seattle ? mit

seattle ? mit for a brief moment over the summer i think i truly believed that i was a working adult, living the 9 to 5, subconsciously looking forward to the paycheck every other friday. i thought a lot about how i liked this lifestyle.01 the 9 to 5 i didnt care much for. the software i did was pretty interesting. i liked the feeling of transferring income to a savings account. by august i grew to love the seattle summer, with every sunset being a thousand shades of orange fading into blue. not having work to do after work was a blessing and a curse. i was spending most weeknights by myself in a tired haze, but traveled a lot on weekends to see friends. i spent more time with 20-somethings than something-teens. i regretted not living emin/em seattle instead of the suburbia that is kirkland, because i think it wouldve been a lot more fun, and there would have been more things to do. traveling this summer gave me more perspective as to where id want to live after mit.02 ideally a city, and seattle is quite nice -- im concerned about when its not summer, though natives say its not even as bad as boston or new york. obviously, the Bay exists, though not without its rampant problems. im slightly afraid of the person i would become if i lived in LA. portland is actually pretty cool and felt like a smaller seattle for the weekend i was there. being in new york city for a week before school was a slap in the face after being in the west coast, but it grounded me, and i realized that i liked nyc more than i thought, and that deep down ive always liked nyc, and id want to live there. boston is okay and cute. my mind intermittently drifts towards daydreams of working remote for some western software company while living in japan. being back at mit for only a week has already put me fully back in mit mode.03 its frankly been a jarring transition, both in environment and in lifestyle. id been passively thinking about (and living) life after mit for so long that id almost forgotten i had one more year left. but after the first cc-dormspam, the all-day acapella auditions, the 3am fire alarms, the torrential rain on the first day of classes, and playing tetris on my calendar, we are Fully Back, and it makes me question the time i spent in seattle, and was it even real at all? mit does this to you. i missed mit, and i missed next house and east campus and toons and all the little things about cambridge and boston i didnt even know i missed. im living in a cozy single at the end of the hall. im genuinely excited for every class im taking this semester. ive come out of the summer feeling a lot better (and healthier) about my emotions and relationships. im happy that me and joanna had an adult breakup and that were on good terms and still care a lot about each other. im glad i made new friends. (its refreshing to hang out with people that dont go to mit.) im glad i didnt reject romance. my favorite color changed from blue to pink. first impressions JFK SEA first weekend in seattle -- the great wheel obligatory space needle picture seattle japanese garden seattle japanese garden home for three months view from the top of a hill in kirkland views from the apartment views from the apartment An arrow pointing right Previous An arrow pointing right Next the ramen scene my first seattle ramen bowl @ kizuki (2.5?/5?) kamonegi nanban @ kamonegi - best soba i've ever had :) kotteri ramen @ ooink (3.5?/5?) boxer ramen in portland (3?/5?) tori paitan ramen @ mensho in SF - literally the best ramen i've ever had (!!!) (4.7?/5?) An arrow pointing right Previous An arrow pointing right Next earth porn snoqualmie falls - we went here after failing to navigate to rattlesnake ridge correctly x) spooky roots snoqualmie falls sunsets of lake washington sunsets of lake washington sunsets of lake washington cloudy day over lake washington bench me and sam alki beach on the last night in seattle An arrow pointing right Previous An arrow pointing right Next good people, good memories brekky in LA the day before anime expo :) kevkev with his WAIFU VENDING MACHINE 2E at mensho! things that are Aesthetic also things that are Aesthetic indoor skydiving!!! ryan's eggs are the best (if you know you know) An arrow pointing right Previous An arrow pointing right Next it me finding my home at anime expo with a bunch of slimebois dyed my hair pink (again!) on the poo poo point trail (yes it is called Poo Poo Point) lol An arrow pointing right Previous An arrow pointing right Next miscellaneous things safeway is aesthetic an exhibit in arizona called 'point of view' ada's technical book store! the view from the top of facebook's seattle office (thanks juan) an aesthetic grid the indie game exhibit at the museum of pop culture (mopop)! a random street in seattle obligatory picture of the public market, brimming with tourists :0 karaage at karaage setsuna (so good ;~;) i love the way the book dividers look An arrow pointing right Previous An arrow pointing right Next SEA JFK BOS MIT we're back had to visit this for the meme (the vessel @ hudson yards, nyc) back at mit audition season ?? the boston sunsets aren't bad either :) mau's room on 5W went to yume with all the mit godaddy interns ?? cambridge can be pretty too room 276, next house - my home for one last year An arrow pointing right Previous An arrow pointing right Next a seattle playlist   04 a (very roughly) chronological summary of what i listened to this summer Post Tagged #i'm a senior wtf #internship #ramen #seattle the 9 to 5 i didn't care much for. the software i did was pretty interesting. i liked the feeling of transferring income to a savings account. by august i grew to love the seattle summer, with every sunset being a thousand shades of orange fading into blue. not having work to do after work was a blessing and a curse. i was spending most weeknights by myself in a tired haze, but traveled a lot on weekends to see friends. i spent more time with 20-somethings than something-teens. i regretted not living in seattle instead of the suburbia that is kirkland, because i think it would've been a lot more fun, and there would have been more things to do. back to text ? ideally a city, and seattle is quite nice -- i'm concerned about when it's not summer, though natives say it's not even as bad as boston or new york. obviously, the Bay exists, though not without its rampant problems. i'm slightly afraid of the person i would become if i lived in LA. portland is actually pretty cool and felt like a smaller seattle for the weekend i was there. being in new york city for a week before school was a slap in the face after being in the west coast, but it grounded me, and i realized that i liked nyc more than i thought, and that deep down i've always liked nyc, and i'd want to live there. boston is okay and cute. my mind intermittently drifts towards daydreams of working remote for some western software company while living in japan. back to text ? it's frankly been a jarring transition, both in environment and in lifestyle. i'd been passively thinking about (and living) 'life after mit' for so long that i'd almost forgotten i had one more year left. but after the first cc-dormspam, the all-day acapella auditions, the 3am fire alarms, the torrential rain on the first day of classes, and playing tetris on my calendar, we are Fully Back, and it makes me question the time i spent in seattle, and was it even real at all? mit does this to you. back to text ? a (very roughly) chronological summary of what i listened to this summer back to text ?