dear a couple of you,

im turning 20 on october 5th! the decades flwo flow by

sat down and wrote what a perfect south bay day would b and this is the sketch (CHECK DAY OF FOR CHANGES):

- class ends at ~4:30 pm

- gonna basically immediately disappear into the santa cruz mountains for a little solo birthday hike lol.

- ~5:15/5:20 pm get to portola redwoods state park + do tiptoe falls via iverson trail (~1.3 miles). im going swimming there!

- gonna try to hit the falls around sunset and be back at my car around ~6:55/7ish. bringing my headlamp from japan just in case?

- ~7:45/8 pm come back down toward palo alto + grab a dulce de leche tres leches, candles, and whatever other random birthday shit seems necessary from whole foods. if you're caltraining down, i can pick you up!

- ~8:30/9 pm meet me at kite hill!! bring drinks / speaker / whatever you want. gonna do cake + candles and loiter

- might get in n out after

to make it perfect it would b fire if friends were along for the ride :). no offical start time since you all are busy, but id love to see you guys at kite hill.

shopping list potential gift ideas: a new laptop, bike, car, suit, book recs, silly tshirts, your smile, future plans (road trips / hikes / bikes / movies / coexisting), undying loyalty, laghu laughter, hope, new jewelry, updates from your lives, advice, cool stickers / postcards / wall decor / carabiners / keychains, new bike bags, your presence!

it does feel like this last year was the first year that i started living. last year I was getting drunk in the UK, and now who knows!

lerning learning how to do what you want, how to work out, how to work with others, how to be curious... sappy shit that works

thanks,

-agniv

ps - i helped organize 5 surprise birthdays this year. not saying id like one... but ill b on campus :P

pss - btw rishi's birthday was on sunday and we're celebrating together friday night up at interact studio. this is meant to be smaller and day of