Let us revisit that "first order of business"

Nearly a year since I created this blog to do who-knows-what I decided to pick it back up.

I'm now a fully graduated alumni of the University of Washington. Ready to start out on adulthood or some such nonsense. But before the demands of work and rent and responsibility I'm going on an ADVENTURE. A real adventure with two of my best friends, Monica and Manda, to Thailand. For a month of excellent adventuring.

Admittedly Manda has a bit of a head start, she's been in Thailand since mid-July. But Monica and I will be joining her on September 15th, after a whopping 37 hours of travel.

While there I will be keeping a travel journal and then typing it up for this blog. Wish me luck!

First Order of Business

Me on a good day

Who is the Mad Queen? I'm Liz. A senior at the University of Washington, who is studying geologic oceanography. A crunchy granola Washingtonian, who prays for rain in the summer. A fledgling hiking and camping enthusiast, who wishes she had car to escape down highway 2 more often.

I've got an opinion on everything, hundreds of stories to tell and a VERY full final year coming up. Which is why I decided to blog. First as an outlet to the piles of course work i'm going to have, expect some whining about phytoplankton species and marine carbon cycles. Second as a discussion (rant) board with myself. And third as a white page blank for stories involving adventures, expect one on Yellowstone Nation Park Road Trip.

I also occasionally try my hand at cooking with my best friend Sydney, which generally creates a gigantic mess in the kitchen. We write about our cooking adventures (and mistakes) at Cloud City Cooks.