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~ dimanche, juillet 24, 2005 ~
I've just returned from a relaxing weekend vacation in a seaside cabin at The Sea Ranch, California, and I felt like I was really living more than just a college experience... it was a truly a life experience. To be blessed with the pleasant company of friends, an abundance of cuisine, & jovial witty humor (that sometimes transcended the unholy).. is to feel overwhelmed by the bounties of life. It's quite difficult to describe how Romantic my life can be. I love that during the four-hour drive to the Northern California coast, our ride decided to stop by the cliff shore to take photographs and watch the surf. We took our time... and I've never ridden in a car that actually used the turnouts to let other cars pass... it was relaxing and leisurely and the ride was just as important as the destination! It's nice to take the time to really relax and not worry about itineraries. It was soo beautiful... the beaches, the mountains, the cabin itself!(When I recieve pictures of the trip, I'll be sure to post a link to the photographs.) We may have crossed a few lines playing Dirty Minds and talking about sex juices, but all in humor.. it was quite fun. And I loved the Mass we attended at Mary Star of the Sea Church in the small town of Gualalalala...population 589. To not have to worry about an overly-liberalized parish.. it was a relief. whew*
We worry about entirely too much when we aren't on vacation. I definitely could use another!!! =)
~Benjamin 7/24/2005 09:14:00 PM
~ mercredi, juillet 20, 2005 ~
I just hate it when I'm soo hungry & I think that my rice is cooking... but it turns out that I forgot to push the "cook" button on the rice cooker and half an hour later, it's still wallowing in lukewarm water. sigh* So while I'm waiting for this rice to cook, I figure I might as well blog.. even tho I have a midterm due tomorrow. You know in Tagalog, we have two main words for rice: bigas refers to rice that is uncooked and kanin is rice that is cooked. I guess it's sortof like the difference between "pork" & "pig". Went to the Davis Farmer's Market today with Leslie, Laura, & Arnell. We tried some salmon, pondered the dynamics of deep-fried twinkies, & munched on tasty but expensive corn dogs. In fact, we sat on the grass and didn't get up for 2 hours... conversation is a gift from heaven. That's my idea of a good chill session. I miss having good long conversations with people... deep convos expecially, but light ones are wonderful too.. It's always a treat when Arnell is around... there's always something to talk about or somewhere to go. Leslie, I never talked to very much until now. She's very funny... easygoing.. very friendly. And Laura M is awesome too.. I can't believe I never talked to her before... it's amazing how much she reminds me of myself sometimes.
Introvert mode!! Yeah, I get into that a lot, especially when I'm with people I don't know but who know each other. I love meeting new people... but getting to know them can be hard because it usually involves them getting to know me... and opening up has not been my habit... altho I'm trying to change that before the new schoolyear... it takes a whole lotta "finding myself" and stuff.. but it's happenin. "wherever you go, there you are"
You know what my favorite part of a corndog is? ...The crunchy batter at the halfway-point of the stick... they need to make corndogs without the dogs and the rest of the batter... just the crunchy half-burnt batter on sticks. mmm
~Benjamin 7/20/2005 10:37:00 PM
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