ilike

planning on getting the itouch real sooooon. just need to get that stupid perks card.


ashley's coming. and for that i'm very happy.


it's an epidemic. so many people that i know are searching for something more. something that they haven't found inside an odd building that's called a church. something that will fill the emptiness in their souls. they're searching. and so am i. amidst the cliche's and legalism i've lived for far too long. that's not my place. that's not God's place. i'm searching. i just don't know what i'm looking for ...

take it slow

love it. quess I know where I'm goin this weekend.


it's been strange not really being at work yesterday or today. it's hard to believe how much I enjoy my job and the people I work with. tonight we're hanging out at leeno's. and friday night we're all going out. I really enjoy them.


watched the playing of halo3 last night. my goodness.


this week is jam packed. and secretly I wish it wasn't. you win some you lose some.



I've still never been to 3$ burgs ... could it be a time?

1... 2... 3... 4...

clayton and i like this song. and ipods.

grumpy mcgrumperson

I was a bear at work this evening. everything that's happened over this past week has been catching up to me. sometimes I was downright rude which isn't like me at all. luckily I have the whole day off tomorrow.


highlight of the evening was talking about shot guns and not being an ohio state fan. any time now. anytime.


my coworkers were patient with me and told me it was okay to be grumpy since I'm never like that. and good thing nate brought us a large veggie pizza with breadsticks and ranch on the side. oh trading. you're delightful.

isn't it a bit funny

this week has been thoroughly exausting. everything's being stripped ... and nudity hasn't proved to be all that great.


i've seriously got to talk with my drive-thru friends ... oh hilarious


the other day I was thinking about having a faith built on the foundation of Christianity vs. Christ. it's something I'd never really thought about. it's an interesting thought process.

this music video makes me sad.

disenchanted

today has been interesting.


a.j. and i had a pretty great discussion today. turns out he's pretty disenchanted with the church and christianity really. we talked about politics and religion. starbucks is great.

tomorrow is my day off. i will enjoy it somehow.


my family is in a rough spot. flashbacks.

and i could be coming down with something. 6 asprin didn't seem to help my head much which is strange. and i'm sniffly and weary. whoever got me sick ... please stand up.


and out.

hmmm

i'm headed to work in a second. last night i got sent home early which was lovely.


it's just an interesting place to be in.


plus i think i got asked out by my sprint guy. too bad i thought he was into guys. oh well. i guess i'm just really good at picking them huh.


good thing that this weather is beautiful. perfect for a motorcycle ride.


these posts have lost all their soul recently. i'm feelin pretty empty.

boink

there's something wrong ... i just don't know what it is

what's normal?

talked with Dani and Anna today. it was nice and needed.


I'm a slow motion accident.

creep

last night I remembered how creepy I am.


but I had a wonderful time with some wonderful friends.


second day off in a row. don't worry, I'll make up for this next week for sure.


for now though, I will enjoy every second.

name dropping

some wonderful conversations have been had recently. if you know me at all you probably know that I would rather have a deep discussion than just about anything.


friday here's how things went down - met up with Kim Foulis for coffee and zucchini bread at the mean bean cafe. while catching up with her lovely Anna Preston walked in, she was meeting with the equally lovely Casey DeWire. so the four of us reconnected. and even better, all four of us work at different starbucks. we're taking over the world.
after my reunion with Kimmie, I headed over to starbucks to have a little chat with Kelly Young. that conversation was wonderful and made me want to change the world. I love how that happens.
then I went to work and had a blast with Ming Cho and Monica. I've been told that it's strange how much I enjoy working and being with my coworkers.
after work I got together with my friend JT Meyer who I haven't really seen in years. it was stellar. talked about the old testament as fact or story then talked about drugs and everything in between. it was rather enjoyable.


well today is my little brother Clayton's birthday. he's 10 and adorable. I'll probably post pictures.

today was fabulous is so many ways ... i'll update later. i have training in the morning.

itchin'

I settled for this song when I finally figured out that the song I was really looking for isn't out yet. it's called Itchin' by Grant Lee-Phillips. we play it at starbucks and it's my jam these days. it reminds me of the beach. the warm sand and cool water is beckoning to me. I would love a hammock, a cool drink and Ithcin' playing in my ear.

that's really it I guess.

title

this song plays at work a lot. and I've gotten sucked in.


last night a middle aged asian man gave Karla and I advice about guys. he informed us that nice guys just want something. so avoid nice guys, they're deceitful. he then told me that all american guys are the same. they just manipulate women to get what they want. he said that I should really date someone foreign because they would respect me, and I should date an older man since it's been proven that women mature about 10 years faster than men. interesting conversation.

no one wants to know

isn't it funny how few people are looking for an honest answer to the question, "how are you?" maybe not so much funny as sad.

sad day

one of the first things that my boss told me today is that he's being promoted and will be leaving our store in a month. sad. he's one of the main reasons that I even came back to Starbucks. he's such a great boss and an incredible man. I joked that I have a month to find a new job, but really, maybe I'm not joking. at this point I'm really up for anything, a move, a new job, perhaps school, maybe even being a bum and living on the streets. ha, we'll see.


but then Israel and I had a good talk. he asked some really insightful questions about my move back to Ohio and the potential difficulties of this adjustment. I felt very understood. he's a great guy. I told him about when I arrived in Chicago on Thursday and started unpacking Jenny's car that all these little kids cam running over wanting to help. they were adorable. then we compared that reaction to the reaction you're likely to receive where we live. skeptical neighbors peering out of their blinds exclaiming "there goes the neighborhood!" it was a good talk.


since I spent last night sleeping on a rather uncomfortable bus I am now going to go sleep for a good long while. thankfully I don't have to work tomorrow, that means lots of errands and doing things I should've done a while ago. perhaps even finding out where my car is and getting it towed. life is ridiculous, but when it hands me lemons I'm determined to make some delicious lemonade.

harding

just got back from riding the mega bus back to ohio from good ol' chi-town. spent a lovely time with jenny, emily and random others. they psychoanalyzed me at one point which was really helpful.

probably the best part was when jen used beer to wash down a benedryl. somehow she turned into one of the funniest people I know.

but try this out. jenny and I pull up to her new apartment after being in a car for many many hours and as we start pulling all her junk outta the car these little kids come running over to ask if they can help. they acted like it was the best thing they'd done all day. then they kept yelling to everyone that passed that we were their new neighbors. I gave up explaining that I was merely assisting in the move. I miss living in the african american culture sometimes.

last night was my first bus ride ever. luckily I made friends with an angsty Ohio State student while standing in line. have I mentioned that my idea of successful traveling is getting from point a to point b without people entering my bubble? well this guy somehow thought that I told him that he could use half my chair. I never said that. he told me all about his life until finally I told him that I'd popped a couple sleeping pills right before getting on the bus.

but now I'm back in Ohio. and tonight I work.