inspired

i love living on the pacific coast. i want to start drawing again. I went to the art musuem recently and saw this killer monet painting. i am kind of doing my "impression" of it :p. here is what i have sketched out so far.
lets see if i finish this one. i still haven't finished that photo of the lake :(

oh what a nice day i had

1. ate a real coconut
2. got a nice warm sun burn
3. got feet wet in the ocean!


I started my day determined to go buy some groceries. i have unpacked the few pots and pans i brought with me and i am not quite ready to use them. I have been sampling the local cuisine and I have to say it is pretty tasty, and i am tempted to eat out forever. but it is time to spend money on other things and i need to get cookin'. I have been preparing a mental list of ingredients i will need so i can start making meals from scratch.

The first shopping trip when you move into a new city is the most difficult. stocking bare cupboards is a real challenge if you want to start eating a variety of healthy meals after your first trip to the store.

I am not going to stock my whole cupboard with complete selection of spices yet. So I am going to limit myself to purchasing either mexican or italian ingredients. either style provides a well balanced, filling meal, with plenty of variety in less than an hour so it will be a tough call. but there are a number of Mexican restaurants around here so satisfy my cravings so i will probably go with Italian.

anyway, after i went to the upscale market to buy some instant soups and munchies; i stopped at the beach. i love stopping at the beach. Hands down, stopping by the beach is a top ten perk when living in a beach community. I lounged around in the sand long enough to get a mild sunburn and walked along the shore with my pants cuffed. Alas, mother nature is a powerful force and the surf managed to reach my pant legs anyway. it wasn't a big deal, i just went to another beach and chilled out until they were dry.

Lunch time was a special treat i tried out a thai restaurant and should have gotten the curry. my bean curd and mixed vegetables was good, but i was really in the mood for something spicier. live and learn! anyhow i asked for a glass of fresh coconut juice to wash down my meal and they brought out an actual coconut! the milk was very sweet and the flesh had a nice chewy texture. i am in love with coconuts eating one really made my day.

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new years on the train

I moved cross country to go live at the beach and concentrate on getting an education. I plan to go back and write a full on blog post about my 2 daymarathon train trip. my experience living in a hostel for a few days and my impressions on the city in which i now live. in the mean time enjoy this gallery of photos i took from the train.