And to think that I was concerned that there would be no hot summer days in the Pacific Northwest befor I moved here. It was 102 in Portland today, and right now it's still in the 90's in our apartment at almost midnight. And we have no air conditioning. Talk about character building.

The following post is a summary of what the last few weeks have been like here for me. It seems like many events are happening at just the right times to force me to make choices that lead to other events that feel right. I can only give generalities right now until I know for certain what I'm doing, but in essence, here it is ( Read more... )

Looking for work: such a difficult and vile task to undertake. A full-time job in itself, except when you have a real job you don't take to bed with you the prospect of how you are going to survive after the next month each night. Such sour dreams unemployment can create. Such a wonderful thing also. All the time in the universe in an amazing ( Read more... )

Last night as I slept in my new apartment in Portland on our air matress I had a very interesting dream. I was back in Minneapolis and it was a few days before we were scheduled to leave for Portland (so basically this dream took place a week ago, except I had it last night.) I was driving on I-394 toward the western suburbs (incidentally, this ( Read more... )

Hello to everyone! I'm in Billings, Montana this morning. It's the 3rd day of our trip and we are about to set off for Spokane via I-90 through Idaho. This should be one of the more scenic parts of the drive, though we've already seen some nice sights in western North Dakota, including a valley of colored hills called Painted Canyon ( Read more... )

I am sorry for that post last time about insulting Minnesota. I was angry after my accident and just kinda lashing out at the situation. In reality I think the twin cities and Minnesota have some wonderful things about them ( Read more... )

For those who haven't heard yet ( Read more... )

The following is a case of animal cruelty ( Read more... )

I often wonder why anyone would really want to advance in a company for 30+ years, reach the top, make a lot of money, then retire ( Read more... )

The time has come. The ultimate live journal post. I have come to the conclusion that life is....

Wait. What the hell am I doing? It's 75 degrees and sunny out. Why am I inside? I'm going outside. Bye!