Reelin' in the Good Times!

Its been while, to be precise - one month, and a lot has happened. Where to begin. Rewind to June and the last day of finals! It was the day that roommates moved out. Cardboard boxes were scattered everywhere, dust bunnies hopped around the missed Apartment P # 174 and one by one my roommates left for summer. One went back to Hillsboro, the other to LO and to internship at KINK radio station, and the last to Columbia Univ. NY! And me,
I was stuck chasing those dust bunnies around the apartment in good ole' Eugene. I knew that, being the last one to pack up and leave, I would have more cleaning responsibilities, but in the end I made about 20 trips to the dumpster (and this isn't an exaggeration), and spent 10 hours or more packing my junk and getting the apartment cleaned up. But now I am guaranteed to get the $300 deposit back to pay for my August rent. haha! The viscous cycle of paying rent, gotta hate it, gotta love it! So I too, picked up my random collection of pop culture, and moved across the river into my new abode...which in a sentence is dungeon, since it has horrible lighting, no furnishings, and a window in which the people from the hallway can see in! My life would be on display if I didn't keep the shades down. Since its only three months, I didn't bother with any furniture...just a weirdly shaped mattress to rest my eyes on and to dream another dream. My current roommate, is super chill, and sweet, and the perfect roomie for the summer. She too, is taking classes and working, so we are both pretty busy.

As for classes, I am taking Evolution of Human Sexuality and International Development. The first class, is pretty interesting since we delve into why humans invest so much in mate selection and sex!!! But i have to say, I know now more than I really wanted to know. I guess I liked somethings left up to the imagination. But somethings...cough...childbirth...cough... shall be branded into my brain for awhile. Its all natural but do I really want to replay it in my mind....Nope...since one day I will have to fit a brain through my canal too...AGGH! In my International Studies class more than half the student is international students, who get lost in translation, so everything is repeated twice. Plus there is a guy who looks like a Simpson character and MUMBLES at everything the instructor says. He is the kid in every class that thinks he knows everything already, and has to comment on the instructor's info. Oh god...shoot me! Its only 4 weeks...thankfully! But I like the subject, which makes the class tolerable.

Work is the usual, but my free time is pretty sweet. Its basically consist of my favorite past times...sleeping or hanging out with my peeps. This summer, Anna - my Latin lover and free spirit and I have been chillin' at her crib and hangin' around town. Our new addiction, well at least my new addiction is Cafe Yumm. Yep, I pretty much eat everything out of bowl because of that place! haha. love it! We checked out the Olympic Track and Field Trials out a few times. Walked around the festival and danced away 4th of July to Samba Ja at the trails. I saw Galen Rupp, Andrew Wheating, and Kara Goustcher make it to Beijing...by saw...I mean on the big screens on the turf fields next to the stadium...aka...the fan zone. I wasn't cool enough to get in the actual stadium. Some lady approached us and gave us tickets randomly one day, but since she already went the tickets were useless. But all in all, I saw some great muscular bodies, and worked on very needed tan! jk!

As for my folks up in Salem, they are just doing the same ole' business. But I hear the are going to Reno, NV and then over to Lake Tahoe soon! That should be an adventure! Wish I could tag along, but once again I'll be cracking the books for school! All in all summer has been... AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! Better than I expected!
Here's quick list of adventures:

1) Moved apartments - sad =(
2) Had Prince Puckler's...guilty pleasure
3) Watched Hancock - one bad ass superhero
4) Went on two hr bike ride - when the sun was at it's peak - crazy idea
5) LEARNED TO RIDE MY BIKE W/OUT HANDLEBARS - sweetness
6) Finished eight credits in 4 weeks - love it
7) Explored Saturday Market
8) Became INFATUATED w/ Cafe Yumm...yumm...yumm..yumm
9) Hung out w/ new friends around a fire pit...toasty
10) Witnessed the Trials...muscles and all
11) Maintained my Sober Summer policy...hardcore
12) Got a proposal and declined (thank you ama and buwa)...amen
13) And relaxed with Anna Banana!!!!!!!BOMB!

I know...its been pretty nice compared to last summer...but even though I don't live with cats anymore...I still have a dislike for them...a few exceptions for calicos, gingers, and overweight felines...but they still freak me out!

Till Next time - Laters

PS- I think I am going to Ethiopia for an Internship next winter!!!!!!