Weekend of all Weekends

This last weekend was one of the greatest. It was the perfect balance between being ultra-productive and having some good ol' fashioned springtime fun. Here's the sketch:

Friday
hmwrk sesh.
Worked the Green Bean
Hosted a power-outage party at the Barn. We flipped all the breakers and lit about a thousand candles playing board games and tellin' stories. All our friends came and it was a good time all around.

Saturday
The day started off with a wonderful breakfast at Julias with Cynthia. We found a free bike on our way home (it's an old Ross street-cruiser. so good.)
After a great time with Cynthia I did tons of homework (preparing for my psych final) and then took a study break to go to Costco and fill up on some house food (+chicken bakes for lunch).
Upon coming home the sun came out, the temperature went up and the flowers sprouted, so Zeek, Nate, Grant and I took our studies outside. Enjoying the beautiful sun and flowers, I took my final and passed with flying colors.
Grant has been working on making a kite (see picture)- he finished it on saturday so we took it down the hill to gasworks park for its maiden voyage. Turns our Zeek's never flown a kite, so we called it the S.S. Zeek. The kite never took flight, and eventually broke under the pressure of gale force winds...go figure.
We then cooked up some burritos and brought the projector out to our front lawn and watched A Few More Dollars projected on the side of our house. So good.

Sunday
Waking up leisurely, I got some homework done, then Cynthia, Rachel, Zeek, Grant and I took off to the East and went hiking around Granite Mountain. It was a beautiful day for a hike in the mountains, that's for sure. I finished the night out on the clock at chocolati.

Now it's wednesday. I'm fervently working on my Ancient History course (dubbed the baby course...because it's a nine month long course..) in order to finish it in time. I suggest none of you take a nine month long online course ever in your life.

More news on an Aurora tour, Zeek and Tommy's Viral videos and Lingua movement in the near future.

Music for Brothers

This post if for my current-African brother, Matt, but everyone is welcome to inquire. Here is the music i've been listening to lately...you also should listen to all of this:

Sholi
http://www.myspace.com/sholimusic

Bill Callahan/Smog
http://www.myspace.com/smoggertone

Pretend (Joel morgan's band)
http://www.myspace.com/pretendrock

Ben Kweller (his new album is really good, country-like)
http://www.myspace.com/benkweller

Dan Deacon
http://www.myspace.com/dandeacon

Murder by Death
http://www.myspace.com/murderbydeath

Operation Ivy
seriously. i don't know why.

There you go. Bring this goodness to Zambia.

Lake 22

Alex Park's pictures from a hike Moorea, Dan, Alex Park and I went on in the Cascades)

Leangwhat?

This is post number one of a two-post barn-burning Wednesday update!

The primary reason for this post is to deem the last post null and void. Long story short, by way of some fancy scholastic and organizational footwork conducted by the benevolence of our good Lord in heaven I have dropped my intense history course that I spoke of earlier and of decided to pick up another class (ironically, the same class, but in person at Harvard on the Hill) in the summer. So life is the same ol' laid back, freewheelin', chocolate scarfin' life that it has been :)

I've officially started my paid position at the non-profit coffee shop/community center, the Green Bean. This is place is really somethin' else...it's nice to be a part of a business that is focused on fostering healthy community and welcoming those who aren't welcome. It has given me a refreshing hope for humanity after working for businesses that fit the mold of a selfish capitalist all too well (no, i'm not a communist. It just gets depressing to watch companies step on whoever they have to in order to keep up profitable clientele...anyhow, different discussion for a different day). I'll be working at the Green Bean on Friday afternoon/nights. If you're in Seattle, you should come hang out.

AND, I am now the Editor and Chief of Lingua next year! Lingua is the arts group on campus that compiles a student art journal every year and also puts on various events and such throughout the year. I'll be in charge of that group next year- very exciting...now if only I can get a confirmation that i'll actually be attending spu next year....

That just about cuts it for this update. oh, I went to the tulip festival this last weekend, but I won't talk about that until I get some pictures from dan.

This is from the Agape Feast on Easter eve