Back in Action in Seattle!

I'm here and it's funny how familiar everything seems. The buses, the water, the climate, the apartment, my room, my friends, the smells, and (of course) Top Pot. It's more exciting to be back than I thought it would be. Last night, Bonnie, Becca, and I went to Araya's (an awesome vegan Thai restaurant on the Ave) to have dinner and I suddenly experienced this shocking, gut-wrenching feeling that I had work to do. It was instantaniously horribly and then my logic kicked in and I realized that I wasn't even IN school at the moment. I didn't have to feel guilty about anything! Sad, isn't it? How my association with Seattle is always negative because of school? Well, that's the other thing...I'm going to do my best to abstain from feeling guilty about class/work/food/exercise/not pleasing people this year. I have experienced so much self growth this summer that my life is going to be centered around myself this year. Not like it hasn't been in the past, but in a different way now. It's kind of hard for me to explain at the moment. Maybe I can be more clear about it at another time.

Right now, Rebecca is talking my damn ear off and I'm getting annoyed. I can't even sit down and email anything because all she wants to do is talk about Bonnie and her negative attitude or grad school and how she is writing these stupid admission statements, but she doesn't even know if she wants to go! Arrgggghhh. Shut the hell up. That's what I feel like saying to her.

I'm having a bit of a hard time adjusting to the time change. I went to bed too late last night and now I'm all screwed up. Luckily, I have a few weeks before class starts (September 28), so I can adapt and all will be well by the time everything begins.

So far, I haven't really done anything but go out to dinner last night, then see Rebecca open all of her gifts (it was her birthday yesterday), then clean like a mad woman today. But it feels good to get all the dirt and grime out of the furniture and the carpet and my room especially.

It feels so awesome to be at Top Pot again, but so much has changed! It's only open until 8pm now. What am I going to do? Ahh! I hope with school starting up, it goes back to normal 10pm closing. Good Lord. Oh, and plus, a boy I think is REALLY CUTE is working here still. I feel like it's been a while since I've had a crush (well, besides my one on McDreamy). That feels good, too.

So, I'm out for a bit, but I'll be back next week to tell you all about my awesome weekend in Vancouver!!! Can't wait!