And its not even a real post. (FWIW, not much going on. Still loving Portland and the job is good. David is also doing well ( Read more... )

Though I seldom update, I still lurk on this thing from time to time and read what’s going on in everyone else’s lives ( Read more... )

I've been in Portland for exaclty two months, as of yesterday.It's amazing how quickly your life can change, especially after you've felt like things are stuck in slow motion (or no motion).

the "honeymoon" is wearing off and "life" is starting to set in:

exhibit: The mourning of David's car. About 2 weeks ago we were in a car accident. It ( Read more... )

I live in the forest ( Read more... )

And I will be OUTTA HERE! The house is packed, for the most part and tomorrow morning we will be picking up the truck. The plan is to load as much as we can in the morning before it gets too terribly hot, and then finish up at night. We'll be camping out on the living room floor wednesday night and then hitting it early thursday morning ("early", ( Read more... )

The wheels are very much in motion. After an arduous past several weeks (interview after interview, day trip to portland for interview, getting fired, getting hired, etc etc.)things are finally settling into place the way I've been hoping for. I got a job in Portland at a big PR firm with awesome benefits. We found an apartment in a great area of ( Read more... )

Really, they may seem all harmless and friendly and Canadian...but they're not to be trusted ( Read more... )

David and I picked up a new shelf for our TV and DVDs from ikea the other day. Our old one was falling apart and just looked really junky. This one is actually a shelf turned in a horizontal direction, now with DVDs, tapes and records stuffed into its compartments. The surface area on top happens to be quite spacious in comparison to the old one, ( Read more... )

Things on the work front have gotten slightly more bearable. But I'm afrid this is just the calm before the storm. Big projects are amidst. I can taste them ( Read more... )

I guess I seem to have fallen back into a depression of sorts. I have no motivation to do anything besides watch television or read a book, and I'm even having a hard time keeping my hair clean. And I feel rather uncomfortable in my own skin, which always happens when I'm depressed ( Read more... )