coffee review

I went to the Stumptown on 12th (right next to Seattle U) and of course it was great because it's Stumptown, but I still favor the one in Portland at the Ace Hotel.

I also discovered a new coffee place on my walk from the U to Children's--it's a place called Coffee Crew and it has an epic vibe. An everyone-knows-everyone small town vibe. It's on 36th & 45th and I strongly advise you to go.

I'm also thinking about going to the coffee exhibit at the Burke this week but I don't know if I'll have time before I leave for L.A... (One thing I am squeezing in though, is a trip to Sexy Baristas. More on that later.)

oh, my life..

So I got home at 6 last night and woke up at 8 this morning and don't remember anything in between. Could I have slept for 14 hours?

So I'm about to make my first venture to the Stumptown Coffee in Seattle and I'm very excited. Then I'm going to volunteer for 8 hours, come home, and sleep again.

drug of choice

Coffee. Not just lattes, not just Starbucks, but real coffee. Espresso from Stumptown is my current fetish. I also recently found out that they've got two locations in Seattle... something I didn't know last week in Portland when I stalked up. Check this place out even if you're not into coffee; you'll undoubtedly be able to find a delicious pastry. (But really, why does the non-coffee brigade insist on invading the Northwest?)

reed college

For those of you who don't know about Reed College, it's a private liberal arts college just a few miles from downtown Portland. Why do I love it?
-Great selection of majors (aspiring mathematicians, don't go here)
-Beautiful campus in a great neighborhood near a spectacular city
-No sororities, major sports teams, or religious affiliations
-A library that stays open late to fit the needs of its ultra-nerdy students
-Dorms like palaces
-And of course my favorite thing: language-focused dorms. The ones I remember off the top of my head are French, Spanish, and Russian, but there are definitely more than that. In these dorms you speak that language the majority of the time. You can see why this sounds appealing to a prospective French major..

Just a bike ride away from Stumptown Coffee.