Familiarity makes the boredom pass faster?!? Today's drive seemed a whole lot shorter than the previous Sunday drives that I have undertaken from Bothell to Pullman. On Friday I did the drive in non-stop fashion and it took me just under five hours. Today I did the drive with many stops (Nintendo, Indian John Hill, Vantage, Othello) and it only took me about five and a half hours. The day seemed to fly by, it was nice.
We got a lot done in the yard this weekend, thanks to cousin Tim and friend Mike. We replaced all the landscaping timbers in the backyard, well not all of them but most of them, and then we got the garage looking (somewhat) acceptable.
This is the week that I am going to try to start working out again. I doubt I'll make tomorrow morning, but I will walk/run on the track after work...I promise.
I'll also be looking at rental houses this week, I would like to be able to put that to bed as soon as I can so that we can get on with finalizing getting the house up for sale. I also need to find some moving companies to get quotes from, if you have any ideas, PLEASE let me know.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Sitting in Mickey D's
Hey! They have a free hot spot and they are less that a mile from where I am living...So there!
Well, we are creeping ever closer to putting the house on the market and completing the move to Pullman. I mean, it's not gonna happen tomorrow by any stretch of the imagination, but it is getting closer. I brought another big load of stuff over on Sunday, and I'll bring more over this weekend. We have WAAAYY too much stuff. But I already knew that and I haven't really made an effort to edit all that stuff. It's too hard to do under the pressure of moving, yes yes I know that this is the best time to do it, I just can't bear to toss some of this stuff right now. Wow, am I that much of a pack rat?!? I just had this vision of being buried under piles of toys and random crap that I couldn't bear to toss...Yikes.
In the true spirit of being a kid, Annika decided to share a rather nasty cold with the family over the weekend. Nothing like the sharing of kids germs, or a friend calls them, Little Plague Vectors. Which is really funny when you consider that this friend recently had a kid of their own and now gets to deal with the interesting things they bring home, both visible and invisible.
This is a pretty funny little piece on the Beautiful Game...courtesy of SoccerTimes.
Well, we are creeping ever closer to putting the house on the market and completing the move to Pullman. I mean, it's not gonna happen tomorrow by any stretch of the imagination, but it is getting closer. I brought another big load of stuff over on Sunday, and I'll bring more over this weekend. We have WAAAYY too much stuff. But I already knew that and I haven't really made an effort to edit all that stuff. It's too hard to do under the pressure of moving, yes yes I know that this is the best time to do it, I just can't bear to toss some of this stuff right now. Wow, am I that much of a pack rat?!? I just had this vision of being buried under piles of toys and random crap that I couldn't bear to toss...Yikes.
In the true spirit of being a kid, Annika decided to share a rather nasty cold with the family over the weekend. Nothing like the sharing of kids germs, or a friend calls them, Little Plague Vectors. Which is really funny when you consider that this friend recently had a kid of their own and now gets to deal with the interesting things they bring home, both visible and invisible.
This is a pretty funny little piece on the Beautiful Game...courtesy of SoccerTimes.
Rebuilding Day - April 28th
Last weekend was Rebuilding Day for Rebuilding Together Eastside, where they descended on 11 homes from Bothell to Kent and made sure the home owners were warm, safe, and dry.
The kids and I went to the house in our neighborhood that they were working on and it was amazing to watch. There were between 30-40 people there doing everything; painting the interior, building a deck, building a fence, replacing most of the kitchen, and all the flooring. These were all volunteers, who came out to Bothell on a beautiful Saturday to help a family that really needed it.
I spoke to the home owner for a bit and she kept saying that she was waiting to wake up and for the dream to end. It was such a great thing to witness, I am really proud of Amy and all the hard work she has put into this organization.
The kids and I went to the house in our neighborhood that they were working on and it was amazing to watch. There were between 30-40 people there doing everything; painting the interior, building a deck, building a fence, replacing most of the kitchen, and all the flooring. These were all volunteers, who came out to Bothell on a beautiful Saturday to help a family that really needed it.
I spoke to the home owner for a bit and she kept saying that she was waiting to wake up and for the dream to end. It was such a great thing to witness, I am really proud of Amy and all the hard work she has put into this organization.
I hate it when that happens...
So I had this great post written...It was awesome...It would have made you weep with tears of joy...It would have made you laugh until you passed...It was the best piece of writing ever to be committed to the ether of the phlogosphere...Except for the fact that I didn't save it and then the browser crashed and I lost everything...I hate it when that happens...
Friday, April 27, 2007
Cross State Commuting
Well, week two is in the books and I have survived another fun filled drive from Pullman to Bothell. I make a big deal about my (daily) commute being only 15 minutes. What I fail to mention is that I get to spend 5 hours on Fridays and Sundays commuting back to Bothell. The thing that hits me, as I hit Issaquah, is just how much I dislike Seattle drivers and traffic. I cannot wait until we are all moved over there and I can stop this madness.
That said, I will miss Seattle radio quite a lot. Radio, as a general rule, is pretty terrible everywhere. Good radio programs are few and far between, especially on the commerical side of the fence. But, you quickly forget just how lucky we are in the Seattle market to have so many 'quality' stations to choose from. In Pullman, I have found three and two of those are broadcasting from Spokane. I am quite happy that I get to listen to the RadioMen program on KKZX in mornings. This is a quality radio show that reminds me what morning drive radio can be, without all the crap you find littering most markets. Between RadioMen and the KPBX broadcast of NPR, my 15 minute commute isn't too bad.
More on all the other stuff that's happening around here later in the weekend...
That said, I will miss Seattle radio quite a lot. Radio, as a general rule, is pretty terrible everywhere. Good radio programs are few and far between, especially on the commerical side of the fence. But, you quickly forget just how lucky we are in the Seattle market to have so many 'quality' stations to choose from. In Pullman, I have found three and two of those are broadcasting from Spokane. I am quite happy that I get to listen to the RadioMen program on KKZX in mornings. This is a quality radio show that reminds me what morning drive radio can be, without all the crap you find littering most markets. Between RadioMen and the KPBX broadcast of NPR, my 15 minute commute isn't too bad.
More on all the other stuff that's happening around here later in the weekend...
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Back to Pullman for week #2
Well, the first weekend home is (nearly) in the books and I am getting ready to head back to Pullman on the LAST Horizon flight of the night...We got a little bit done around the place but, more importantly, we got Max to ride his bike around the back yard without training wheels! This is the first time he has successfully ridden his bike with the trainers. It was awesome, and he was more excited than I think I have ever seen him.
Next weekend will be the first time I'll be driving back and forth, which will be good since we have so much stuff in the garage that needs to find it's way to our storage unit. I'll also be taking the laptop back with me, so that I'll have a PC over there and I will be upgrading it to Vista and monkeying with that OS on a machine that can handle it. The desktop that I installed it on here is a little on the slow side.
Next week is also Rebuilding Day for Amy's organization, Rebuilding Together Eastside. This is a great organization and it is a great day for all involved. For the first time, I will be volunteering at a house for the day. The house is one that is kind of near our place and it will great to see how it all come together.
Thanks for reading, and drop me a line when you have a sec...
Next weekend will be the first time I'll be driving back and forth, which will be good since we have so much stuff in the garage that needs to find it's way to our storage unit. I'll also be taking the laptop back with me, so that I'll have a PC over there and I will be upgrading it to Vista and monkeying with that OS on a machine that can handle it. The desktop that I installed it on here is a little on the slow side.
Next week is also Rebuilding Day for Amy's organization, Rebuilding Together Eastside. This is a great organization and it is a great day for all involved. For the first time, I will be volunteering at a house for the day. The house is one that is kind of near our place and it will great to see how it all come together.
Thanks for reading, and drop me a line when you have a sec...
Friday, April 20, 2007
What a difference a week makes...
My apologies for not posting sooner, but it has been a week that I won't soon forget.
I spent 5+ hours driving to Pullman last Sunday, nearly getting nabbed for speeding near Khalotus, and fighting all the Mom's Weekend traffic on Highway 26. That was fun. Then I had to stumble around the town finding mini storage and the house I am living in. That last bit was a challenge since I had written down the address wrong. Fortunately, the guy that I am renting from saw me wandering about and came out in the driveway to flag me down.
The first week of work was excellent. I really enjoy the work and the people are great. The town is nice and quiet, and the scenery in the area is really something. Especially for a kid whose always lived in the Seattle area.
It really hit me that I was in a TOTALLY different place as I was walking across campus on Monday or Tuesday and there was Martin Stadium and, next to that, there was the WSU track team practicing. That really drove the point home that I wasn't Kansas anymore.
There will be more later this weekend. Posting during the week is a little difficult as I don't have a PC or a net connection where I am living. I'll figure something out.
I spent 5+ hours driving to Pullman last Sunday, nearly getting nabbed for speeding near Khalotus, and fighting all the Mom's Weekend traffic on Highway 26. That was fun. Then I had to stumble around the town finding mini storage and the house I am living in. That last bit was a challenge since I had written down the address wrong. Fortunately, the guy that I am renting from saw me wandering about and came out in the driveway to flag me down.
The first week of work was excellent. I really enjoy the work and the people are great. The town is nice and quiet, and the scenery in the area is really something. Especially for a kid whose always lived in the Seattle area.
It really hit me that I was in a TOTALLY different place as I was walking across campus on Monday or Tuesday and there was Martin Stadium and, next to that, there was the WSU track team practicing. That really drove the point home that I wasn't Kansas anymore.
There will be more later this weekend. Posting during the week is a little difficult as I don't have a PC or a net connection where I am living. I'll figure something out.
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