I GOT TO POST ON HALLOOOOOOWEEEEENN

My roommate and I have developed a playlist for our working party.  Here it is, so you know what I'm listening to while I write this.

• Breaking the Law
• Enter Sandman
• TNT
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams
• Vagabond
• Hotel California
• Wild Horses
• Renegade
• Immigrant Song
• Skyfall
• Oops!...I Did It Again
• Dashboard
• Baba O'Riley

Guess which ones Varchas chose!  Let's get this blog started, it's way too late. (Edited)

The Halloweek

Hey there, dream sailors. This year I have found myself wanting to invest all of my energy into truly enjoying Autumn and the Holidays, themes and tradition that surround them. It's been really nice caring about things, investing time and love into the things I do, and getting the gratification of the outcomes that come with it. So I guess my theme this week (maybe I'll do themes now, eh?) is investing in Autumn.

Noms

Yikes, Tuesday snuck up on me. I really want to make this toffee apple crumble so I'm going to do that instead of writing a blog. But I will take many pictures so you can follow me along my journey and hopefully enjoy them as much as you would my writing.  I advise you to use the photo viewer thing because there are a lot of photos and it's easier that way.  Though I realize now that I can't add commentary which kind of sucks. It's pretty self-explanatory except a couple of parts: a) I was bored while it was cooking so I took selfies of myself  b) Then, still waiting for it to be done, I decided to give a tour of my house for the select few who haven't seen it. c) Some pictures might not make sense why I took them but if you know our house dynamic you might.  Well without further ado, off we go!

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

It's been a relatively uneventful week. No class last Monday or Tuesday for Fall Break, but back at it now. No race last Saturday either. The post-season starts this Saturday with NESCACs, for which I am very excited. No, that doesn't quite do it. I haven't been this excited for a race since the California State Championships in 2010.

Yawn Yawn

Well, it's 1:53 AM on a Friday, which means bed time, not blog time.  See you tomorrow.

-Rachael

Now I Feel Like A Copycat

Looks like Jason and I decided to post on the same week.  It was my plan all along, I swear!  Below the fold are some excuses and some facts about my life.

Patience Gets Us Nowhere

Ever since the break-up it hasn't been the same.  We're in that stage right now where one of us keeps reaching out to the other only to get no response.  I don't know what to do anymore.  Every time I try to make amends my mind goes blank.  What do I say?  What does she want to hear?  If only there was a way to end this phase, I would give anything.

I Just Felt Like Running

Most of what has happened since I last posted is very good. Only one thing sticks out as very bad. Okay, maybe not very bad, but kind of a drag. I'll go ahead and get that one over with first.

Challenging the Theory of Karma

So, I’m sick for the fourth time in three weeks.  I got incredibly ill in Italy, bloated and throwing up and throwing down and throwing curses like they were going out of style.  I deduced, through trial and error (namely, getting sick twice) that it was the Italian water acting as a wolf-in-lamb-costume.  Sure, no one else got sick from it, but I also have the Indian water poisoning background, so I figured it was a repeat exposure problem.

Sickness hasn't taken away my Ansel Adams-osity. This is Retiro.

Short Post Today, But I'll Write A Longer One Tomorrow(ish)

Hey dudes with 'tudes,

I'm feeling tired and not invested in the idea of writing so I'm going to do what I do best and post a few photos then skedaddle. But I want to write about my week, so I'll just do it tomorrow. So I'll post tomorrow too, I think. Much love.

A Long-expected Party

I just took the most wonderful nap. I love me some naps. Nap nap nap.

A Historically-Inaccurate History of the Mediterranean

Alright, guys.  I know you’ve been dying to learn more about the Mediterranean.  This is your one big chance, so don’t blow it.

Chapter One: That Time Columbus Flipped Off Homer

Today I went Canoeing on the Androscoggin

Hello there dear friends,

Today I went canoeing on the Androscoggin, as you might have gleaned from the title of this post. It's important that you know this because now you know that I have exercised today, and therefore I am tired. Also, I just didn't get that much sleep last night because sometimes the night gets away from me. Oh, also also, Bates won the most prestigious British Parliamentary debate tournament in all of the US (and pretty esteemed around the world) at Yale University. I was there to judge and I made new friends and got to see older friends.

So let the memories be good for those who stay.

October means rain. I don't mind — yet. But I will soon. The last two weeks have been the most beautiful I've ever seen in Vermont, so I suppose we've earned a bit of dreariness. I'm making myself a promise, related to that. Next year, I am going to take a series of walks outside of campus and take pictures of the fall colors. I didn't do that much this time around, and now that the wet part is here, I think I may have missed my chance. I did take some though. The iPhone painting effect is on display here, and by that I mean a couple of these pictures resulted from close zoom-ins with my phone, which somehow end up looking like watercolors.

Leaving on a Midday Flight to Marseilles

Hello, friends.

Last week I posted to you about to leave for Naples.  This week I post to you having survived and loved Italy, 14 minutes away from leaving for a flight to Marseilles.  I know, I know--how did anyone convince me to go to the land of maliciously-silent letters?  In a place where meeting up requires a silent 'z' and 's' ("rendezvous"), I think I would just rather stay home.

Paid in Food

Hello Dream Sailors,

I have been doing things and I plan on doing more things and look at me experiencing life!