Terra chips are good with guacamole. Really.

I haven't checked the Blog in what feels like months, so when I logged on today I was sure to be inundated with a crapload of postings. I even mentally set aside a few hours to catch up with everyone and everything in the land of MESP.

And if you're reading this, you know that the above note about being inundated is not true. :(

Ah, such is life- we move on and grow apart in some ways. (Warning: sentimental moment coming on) You all have a very wonderful and special place in my heart, no matter how long between postings and road trips. :)

I was going to put my laptop away and do other things before work this afternoon, and then I thought, hey! go ahead and post. Break the cycle of being anti-bloggish! (That comment is only about me, not anyone else. I'm just so bad at checking this thing!)

Soooo here goes. AZ is still fab, and getting hotter by the day. I think the high today is supposed to be 92. I start Grad School in the fall at AZ State, and am so, so, so excited to get back into a classroom. I know- I'm a geek. But I don't feel as much alive as I do in the middle of a stimulating lecture. I'll be studying International Relations and (maybe) Comparative Politics. Ah, I'm smiling just thinking about the reading list. ;)

I'm looking out the balcony window, and it's nothing but blue skies and high, fluffy clouds. How I miss you all. This same sky is housing us all, and I wonder what everyone is doing. ::Sigh:: ta-ta for now.

:) Liz

PS- the pic (blogs are much more fun with pictures) is from a dodgeball tournament at work last weekend. My team was professional staff and one student- The Dominators. We played against 5 other student teams. Heck ya. We went all the way to the semi finals, and came in 2nd place. BEST PART: if you look closely, you can see that I'm totally rocking out the black MESP shirt! :)

It's been a long time...

Hey, kids. It seems that the more time goes on, the longer time in-between posts, ey? That's okay. I've fallen into the "it has been so long since I have communicated that catching up will take forever, thus I am putting it off indefinately" trap. Boo on me.

I especially owe Corrine, Evan, Margaret, and Lindsay some individualized congrats, blessings, support, and love...I think letters will come in time, but in advance may I beg forgiveness for my tardiness.

I must admit, I am a little lost as to who has recently been in, who is currently in, and who is going in the future to Egypt/the Middle East. I think that Dena, Jenna, Steve, Paul, Cecka, Claire, and maybe Emily are all part of that equation somewhere, but some of the details are foggy. Am I wrong? Missing anyone?

Nothing seismic has changed in my life on the macro level. I am still in AmeriCorps Cape Cod, (http://www.rdoac.org/americorps/) my term of service goes until July 27 this year. It continues to be interesting, stimulating, fun, and fulfilling to meet all kinds of critical needs in the community full time. My 13 housemates are quirky, human, and wonderful. I love the mix of working outside two days a week and having an office job on the three others.

Although the pictures below are not fully indicative of the scope of our work....hey, I look badass. That, or the equally important stuff I do at a desk isn't so photogenic. Either way, I am including them.





























Haha. Don't let the rapturous grin fool you. I had a 16 hour training class, and I am very cautious and sensible with the thing. As you can see, with fire and fast sharp things, my passions are met in AmeriCorps. :o)

Haven't decided exactly what I am doing afterwards, and I'm cool with that. Some thoughts kicking around have included, of all things, studying Arabic abroad! I'm either very masochistic or very forgetful of the past, you see. I'll keep you posted as clouds in the sky materialize into actions.

In the meantime, you all keep me and everyoe else posted on your lives, okay? That was a poorly constructed sentence, but you get the point. What Kroeze said.

with love,
chels