brittlestarz

If you were going thinking of moving to Portland, Seattle, or Denver, which would you pick and why?

Should I be a nurse? I'm thinking so...

Burning Man... I heard it was going to suck this year, way to hot and dusty, plus its all commercialized now. You probably shouldn't go.

Portugal... The Azores. Today, I went to an artisan cheesemaker's house that produces small batches of "Pico Cheese" - one of the best cheeses I've ever had, that is only made on this island (where my Portuguese fam is from). I tried the wine and flavored liquors that are grown here exclusively, and walked through volcanic arches on oceanic cliffs with waves crashing all around...
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My car is going to be done soon! Rebuilding the engine on the all-original 1963 Ford Thunderbird that I inherited from my grandma a few years back. It'll be nice to have it here at my place, and to finally get to cruise around in it again... I'm really wishing the drive-in theater hadn't closed. So many good memories.

Just a couple weeks after graduating with a biology-based degree, I make the non-profit I now work for full time over $40,000 in one weekend, with no formal training in fundraising/development. I'm really good at life.

Women... Y'all are crazy. You drive me crazy. I mean I'm pretty nuts too at times, but I'm pretty at terms with my tendencies in that department. I mean I don't want to deal with your craziness (let go of the savior complex thing a while ago), but I'm not going to judge you or think any less of you if you show me just...
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I am officially a college graduate!! FUCK YES. Bachelor of Science in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, focus in Neuroscience. 7 years in the making... Been waiting so long for this.

Going to get pierced again on Wednesday after my last final. I think getting a second nape and a transdermal will be a great way to celebrate graduation. If it works right, I'll have a mid-size nape up top, a smaller one below, and a single surface piercing below that, to form somewhat of a V, or maybe an arrow pointing down? Black metallic discs...
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Sin Nombre, Amores Perros, Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Motorcycle Diaries... These are all good movies that you should go out and watch. Seriously. I'm pretty sure I was Mexican in another life, the way I burn through these films and platefuls of delicious mexican food. Maybe it's the French or Portuguese blood in me trying to put in some Latin influence into my life,...
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Going to see Igor and The Red Elvises tonight, along with Tornado Rider at The Crapalyst... I mean The Catalyst, pardon me, I get confused about that venue sometimes.

I'm thinking I could get into this kind of music... Gogol Bordello anyone?

I'm 26 and in only a couple more weeks I'll have finally gotten my B.S. degree. After enjoying working, going through numerous rounds of community college, and finally transferring, in only a couple of weeks I'll be a bona fide credentialed scientist. Part of me wishes I hadn't found my dream job for this point in my life during the last break, and that in...
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