wow so much has happened...

(l to r) Egan, Tiffany, and Zoe Elston on the beach in Longboat Key, Florida sometime around Thanksgiving, 2006.







Well, it's been a hell of a run in the last eight months. I've been writing a lot, thinking a lot, traveling a lot, and basically living life as fast as possible on this crazy roller coaster we're on. Right now I'm in Tiffany's apartment in San Francisco with a kinetic grey-blue purring tabby cat named Finn heating my lap. Shane came in to tell me about Battlestar Galactica and the cat jumped off and ran out in a flurry of pouncing claws, barely scratching my knee.

I met with Ina and Fred from transcendentist today, and they're amazing, caring, compassionate, delicately strong and deliciously actualized people. They were so incredibly flattering, open, and dedicated to relationships that it was possible to such a truly honest conversation on a very deep level about work, life, values, spirituality and really, everything. I'm so priviledged to have met them. It's going to be incredible to work with them.

Tiffany and her friends are a spectacular example of sustainable urban living. It's such an inspiration to see them shop, work, play and live every aspect of their lives with consideration towards the greater picture of sharing a collective reality. They only buy ecologically- and socially-moral products (when possible), ideally produced locally to support the micro-economy. They co-habitate in small spaces to conserve energy consumption, resources (read: money), and increase the quantity of "community" in their lives. This is the deeper reason behind it all - it allows them to be in the highest state of being and actualization. It's truly in the moment, at love with everything. To love is to respect and care, and to understand that everything is connected is to love it all equally, for better or worse, til death do us part. Like it or not, we are married to our surroundings and stuck to this planet - at least right now. These working green professionals are trying to live the highest quality of life for the lowest possible price, so that they can concentrate on enjoying themselves as much as possible by doing the right thing, always.

It's incredible, and I'm lucky to be here.

I'm going to unfold the story of how I got here, where I'm going, and what I'm trying to do in these next few months as I figure it out. It'll be a good story, and I'm going to document and observe this miraculous place that I find myself in right here and now. Thanks for being on this ride.







Elena Tran in Chicago before leaving for Colorado, 2006.