To My Dearest....an email

Fact: I am utterly romantic for a personal, handwritten letter in the mail, complete with a self-adhesed stamp. Fact: I am more likely to send a Facebook message to my loved ones instead of a letter through the post. Conclusion: Emails might be the better option here.

Perhaps it's because I have a new handy-dandy MacBook, but accessing my emails use to be a hassle; one that I was all too accustomed to ignore until my inbox began over 1000 messages deep. Now, with a simple button, I can check and send emails instantly.

So, lately, I've found a little time in my busy days to sen out a short but sweet email to Damon. I think it must have started when he sent me one a few weeks ago, but I rather like the You've Got Mail style of communication. I feel like I can type just about any minor musing I've had in my day. With txt, my musings tend to warrant a response or reaction. But in Facebook, they are seemingly impersonal....the biggest flaw in social networking. Letters don't get there in time, and Skype only works when carefully planned out in advance.

Emails seem conversational and tend to be longer. Sometimes they merely request one's attendance at a choir concert, but other times they want to lay out for the recipient what the sender will be facing for the day ahead. And when I receive a reply, my eyes glisten as I carefully read each sentence written back to me. Even through type, their language is clear to see, and I have such fun reading the emails I've received lately.

Lost Track

Let's recap, shall we? Having a bad memory means I soon forget the great and wonderful things I've done so far if life. But thankfully, I have a blog.

Lisa has been in California, namely my townhouse in Rohnert Park, since August. It's almost like a dream come true living with someone as thoughtful and fun as Lisa. No wonder I have to keep beating boys off her with a stick. So far, some things that come to mind when reminiscing:

• Welcome Home party for Lisa, complete with champagne cupcakes (which need to be made again!)
• Santa Rosa County Fair, where I won a turkey gobbling contest against two small children. I felt pretty proud of myself....
• Snuck into the Freshman Welcome BBQ with her and Alan. Love free food :)
• Spent a weekend in Folsom with the Lichtman's, had a typical American BBQ dinner, sat with the girls in the hot tub, went to a drive-in movie with tons of friends
• Introduced her to Fro-Yo and sushi
• Santa Cruz with the girls! The Buttery, Colin Hay, dinner party, bonfire on the beach at night...Best trip for me by far! 
• Many trips to Northlight Bookstore, Safeway, Forever 21, and Cotati
• Lagunita's Beer tour, where we might have stolen like 3 mugs.....
• Drove along Coleman Valley road towards Bodega Bay, until my car lights wouldn't shut off and I realized something was wrong haha
• Haight and Ashbury, Fisherman's Warf SF trip xoxo
• Disney-themed going away party for Jeff...I was Woody, of course =)
• Electronica 2.0=another success!
• Photoshoot in Petaluma 
• SF Giant's game vs. the Rockies. We schooled them 7:0! 
• Handcar Regatta, steampunk themed, first time Ive ever gone as well. Loved it of course!

Academically, I'm always a mess of nerves. I work during lunch time, so I never have free time during the days to get homework done, but I have classes until late almost everyday, so it's hard to finish work then too. Some days I wish Damon could just come stay over for one night. I would feel a whole lot better :)

Socially, life is pretty good. As always, I barely see friends during the week who don't live with me. I tend to do something on Wednesday or Thursday nights, but it's still not enough time to see all the wonderful people I love so much. That's why I really enjoy hosting gatherings at our place. It's the easiest way for me to get a ton of wonderful people together at one time. On the other hand, I'm lacking solid, dependable people who I can hang out with, besides the ladies I live with. 

I wish I had more free time to do things like read The Way of Shadows, the Hunger Game Series and the Book Thief. I wish I had more time to finish Justice League.