still out in "scouting paradise" ... its pretty darn cool in the off season, i hike and don't see 80 million crews, the aspens around miranda were amazing when they changed colors, baldy has snow on it right now... i have walls that aren't canvas, my car is parked in a "good spot", the bartenders at the james know what my usual drink is, ryan king and i watch surivivor together, i play dominos at mark anderson's house, i took carrie anderson trick-or-treating to keith galloways house... its a totally different experience... and one that i'm glad that i had (even if it took my parents almost disowning me...)

its finally getting chilly out here... we had nice weather till about last week and now it gets to the 20s at night and the 50s during the day. not freezing, but fall mountain weather, i guess. its funny about NE Nm... people picture desert, but its much more like colorado then that... so its pretty beautiful... wildlife and snowy peaks and everythign... pretty good stuff...

an update on the job search:

i guess its better than you twiddling your thumbs every day not doing anything. working here is more like taht; the peopel are a blast and i enjoy hangign out with them, but the job is not at all mentally stimulating and i feel as though my brain is shrinking in size becuase of it.

don't know baout the summer... 75% of me would love to be here.. the other 25% drives me to apply for job after worthless job that is "related to my degree" but if the rejections keep coming and my self-esteem continues to plumment i'll still be here in june. (not that there is anythgin wrong witht aht... i would love to continue to know the ranch better...)

i've been searching pretty much every industry... i applied for a job at backpacker which i'm still hoping to hear from, and then i check out national geographic pretty frequently cause i think it would be awesome... i alternate daily between being content out here working a job that doesn't stimulate my brain so much to totally craving a city adn all its city -liek amenities... ehh. i'lll keep going with the flow though. it would really worry till i start hating it i guess...

we end nov 21st... we've already strawed about 140 acres and hope to hit at least 200 before you leave (quick reference... all last summer the whole ranch only did about 270 acres... so we are strawing like mad! but we still have an unjust amount of fun)... i'll go home till dec 26tth adn then i'm back for kanik... already bought my ski pass for angelfire! pretty excited...