remembering Sky

i met Sky during the first field trip i went on at Caltech, up to Owens Valley. he and Crystal traded off driving and sitting in the front passenger seat, talking nearly constantly. it was one of the first good, fun conversations i participated in with people from work. i remember asking what his siblings names were, and he had me going for awhile about Morning Glory and Stardust and Leaf. :)

i liked that Sky had strong political opinions, that he could joke about being a hippie, that he liked being outdoorsy. i felt happy that he commented on my 'hippie skirts' a year or so later when i started only wearing jeans (i had two long skirts i wore a lot when i first got here). i liked the boldness of the big hair. in fact, i thought of him all through a live showing of HAIR two weeks ago. Let the sun shine in, for all of us.