Today, I'm wearing a headband because my eyebrow-length bangs were making my forehead too hot. MLIW

Tonight, I watched a drum circle full of other similarly white people playing at the African cultural tradition.

Today is the last day of my Pacific Northwestern journey. I've decided that I'd like to live either here or in the Bay Area, California. MLIW.

Yesterday, I scheduled an appointment at the Aveda Salon in Chapel Hill, where I will be getting bangs. I've never been more excited about a haircut. MLIW.

I am currently sitting in the Olympic Sculpture Park, photographing the mountains at the other side of the Puget Sound. MLIW.

I just landed in Seattle. MLIW.

I attended a Dar Williams and Sara Watkins concert last Friday night. Most of my peers were at the Rascal Flatts concert. I judged them harshly for their poor taste in music and happily enjoyed my neo-feminist folk and contemporary bluegrass. MLIW.

I just contacted my wealthy, absent father. MLIW.

Today, I realized that I have more gay male friends than straight male friends. MLIW.

I have just finished packing excitedly for a trip to the Pacific Northwest that will involve sipping coffee in Seattle, staying in a mountain meadow cabin in Olympic National Park, hiking at Mount Rainier, the highest peak of the Cascade Range, and visiting Portland, the American city with the highest proportion of residents who bike to work. MLIW.

I have 3 blogs. MLIW.

Today, I was delighted when I discovered that I could download an app that downloads my travel itinerary directly to my iPhone. MLIW.

Today, I lamented the fact that I still fail to own an Apple computer.  I then promptly browsed Facebook and Twitter on my two portable Apple devices and three (unfortunately) Microsoft-endowed computers. MLIW.

Today, I made course selections for my first semester of university.  Every one of my selected courses concerns the humanities. MLIW.

Today I wore a necklace fairly traded from Kenya. I love ethnic accessories. MLIW.

This morning, I drank iced coffee and listened to Bob Dylan on CD. I lamented the fact that he would have sounded more authentic on a record player. MLIW.

Today I thought about gentrification. MLIW.

Today I said that the best thing about hipsters is that they are making bicycles more popular. MLIW.

Today, I synced my iPhone and iPod Touch simultaneously.  Less white members of my household voiced concerns regarding my possession of identical electronic devices.  I can always tell the difference between them. MLIW.

Today, I chose a Monet piece as my iPhone's wallpaper. MLIW.

Today, I shopped for brand-name hiking supplies. MLIW.

Last night, I had dinner with a cute, petite Asian girl. MLIW.

Today I signed up for courses called Gender in Non-Western Cultures and Society & The Indvidual. MLIW.

Today I wrote a post on my blog. MLIW.

Today, I was inspired to write in my Moleskine notebook after reading a chapter of Kerouac's "On the Road". MLIW.

As I walked to the mailbox today, I was concerned about global climate change. I then entered my heavily air-conditioned house and googled pictures of polar bears until I forgot what I was upset about. MLIW.

Today I felt bad for wearing make-up because I feared I was oppressing myself. MLIW.

Today I apologized. MLIW.

Today I received a MacBook Pro to be used at a small, public, liberal arts college, where I will be majoring in French history. MLIW.