Off in to the wild blue yonder. As linaelyn would say: Bring me that horizon!

This trip included ( Read more... )

Friday started out bright and early, though not as early as Thursday, thank goodness. I slept in until 6 AM EST (Note to RL friends: wonder why I seemed so sleepy today? Now you know. I still haven't switched back to Pacific Time.) Breakfast was an egg & sausage sandwich I'd picked up at 7-11 (nuked in microwave), one banana, and some yogurt ( Read more... )

My trip to Virginia Beach began at 5 am, when Zoodada drove me to the Caltrain station. I took Caltrain to Millbrae, BART from Millbrae to SFO, and then the SFO AirTrain to the right terminal ( Read more... )

I've spent the last few days checking out grad schools. Also, corresponding with various people about how to make myself more attractive to admissions officials ( Read more... )

I've put off posting this long enough. I figure it's better to type this up than to do another practice essay for the GRE. :D ( Read more... )

We left Philadelphia early on Sunday morning with the intention of stopping by Valley Forge and then driving through "Amish country" on the way back to DC. Valley Forge isn't too far, maybe only 20 minutes drive from where we were staying. When we got there, we were horrified to see the whole park closed off--they were having a walk/run event. ( Read more... )

I've been too stressed to post more about our trip until now: I had to speak in church today (topic: D&C 88:119), I had stuff going on for SNAP, and I had to (still have to in fact) clean up for an upcoming in-law visit. But here is a bit more of my travel log ( Read more... )

I'm back ( Read more... )

This morning I finished locating lodging deals for our East Coast trip. I just checked, and my average spending per night is just under $51, including tax. That's pretty darn good--it's hard enough to get a room at Motel 6 for that price, much less lodgings with beds for 6 people ( Read more... )