Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Vacation

I have been vacationing in Bend, OR, for almost a week. I am visiting Brad and his world, getting away from Spokane for a bit. Since I still don't have a job, I figured I may as well do my job search from another spot for a bit.

Every day has been grand but Saturday was especially exciting. We went to a "Parade of Homes" type thing where they have a bunch of open houses around the city with the purpose of selling the homes or at least getting you to use the contractor or interior designer. We saw some nice houses. There is a neighborhood that is full of brand new homes but they are all architecturally build to look like homes from the first half of the 20th century with front porches and stuff. Funny.

Later that day, we went to what I called the "Christian Festival". It was a youth gathering of sorts with skateboarding dudes and speakers and stuff. We went to see Stephen Baldwin speak (we caught the end of his exciting talk) and then I wanted badly to see Tait (Michael Tait's, as in DC talk, band). It was great to see them. It was at an outdoor "amphitheater" (which was just a stage and a lawn) which meant we were able to get up pretty close to experience the concert.

What else. We went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which is so very funny. And I had dinner with some of Brad's friends from here and around. And now I'm using the school's computer to look for jobs and update my blog.

Tomorrow I head back to Spokane and hopefully will get back in time for a friend's bachelorette party and then a going away party Thursday for a former student. So much to do!

Oh, and FYI, I'm down to checking my e-mail only once a day, usually, so if you don't hear from me as much, it's because I am trying to stop my addiction to the internet.

Saturday, July 16, 2005

nothing major

there was a short thunderstorm this afternoon. it was nice. i like them here because there's no threat of a tornado and the power doesn't go off as easily as in sioux falls. i like the dark blue skies and the smell of rain and the sound of the rain falling hard and the small bursts of thunder. it was a pleasant bit of time to have a thunderstorm.

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Urban Family/Friends

So, I've been watching a TON of Friends lately. In my free time (which I have a lot of) I'm working through the seasons DVD by DVD. I am addicted. I discovered two things in watching it:
1. I haven't seen every episode like I thought. That makes watching exciting. :)
2. My Urban Family is TOTALLY Friends! OK, maybe we aren't EXACTLY the characters, but we're totally them. How fun! Although we're a lot more interesting, of course, and much better looking.

Look at me posting a million times in the last week.

Friday, July 08, 2005

The Shop and the Westside Rule the World

Today I went with a friend to a new coffee shop on the South Hill (interpretation: south spokane, which is located on a huge hill and is a place that is in many ways a different city altogether....not to be confused with that place called Spokane Valley that decided it WAS a different place altogether and had to become it's own city....but I digress). So the coffee place is called "The Shop" and it is in an old garage (yeah, an "i'm gonna get my oil changed" garage) and it is R-A-D rad. Lots of character. I guess they show movies in the parking lot sometimes (maybe on the weekends) but I found it to be a great place to sit and sip coffee I shouldn't be spending money on while I worked on my tan.

On another note, I love temporarily living in Mac Hall. The view from the living room (where I am right now) is great, and the windows are huge so I have a great view. I don't miss my parking lot view from Warren Hall in the least. Here, I feel like I am living in a house on the South Hill (for you spokane-sters) or in McKennan Park (for you Sioux Falls-ians). The landscaping is great, the green grass is calming, and a breeze is flowing nicely. People at Whitworth talk a lot of crap and make assumptions about any residence hall that isn't the one they live in, and they especially talk crap about Mac and Ballard because they're not co-ed buildings. If they only knew what great places they were....though maybe it's good to keep it a secret....hmm. Anyway, I must say I enjoy living with my Westside friends. Ahh..the Westside Mocktail Party....good memories.

Thursday, July 07, 2005

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

so bored

I'm bored. Officially. Job search stuff is going s.....l......o.....w, as is expected in higher ed job searches. I had lunch today with a former resident I had lost touch with. That was fun. And I think there may be a thunder storm coming tonight, which will be exciting. But other than that, I'm bored with a capital B.

I'll try to do something exciting in the next few days so I have something fun to blog. :)