more now

I feel confident in showing any of you around here. its lovely. everyone should love it thoroughly. but... when one is in seattle they tend to spend their money on:

>coffee: its cold here with hardly any sun so the coffee wakes you up & there are sooo many good places to get it at that your bound to give in sooner or later.

>cigarettes: its cold and they go better with coffee. its just something more people do here.

>food: seattle is known for excellent food. its awesome. so lots of money goes to eating out.

the apt thing is up in the air still so I'm gonna talk about awesome stuff like my job as a

SUPERHERO BABY-SAVER

that's right. I'm that enthused. and I'm full of caffeine daily. ever-learning the art of making an ass outta myself to entertain others. like theatre. fun. it gets you more extroverted. just a side effect of the job.

talking to strangers on the street and getting them to save babies. in a non-political non-religious sense of course and nothing to do with abortion. impoverished areas and developing countries sorta thing. that's right.

I've freed myself. just to let everyone know. I know what it feels like to be free of all that societal constraint. less conforming/resrictions on my part. less fear. more happy. more traveling in the future. less pressure/stress on striving for a big successful career. fuck it. I'm going to do what I want and whatever job makes me happier etc instead of looking at dolar signs. yay. a whole big enthused yell from all my 19yr 6month aged cells.

now, many people will laugh at this and most all adults will tell me I'm a silly energetic youth. damn right. I'm going to live outright to the fullest at all times. its so much better that way. for me. it works best for me. and its the right choice for me. and I'm still uber-excited about going to Evergreen College. there's no way I won't end up going there. I promise more pics in the future. and I guarantee less contact time from me because I've been so busy lately. love.

i'll say more later

tomorrow I start my job! I am a fundraiser for non-religious charities such as SaveTheChildren.org so I get to stand on the streets talking to strangers for 9hrs a day 4-5 days a week. The company appreciates diversity and encourages you to be yourself. love it. I am meeting a great amount of people and am having wondrous adventures. there are awesome parks. one day the city had a million dollars and decided to put it into a park. and its beautiful. I prefer living in an open-minded liberal area instead of a Repbulican one. Im still looking for an apt. I'll be so happy once I'm settled.

oh, and the produce here---all of it--- is the juciest, most succulent morsel of heaven ever. the healthy "alternative" lifestlye is pretty much equal to the normal lifestyle in the fact that you have great options for both.

I have lots more cool pics with people in them. post them up later. as for now, this is what it looks like when things are alive:



that makes me smile in my bunk bed

update

well, right off the weather is similar to a phoenix's winter. and the autumnal equinox isn't even until the 23rd!! so I guess you can say its similar to phx in the sense that you only need one type of wardrobe: for hot or cold. my calves forgot what walking feels like. they will learn soon enough.

my overall mood has been bright, cheery, and very happy. what contributes to it is my high productivity level. I wake up early to work at 9-11 at the hostel doing odds and ends (typically janitorial and maid duties) then I go to pikes place for a delectible piece of fruit. and I seem to prefer cafes up on capitol hill so I go there for sandwhiches. I am always exploring a new area and have been applying for jobs like mad. there are 3 great prospective ones. 2 are front desk work at day spas and the other is starbucks. there like 85 just in the small downtown region. I should be able to get the apt I want in capitol hill and the earliest I'll be able to move is in October. which is fine since I enjoy the hostel and the friends I make, its just that I'm more comfortable in the slightly nicer neighborhood that is captiol hill. but no worries family, I carry my pepper spray and a knife with me. I know the knife isn't so logical since I am not very awesome with it but I own it so I might as well carry it with me just in case I need to slice an apple or something..

**my first day in Seattle at a park**

**an alley**


**my hostel room**


**the RED hallway at the Seattle Public Library**

transition

i am trading in this dusty valley

for this beauty


nobody should take offense to my desire to never return.