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greece on the brain

i *so* have my trip to greece on the brain.

yesterday i was on my way to go swimming and on the way there i turned right instead of left and ended up at the coast instead of the y. i'd not been to the coast in awhile. i'd not been to the coast by myself in a long time. it was a great day to be at the coast. it was sunny, but there werent many people there. and the sea lions were there! while i was there i kept thinking to myself that in 4 months i'll be walking along beaches on the agean sea. the water will be warmer, i should be able to go swimming. it will be the agean sea. i kept trying to imagine what the beaches would be like.. i'm hoping that there won't be logs from clear cuts strewn all about.

last night i dreamt about the trip. i dreamt about being there, i dreamt about talking to j, our family friend who used to lead tours there. thats the second or third night in a row that i've dreamt about the trip.

every time i go to the store i look for foods that say "product of greece" on the label. i'm constantly wondering what it will be like to actually be like to touch down in athens. and on one of the re-runs of "friends" they had ross going to greece and i was thinking "hey, i've got tickets to athens too!"

i know, its not like the trip is for a really long time. and the days will fly by. and it is 4 months away. and lots of stuff can happen in 4 months. it really is a dream come true, this traveling to europe thing. i still can't believe that i'm going. and there are stressors to overcome, esp. the next two months. but, like i said, this trip is a dream come true. i've been wanting to go to europe since i was 8-9-10? 10 at the oldest. and i'm going. and i can't wait. and i've got the passport and the tickets. and i'm working out, and and and.. and its in my dreams, and i can't wait until it stops being in my dreams and it is actually under my feet.

ps
if its going to be this cold in the willamette valley, i demand snow!

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brooke is a lesbian, radical feminist, cat lover, bibliophile, non-smoker, unitarian universalist (though she doesn't go to fellowship on a regular basis) and in the process of becoming athletic again. she dreams of being jeanne d' arc and swooping in and saving those that need saved (though she'd rather not be burned at the stake). she is a loyal friend who will do anything she can for those she loves, but she can flakey sometimes when her depression flares up. she is a loner. a southerner self-transplanted to the pacific northwest in 1998 and now believes that it doesn't rain enough here. she's known for her honesty, she can't help it, its the only way to be. she is 4'8" tall, and round. she has natural blonde hair and she also has blue eyes. she is very intense. she hates small and large crowds, she prefers the one on one or the one on a few. she has no idea what she wants to do with her life, though she would like to see more of the world than what she has seen so far (a good part of the continental united states) and she very much wants to be a mother. finally, she has huge crushes on alix olson and carolyn gage (these are from a far).