success...?

this morning - finally! - i received a response to my craigslist ad.  a couple living in the mission district are looking for a roommate to sublet a room in their two-bedroom apartment.  the e-mail that they sent me seemed indicative of a good environment.  they perform together as a folk duo at coffee shops & social gatherings around the city.  perhaps they'll know some poets & writers with whom i can discuss my passions.  maybe i can make some connections.  i remain hopeful.  i will be going to look at the apartment & meet the couple this evening &, if they take a liking to me, i hope to move in sometime this week.  i've found a liquor store near the hostel that has yet to card me - perhaps i'll bring a bottle of wine to the interview.  maybe some of my work as well!

in creative news, i've been doing a fair amount of writing since i've been here.  i've been focused mainly on short poems & haikus (this city can be captured so well in seventeen syllables!).  also, i've been outlining a semi-autobiographical account of my travels from east to west.  the physical journey isn't much to write about, but the implications are so great that i feel i'd be a fool not to put it to paper - potentially learn a thing or two about myself & this ageless country in the process.

note to self: first purchase after finding permanent residence must be a type-writer.  this computer screen is blinding & i find myself constantly distracted.

lights sound batteries

hum hum hum

pornography & rock n' roll

trains upon trains of thought

crash

hum hum hum

wish me luck this evening!

-j.