The wind was absolutely crazy the other day at the beach.
31 May 2011
new toy
Canon AE-1: First Shots
The first thing I did with the new camera was take some pictures of my dogs. Mine (Bella) is the big one, the smaller one (Teek) is my sister's.
The first thing I did with the new camera was take some pictures of my dogs. Mine (Bella) is the big one, the smaller one (Teek) is my sister's.
More to come.
18 May 2011
Santa Barbara
A wise high schooler (oxymoron right there) recently told me that if I'm missing Westmont and Santa Barbara like crazy, then I must have made the right choice for college.
And he's right. Just look at Santa Barbara, it's amazing! I've only been back from college for a week and a half, but I'm already missing Westmont. I miss my friends, my dorm, my room, one of my roommates..., my RA, my RD, even my professors (especially Telford), everything! I was getting kinda sick of it in the moment, but now I can't wait to have it all back in the spring. Being home is great, but I'm so used to seeing all my friends around me all day long at school. It's definitely an adjustment being separated from so many amazing people.
(look closely: that's Benjamin and Peter on a romantic walk along the coast)
Black Coffee... always
What I Learn In College #1:
Most students get addicted to coffee in college, but I've been enjoying the drink every single day since high school. I drink my coffee black, always. That was until I tried the coffee in the Dinning Commons (DC) of Westmont College. It is atrocious. It's Starbucks blend (something I've never been a big fan of, too burnt) that is extra burnt! I knew that you can make a good or bad cup of coffee, I didn't think it could consistently be this bad!
I started off freshman year by putting only a half a pack of sugar in that coffee, just so I could get it down smoothly. I did this for a few weeks until my sophomore friend Justin (who I hardly knew at the time) opened my eyes to a powerful truthism about DC coffee. He told me to basically suck it up, be a man, and drink DC coffee black despite how nasty it is. His reasoning was as follows: If you drink this terrible cup of coffee every day through college, you will never have another bad cup of coffee in your life. Every other cup of coffee that would normally have been labeled 'bad' you can compare to DC coffee and think, "it's not as bad as that coffee I had all through college!"
From that day on, I had DC coffee black every single morning of my freshman year. Then in the afternoon I would make my own pot of drip coffee or delicious french press.
For my next coffee experience, I will my attempting to try as many local beans as possible on Europe Semester this fall! Wow, I drink a lot of coffee...
Most students get addicted to coffee in college, but I've been enjoying the drink every single day since high school. I drink my coffee black, always. That was until I tried the coffee in the Dinning Commons (DC) of Westmont College. It is atrocious. It's Starbucks blend (something I've never been a big fan of, too burnt) that is extra burnt! I knew that you can make a good or bad cup of coffee, I didn't think it could consistently be this bad!
I started off freshman year by putting only a half a pack of sugar in that coffee, just so I could get it down smoothly. I did this for a few weeks until my sophomore friend Justin (who I hardly knew at the time) opened my eyes to a powerful truthism about DC coffee. He told me to basically suck it up, be a man, and drink DC coffee black despite how nasty it is. His reasoning was as follows: If you drink this terrible cup of coffee every day through college, you will never have another bad cup of coffee in your life. Every other cup of coffee that would normally have been labeled 'bad' you can compare to DC coffee and think, "it's not as bad as that coffee I had all through college!"
From that day on, I had DC coffee black every single morning of my freshman year. Then in the afternoon I would make my own pot of drip coffee or delicious french press.
For my next coffee experience, I will my attempting to try as many local beans as possible on Europe Semester this fall! Wow, I drink a lot of coffee...
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