summer: exit stage left. fall: enter stage right.

This week:

+ Marked my second year employed at the grill (distress and discouragement followed)

+ Was told I looked like laura bush (!!?!?!!) (distress and discouragement followed)

+ Gladly accepted an invitation to see, or rather, experience Sigur Rós. (joy and rapture followed)

+ Miraculously provided a day where troy and I were both free of work/school (joy and rapture followed)

two out of four aint bad.

There are many things I could say about the above items. Working at the grill has provided much misery, but it would be unfair to not acknowledge the perks that come along with the job. After two years of working in a "fine dining" atmosphere, I will say this: people are absurd with their money. I had a couple Saturday night that spend $520 on dinner. I could take a trip with that money! Don’t get me wrong, I’m much obliged to these people that throw their money around despite our poor economy. They provide me with a great income. But still. It seems a bit silly.

top 3 most idiotic words uttered by customers

1)

“I’ll have a hot tea with no tea”

“so a hot water?”

“yes.”

2)

“while you’re up, I’ll take another drink.”

(while I’m UP?! Sir, pray tell, when exactly do you suppose I am down during my shift?)

3)

“I think my sushi is raw.”

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October 6^th I will be in the presence of greatness. For I will be seeing Sigur Rós with my friend Emily. If you are unfamiliar with Sigur Rós, I would highly suggest you immerse yourself in their beautiful music sometime very soon. They are an Icelandic band who transcends the medium of musicians and enters a different kind of artistry. It's as if they have the ability to mold the atmosphere with their music. I would go as far to say they have changed my life. Especially their ( ) album. I’m sure come October 6^th I will have much more to say about this. Until then- this might help you see just why I love them so very much: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH6dF-Q4B1c

it is a clip from their film Heima which documents a series of performances in iceland after returning from a world tour. if nothing else, it will make you want to travel to iceland (with me, of course).

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after getting over the initial shock of having an entire day to ourselves, troy and i decided to spend it at lake hagg. we had planned on having a bbq with some friends, but after a series of schedule conflicts, we postponed the group outing and made it an exclusive stardust-stettler adventure.

Lake Hagg

the beast in all his glory

we're pretty good at taking orders

of course my favorite part of the day was the abundance of berries to be snacked on at will. after awhile troy became accustomed to waiting for me during my many berry time breaks

troy looking on with pride as his pup swims for the first time. ziggy could easily be mistaken for a beaver paddling along in the stream.

the only casualty was to troy's shoes which gave him some difficulty in the mud through out the day

the owner of this bone was not as lucky as troy's shoe. ziggy would make an awful hunting dog, but he's really good at finding berries, and the already deceased.

we had a great time and exhausted ziggy, which is always a plus.

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