one of those summers.

I hope its going to be one of those summers.

I hope I laugh till my stomach hurts, drink margaritas, paint a lot, take too many pictures, get a sunburn, jump off a few cliffs, spend time on a boat, make new friends and visit some old ones.

I hope I finally find a job and sell some stuff so I can get my finances moving.

I hope I have more nights like these, when I crawl into bed at 6am because I've been out all night having meaningful talks about gay rights and adopting children and world injustice and maybe a few alien/ghost/plane crash stories mixed in.

I hope The Music History Institute in Germany is everything I'm hoping for & more and I hope I learn a lot and see a lot and make new friends and get to know my musical heroes.

I hope I never take for granted that this is the first summer in years that my heart isn't broken. That in itself is a freedom I haven't tasted in awhile.

In short, I'm pretty sure this summer will beat last summer's ass.