Master's Program at UC Santa Cruz. I am, in a word, THRILLED! As much as I love everyone here in DC, I am bouncing off the walls at this opportunity. Banana slugs, here I come!
2. Access: An Idea is still percolating in my head. Through conversations, organizing RootscampDC, talking with bloggers and other online organizers, I'm really seeing the void that exists and how, before we realize it, this technology leave behind the people who we are supposedly trying to help the most. To be clear, I don't want to stop this advancement of technology and uses of it, but I feel like someone needs to make a conscious effort to slow down and wait for those at the end of line - and help them keep up.
3. RootscampDC is going to be awesome. If you haven't signed up yet, you should. I'm psyched.
4. I'm listening to the old iPod - reliving the music of the past and relishing in the familiar sounds, and feeling inspired. (Some old Wilco, Patty Griffin, Merrick, The Shins, Aretha Franklin, U2, Talking Heads, Simon and Garfunkel, Amos Lee, Spoon and Smiths all on one playlist, good stuff.)
5. I have a fun new project starting in 2 days. But I'm not going to tell you what it is yet. You'll have to come and see for yourself :) Speaking of which...I have to remember to charge the camera batteries...hint hint.
6. I filled up my last Moleskin journal in record time and bought a new one today. It already has the recipe for my newest lasagna concoction written in it (which is coincidentally baking while I write this).
7. Conversations of a certain nature are irreplaceable and I want more of them. More on that later.
8. For now, it's time to do some dishes and check on the yumminess cooking in my oven.
9. Oh, and I've become slightly obsessed with the idea of going to Cuba.