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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

just in case...

Just in case you hadn't followed me to my new location, I am still over here at Wordpress!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

I couldn't WAIT to blog!

my new posts are up on my wordpress, scottrecovered :)  I don't want to be switching back and forth, but I just can't make up my mind!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010

another reminder!

I am still over At

Have a great weekend!

Scott

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Wordpress Post!

Just wanted to let you know my post is on my wordpress!

I hope you will follow me over there :)

And if you are tired of these redirecting posts, change your reader! ;-)

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Scott

Monday, November 8, 2010

still over at wordpress!

So, I don't want to bug you, but I figure I will continue to post links to my wordpress posts here :)

Here is my blog if you missed it!

http://scottrecovered.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/weekend-2/ 

Scott

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Check out my post on wordpress!

I did my first new post on wordpress! I am not sure I like it yet, but time will tell.

here it is :) My post!
I would be delighted if you followed my blog over there!

Scott

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Wordpress??

Hey everyone!

I am thinking about switching my blog over to wordpress.  I really like that you can respond to comments over there, and I have seen a lot of people switching so maybe I will like it better?

I am not done with everything yet, but I got all my posts from this blog over there, and I started with some other stuff.  I will see how it goes.

Anyways, here it is

http://scottrecovered.wordpress.com/

What do you all think about blogger vs. wordpress??


Scott

Monday, November 1, 2010

giveaway!

Hello Everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!  My costume was this:  What was yours??

I look so mean! someone who speaks Russian recognized what my badge said, and he I was nervous he would be mad
but he wasn't.  Phew!
So, I worked both days this weekend, which wasn't actually that bad.  I didn't want to work in the mornings, because that meant no bike rides.  But, I made do, I just rode my bike by myself on saturday.  Not as fun, for sure, but still got my ride in so I was happy.

Then yesterday, Halloween, I met Annie at Cartel Coffee Lab!  Once again, I had an amazing time!  Seriously, bloggers are awesome (in the real world too!)  The coffee was good too, it was my first time at Cartel, and I loved the atmosphere, and commitment to quality!

And Dana from Happiness is Within is having a giveaway!  I just found her blog and I can't believe I just now found it!  It is great, and you should definitely check it out if you aren't a reader yet :)  She is giving away the book Beautiful You: A Guide to Radical Self-acceptance.  From her review it looks like a great book!  Be sure to enter, you don't want to miss out!

Today was decent for a monday... School was so-so, and we had to run errands afterwards.  I got to text with a friend a lot though, so that was fun :)

I hope you all had a good start to an even better week!

Scott

Saturday, October 30, 2010

CoFFeE!!!

Hey hey!  It has been an awesome week for me, and I hope it has been for all of you as well :)  A lot of my week had to do with coffee...  I think it is just SO cool that I can get paid to be around other coffee geeks like myself!  I love it :)

On Wednesday, I went to see Mitch at the roastery.  Basically, this is where he decides what each bean should be roasted like, to get the best flavors out of each coffee.  He is very knowledgeable, and I had a great time.  We cupped some coffees (the coffee version of a wine tasting you could say) and I think it really helped develop my pallet!  I find it so so hard to taste those minute taste details that you hear described, but I think that this cupping helped me recognize them more.  I can't wait to do it again!  My favorite coffee of the day was the Ethiopian Nekisse.  It was simply superb!  It didn't even taste like coffee, it smelled like black tea, then when brewed it was an intense blueberry flavor with some black tea hints and just super sweet and balanced.  It. Was. To. Die. For!  I can't wait to have it again when our new store opens!  (funny note too:  this coffee was sold at Cafe Grumpy for $12 a cup!  I feel lucky to have tried it!)  I also learned that we are getting this kick ass espresso machine for our new store!!!  I won't bore you with details, but basically it is top of the line and there are only 10 in the US!

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Then thursday we had coffee training, which was basically coffee history and knowledge class.  Very interesting, I learned a lot of new things.  And of course drank some delicious coffee ;)

Then friday and today I worked!  It was SO slow both days :/  It makes the shift go SO slow don't you agree??  I got to leave early today cause we were SO dead, so I went on a bike ride :)  It was nice, but windy.

Have a great Halloween! I am working tomorrow, and we are all going to dress up as communist dictators, so I am going to be Stalin ;)  Kinda weird I know, but the shift lead working tomorrow is a history buff, and he wanted to so I was like, why not.  I will share pictures ;)

Scott

Monday, October 25, 2010

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Whoops!

I realized this morning that I forgot to address all of your wonderful insightful comments on my last post.  I want to thank you all for your insight about what to do  with my Cousin (the bride at the wedding.)  I want to help her, but at the same time there is very little that I can actually do.  When I was talking to her parents at dinner sunday night, they were saying that they hoped that being married to my cousin would be a turning point for her, and she would get better.  Of course, I don't know what will happen, but I think that for now it is best for me to pray for this new chapter in her life to close the door on ED.

Basically, THANK YOU for all of your advice.  You really help keep me down to earth and see both sides of the issue :)

Have a great Monday Loves!

Scott

Saturday, October 23, 2010

out of gas...

I mean this title literally ;)  So this morning I am driving to my ride as I always do, and as I get off of the freeway, my car won't shift.  Weird.  So then I stop at the intersection, and it won't start again!  So, I am sitting at the exit of an exit ramp, my car won't move.  Luckily, a nice man came along and helped me push my car to a parking lot not too far away.  Thank God!  So I park it there, lock it up, and ride to the ride.  Good news is I still got my ride in(more on that later!)  So, when I get back from my ride I try to start the car and it won't start.  Great. So, I thought it was the battery, because my fuel gauge still said I had 1/4 of a tank.  That is easily close to 100 miles.  I tried to ride home, but the car wouldn't lock because all of the locks are electric and I had to stay. (making me think again that it was the battery)  So, I wait for my  parents to finish their ride, and come to meet me at the car.  I assumed it was the battery, but my dad didn't think so.  So we got some gas, and sure enough, it worked!  I was happy it was so simple, but angry that the gauge said I had a 1/4 tank when it was bone dry!  So, I got home :)

True story^^  And that took way too long to explain!   Now, a quick little back track through the week in pictures...

leftover pasta with feta and random veggies

AMAZING seared ahi on jicama with avocado and chili sauce.  I died. haha ;)  This was on my half day from school when I got my bike =D

Saw this while running, and just had to get a picture.  Isn't it pretty??






So as I said, I got my bike on Tuesday!  It is so freaking cool :) Here are some pics...

The new bike was incredible!!! I rode it for the first time today, and it was like I was connected to it, and it knew what I wanted it to do!  I love it =D

And then I cooked a chicken stir fry for dinner, and that is about it.  

I hope you are having an absolutely terrific weekend!  

Scott

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Back from Sedona!

I will share some photos first, because Sedona is absolutely beautiful!






Isn't it just beautiful!?!?!

The wedding was great!  It was right around sunset, we had beautiful weather and really spectacular views.  And I got to run around the golf course on Saturday morning :)


this is to symbolize unity

this is all edible!

here are some wedding pics.  I didn't edit anything yet (color, etc) so bear with me ;)

So, here are some more pics of the wedding.  It was a bit upsetting, because the bride, I will use an M here, had lost some weight since I had last seen her, and I was really worried that she was not ok :(  I thought that I maybe am a bit too sensitive to seeing ED where it doesn't really exist.  But then tonight we were at her parents' house and she wasn't around, and it came up.  They did say she has some eating problems, and it just makes me so sad :(  I don't know what to do?  I feel like I might want to send her a letter or something, i just don't know though....  What would you do??

So, other than that and a ride this morning, I didn't do much special.  I had a nice relaxing break and am ready to work tomorrow!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!! :)

Scott

P.S. My bike is on the way!  It is supposed to be here middle of next week :)  SO EXCITED!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

First day on the job!

Yep, that's right!  Yesterday was my first day working at Press Coffee!!

Nope, I didn't pour this, but it's pretty right?? (C) Press CFW

So, it was great!  It feels good to finally get working after this long long process!  I learned a LOT on my first day!  I learned how to clean mostly, and clean I did!  A lot of things need cleaning that you wouldn't even think of!  I also learned how to take orders, brew coffee, etc.  It is hard work, but everyone is so nice, and I just enjoy being there!  My goal is to work my way up to being able to work on the espresso machine! 

Tomorrow, I am leaving for my cousin's wedding in Sedona!  I have never been there, but everyone says how beautiful it is, so I think it will be good.  I am not excited about missing my bike ride saturday morning, but I am going to running in Sedona, and i hope to have some beautiful sights!

Well, that is pretty much all I have for you, I made a few interesting food items, but I will put those in another post.  

I hope that you are all having weeks that are just as Beautiful as you are!

Scott

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Sunday 10.10.2010

Hello all my fellow bloggers!  I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend!

I was pretty busy this week, but I have some GREAT news!  It looks like I got the job at Press Coffee!!  I got a call on Monday about availability, and I am scheduled to come in on Wednesday for training and my first shift!  I am beyond excited =D  

And yesterday was quite an amazing day as well!  I went on a bike ride with my team, then I met my dad at this grocery store/cafe called AJ's where he stopped after his ride.  I got a Fage Greek yogurt with peach on the side.  Haven't had one of these in a while, but they were so so good!  We also worked around the house quite a bit, putting hardware on cabinets, and a lot of other stuff.  Common theme huh? ;)  Then we went to Bicycle Haus to find out about ordering a team bike for next year, as well as get me some shoes because I am was in desperate need for them!  So long story short, I love the Bicycle Haus, and I got a great deal on some shoes and ordered a bike for the upcoming season!  I am excited because it is going to be the first new bike I have ever had! (except for my first ever road bike...)  It is pretty awesome, here is a picture of what it will look like!


So I am really excited to get it!  It is supposed to come in around the end of the month...

Then I made cajun salmon last night, which I didn't picture because it looked terrible :( It tasted good, but  I cooked the skin side down first, and it made the other side look absolutely terrible :/  At least it tasted good though I guess...

Then today I went on a ride with my dad, which was really nice!  The weather was absolutely beautiful both days this weekend!  Now I really know why people love it here so much!  I won't have any trouble getting used to this ;)  On our way home from the ride we stopped by this bakery I had seen, but never been to, called Gallileo.  Anyone local should for sure try it, it is at the corner of Hayden and Mountain View, in a little shopping center.  I got some amazing bread there!!!  Seriously, it makes me want to start baking again, and it reminded me so much of the great bread in Germany!!  Here is a snap shot...

so, I ate some of that right there, and put the rest in my pocket to take home :p

Then I found this video of somebody who put a Hayabusa motorcycle engine in a smart car :p

I WANT!!!  I know I am a car geek, but don't you think this is cool!?!

Then today included a nice nap, some more work on the house, and a bit of blogging :)  Pretty good weekend I think!  Nice and relaxing :)

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and got some great relaxation and are prepared for a wonderful week ahead of you :)

Have a great Monday!

Scott


Sunday, October 3, 2010

Great weekend!

So this weekend had a LOT of varying activities!  So, we worked a lot, I am tired now, and I hope I can get up in the morning!

First of all, on Friday afternoon, I finally got Killin's postal address and sent him a letter =D

We did a lot of stuff around the house, to help us be able to organise all of our boxes and such...

I built this shelf with my dad to put holiday things and other storage on top, and hang the bikes from underneath it:

ya, we have too many bikes ;)

My dad also cut this hole in our wall :O  No worries, it is for a dog door so the dogs can go out whenever they want to!
that is the kitchen as seen from the outside of the house ;)


And I cut the bottom of my portafilter on my espresso machine so I can see what is going on when I pull a shot <-- LOTS of coffee geek talk right there!  I'll cut to the chase, here is a video:





Then this morning I had a race!  It was the Tour De Scottsdale, and it was different than any other race I had done before.  It was open to anyone (no license needed) but it was timed with a chip and everything.  Pretty cool!  Anyway, there were 1300 riders, and it was a pretty fast race up at the front, but I stayed for quite a while with the fast guys.  The race was 70ish miles and the winner finished in around 2h:20min or so, and I got 2h:58 min, so I was pretty happy with that :)  There were a BUNCH of crashes though :/  I mean like 4 or 5, and it was pretty much all because of the organizers did stupid things to try to keep us out of the way of traffic!  Thankfully, I don't think anyone was seriously hurt though. Here are some pics my mom took of me afterwards with the medal we got for finishing.  And you can see my bike rack on my little car ;)



And I hit the Jackpot on Nut butters today!!  Three different kinds I have never tried before :p

sorry for the crappy photo, I was tired...

She does this ALL on her own!

And, of course, the dogs got some relaxation even if we didn't!  They wanted to be on my blog :)

Well, that was my weekend, all the business and fun I could handle! 

How was your weekend??  I hope it was fantastic!

Have a Magnificent Monday my friends =D 

Scott

Monday, September 27, 2010

Interview!!!! =D

Today was my interview at Press Coffee!!!!  It was my first interview ever, so I was a bit nervous.  I think it went pretty well, I had my resume and everything ;)  They basically just asked how I would deal with a customer who is dissatisfied, and other customer service things.  And of course told me that there is more than just coffee making there, I would have to clean, and wash dishes and stuff too, and work my way up so to speak.  But, I am SO SO excited to find out if I got the job!! Enough of that for now, I will have to just let you all know when I know!



But, on that same note, I have a picture of the best espresso I have made on the new machine as of yet!  Here is a pic :)

Pretty darn good if I do say so myself!

Oh, and I saw this AMAZING video on Arielle's blog the other day!  If you don't read her blog, you really should because it is fantastic :)  Tons of advice on recovery and body image and just some great stuff.  I guess you could call it a vlog though, cause it is video based...  Anyway, here is the video I saw on her blog.  It is by a British campaign against negative body image.  I think the video could mean different things to different people, but for me I saw it as a lot of people who have recovered from an ED bad mouthing ED for all it has done against them.  It is a very powerful video, and I hope you enjoy it!!  What do you get out of it??

Well, that is pretty much it for today, I don't have much more news!  I may talk to you before then, but on Thursday I get to go to the allergist all day long to see what I am allergic to now that I am here in Phoenix.  That means skin tests, allergic reactions, lung capacity tests, and just oodles of fun!  But I get to miss school so..... wish me luck!

Have a great week!

Scott

Friday, September 24, 2010

I forgot!!

I totally forgot to tell you all that I have a job interview on Monday!!!!  It is at Press coffee shop (yes, the one I applied for in August...) Apparently they tried to call and couldn't reach me, and I kept calling and couldn't get the manager.  But, long story short, I am interviewing Monday and I am SO excited!!

Wish me luck!  And again, enjoy your weekend :)

Scott

Making Progress!

So, I have been brutally reminded that the moving process is in fact a very slow one!  But, progress is being made, as is evidenced by the HUGE number of broken down boxes on our front porch!





So, that has been moving along slowly, and in the meantime, I have been enjoying my car!  I posted pictures before, but none of me in my car, so here are some my mom took yesterday :)
 
 

I also enjoyed this Jar of goodness on Tuesday morning:


There is something else mixed in, but who really cares? Oats+Almond butter=Delicious!  Put it IN the jar of almond butter, and it is out of this world! OIAJ!! Although with it comes the tragedy of another jar of nut butter gone ;)

So, school this week was pretty good :)  Spirit week is always entertaining ;)  I didn't dress up at all, mainly because most all of my clothes are packed away still (at least the ones that are dress up worthy).  So, I just watched, but it was quite funny :)

I'll keep this post short and sweet because nothing else really happened! I'm going to leave you with a fortune cookie fortune I got today with dinner.  I think it is perfect for anyone with an ED, or with any self image issues at all!  Check it out:
SO true :)

So, learn to befriend yourself, because you are all such amazing people!  Have a great weekend :)

Sending my best,

Scott

Monday, September 20, 2010

So, I guess I was a bit too optomistic...

Well, I should have known not to promise you more frequent posting because as you can see it just didn't happen :(  I am so so sorry my wonderful readers :(  But I think I have a pretty good reason: we moved into our house this weekend!  So basically, last week I was all preparing the house to move in, and working on stuff to move in etc.  Then this weekend, we opened boxes all day long.... but I actually got quite a bit done...
  • Set up the tv and stereo with my dad: way harder than it sounds! 
  • Set up the network and computer, all to find out that the Internet isn't connected to the house yet :/
  • brought stuff from the apartment to the house
  • set up the pantry :)
  • set up the espresso equipment!  More on that later ;)
So, it doesn't seem like a lot when I list it, but it took fooorrrreeeevvvveeeerrrr!!!

Well, on to other news, school.  Well, school has been ok, I mean, I am getting good grades and stuff, and I like my friends there, but some of the classes are just awful.  So, that makes school as a whole just kinda feel like it drags me down :(  I like my Psychology class, and I like Trigonometry (mainly because my teachers are awesome, especially in Trig) so that is half of my day that is always good.

On the negative side however, is US history and Healthcare Careers.  Ok, so the main problem I have with US History is that our teacher teaches us like we are completely below him (ie. no respect)_and it seriously bugs the crap out of me. Just an example for you, every single day when we do the pledge of allegiance, he says "stand up you commies!"  Now, I guess that isn't the greatest example, but he is just so rude all the time!!!  And it doesn't help matters that he doesn't teach us anything.....  And my Healthcare Careers teacher, well she is just crazy.  I can't even explain it!

So right now, I am not worried about any classes grade wise, but I just can't wait to get out and away from these horrible teachers I have!  Ugh :/  I am looking forward to next semester when I have German and Physics :)

Sorry to be such a downer, I will try my best to rectify that now!

New Espresso machine!!
here she is!  With my hand grinder and brand new tamper :)
I like this shot!  It is SOOO shiny!  And the tamper again :)
and because my mom is absolutely fantastic, Gaggia with her big sister!!


So, I am quite happy with it thus far.  It is a learning process, but I am already making some pretty good espresso with it. :)  I just find it so cool that I had grind the coffee, and apply the pressure by hand as well! So hands on!


End of coffee geek rant

That is pretty much all I've got for now!  I won't show any picture of the house yet, because it is FULL of boxes ;)  And I won't promise anything, but I will try my very best to post more often :)

Have a wonderful next couple of days! 

Scott

Monday, September 13, 2010

Lack of posting, but GREAT NEWS!!!!!

I am so so sorry for my lack of postage, I have missed you all and your wonderful comments :/

But.. I have been having a great time and enjoying life!!  Everything is going awesome :)  And here are just two of the reasons why:

Espresso machine!

There she is!  It is a Gaggia Factory, and I am already producing great shots!  It has a learning curve, but I am really happy with how well I am doing with it right out of the box!  Sorry for the bad photo, I couldn't get the pic off of my camera so I took this with my phone.  Better glamour shots and pics of drinks to come!!

CAR!!!!!!!!!!
Yep, you read right, I got a CAR!!!!!  Guess what it is... A SMART car!!!  So I found it on craigslist on Friday, and it looked great from the get go.  It had only 4,000 miles, it is a 2008 model, and a convertible!  So, I looked up reviews, and they looked good so we went and test drove it saturday afternoon.  It drove REALLY well, and i just loved it!  So we talked about financing and stuff (my parents and I) and decided I would buy it!  I calculated monthly payments and I think i can afford them with my upcoming (hopefully) job at Press Coffee.  (knock on wood!)  So, here are the pics from the previous owner.  I will be picking it up tonight, I am SO excited!

the inside, suprisingly big for such a teeny tiny car!




Again, not the best pictures, but you get the idea ;)  I am SUPER excited  =D

So, in other news, I am just about ready to move into the house!!  We get possession this wednesday, and we are moving in next saturday!  Finally!  It seems like forever!  But it will be worth it :)

And, because we are getting quite tired of this apartment kitchen, meals have been good, but simplistic.  IE, I haven't wanted to post pictures!  Really not all that exciting ;)

I hope you are all having a FANTASTIC start to your week!!  I will talk to you soon, I promise this time :)

Scott