So last weekend, my parents and I went to Montana to visit my Uncle in the Bitterroot Valley. I took the opportunity to get in some alone time and drive down the valley to Lake Como, which I haven't been to since I was a kid ( Read more... )

Since one person liked the idea of a geology post, I made this long and rambly post laden with photos and links ( Read more... )

So I've been needing to get out town. Desperately. Turns out, my attempt to do so was a near perfect success. I rented a car (a bright red Mazda 2, as it happens. No free upgrade this time, though the clerk did try to get me into an SUV) and headed to Eastern Washington. Not only did I need to get out of town, I needed to get into a totally ( Read more... )

Yesterday, work was slow, so I took the afternoon off. Today, work was deader than dead. Silence. No customers, no machines running, not even my manager chattering about Islam with the bindery guys ( Read more... )

Oh yeah, did I mention that I'm housesitting. Dude! I have access to a car! And a huge tv with surround sound! Also, dog. This means that I get to bring kehrli out to North Seattle and we watch ridiculous Nick Cage movies while playing with the dog. (First, Face/Off, last night, Con Air. Up next, The Rock)

So this weekend was the second road trip of my current mid-life crisis. This time, kehrli accompanied me ( Read more... )

Yesterday I hung out with my Everett friends. Our hangout time typically consists of driving around looking for interesting things and playgrounds. Yesterday was no exception. C had heard rumors of "a nerd mall" in Arlington, so we figured we might as well go looking for it. After much driving back and forth around the boring town of Arlington, we ( Read more... )

Having burned much carbon in the name of individual growth, I am pooped. Possibly the fact that I seem to have lost my ORCA pass is adding to my exhaustion. Bleh. [EDIT I didn't lose my pass! I found it stuffed in my bra, where I'd shoved it for easy access before getting on the bus. This is how tired I am ( Read more... )

So the Reno road trip made me long desperately for a proper road trip that involves actually being able to stop and look at stuff. Therefore, I'm renting a car and driving to Portland for my aunt's 50th Jubilee, with stops along the way at whatever the hell I feel like ( Read more... )

Today I went north to spend an afternoon with friends in honor of a certain friend's birthday, which he would have forgotten if not for me and his girlfriend. So I bought him some chocolate almonds that I know he loves, and he was most happy ( Read more... )