Denver, CO
9.19

WHERE ARE YOU?
Call o raw do

WHAT'D YOU DO TODAY?
Said our final goodbyes to Nebraska and went for a brisk 7-hour drive to Colorado: the Final Destination.

Lots of Still Processing, and full album listens of Lemonade, 4:44, and DAMN. It was a good car ride. :^)

I think one interesting theme the two seemed to talk about was the influence and the importance of these artists and how they are transforming American culture/society. Definitely an exciting time for music + the arts.

As we rolled along, there was a deliberate, but subtle? shift of scenery, and things began to feel more PNW-y. Mountains and all that fresh air, you know.

After dinner and settling in our home in Colorado (thank you thank you Jeung-Il + Evan), we decided to spend even more time in our car, and stop by a nearby drive-in and check off a box on our trip bucket list.

HOW YAH FEELIN?
I’ve been feeling all sorts of emotions all day. Definitely provoked by the emotionally-charged music we had listened to, but also just more pressing feelings of the hourglass. Buuut we watched It tonight, and I am the worst when it comes to scary movies and all I can think about is how I could not handl-

sahm

WHERE ARE YOU?
Who even knows anymore.

WHAT'D YOU DO TODAY?
Lot's o driving. Luckily, we had some sweet podcasts and lot's of albums to listen to.

Before this trip I always wished I was a podcast person but never actually listened to too many. Now I can loudly and proudly say that I am a podcast gal (✓check).

Last stretch before Denver was super dusty and wind...not expected.

Our snacky selves were ready for a meal and made our way to a restaurant in (downtown?) Denver.

And then had my first ever drive in movie experience. If anyone knows of any around Seattle, help a girl out because this needs to happen more often.

HOW YAH FEELIN?
Not feeling too well today...maybe it's my body telling me it's not ready to go home.

Also Denver is reminding me a lot of Redmond which I'm not really liking...I think mostly because it's a sign we're entering the PNW land.

- Dana

Be humble.

WHERE ARE YOU?
West Omaha --> UTHER UCKIN OLORADO KIDS

WHAT'D YOU DO TODAY?
Drove. It was a good drive. 7.5 hours. Listened to a lot of podcasts (loving Still Processing- Jenna Wortham is all I've ever wanted to be) followed by the full albums Lemonade, 444 and Damn. In one episode, Jenna went into how Kendrick Lamar is a Gemini and how you can really feel that mark of duality. The way she explained this divide was that Geminis believe there is a disconnect between who they want to be and who they are in practice. With Gemini in five planets I resonated so hard with this. It may be silly, but I do feel like I struggle similarly. But I so don’t want to. It makes me think this divide is all in my head and if I just stopped thinking about the difference itself and just did what I wanted, it would all work itself out. But if it’s a part of my personality maybe I should stop fighting it? Wacky wacky, but astrology is fun.

Surprisingly, most of Colorado seems to be flat and dusty. Once we arrived in Denver though, there were mountains over yonder and that was an exciting moment.

We grabbed tacos, hung out where we’re staying for a minute, grabbed some popcorn and watched It at a drive in theater.

HOW YAH FEELIN?
Sleepy. It was a long drive day. I’m so happy for podcasts though to keep my brain busy and activated, especially those like Still Processing. Now I’m just curious about Colorado. Looking forward to our couple days here.

- sam