History revisted

Went to the Shrewsburry ren. fest yesterday...it reminded me of just how much i enjoyed history especially medieval history..i think it's because of the complexity of the time. The era seems to be so different from ours yet there are plenty of similarities even a definite connection to how so much of what makes up today came into being. In particular with regards to the lower classes of people. In western civ.  I used to think that i'd have wanted to be around in that time but yesterday i realized that maybe it would be the same stuff, different day as it were. Is it posible that people have been dealing with the same basic issues for over 600 years?! 

Things are still topsy turvey at work but at least i'm not in a position to have to deal with other peoples headaches. I'm just getting ignored....which really isn't a heartbreaker...lol.

Other then this work drama my life is really quite ...well....boring and uneventful. Bird is in Seattle w/ family ...=(....i hear rumors that this weekend holds a trip to the zoo in portland which i greatly anticipate.

Live from Southern Oregon

So despite the headaches from work I've decided to carry through with my original plans and head to Grants pass. (This hopefully explains my delay in posting. )
The update on work has a funny or...ironic turn. The American red cross called me to inform me that my CPR/first aid class was cancelled so i called Mel to let her now of the sadness..yeah sadness of that while thinking to myself "i am so lucky. " Well i spoke to soon....@ 4 hours later the American red cross called back and told me that the class was still taking place as scheduled and they apologize for the inconvenience. Yeah...I'm sorry too. lol.
Beyond all this i am having a great time here...it's always very relaxing here...i love having my morning coffee on the porch watching the animals. I've learned how to dehydrate peaches, pick, snap and freeze beans and went dancing...though that I'm just gonna make pretend never happened. The experience was a mixture of depressing and overwhelming both at the same time. Never before have i been so hit by the odor of desperation and vomit as that of Thursday night. It inspired a poem that I'll post later on.
I'm slowly coming to discover that I'm a big fan of fresh food and how to prepare and keep it fresh and at peak nutrition. I think this has to do with the growth of my knowledge and awareness that's taken place sine living with my roommates. It's been interesting.

So...as a means of avoiding the 104 degree temps this weekend, we packed up the dogs and headed to Newport....(cause it's not like our home away from home or anytthing). It was beautiful there...a foggy 60 with strong ocean breezes. The Oregon coast is breathtaking...we were at Yaquina Head... got a annual pass...saw seals...no whales this time...the lighthouse was hardly visable in the fog even standing right in front of it. I love that Bird and hippy are the types of folk that dig going to places like that.

The journey

Having been in Oregon for a year exactly at this point and now preparing to began my senior year of college at OSU,  i've decided to create a place for myself to go off and ramble at my will.  I'm a transplant from the east coast who came to Oregon to be with friends (as well as away from them ) and hopefully to finish my degree in History. I currently teach 4 year olds and spend alot of time just kickin back with my friends.