How to Predict your Future

It's tricky when you have weird dreams... you don't quite know what to make of them. Last week I had a dream I had adopted a little girl, with no money or paperwork, and it makes me wonder if I'm destined to be a child snatcher.  Then just last night, I had a dream I ate beef jerky and also I had about 10 cats. I self-fulfilled the beef jerky thing today, since the dream made me crave it like nothing else, but the cats... perhaps I will end up a crazy cat lady? Dear LORD I hope not. Really, honestly I'm just hoping it all boils down to having weird dreams. 

In other news, it is apparently impossible to put pictures on this blog, so I'm going to stop trying. If you want to see my pictures, they're on facebook. Look there.

Girl we're gettin' so warm

Talk about warm... it is HOT here. Not all the time, just during the day, but that is enough! I got sunburnt at 8 am yesterday morning! How does that happen? I also gave my message, sermon, whatever you want to call it, yesterday morning and it actually went pretty well. It was all about being complacent and how to get out of that rut. If you're curious as to how, well, 2 Peter 1:3-11 should help you out. 

In other news, I have to do laundry way too often. That's what I'm doing now! I'm also listening to the song Shake It! by Metro Station over and over, because it is obsessively catchy. It's like.... the world's most amazing electro-pop-rock combination ever to exist in a song. Listen to it. You'll know what I'm talking about. 

On Saturday, my wonderful day off, I went up to a point I hadn't been to yet, Yavapi Point, and checked out the observation station there. From there you can see part of the Colorado River and the famous Phantom Ranch, which is apparently the place to go if you head down to the river on the Bright Angel Trail. You can also see Plateau Point, which is a neat little spot on the trail right on the edge of... well, on the edge of a plateau (go figure!) right before the trail heads down to the river. At the moment I am really hoping I'll be able to get my laundry done before I have to go to work... I'm pushing it. 

Worms and Weird Fishes

So I've been working... a whole lot. That's really the only update. Oh, our last person got here for ACMNP, so that's good. Getting ready to go to that now. Here's more pictures I drew.

Tourism and Wacky Pictures

Just yesterday I made my way out to Hopi Point, which at the moment is as far as you can get on the west rim (hooray road construction). The view from there is really something. You can see both directions down the canyon, and part of the Colorado River as well, which you can't see from any spot in the village. I can see why people go out there for the sunset, the view can't be beat really. 

I also got another call from the creeper, turns out he's 33 so I very kindly told him he was out of the picture... not that he hadn't already been out of it to begin with...

Today was the first Sunday I worked with the services, and that was interesting since I got recruited for singing a whole lot. My voice is very tired now. Good thing I work nights this week, it will give my poor throat, which is also suffering from some sort of cold type thing, a chance to rest. I made the mistake of not bringing extra shoes with me this morning and I missed the shuttle so I now have a few fair sized blisters on the bottom of my right foot. Fun. 

Finally, I also decided yesterday that it might be fun to draw wacky portraits of myself every day until I get to move to Chicago. I did the first one today. It's quite amusing I think.

Tonight You're Falling in Love

It rained!!!!! It looked so cool this morning with the sun peeking out through the cloud cover, and then it rained/sleeted in the evening while I was on my way to dinner. We had no rim service because of the lightning and rain, since the service is outside and on the rim with no shelter. We'd be crispy little lightning rods if we had done it. In other news, I'm officially the only person here that sings. Some people play instruments, but I am the lone singer. Sweet. 

Tomorrow I get to sleep in! That's why it's 11 and I'm still awake. I also did laundry tonight, in my tub with woolite. My clothing is now dripping on the towels in the bathroom floor. I'll dry it all tomorrow before work, don't worry. Work is going really well, and aside from the uniform, I love it. The people I work with are so great too. The best part is the jewelry. I looooove showing the jewelry! I'm thinking about applying to jewelers for Chicago actually... if any are hiring. I just love it so much. Maybe part time... we'll see I guess. Anyways, here's a pretty picture for the road.

Hey! It's Happy!

OK! Big time update. I am no longer alone and depressed. I still don't have a roommate, but that's ok with me, but now I'm working and doing ACMNP and just generally hanging out with people, whatever. They're all really nice and slightly sarcastic and just generally fun people. And all incredibly nice. Woohoo! In other news, the job is not too shabby, but the outfit is. Also, the Grand Canyon is still beautiful. And I saw elk this morning. Ok that's all!

All blurring into one

I finally met some people from my group, and they're nice. Still, I dunno about this... it kinda sucks to sit in an apartment all day by yourself and not have anyone to hang out with. I wish I could go home, but I need to work here and make money. It's only 3 months, it's not that long. And I'm sure I'll get to know people after a while. I feel so much older than the rest of them, and very different. I don't even know if I would get along with any of them if I didn't have to... the worst part is that there's no way to get out and see a movie because the nearest theatre is 90 miles away. It would have been so much better if I had one other person here. Just one person to talk to and hang out with and go to dinner or keep me from saying and doing stupid things or go on walks with or take turns taking pictures of each other or help with luggage or pick out outfits or sit around and not talk. Just another familiar face. I hope school people come visit tomorrow or something.