What is a "butte" and how is it "crested"?

This is the view from Tina's friend Beth's place in Crested Butte. That mountain, which I fell down for about 4 hours last Monday on my first snowboarding trip, is apparently a "crested butte". I get what a crested butte is, but I still don't know how to describe it...

Well, my lovely friend tonsilitis has flared up again, as usual, at the most convenient time. We leave for New York tomorrow, and it dumped snow last night. It's really pretty here, but who's too afraid to do anything except drink orange juice in case her throat decides to really go haywire?

Colorado's been fun, though I feel bad I've been mostly a bum, due largely to not feeling very well. But all of Tina's friends are really cool. We had a good time in Crested Butte snowboarding and barhopping (one of the reasons I've been feeling sick- sore and sick. That and Tina refusing to let me roll the window up for about 45minutes despite me beating her ass at cold tolerance. Minnesota, bitch. Can't beat those winters).

I'm ready for New York though, I can't wait to get to the apartment. I'm still working on finding an internship. It's rough going, no one is getting back to be. I've found a few cool organizations, Freedom House and School for Human Rights, Tibet House, and the American Indian Youth Council. But no response yet. I haven't gotten anything done on my thesis yet either... ugh. But it's good to know that I'm not the only Friends Worlder who is behind... guaranteed, 90% of my class doesn't have anything yet either.

Here's dear Tina, showing off our new motto after cute snowboarder boy got in the way of us enjoying Batman. (The paper says Til Dicks Do Us Part. We're classy, we know)