tahoe-ty

very cool ski town. another gorgeous day in tahoe today. connected with an old smithie friend - sara riggles - with whom i'll stay tomorrow night in portland, or. can't wait! wish i could stay here a little longer, but the epic trip marches on. after portland, up to seattle to visit maddy then back down (tim will be helping me with that leg) to piedmont, ca. where the job hunt begins!

this place *is* a little strange. everyone knows/dates/hangs out with everyone else. it's a little incestuous. like 90210.

yesterday i got a massage at lighthouse massage here in tahoe city, ca. it was amazing. absolutely the best thing i could have done for myself. nancy pate, the therapist (who is, by the way, fabulous), taught me all about how everything in our bodies is connected to everything else. for example, lately i've been clenching my jaw while i sleep (stress!), and nancy was explaining how when your jaw is tight, your hips also tend to be tight for some reason. and it affects headaches, lowerbackaches, everything. soooo interesting. and after 2 weeks of driving, my body needed some serious pampering. amazing how driving a stick shift gives me a particularly sore spot on the left side of my lower back. marit and i also went to a yoga class today, which was JUST what my mind and body needed. something relaxing but also energizing and healthy. so, this has been a wonderfully restful time.




oh, here are some pics! some of the lake and marina here, which really doesn't do it all justice. and one of marit hard at work at syd's bagel and coffee shop here in town.

MARSHALL! marit and i rented 'the hitchiker's guide to the galaxy' last night, and i FINALLY got all of your singing 'thanks for all the fish' references. what a revelation. cute film.