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Hello again! It has been a while. I am happy to be back because so much has happened since our last visit. Summer! Is one amazing thing. Summer is the time of year when there is something warm in the air. I know what you're thinking... right, it's warmer in the summer, what a phenomenon. well i say, of course it is! but i live in a foggy little town where i haven't felt summer really at all as far as the temperature outside. my summer has been a thick layer of whitish grey low cloud coverage. It isn't until 3 or 4 in the afternoon that any glimpse of sunshine or thawing of the extremities kicks in. however, my summer has felt warm like i said, and let me explain why. Colors, smells, laughter, cheers, music, blossoms, tastes and pure stimulation has begun. Whether this comes from a mere exploration of life's greatest feelings and moments this world has to offer, or from an epiphany that was recently made about how i was kind of in a crossroads in my life... i don't care. The point? I am alive!!! I am the only person stopping me from doing exactly everything that i want to do. With that in mind, i introduce an inspired me. i have begun to really take interest in myself, my family, my friends and my experiences. i could delve into any realm of my life right now but to begin my discussion today, i will begin with my newest endeavors:

1) i have officially applied to Nursing School.

2) i have taken sewing to another level with quilting and refashioning/ designing clothes.

3) i have been exercising more than i ever have and feel great.

4) i am motivated!

my newest concern is involvement in things i love to do that are resume worthy. i have a crush, on a company, called IDEO. I won't bother you with wordy descriptions, but let's just say it would be my life's biggest achievement if i ever were to be a part of their team! oh to study human desire and behavior, develop marketing strategies and achieve success in a versatile and constantly changing industry!! doesn't it sound great? i made it sound pretty good just then. anyhoo, alive awake alert enthusiastic is running through my mind these days and my life is rapidly changing now. all because i stopped stopping (?) myself from doing the things i wanted to do. good talk for now. we'll recap next time. thanks for listening.

Ode to Julie/ Julia!

Hello to you my one follower and my imaginary future followers. It has been so long. Let me update you? I have moved into my own sweet place in Aptos, which is in Santa Cruz County, just south of SC itself. I live three blocks from la playa. Live with Mose, who you have already met, my boyfriend Mikey who I have mentioned and our roomate, you don't need to know anything about him... Our house is an amazing place! Big backyard, plenty of space, lots of storage, awesome retro blue kitchen, vaulted ceilings, wood burning furnace, awesome neighbors... I'll stop there. We are a happy little family with our baby garden out back. We have strawberries, blueberries, jalapenos, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, basil and I don't know what else. The neighbors bring us rosemary and cilantro so we're set with those herbs. Other herbs have their own plans for this growing season ;). I love love love my new life here in Aptos, even with the constant road/ sewage maintenance work that goes on 360 degrees around me every weekday. My busy little life barely even notices it anymore. Mose hates it more than me poor guy. I have a new job at a great little sushi restaurant that I love! Just had my 26th Birthday that really got my wheels turning... why? Well, 25 seemed still closer to 20, (don't remind me the rules of rounding) 26 is so obviously close to 30. Here is where I want to begin my ode to Julie from the newest Cooking movie about Julia Childs. Julie Powell turned 30 in that movie and may I just say that even at my young age of 26 ;) I share this feeling of "what am I doing?" I am finishing my last prerequisite for Nursing School, which only promises a 3- 4 years wait before I get into the program. Long story short, I will have some time to kill. Is it very redundant and unauthentic to do something similar to what Julie Powell did with Julia Childs, but have no time frame, no official syllabus and no one role model to mimic? I would rather cook when I feel like it, based on any food that inspires me and that was originally cooked by anyone in the whole world. I don't yet know the criteria for my arbitrary mission, but I do know that I have one. First is to log on more than once a year and blog about... something. I have also been doing lots of arts and crafts, so perhaps I can blog about any of those projects, but on an uninventive day where arts and crafts seems like a mountain, simple cooking is always quite soothing. What do you think? I will think about this. I will perfect my mission. And as Julie says, "The Contender?" Lindsay. The Mission? I guess at this point my mission is checking in and blogging more. Hey, there's a good start. Now I just need to learn a little more about how this works. Perhaps I will tutorial myself on the protocol first, and then I'll blow your minds. Toodloo and uh, Bon Appetit...lol. Julie and Julia bruschetta tonight for dinner... yaya!

I Choose Laziness on My Days Off!

Hello again World! You know why I enjoy this blogging thing so far, I feel like I'm writing a letter to all the traveling people out there who I enjoy and envy. Or, at least there are 3 people that I know of who are even 'in the know' that I have a blog. A pathetic but excitingly naive new blog must start with one or two followers, win them over and then proceed to take over the world. mwuahaha. sorry. Ok, so it is my first day off in a minute which feels good. I haven't left bed yet and it's... well, it's late here in Santa Cruz, CA. It is a beautiful day out there that I will go see in a few, ummm, blogs.

See, this is a recent photo I took of a lake just north of Santa Cruz called Loch Lomand where they stock it full with trout and you can go fishing all day. You can't swim in this lake, which is a bummer, but they rent little paddle boats that you can take out on the lake to go fishing or just lounge in. Plus there is a trail that goes around the lake so you can find all kinds of fun little nooks with nobody else and you've got your own little bend.

Moses loves Loch Lomand. He's my buddy.
I'm thinking of taking him for a long walk today. Hopefully he isn't pooped already from his morning walk to get coffee. Probably not. So wish me good morrow and endless amounts of beers for my two days off. I shall endure all the luxuries a broke college graduate and post-travel 25 year old can today. Did that make any sense. Oh well. I'm off to see the wizard.

I must learn about blogging. It's cool!

This blog is really only expiramental, since my awesome friend's Lindsey and Cameron are blogging from Japan for all of us to see, I thought to myself, I gotta see how this thing works. So to get started, I want to introduce the man of the hour, Moses the dog. He's my cute lil man, property of my cute big man, Michael. He was sick this week with an ear infection but it seems that after some new doggy food and duck snacks, someone is feeling better? like they can jump on people and not sleep?! Enough about Mose...

Linz and Cameron! You guys are the shit and I love your lives. Thank you for getting out into the world and checking this place out. How's Japan you guys? I can tell you are loving it and getting the very most out of every moment there. How awesome and what a feeling hu? To feel as though the world is your oyster (do they have oysters in Japan?) and that every day will offer something new and exciting, even maybe life changing! I'm so happy for you two, congratulations on 3 years. Man, that flew by. At least I can say I was in your lives for the first year... right? I can't wait to hear about your time in Bali. Sounds like most people are very generous and accomodating to you, which I remember as well when I was traveling. I felt that people were always that way and it made me think that people in the States are a little selfish and individualistic when it comes to taking care of others and being courteous... what do you think? Well it's the morning time here in Santa Cruz and I have to get going but I will be thinking of you guys... maybe you will never see my blog... hmm. But that OK cuz I think I may get into this now. Love you Linz!!!! Mucho mucho mucho.

TTYS, Linz Mac