beantown laughs

i was finally able to score a job. its at a restaurant called zuma tex mex. its pretty cool. everyone is really nice. its a fun place with any margarita you imagine ordering. i would say im going to try them all but im not one to spend 70 bucks on something i'll never see again in 30 min. i must say though. i am exhausted from my last few days of work. even so i am ever grateful that jason and i are both employed. i dread to think of what life would be like if neither of us had jobs. i hope i never have to find out. the economy seems to be getting worse but then again i'm not an economics major. moving here has made the hardships of the times seem more real. we are no longer apart of the oxford bubble. while that it is a great thing to have left i still miss our old home. i hope i always miss it. dont get me wrong i love it up here but i definitely grew to love the easy going life in mississippi.






we were able to venture out last monday to vermont. and it was as beautiful as you would imagine it to be. its comforting to know there are some very pretty green areas close to this industrial world we have moved to. we went to see zappa plays zappa and it was amazing. i would have to say it was one of the best concerts i have ever been to. i wish i was from the village of the sun. on friday jason took me to his new fav bar in boston (im sure he'll find plenty more favs but for now its just one). one great thing about boston is it is known for its beer. i do enjoy going out and being able to choice from at least 20 types. mmmm.









the weather has been great. its funny to hear people complain about the heat. the hottest its been is 87 thus far. ha. they know little about heat and much about cold weather. another funny thing is that everyone has to ask me how i like living in boston. like im really going to say anything besides it being great. one day im just going to answer that it is absolutely awful. it will be fun to laugh at their reaction. also, right after they ask, the next thing everyone says is wait till the winter. duh. i'm 1500 miles northeast of where i came from. i can only imagine that the winter is slightly more brutal than mississippi where it can be in the 90s on new years eve. no worries here though, i have my winter coat that makes me look like a burrito when i wear it. its like walking around in a sleeping bag and it will be awesome when it snows. i'm thinking vermont for a ski trip in the snow. now that would be truly lovely.

a shelf full of drawers

the last two days haven't been too eventful. i went and met my advisor yesterday. that wasn't too bad. i only have class for six hours out of the whole week. i need to find a job soon. i did stay up late last night applying for jobs and did manage to get a couple of interviews. yay! i'm getting restless. i did manage to make some shelves for the kitchen out of some old drawers i picked up off the side of the road. i also made a decorative piece out some fabric and a frame from goodwill. i think the total cost of the shelves and the picture was two bucks. not bad.

who woulda thought monday's were so fun?

luckily when you live in a city you can be poor and still find many things to do. we decided once we had woken up and drank our morning cup of coffee that we would take advantage of the bike path by our house. during our ride we stopped to have a picnic and throw the frisbee. the great thing was it was all FREE. the only thing that it cost me was my energy. but it was worth it. after getting home we looked up local beaches and discovered that there was a swimming beach only a train ride away. we went for a bit then headed home. it was quite a trip and an exhausting day. i'm so glad i'm finally with jason again.

Shutters Galore.

So, yesterday was an oh so eventful day. While Jason worked all day straight, I stayed home cleaning, baking cookies and watching hours of CSI NY. We bought Netflix since Jason won't allow me to get cable (GRRR). But once I realized how many seasons of CSI I had available to me. I was perfectly fine with that. I also had time to look through craiglists free stuff posting and found a great score that I picked up today. I found a large supply of hundred year old drawers and shutters that I plan to make shelves and wall hangings out of. I'll post pics once I finish my first crafting project I can't wait.

There was also a friendly lil BBQ that I attended in the backyard. The pics are of Laurence the lovely nutty professor landlord filled with a plethora of information, who is constantly making me laugh, and Jane who lives downstairs, she cooked all the food and it was delicious.

I also took a pic of the garden that is in our backyard. Its full of vegetables and herbs. There is even a peach tree!