so for those of you that have yet to hear the news. i regret to inform you that i wont be returning for any great amount of time to deltona in the near future. i was offered a position sort of running a kitchen at a resort for people into transcendental meditation. its owned by the maharishi himself so its indian inspired vegetarian food with very little dairy from cows who are treated quite well and that live a short bit down the road. we give them vegetables from the kitchen. i still havent broken vegan edge and i dont plan to, but it makes me feel better about being a part of the whole deal. the only thing that i dont like about the job is that its about an hour away(30 miles of winding mountain roads) and i have to be there by 8 am. it has its advantages though. all the job entails making breakfast(oatmeal or semolina aka cream of wheat)and setting up the line and stocking it with fruit, bread, and cereal. that takes all of an hour. then until 10 i get online, meditate, or read. the view out of the dining room is amazing. its the best one ive seen since ive been up here. at 10 i eat with the purusha(full time meditators) or other staff. and at 11 i make sure the line has more fruit and is clean and neat. an amazing lunch with "break" from 12 to 1. then i clean up the line. and from 1 to 3 or 4 i do more meditation or online activities or reading. with the off time ive had the last couple of days ive been mostly copying my boss' jazz and funk collection on to my hardrive. god bless james brown, charles mingus, john coltrane, miles davis, chick corea, thelonius monk and lets not forget Bootsy fucking Collins. sweet ass. thats pretty much my day there. everyone is super nice and saves insects like i do. my coworker is going to school for linguistics and we hit it off about noam chomsky. i get so bored and guilty because i get paid to sit there most of the day and make sure everything goes smoothly.i do have some responsibilities like putting away produce and telling the purchaser what we need and doing inventory but that happens a few times a week. mostly i have to go look for things to do. all the real work is done by 130 and i stay till 3 or 4. its pretty rad though. in anycase being there makes me happy. ive never been around so many people at once that are as down as i am. its fantastic and i cant believe im getting paid what i am for doing it.

on the downside i miss home. which is also why i work as often i can, so i dont have to think about it constantly. ill be home fairly soon though. i just really need this time now, its an amazing learning experience.

so yes, thats what ive been up to.

<3<3and in case you were not aware, tashi is the most adorable ever. and i hope she has an amazing birthday even though i cant be there to take her to blue springs.<3<3