Log:
I met Barbara Peterson in the morning. She’s on the CCAT steering committee. She was very sweet and did a great job welcoming me. While on campus, I also met Noel who will be a CCAT co-director soon. After spending some time on campus I went to CCAT to see if I could lend a hand with anything. I found it empty so I spent the afternoon in the community redwood forest. It’s such a powerful place to spend time. Really amazing!
Later in the day I went for a tour of Arcata via Carlita’s motor scooter. I went down to the coffee shop to check my e-mail and when I got there someone was already online. I took a small detour to a thrift shop down the street. I went in looking for a towel and book bag. I quickly found the items and was ready to check out when I noticed a man in front of me in line was buying a bike helmet. I asked him if he had seen any more. He said he hadn’t. As he began to count his money he realized he didn’t have enough money for everything so he let me get the helmet. For his generosity I bought him a $2 CD he was planning on putting back as well. It worked out quite well. Getting a bike from the bike library worked out well also. I found a lime green 10 speed with a rack on the back and knew it was the perfect bike.
The day was going quite well when I was riding my bike back from the coffee shop and I was stopped by a boy on a skate board. He offered me a foot massage, not knowing if this is a regional thing or what, I tried to be polite by accepting the offer. Amusingly enough, he complimented my foot in spite of its black toenail and bleeding little toe that had recently been violently stubbed. It turned out that this kid, “former massage therapist”, was one strange cookie. In all honesty he was looking for phone numbers and a prom date. I declined on both of the above and returned home only to be titled “Arcata’s newest freak magnet”. We concluded the day with a few rounds of Kings in the corner, which I know how to play courtesy of Jessa Turner.

Questions:
-Is it a problem that I’m going to start out behind on hours?
-What steps should I take to get my computer’s wireless internet working?
-Obviously foot massages are not really a normal regional thing, what will I find to actually be regional traditions?

Quote of the day:
“Are you even interested in massage therapy?” –Massage kid