colorado

where was i? that's right, driving into colorado. it was amazing how the flat green farmland of nebraska turned into the desert, bam. it was a really hazy day, so we were so close to the city before we saw mountains, and even then they were just sillioettes. a was so excited. i don't feel quite as strongly about mountains as she does, but they were impressive. we went up to her massage school, and she was going to get information from them, but was feeling too overwhelmed, so we went straight to broomfield where her friend nate lives. we stopped at safeway and bought some veggies, and then made a delicious minestrone in his kitchen. it was a bit of an adventure, as his roommate is moving out and there were no kitchen supplies, but we had fun- i can't remember the last time a and i cooked together, usally we cook for each other. nate's fun, i think he'd be a good friend to have, i'm glad he's here in boulder with a. we sat out on his balcony and ate our soup and drank the wine. enjoyed the lovely boulder evening. perhaps it's because i'm not seeing it on clearcandydaily, but the moon seems to be growing phenominally. does it always wax this fast? talking about waxing, a's set up her new blog, waxing / waning. i don't think it's up yet, as she's not posted, but stay tuned. i'm excited to hear about her new life online, as she's such a faithful reader of mine. anyway, after dinner we walked to walmart and bought her an airpump and me aloe for my sunburn (why do i try and leave homewithout it?) we blew up her airmattress and it was a lovely bed for me. am so glad i can stay at nates. it'd be scary otherwise. no, i'm sure it would all work out. this is just convinient, that's all. the next morning a and i went to celestial seasonings, and ate lunch in the cafe and took the factory tour and did the tea tasting and walked through the herb garden- it was totally cute. a little corporate and kitchy, but still, i'm totally charmed. i do like celestial seasonings teas. if i lived here, i would totally take my grandma. and i love their artwork. the art gallery was the best part- the originals of all their box artwork. next time i come, i'm going to have to save room in my suitcase for souvinirs. also there is a little prarie dog habitat they've made. they're crazy little creatures, running around, popping out of their holes. stacy says they keep them as pets in japan. she says the chirping noise they make sounds like they're saying, "fuck you, fuck you!" as they pop in and out of their holes. i think i'm going to make a new entry to tell you about my time with stacy.