agh! i have no good hiking clothes! i need to invest in some good gear... next on my list are a backpack, wicking pants and/or shorts, and thermal pants. liz and marla are gearheads and have a lot of the other stuff we need, so as long as i'm going camping with them i'm good! oh, i also need one of those fleece-lined bags that you can turn inside and make into a backpacking pillow. yay! and i need a better idea of the kinds of gear i need... i'm so pathetic i couldn't even put together a full packing list for yosemite. it really has been a while...

although genine and seth want to go camping this summer too. yay! i'm excited... i hope i get to go a few times this summer. maybe if i get a pack, too, i might find some people to get a backpacking trip in, too...

for everyone who was worried, i got the water district thing mailed today. i hope something comes of it, but i need to not get my hopes up again... i also have something pending next week, but i'm not sure how i feel about that. might as well check it out though, right? right.

half dome weekend! i think i may have to buy one of those "i made it" t-shirts... i get the feeling that i'm going to be the deadweight this trip (although aren't i always? heh). maybe it'll at least motivate me to get in better shape...