the month of june has been, thus far, a crazy busy month, but in a good-crazy-busy sort of way. i'll spare you the details, but i've been up and about hanging out with old (but still good friends), throwing my money at both virtuous and selfish causes, enjoying the sun and surf in santa cruz, and working at an awesome (if only temporary) new job.

i got to see oceans 13 with ben, had drinks with alisa, and went bowling with debby. splurged on a new bathing suit while shopping with jen, who luckily found it later at a slightly cheaper (but still expensive) price. i've gone on a few dinner dates with david too, which have been nice considering we don't tend to do as many of the date-type things as we used to.

probably the coolest thing that has happened to me in quite a while was getting a job at the san francisco zoo. it's only a temporary full time position as an education and volunteer coordinator/intern, but i'm loving it and i'm having a great time. keep your fingers crossed though, it's only been the fist week. but my coworkers are amazing, the high school volunteers are (mostly) happy to be there, and the surrounding environment is definitely my cup of tea. i spend my day doing random organization/scheduling stuff, helping out other people, and wandering around the zoo, with my walkie talkie in hand, to check up on volunteers. the best part is when i get to walk around the zoo, because i always take my time to look at different exhibits and play with animals. i sometimes even purposely get myself lost so that i can find my way out - too many visitors have been asking me for directions so i figured this was the best way to really get my feet wet with zoo geography.

earlier this week, a coworker was nice enough to invite me to her first-day-of-solstice party, and it was really nice getting to know an entire group of new people, many of whom work at the zoo but a few others as well. i think i may have been the youngest one there, but it was nice sipping wine and having conversations with so many intelligent and interesting people.

the full time, six days a week schedule is quite exhausting, but if you're ever interested in going to zoo, come visit me! the weather has been gorgeous, the new grizzly exhibit is now open, and i have access to the behind the scenes secrets. ;D

yay for...me!