a little over a month now… that’s how long i’ve lived here in the nice city of seattle! it’s been amazing thus far and only expect it to get better as i further develop my relationship with it. though it’s insane to realize that i have been here for that long. seems like only a week or two ago i was saying my goodbyes to friends in atlanta and leaving the south once and for all on the plane (at 6am when my flight left that morning). i find the city to be quite inspirational in many facets and of course the dreary weather leads to a deeply contemplative mood, which doesn’t necessarily mean my thoughts are any clearer… it’s more the fact that i have more of them and they all intermingle and interact into a larger tangle of randomness and chaos at times. i’ve happened to make some outdoorsy friends up here so hopefully we can plan a trip to the mountains soon (one of whom went hiking up to a nearby peak last week, and upon catching wind of this i of course gave him hell for not inviting me 
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my feet have been in a constant state of pain from walking around as much as i do (ok… so i can’t resist a long walk on a nice day no matter how pain my feet give me). so, going to the gym 6 days a week which is a forty minute walk each way (almost an hour and a half of walking), then cycling class 3 days a week (i’m getting monster thighs), and doing my random walks all over the city on the weekends, which usually amounts to three to five hours of walking non-stop. apparently my feet don’t approve of this too much! oh well, they’ll get over it, and if not, then i’ll have to deal with it lol. i found out some awesome trails near seattle that are easily accessible via public transportation (bus or ferry), such as out on bainbridge island. i will probably have to hit up one this weekend since the weather is supposedly going to cooperate.
oh, and that’s another thing i’ve noticed. the weather forecasts here are usually inaccurate. it can rain out of nowhere even if the forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions. nevertheless, it could rain all the time and i would still love it. living in the south has made me sick of seeing the sun as much as we did so the less i see it up here the better!
ok… if you’ve read this far i’m sure you’re sick of my rambling (and probably extremely bored) so i will close…. now.