The Skinny.
Greetings fellow bloggers, here's what's new in the life of T.
I am training to be a barista. I am actually pretty far and will soon be working the bar. I am consistently steaming good milk and pulling good shots, and most drinks have some decent artwork on them. I am now allowed to work the bar (either position) under supervision. For those of you who do not understand why I am not yet trained to be a real barista, let me break it down quickly. While I have been in and out of coffee shops for a solid 6 years, I have never worked for a company more dedicated to quality (all around). What that translates into is that while I have been at Intelligentsia since March, I have been waiting in line (not so patiently) to get my chance to train with one of our two trainers (who are quite amazing). After all of this training I have to pass the test... and then I am free to make your latte or traditional cappuccino... whichever you prefer.
Chris and I are just friends. The breakup happened some time ago but was too painful to discuss with y'all. We have made some really decent steps as of lately to steady our friendship.
I have moved to Lincoln Square. It is really cute and somewhat comfortable. I am living with Caitlin, who used to work at Intelligentsia and has become a good friend. It is actually much harder now to get to work... suck.
I am still trying to train for the marathon. I feel so guilty about quitting running when I thought my life was falling apart, that I have really messed some progress up. I also stopped fundraising... which really is quite bad come October when I have to pay the $850 that I have not raised.
I once again interviewed for shift lead at Intelligentsia and have once again just missed my chance. I will get there though.
I am missing Athens and Akron desperately. I miss Amy Popp and the Front Room. I want to have pizza and beer at Vaccaro's. I would die to watch the Closer on Monday nights at the Cantoni's. I am really trying my best to make Chicago home... I know I will get there eventually.
I would like to stop being complacent about social justice issues and my faith... if anyone has some suggestions.
posted by Sweet T @ 6:07 PM
4 Comments:
one day at a time. take it one day at a time. its not easy to make a new place a "home" but keep at it, and then when/if you go to leave, youll realize that you wont want to go.
keep training. some days itll be great. some days running sucks. but take the good with the bad, and be thankful that you can run. enjoy the time to yourself.
talya, keep going! you have people cheering for you! smile! and God loves us even when we feel far away from Him.
i have no advice or encouragement on commuting to work. but be thankful, that its not france and if the bus doesnt come because of a strike, you dont have to walk 2 hours.
Kiddo, you are always welcome to come and hang at our house. Closer season is ending but many things are starting! (ok, not that many good ones but we could find one or two...)
We miss seeing you a lot. A whole lot. You are still part of the family.
I wish I knew how to give you adivce about running... but all I can say is to keep going. With running it's not important if you finish first and with marathons it just important that you try!
so i'm glad you moved. not that anywhere in the world is actually any safer than anywhere else, but that sounded pretty scary. i feel like my mother.
don't feel guilty about your hiatus from running. anyway you can't go back and change what happened so quit being guilty and just keep looking forward, you're doing great.
complacency? social justice: while you probably, like me, get upset about everything that's wrong, try focusing on one issue. just one. think about that one issue that you just can't help reading news about, that you just can't help discussing, that you seem to have a lot of opinions about. focus on this issue, then try to find an organization in reach that works with this issue. check it out. make it a habit. and then maybe you'll find that you're actually working on something that you care about. this is my advice.
spiritual life: try just doing something different. i mean like maybe even reading about a different religion, and seeing what you find in it. i don't know, i feel like you can be very connected to God even when other people might view you as being complacent.
will you make me a cappa cappa?
RUN OR I'LL SEND A LION AFTER YOU.
A LAME BUT HUNGRY LION.
does this help?
Our tiny phone call(s?) make me happy.
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