La la la la sauerkraut

Making my own sauerkraut. How Olympia of me.

Here is a beaver lodge I found in the woods. Also that is a poisonous newt (Taricha granulosa) in Gr's hand.



We had a pumpkin carving party last night.




BOO!bs

The busiest bees

Busy busy busy busy busy. I think this is the busiest I've ever been. Class, work, cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, research project, it looks like less when I write it down but I swear it takes up all of my time.

Well not all of my time. Because somehow amid all of that I am hanging out with people almost every single day, lots of people coming and going and lots of things happening. It's funny, it's like the exact opposite of "you'll live with your boyfriend and then never see anyone anymore!" Bej and I hardly have any time just us, and when it is just us we are sleeping or doing our homework or making dinner or buying the groceries or something. We might even have to start scheduling time to hang out just the two of us, because it seems like if it isn't scheduled it may never happen. I mean, I'm not saying I don't want friends over all the time, because I totally do. Maybe just like also a little Bej and me time thrown in there. I think it's funny how not holed up together just the two of us we are. Wah wah wah, I have too many friends and we have too much fun all the time, wah wah wah.

Luckily I'm really into being productive. And I get a lot done. And I'm into my class again and I want to do really really well on everything. I had a big thank goodness I go to this college and not any other one moment the other day in lecture. I'd been freaking out about what to do with my life because I was like AHHH I like science the best but what it is to be a scientist these days seems so wrong, and THEN my teacher gave a lecture about how screwed up it is and it was reassuring. I mean, not that reassuring because there are a lot of problems, but maybe I could talk to him about them and get an idea of what I actually want to do. Oh god, what am I going to do with my life.

I think the issue is that normally my weekends are my time to breathe, but this weekend I have staff training all day Saturday and Sunday and so I won't be able to breathe until next Friday, and then the Monday after that I have to go on another field trip, and I won't really be able to breathe then. I don't like going away from home. I need some breathing time.

I'm a little overwhelmed. But when I'm overwhelmed being productive makes me feel better. Maybe I will get a bunch of homework done right now and feel better.

Deer Tracks

Scenes from our apartment:


















I went away on a field trip from Monday-Friday of last week. It wasn't that great. I mean, it was okay, I talked to a bunch of people, but I really just wanted to be home. I really miss my home when I'm away from it. But the landscape was cool.


And the teachers brought their kids who were four and six and the coolest kids and they made me want kids so bad. Kids kids kids.


But then I got to go home. And it is good because home is the best.

And if you didn't notice we have a kitty kitty cat. And she is a really cool cat. She likes to hang out on the dresser.

This year

Oh wow.

I'm so happy with everything in my life right now. It's weird. It's like there is nothing remotely wrong with what is happening. It's great but it's also like, what? How is stuff so good right now? At least I still have lyme disease and some headaches to keep it from being frighteningly perfect. Actually just kidding, I'd rather that went away. But like, besides that. I am a very very lucky girl.

EVERYTHING RIGHT IN MY LIFE:

My class seems great, I'm making friends in it already, I'm going to learn some cool stuff, maybe it will lead to a career. Or at least a cool internship.

I actually love my job, which is weird after working at a place I hated. But weird in a good way. Hanging out with good babies doing good things all day, pretty sweet. It pays a lot less, but oh well.

I have a beautiful apartment with a wonderful person. I'll take pictures soon and show you all.

My friends are great. And all the impact I have from them is positive. And they're great and over every day and there is never a dull moment. Like, one or two dull moments maybe over the course of a week. But they still aren't bad.

And the exciting thing is I am still meeting people! I'm meeting so many new people all the time and hanging out with them. College, right?

ALSO check out this sugar/xylitol/agave/ANY SWEETENER free ice cream I made! OH MAN. IT WAS SO GOOD. I ALMOST DIED. It was SWEET and CREAMY and COLD and DELICIOUS and EVERYTHING ICE CREAM SHOULD BE.




I'm happy again! Actually truly happy! And it is fantastic. You can tell I'm happy because I'm blogging again. And also because I said so.

Is this the calm before the storm or the beginning of the rest of my life? I'm going to think the better one at least until I am proven wrong.

INTERNET IN MY APARTMENT

YEAH YEAH YEAH