October 20, 2006

leeeeeeaving in a motor home!

Alrighty kids, trip is ON. I am outtie, not to be seen on these here interwebs until Halloween (muaha ha ha ha). Unless I find myself an internet hotspot way out in the middle of nowhere, but I'm not holding my breath (though I am hauling the laptop, just in case). My plans for this trip are to:

1. Turn off my brain.
2. Finish Top Secret Knitting Project #1.
3. Get a good start on Top Secret Knitting Project #2.
4. Have a long talk with my Pops about Hairbrained Scheme #209,438,257.
5. Hopefully walk A LOT (note to self--remember knee brace).
6. Generally chill out.

Wish me luck!

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Tags: 'rents, grand canyon, hiking, motorhome, travel

October 6, 2006

katsup

I've obviously been much to busy to keep the internetosphere updated on the life of me, so here goes. Obviously, the most important is the knitting. I am currently engaged in a number of Top Secret projects that I am bursting all over the place to talk about. But alas, that discussion is not going to happen on this weblog until after the holidays. Don't fret! I am photodocumenting my progress.

In knitting news that I can talk about, last night I attended the Boise Bitch and Stitch downtown at Thomas Hammer. The group is full of fun and welcoming people, and of many skill levels. Enough of them can be totally awed by my knitting prowess to make me feel, well, full of prow (whatever that means). However, I bet if I get stuck in a knitting crisis I can't find my way out of someone there might be able to point my needles in the right direction. While I think they are mostly quite a bit younger than me, that's never been a deterrent before. I'm planning on going back next week.

In the world of geekery, earlier in the week, I upgraded my MT to the new fancypants 3.33. Not everything is working quite exactly right just yet, but give me time. I will triumph. (Though getting Media Manager installed again is giving me FITS. My consumption pages are totally broken for the time being. Harumpf.) I primarily embarked on this endeavor because the librarian in me loves TAGGING, and the tags don't work. Dork much?

And lastly, but definitely not leastly, I am very much looking forward to a real vacation! At the end of the month I'm headed to The Grand Canyon for a week. Lots of time for knee-busting hiking balanced by knit-knit-knitting my way down highway 89 (we're going the longer but prettier way), and a couplea Dam Tours with my Pops. Who doesn't love a good Dam Tour? Other than my Mom? While I do realize that most 30-somethings don't vacation with their parents, I have a couple things to say. Firstly, I really like my parents. Second, a vacation that is free (or close to it), frees up my cash for MORE vacations. And third and lastly, even though I took that little mini-break a couple weeks ago, I'm still wound pretty tight. A big break AWAY is going to be nice. Plus one of the Wonders of the World? Good for putting things in perspective.

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Tags: 'rents, dam tours, geekery, grand canyon, hiking, knitting, krafty, mt, s'n'b, travel

June 15, 2006

vacation highlights, in no particular order

My little brother is now married. That is weird. My new sister-in-law is a great lady that I'm looking forward to getting to know a lot better--and ahh shucks, for this to happen I probably have to make regular visits to San Fransisco. Bummer.

It is possible to drive from the Redwoods to Boise in one Very Long and Nauseous Day.

Luxury "camping" is underrated by the backpacking set.

As a person grows up, it is possible to spend longer periods of time with your parents without wanting to gouge eyeballs.

People from Boston have a strange relationship with the letter "R".

During the midst of a steep trudge uphill from the coast into the redwood forest, I heard my father ranting about stupid white guys, genocide against native peoples, and HOW could they have chopped down all of these beautiful and ancient trees! My Pops is not much of a lefty ranter, so yeah, awesome.

Who, on vacation, actually LOSES 5 pounds?

I'm not going to say I am not a fan, because I am a fan. However, it is possible that I overestimated the capabilities of San Francisco Public Transportation. (Erin, sorry I was so late!)

I'm guessing you probably shouldn't expect too much in the way of a real trip report since it has taken five days just to compose a quick highlights list. Hi! I'm home!

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June 3, 2006

[giddy]

Right now I am not sitting in front of a computer typing this. Right now I am watching my little brother marry a woman who loves him as much as he loves her. Probably right now I have a tear running down my cheek (happy, not sad).

I'll be back in a week!

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