Updates and all that

It's been an interesting couple of weeks! I finished up my first year of classes at the beginning of May, then went home immediately afterwards to unwind and visit my friends and family. It was a good trip overall, although it started on an emotional roller coaster. Not my favorite, and I'm still sorting out my feelings about the whole thing, but overall I feel lot better. And it was nice seeing my friends, although I wish I could have had more Fun with them, rather then the abbreviated visit that we had.

After a few brief days with my friends I went south and met up with my mom, and we spent about a week together. We went from Port Townsend to Portland, and it was a great visit. We didn't do a lot of adventurous stuff, but it was a delightful time. I got a lot of reading done, and caught on my sleep and we had a lot of great meals. My mom has a fantastic new place which is evocative of the place we had when I was in high school, so it's out in the woods and extremely serene. I was sad to leave at the end, both for personal and cultural reasons; Personally, love and family and all that; culturally, I miss the weirdness and the familiarity of the west. The east seems so boring and tame after being home.

Other then that, I'm back to work and feeling a lot better about that whole science thing I'm involved in. While I'm involved in environmental and technological research, a lot of it feels like arts and crafts, which I love. I learned how to use power tools yesterday morning, I feel like such a badass! I'm going to be well rounded after all this training. I'll be all, high heels and table saws yo.

I have also discovered honey whiskey, with the expected results. I woke up yesterday bruised and muddy, with a vague idea about where I crashed my bike. Which I need to put up some more photos of, if my stats are to be trusted. I wish I could make this into a biking-lifestyle blog, but unfortunately I'm just not that active an adventurer yet. Someday :)