Firstly, thank you so much to Kay Gabrielson for being the first to donate to the project. I feel so incredibly supported, and there is so much positive energy around this. It all helps, so thank you.

Then... I think I have a start date(!). I'm planning to leave Tempe on either Sunday the 24th or Monday the 25th. It's been hard getting everything to work around this, but I only have the edges to trim and there's no stopping now. I just hope the quality of photography and writing is up to the standards I've already set for myself. I want to produce tons of beautiful images to choose from and set them among really thoughtful journal-type entries. I feel I know everything I need to know to be smart, intuitive (that means safe), and to keep my wits about me until my planned return to Tempe on August 2nd. Hopefully things will work out better than I expect, and I can stay out there longer. Gonna go paint a bit before I rest. Next week will be a lot of running around, so it's best I sleep while I can.

Later,
-J.