getting closer

21 more days…

I am looking forward to friends coming to visit, already I know that Scott Lucy and Jenny G are coming, Oliver and Janea and my parents in August.  I think that the adjustment time should be okay.  I am nervous, like my birthday, that someone will ask me how I am or how I like New York so far and that I’ll burst into tears.  I am getting better at getting rid of more stuff.  I have two big suitcases, a bag and a little rolly but I have been feeling lately like I just want to throw everything against the wall or just throw it away.  Seriously, how much clothing do I need to bring?  There is so much clothing there and hopefully I’ll be working so much I can just go get new clothes anyways.  And I certainly don’t really have proper summer wear as here it’s never nearly as hot or disgustingly humid as it is there.  So hello shorts, tanks, and tons of sun screen.  

Oh and another amazing, well maybe first, foot note, I have heard from two people one class mate and one co-worker that Marco loves the recent rooster that he did for.  I come in 2nd best for all of roosters he’s done, I feel really good about that.  

xo to all of you, I leave soon…. bleh. and yeah!

Getting there.

I am sorting through more and more stuff at home trying to deem what is good and worth keeping and what isn’t.  Much like my cat’s last day back in March I am kind of hating it right now.  It’s a little emotional here and there but mostly I am feeling slightly impatient.  I am trying to buckle down more and actually take the time to do my homework and do the things that freak me out.  I am finalizing things with my housing, work and just generally finishing things up.  

My birthday was amazing and I wasn’t as much of a wreck as I feared I would be.  Dinner was amazing, friends and love was great and so were the last few sips of whiskey.  I only had 2.5 drinks and the last half was Booker’s whiskey and it was so so good.  

I think that Brian tipped Dave White off about some cider, maybe it was Elvin but either way Dave let me know today that he is going to bring some by tomorrow.

I read something recently in a horoscope from the Stranger about Taurus’ doing stuff that puts you well out of your comfort zone,  which is so so appropriate for where I am in my life right now.  I wonder sometimes when I am feeling a little sad or disconnected or just very thoughtful I wonder, “what the hell am I doing?” Here I am moving  clear across the country to experience new things and meet new people.  I feel pretty safe about the whole thing because I have friends there already.  

I am distracted again but well enough.  Back to the movie.

Kyle’s/ Intelly’s espresso: Finca Matalapa

We tried single espressos and cappuccinos and they were pretty good.  Competition standards are weird.  I know that we do things differently, at least I think that we as a community/ regionally too, serve things differently, like ristrettos etc.  The espresso was lighter than what I am used to, but beautiful.  Very clean, sweet, a little lime, I smelled some nice nutty notes.  The caps were nice, again sweet, crazy creamy rich and buttery.  I think that he said butterscotch/ werther’s orginals and I got that a little but maybe this was a better rendition of what that is like.

 

Unacceptable

I hope that I don’t get any of those on my sensory score sheets.  I can’t believe that it’s been so long since I have posted, how boring.  

I just got back late Monday night from the USBC, so many of us have.  I am getting over being sick just in time for my freakin’ birthday on Saturday.  Sometimes I base the coolness or how potentially rad my birthday will be depending on the day of the week that it falls on.  And I think that all of my calculations are pointing towards something totally fun on Saturday night.  I am meeting with friends for dinner and drinks at The Mark here in Olympia.  I’ll be 24!  

I have lived in Olympia for almost 6 years now, I have grown up and gone through so much since I graduate high school and moved here to Olympia.  Even with Batdorf I have grown up so much.  After leaving new friends in Minneapolis it kind of hit me when I got back to Olympia that I am going to have to say goodbye to so many friends, something that I am not looking forward to.  Not to say that I am not excited to see my friends but that I am tender and sad about leaving.  But on the same note I am so fucking ecstatic it’s ridiculous.  

The amount of stuff in my room is continuing to drop, furniture by TV by clothing and dressers, one thing at a time.  

That’s it, that’s all for now.  Since I won’t be in class later in June I hope that I can update more.  

xo