...because that test was SO HARD! I passed my Open Water Scuba Certification trip with a 92%, thats an A! I love A's! Hopefully questions I got wrong weren't any that would land me in a life-threatening situation. Keeping fingers... Continue Reading →
We're getting really good at waking up at obnoxious hours to take obnoxious busrides to get to beautiful places. Maybe when I get back to the states I can lead courses on how to torture your sleep cycles for all... Continue Reading →
I just drove 10 hours by myself back from Portland, one of the best vacations of my life. En serio. I can be cynical about holidays like NYE, Valentine's Day, etc., which seem to scream "Hey you! You're single! And... Continue Reading →
ooooh this weekend feels good. feels SO good. my sister is home from the college place, and its my 27.5 birthday! Oh yeah. Half birthdays should always be celebrated. we's going out tonight. I made all my students sing songs... Continue Reading →
this is an honest request. i need to get off the couch, where i normally throw these parties, and get to a real table. that would be an adult step up. out of my sweatpants and away from boxed wine?... Continue Reading →
I have been psychologically tested by online surveys and surprise surprise.... I'm an extrovert!!!! From the Latin "extr-" meaning "out of" and "vert" meaning "to turn." So I like to "turn it all about." I am a human hokey-pokey. If you... Continue Reading →
i got a beautiful text message yesterday that read "made some gnarly fadeorade today and thought of you! miss you!" from someone i used to call my soulmate. we haven't seen each other in years. it made me nostalgic for... Continue Reading →
Girls nights out, girls nights in, girls nights with a fox in a box on a train. All these things can be oh so good. Yesterday I talked about my top ten things I love about a good reenactment of... Continue Reading →
A dear, dear friend, Robyn Bickerton (or "Bickertwin," as we like to tease them) is right now lying in an induced coma at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. She goes to college in Westmont, and was driving back up the... Continue Reading →
I am at that age when everyone I know seems to be getting engaged, having showers, getting married, buying houses, having babies. Everyone. Oh, except me. Its okay though. I'm sure it will happen someday, and I'm actually only lonely... Continue Reading →
its about 11pm the night before your birthday as i start to write this. ive been trying to write this for two hours. i think from being best friends in junior high and high school, i always remember your birthday.... Continue Reading →
10. BBQs - Summer has started when I drive home from work, get out of the car, and can smell BBQs in the neighborhood. Can't you picture really happy dads flipping burgers, kids running around everywhere, the dog sniffing around,... Continue Reading →