a bit of anticipation from a little inspiration

reading ilana's blog about being in botswana has gotten me all up in a tizzy with anticipation for my own (though radically different) abroad experience coming up in what is now just a few short months, and i've decided to follow in her footsteps (which, though small in actual size, are quite large ones to follow). i can't promise any adherence to the rules of grammar within this space, as my sentences tend to run on as thoughts in this kind of writing, and i sometimes have a hard time putting a "." at the end of them...you'll find i sometimes make excessive use of the ellipsis. my purpose with this: beyond the mere documentation of the experience - a purpose enough in itself - the beginnings of a larger project, the groundwork for an independent study in creative writing for the semester when i return, and hopefully something worth turning into something lovely.

an explanation for my title: i spent about five minutes staring at the "enter your blog title here!" box after i'd typed it in, fearing my choice might cause some confusion and attract the attention of some looking for the band. i even paranoid-ly feared that the band themselves might decide they want a blog, and then be furious when they found that some random girl had already taken their namesake for the blogspot world. i've used it anyways, however, because it is too fitting a title to pass up.

1, it's both where i'm coming from and where i am going; the lovely noise pop/ambient band is from philly - one of the growing number of exports of our indie bands getting widespread recognition. 2, the obvious musical ties; both philly and glasgow appealed to me primarily because of their music goings-on. 3, the lovely irony of it; glasgow's climate = rain every day. not all the time, but more sporadically (think seattle). i've been told to find some comfortable rainboots, a small raincoat to carry everywhere with me because the rain comes on suddenly and with no warning, and to forget about even thinking of bringing an umbrella because i will quickly find that the wind proves it futile.

so you see, i actually had no choice. titles like that are too good to let go by, and i've let enough go by me in life to realize that it's worth it to grab it when i can, even if i'm afraid.

so that's it for now. i leave these united states on the 5th of september, and i suspect i'll leave this be until then.