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“I’m too busy to be lonely,” declares “Granny” Eva Barnes Henderson, who at age 83 lives alone in a small, time-weathered house near the banks of the Buffalo River.

National Geographic - March, 1977

Hey whatsup guys, it’s been a while

I’ve been honestly less interested in tumblr lately for lots of reasons but mainly because I’m generally too busy for computer time nowadays. I might come on more frequently just for fun but really I have posted like 3 times in the last 2 years or so compared to dozens of times a day I used to do which is a drastic change.

Anyway life update since a year ago: I taught pottery at that summer camp last year which was great. When summer ended I was optimistic about finding a job either in my field of environmental studies or at some brewery. Didn’t work out as I’d have liked so I got a job at a cafe which ended up being a pretty legit situation for a while.

A lot of cool people work there and Jon and I ended up just moving across town with one of my coworkers and her boyfriend. This only happened about a month ago. During that same time I landed a job at a brewery! SO yeah new job and new living situation happened all at exactly the same time just like it did a year and a half ago but I feel like this time was even more drastic. The move was clear across town and before this we’d only ever lived in the inner southeast of Portland. The new neighborhood is such a refreshing change of pace. I absolutely love our new place. 1/2 block from a nice park, 2 blocks from the business area of the neighborhood with lots to do and some really cool bars. And much closer to my new job as well.

As for the job- I’d been looking for a brewery job because since I lost hope in finding a job related to my college degree I decided I want to be a brewer. I’m obsessed with beer and literally all I want to do is hang around cool people and drink good beer and talk about beer and make beer. So I decided to apply for entry level brewing jobs and I got a job as a keg washer which is the lowest level there is lol.

I started only a month ago and already moved up the ladder with a new keg washer that has replaced me. I’m doing a lot of cellar work now and the company is awesome. It’s a ton of fun and definitely the best, most rewarding job I’ve ever had. It makes me optimistic about my future, especially now that I finally have a feeling like I’m where I’m supposed to be and moving in a direction I want to be going.

I’m no longer stuck in a customer service job with no room for growth and no future plans to look forward to. I’m no longer treated like shit by entitled customers who don’t make me feel appreciated for serving them. I am learning a lot of new practical skills, I’m using my hands and body throughout the day working on a craft that has been deeply rooted in human culture for literally thousands of years. I can now enjoy a beer with so much more appreciation because I know first hand just how fucking hard it is to produce it. That first shifty after a long hard day at work makes it all worth it. Point is I love my job for the first time ever and I’m so fucking excited to be learning about the brewing process in one of the best craft beer cities in the world. This is so exciting.

Who knows, maybe my next update will be saying that I’ve become a brewer. Maybe someday I’ll open a brewery of my own. That’s the dream, right?

Anyway thanks for reading if you did. Sometimes its cathartic to just talk about yourself a bit and write it out.

#personal #drawn out update of my life #thanks bye

Gets me every time.

#iron and wine #resurrection fern #music #tunes #video #fuck

Gustavo Ortiz / / Forgotten People

#art #gustavo ortiz #forgotten people

Just discovered this song and I'm *~obsessed~* Mark Ronson - Daffodils (feat. Kevin Parker)

the rainforest is my home 🌲🌿🍄

all nature ❀✮☽

Capilano Suspension Bridge by Ivana Cajina

all nature ❀✮☽

So I've been going through a lot of life changes lately. All for the better. Within 5 weeks we find out we're moving, and I'm getting a new job. Been living in the house for about 3 weeks now and it's amazing. And training for the new job starts in about 7 1/2 hours. This is gonna be the most challenging job I will have ever had, and the only job so far I will be actually proud of. But that doesn't mean I'm not terrified. Everything has changed so fast and even though for the better, it's bittersweet. I've said goodbye to my comfort zone. Maybe not, maybe it's just expanding. And it'll expand a shit ton in the next 5 days of training. Basically, I'm teaching ceramics at a camp that teaches outdoor wilderness skills mostly to kids. I've had to quit my community art studio which is where I've felt most at home in Portland basically since I've moved here. I'm welcome back there, but it was sad saying goodbye at least for now. Idk, can't sleep because I know tomorrow is the start of a really intense summer. I'm venting, and I'm getting wine drunk and I'm trying to process it all. I hope anyone who's awake at this hour is doing well, and I might be up for a bit so if you message me I will be here to talk or answer questions.

#listening to mountain goats.#because john darnielle makes me feel better.#and less alone.#in this terrifying world.