when i was 35, it was a very good year...?

about this time last year, i began my second grad program, was planning a vacation with Sarah to the bonnie beaches of delaware, and michael jackson was still alive. i was significantly thinner and had salon nails on the regular because i made very decent money for someone my age who had no one but herself to worry about.

let's see. what are we looking at from here?

year 2 of the grad program. full-time this semester. full-time work too, thankfully, but of uncertain duration. way less money. salon nails proved to be my arch nemesis. there is another beach trip planned, in a couple of weeks, not to mention the charming trip i took with my sisters a couple of weeks back.

i've finally actualized my plans for a web site (finding a designer i could afford who is equal to the task was pretty much the hold up). www.salimahjperkins.com becomes something legitimate tomorrow.

it can all feel like so much circling and eddying, ebbing and flowing, but i guess i'm getting there. wherever that is.