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Ok, I am having the best tea right now. It is called "Red Imperial," and it is just delicious. It reminds me of this other tea I know called "golden dragon oolong," but I like this one more. Its a black tea, and it is full leaf. It has a very smooth flavor to it, and it isn't really astringent at all. A little bit malty, if anything. I don't like actual malt, but I like teas that have a malty tone to them. My goodness, this is wonderful. I brewed it just right, and I'm really enjoying it.
Leon just called me. I though it was going to be one of my friends wanting to talk talk, and then I'd be frustrated because I'd want to talk to them but also have loads of homework, but he was just calling to say he is at a peets, and wants to know if I want anything. Yay! So now I have .30 lb of New Guinea on its way, ground for a #12, so I can make about six little french press cups out of it. I'm excited. . .and it'll only cost me about four bucks or something. A latte costs 3 something, but I'm going to get six way more delicious cups out of this baby for about that.
I opened this LJ entry because I want to talk about how much I respect and treasure my roommates, but I got distracted with the phone call. Man, exciting.
Right. But my roommates. We're so different. Remember how innocent I was upon coming to LO? These two girls are about as innocent as I was, but they are not naive. Therefore, its really refreshing to live with them. They are so healthy when it comes to things like that. I don't have to put my gaurd up at all or tense up inside, because they aren't talking about gross stuff, ever. I'm the only one who gets remotely close to that. I know more curse words than them, I understand the sexual jokes that happen, I've had a boyfriend that I have kissed, I've gone to public school, and they haven't done these things. Yet, they are still highly intelligent and understanding. Its great too, because Andrea is an MK (missionary kid), so living in Papua New Guinea all her life with a lot of Christians means that she really isn't exposed to "pop culture" or anything like that. For example, we mentioned the term "acid trip" and she had no idea what it meant. She just figured it had to do with drugs. Anyway, the great thing about this is that I can gently explain these things to her so that she isn't ignorant, but that she isn't shocked by them. When I started going to LO, I was shocked. I remember my first cast party and seeing spin the bottle and all kinds of things like that, or when I started realizing how many people drink or smoke...these things were all shockers to me, when in reality, they happen everywhere. I was just blind to them at my Christian school because it is a lot easier to be sheltered there. People make their decisions regardless of what kind of school they go to.
Anyway, Andrea is a strong person. She is an optimist, she is kind-hearted, and really just a person of strength. She seems structured to me, and she does very well. I respect her greatly, and she's a looot of fun too. I can really relate to her in a lot of ways, and it means so much to me how before we go to sleep, she looks up at me (my bunk is perpindicular and above hers) and says, "I love you Jessica" before we shut our eyes. She's decisive about how and when she says it, so I know that she means it. I respect her so much.
Emily! Ok, Emily's last name is "Gross". Isn't that amazing? We're always yelling "GROOOSSSS!" and stuff like that, and then if she says "EEW" back, I say, "No, you were supposed to say "Kremer". Basically, she can't win. J/K (that's me!). Anyway, Emily continues to impress me. She's a music education major with voice as her emphasis (Andrea is music ed with flute). Ahg...I'm not getting this out very well. Emily has the best intuition. She is usually spot-on about what kinds of people (especially guys) are good to stay away from. The ones who turned out to be creepers, well, she knew when she first met them, even though the rest of us catch on later. She looks at the things a person says and then watches their actions in the little things to see if they are consistant. She is so good at that, and I really respect her for it. Sometimes I just know that even though I don't understand why she thinks something, it is wise to just trust her on it. My dad does that for my mom. A few times he has told me, "Sometimes, even though it doesn't make sense to me, I have to trust her intuition, because she is always right when she just knows something."
Emily is in Torrey, which is the honors college here. She is always reading a book...Dante, Homer, Manalive...whatever. She's always thinking about big stuff. A strong intellectual, but she isn't proud about it or lets it get to her head. I think this is because she is exposed to so much knowledge that she feels small in sight of it. I respect that she wants to be a teacher and give high school students a GOOD music experience in high school. I like how she sees something she has had trouble with or does not like, and wants to change it with her life. I really love Emily.
The three of us have so much fun together! We love living together in a room that is intended for two people. We're very different people, but we have a lot of common ground too. We encourage each other, build each other up, and laugh our heads off too. We have so many silly inside jokes, and we really enjoy being friends. I count myself so blessed to have two of my closest friends at Biola living in the same room as me. Many roommates don't have that. And they're even patient with me when I'm caffiene high and stuff. So good. We might even live together again next year...who knows?
I love these girls. I don't think we'd be friends if we didn't live together. I might be friends with Andrea, actually. See, there are some people that you are naturally drawn to, and people do fine with those people, but I didn't realize how much potential there is with people I am not naturally drawn to. Emily and I have different interests, and she is more reserved, (aside from music) but we are great friends and I don't know if we ever would have pursued each other! I wonder how many other people I would have had great friendships with if I had lived with them, you know? People get along better than you'd think if they try. I'm so glad.
Alright, I could go on forever...
Andrea: "I convinced a girl at lunch today that the Beatles were from Greece!"
I love this.
Well, whoever reads this, I hope you enjoy! I liked writing it.
Leon just called me. I though it was going to be one of my friends wanting to talk talk, and then I'd be frustrated because I'd want to talk to them but also have loads of homework, but he was just calling to say he is at a peets, and wants to know if I want anything. Yay! So now I have .30 lb of New Guinea on its way, ground for a #12, so I can make about six little french press cups out of it. I'm excited. . .and it'll only cost me about four bucks or something. A latte costs 3 something, but I'm going to get six way more delicious cups out of this baby for about that.
I opened this LJ entry because I want to talk about how much I respect and treasure my roommates, but I got distracted with the phone call. Man, exciting.
Right. But my roommates. We're so different. Remember how innocent I was upon coming to LO? These two girls are about as innocent as I was, but they are not naive. Therefore, its really refreshing to live with them. They are so healthy when it comes to things like that. I don't have to put my gaurd up at all or tense up inside, because they aren't talking about gross stuff, ever. I'm the only one who gets remotely close to that. I know more curse words than them, I understand the sexual jokes that happen, I've had a boyfriend that I have kissed, I've gone to public school, and they haven't done these things. Yet, they are still highly intelligent and understanding. Its great too, because Andrea is an MK (missionary kid), so living in Papua New Guinea all her life with a lot of Christians means that she really isn't exposed to "pop culture" or anything like that. For example, we mentioned the term "acid trip" and she had no idea what it meant. She just figured it had to do with drugs. Anyway, the great thing about this is that I can gently explain these things to her so that she isn't ignorant, but that she isn't shocked by them. When I started going to LO, I was shocked. I remember my first cast party and seeing spin the bottle and all kinds of things like that, or when I started realizing how many people drink or smoke...these things were all shockers to me, when in reality, they happen everywhere. I was just blind to them at my Christian school because it is a lot easier to be sheltered there. People make their decisions regardless of what kind of school they go to.
Anyway, Andrea is a strong person. She is an optimist, she is kind-hearted, and really just a person of strength. She seems structured to me, and she does very well. I respect her greatly, and she's a looot of fun too. I can really relate to her in a lot of ways, and it means so much to me how before we go to sleep, she looks up at me (my bunk is perpindicular and above hers) and says, "I love you Jessica" before we shut our eyes. She's decisive about how and when she says it, so I know that she means it. I respect her so much.
Emily! Ok, Emily's last name is "Gross". Isn't that amazing? We're always yelling "GROOOSSSS!" and stuff like that, and then if she says "EEW" back, I say, "No, you were supposed to say "Kremer". Basically, she can't win. J/K (that's me!). Anyway, Emily continues to impress me. She's a music education major with voice as her emphasis (Andrea is music ed with flute). Ahg...I'm not getting this out very well. Emily has the best intuition. She is usually spot-on about what kinds of people (especially guys) are good to stay away from. The ones who turned out to be creepers, well, she knew when she first met them, even though the rest of us catch on later. She looks at the things a person says and then watches their actions in the little things to see if they are consistant. She is so good at that, and I really respect her for it. Sometimes I just know that even though I don't understand why she thinks something, it is wise to just trust her on it. My dad does that for my mom. A few times he has told me, "Sometimes, even though it doesn't make sense to me, I have to trust her intuition, because she is always right when she just knows something."
Emily is in Torrey, which is the honors college here. She is always reading a book...Dante, Homer, Manalive...whatever. She's always thinking about big stuff. A strong intellectual, but she isn't proud about it or lets it get to her head. I think this is because she is exposed to so much knowledge that she feels small in sight of it. I respect that she wants to be a teacher and give high school students a GOOD music experience in high school. I like how she sees something she has had trouble with or does not like, and wants to change it with her life. I really love Emily.
The three of us have so much fun together! We love living together in a room that is intended for two people. We're very different people, but we have a lot of common ground too. We encourage each other, build each other up, and laugh our heads off too. We have so many silly inside jokes, and we really enjoy being friends. I count myself so blessed to have two of my closest friends at Biola living in the same room as me. Many roommates don't have that. And they're even patient with me when I'm caffiene high and stuff. So good. We might even live together again next year...who knows?
I love these girls. I don't think we'd be friends if we didn't live together. I might be friends with Andrea, actually. See, there are some people that you are naturally drawn to, and people do fine with those people, but I didn't realize how much potential there is with people I am not naturally drawn to. Emily and I have different interests, and she is more reserved, (aside from music) but we are great friends and I don't know if we ever would have pursued each other! I wonder how many other people I would have had great friendships with if I had lived with them, you know? People get along better than you'd think if they try. I'm so glad.
Alright, I could go on forever...
Andrea: "I convinced a girl at lunch today that the Beatles were from Greece!"
I love this.
Well, whoever reads this, I hope you enjoy! I liked writing it.