Well, finally I have a minute to blog! I'm now in Kissimmee, Florida taking some GIS/Incident Management training, but spent last week hanging out with sis and the boys in Bossier City. Caught a terrible cold (AGAIN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!) and was sick for the first few days, so that sucked. Still have a lingering cough but the worst seems to be over. That's what I get for living in the relatively immunologically sequestered haven of rural Montana.
Got to attend my first Mardi Gras parade on Saturday with Aims, the boys, and their friends - what a hoot! Can't imagine I would have enjoyed New Orleans more. I was just starting to have fun with the kids when it was time to jump on the plane for Florida. I love being at that crazy, loud, busy, fun house! We got some projects done while I was there (see Aimee's blog for more in-depth info) seems like a recurring theme whenever I go visit her. The fixer-upper house is always a work in progress though, so it's to be expected. Still didn't get to see my gator, but I may have a few hours Friday so I'll check into the options here.
So far training has been interesting - mostly focusing on using the FIMT toolset for ArcGIS and general ICS. Some NPS GIS folks I know are here, so good to see them again. Lots of USFS and state foresters as well, so quite a good interagency mix.
The "resort" is not super impressive, but along the lines of what one would expect for a government operation. The weather has been chilly, so being inside is not a chore. Supposed to get better as the week goes on. I'll be home late Saturday night if all goes to plan. Will post pics when I have a chance.
image du jour
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
'tis a sad, sad time in Gardiner...
Number 6 has been an enigmatic figure for the past few years, and a big part of life for some friends of mine (sorry TD). I will miss seeing him run his harem outside my office window each fall and the squeal of his bugle. Farewell, old man. We will miss you.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Slumber Party!!!!
Well, Ben & Izzy got to come over and hang out with Hunter Eddie & I. I think they had a good time, but I had TONS of fun!! We started to watch Bedknobs & Broomsticks (one of Izzy's favorites, and mine too!) then both of them played WoW for a bit. Later we went to Bruce-Fest over at the 2-Bit - a huge rousing success btw - and had some dinner. We poked around a bit and saw pretty much everyone in Gardiner. Next a walk with the dog, then a Harry Potter movie fest. Izzy fell asleep before the first movie was over (using Eddie as a pillow), but Ben and I made it to Prisoner of Azkaban before falling to sleep.
Thankfully, we slept in till about 8 then made blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Izzy was a great help! The kids played video games and watched cartoons while I got the dishes done, then we walked Eddie back to their house.
The kids were a lot of fun, and I told them we would for sure do it again. I snapped a few pics of Saturday night - Ben was a bit addicted to gaming, but Izzy was great with Eddie and loves her "new pillow" He tolerates anything, really, and likes getting scratched so it worked out fine for both.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
What can I say? It's cold!
Not too many posts - just too busy (how long can I use that as an excuse?)
Got sick with a bad cold this week - thankfully ther's such a thing as nyquil - read a couple of books, though. Dark Summit - thanks to a loan from Heidi - and The Great Influenza about the 1918 epidemic. Interestingly, most young healthy people died because their immune systems overreacted to the virus. Subject matter is interesting, but the book is not an easy or pleasureable read. Author could have done better with the subject matter. What else?
It's freaking cold. The wind just blows right through you. BTW, my sis said IT SNOWED IN BOSSIER CITY, LA TODAY! Freak occurrence...
hmm, what else?
Downloaded the 2009 Sustainable Seafood Guide from http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/download.aspx
Oh, and studying Map Accuracy Assessment - which is as exciting as it sounds. That's why my blog is being updated - Kappa calculations!
Anyway, hope to feel much better so I feel like skiing this weekend.
A regular Gardiner winter, it is.
Got sick with a bad cold this week - thankfully ther's such a thing as nyquil - read a couple of books, though. Dark Summit - thanks to a loan from Heidi - and The Great Influenza about the 1918 epidemic. Interestingly, most young healthy people died because their immune systems overreacted to the virus. Subject matter is interesting, but the book is not an easy or pleasureable read. Author could have done better with the subject matter. What else?
It's freaking cold. The wind just blows right through you. BTW, my sis said IT SNOWED IN BOSSIER CITY, LA TODAY! Freak occurrence...
hmm, what else?
Downloaded the 2009 Sustainable Seafood Guide from http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/download.aspx
Oh, and studying Map Accuracy Assessment - which is as exciting as it sounds. That's why my blog is being updated - Kappa calculations!
Anyway, hope to feel much better so I feel like skiing this weekend.
A regular Gardiner winter, it is.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
At least I shot a deer - not a llama!
Sorry, that llama sure looked like elk Photo of hunting mistake becomes Web sensation
By BRETT FRENCHOf The Gazette Staff
A New York hunter may be feeling a bit sheepish after mistaking a feral llama in Paradise Valley for a Rocky Mountain elk, but he apparently did not violate any laws.
Rusty Saunders of Fort Edward, N.Y., called a Fish, Wildlife and Parks warden in Livingston in November to turn himself in after shooting the llama, according to Mel Frost, FWP information officer in Bozeman.
Since FWP does not deal with livestock shootings, they immediately turned the investigation over to the Montana Department of Livestock.
After investigating, the Livestock Department turned the matter over to Park County authorities without issuing any citations. "We don't have any statute to prevent that kind of thing," said Steve Merritt, information officer for the Livestock Department in Helena.
A telephone call to the Park County sheriff was not immediately returned.
Photos that the Livestock Department took during its investigation showed the dark brown and black llama gutted and lying in the back of a red pickup truck. The photos included a shot of Saunders' notched 2008 elk tag, dated Nov. 18. Somehow, the photos ended up circulating through e-mails, trekking across the nation and even north of the border into Canada.
Under a subject heading of "hunting llamas in Big Sky Country," the e-mail parodied MasterCard's "priceless" advertising campaign"
".30-06 rifle with Leupold Scope - $650.
"Out of state license - $600.
"Gas to drive from New York - $700.
"Taking a trophy Montana llama - priceless."
The photos have ended up on blogs across the country, as well, generating derisive remarks from hunters.
It's not clear how Saunders realized his error, and it's not known what happened to the wild llama.
Messages left for Saunders on his home answering machine were not immediately returned.
Saunders is not the first person to mistake a llama for a game animal. On opening day of the 1999 hunting season, a 21-year-old Sun Prairie deer hunter shot a 300-pound llama on the Cascade Hutterite Colony near Fort Shaw, then gutted and tagged the animal. He didn't realize his mistake until he took it to a Great Falls meat processor, which turned him away.
The man turned himself in and the colony didn't press charges.
Montana's hunter safety education program emphasizes that hunters should always identify their target before pulling the trigger.
Contact Brett French at french@billingsgazette.com or at 657-1387.
Published on Thursday, January 15, 2009.Last modified on 1/15/2009 at 12:30 am
A New York hunter may be feeling a bit sheepish after mistaking a feral llama in Paradise Valley for a Rocky Mountain elk, but he apparently did not violate any laws.
Rusty Saunders of Fort Edward, N.Y., called a Fish, Wildlife and Parks warden in Livingston in November to turn himself in after shooting the llama, according to Mel Frost, FWP information officer in Bozeman.
Since FWP does not deal with livestock shootings, they immediately turned the investigation over to the Montana Department of Livestock.
After investigating, the Livestock Department turned the matter over to Park County authorities without issuing any citations. "We don't have any statute to prevent that kind of thing," said Steve Merritt, information officer for the Livestock Department in Helena.
A telephone call to the Park County sheriff was not immediately returned.
Photos that the Livestock Department took during its investigation showed the dark brown and black llama gutted and lying in the back of a red pickup truck. The photos included a shot of Saunders' notched 2008 elk tag, dated Nov. 18. Somehow, the photos ended up circulating through e-mails, trekking across the nation and even north of the border into Canada.
Under a subject heading of "hunting llamas in Big Sky Country," the e-mail parodied MasterCard's "priceless" advertising campaign"
".30-06 rifle with Leupold Scope - $650.
"Out of state license - $600.
"Gas to drive from New York - $700.
"Taking a trophy Montana llama - priceless."
The photos have ended up on blogs across the country, as well, generating derisive remarks from hunters.
It's not clear how Saunders realized his error, and it's not known what happened to the wild llama.
Messages left for Saunders on his home answering machine were not immediately returned.
Saunders is not the first person to mistake a llama for a game animal. On opening day of the 1999 hunting season, a 21-year-old Sun Prairie deer hunter shot a 300-pound llama on the Cascade Hutterite Colony near Fort Shaw, then gutted and tagged the animal. He didn't realize his mistake until he took it to a Great Falls meat processor, which turned him away.
The man turned himself in and the colony didn't press charges.
Montana's hunter safety education program emphasizes that hunters should always identify their target before pulling the trigger.
Contact Brett French at french@billingsgazette.com or at 657-1387.
Published on Thursday, January 15, 2009.Last modified on 1/15/2009 at 12:30 am
HE EVEN GUTTED THE DAMN THING!!! LOL
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Sunday, Sunday...COLD!!!
So, working on packages to send to Louisiana for Christmas today. Stuff is strewn everywhere. Wish I could load myself into one of the packages and spend time with my boys and sis.
Also Bob needs to get into the in-floor heating system in my entry, so the shelves came down and more crap is strewn everywhere. Always a fun job.
Headed up to Mammoth this AM to grab a couple things from the office - the car barely started. Forgot to plug in last night. Bitterly cold weather plus gusty wind has made things wicked cold. Was digging through the shed to pull out the winter gear and everything is frozen solid. Found my furry hat, though.
Really can't wait to get back to work tomorrow - have too much work and not enough hours to do it in. In other words an entirely normal state of affairs.
Also Bob needs to get into the in-floor heating system in my entry, so the shelves came down and more crap is strewn everywhere. Always a fun job.
Headed up to Mammoth this AM to grab a couple things from the office - the car barely started. Forgot to plug in last night. Bitterly cold weather plus gusty wind has made things wicked cold. Was digging through the shed to pull out the winter gear and everything is frozen solid. Found my furry hat, though.
Really can't wait to get back to work tomorrow - have too much work and not enough hours to do it in. In other words an entirely normal state of affairs.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
What keeps me going on days like this...
Music. Johnny Cash, to be exact.
Dad and I started most of our days on the road with selections from the greatest hits album, and now it makes getting through marathon digitizing sessions a hell of a lot easier.
I'll get it one piece at a time...
Dad and I started most of our days on the road with selections from the greatest hits album, and now it makes getting through marathon digitizing sessions a hell of a lot easier.
I'll get it one piece at a time...
Monday, December 1, 2008
Oh, deer!
So the word has made it around Gardiner that I made my first kill. All I can say is thank goodness for stupid deer. And thank Roy for not laughing at me.
I have to say that I was really expecting to get nothing this year, but Roy managed to drag me out up Eagle Creek to fill my antlerless mule tag on the afternoon before Thanksgiving.
My first chance was at a beautiful muley at about 140 yards or so. A perfect shot. But of course I couldn't find a dang thing to brace against and really wondered what the hell I was doing up there. Couldn't see a thing through the scope, and the bugger sauntered over a small hill. I moved back to the truck and Roy suggested I sidehill it a bit to try for a better angle. As I was waiting for a good one, Roy said, "Psst - hold it - look above you" 2 lovely muleys at about 100 yards. I got a good bead on one, squeezed the trigger - click - son of a bitch. Forgot to chamber a round! Popped one in quickly, tried to settle down, took a shot - and missed. The deer were so used to shots popping off that they just looked around for crying out loud! Chambered another round, sighted in, deep breath, and smack - hit one.
Roy did the dirty work in the field but let me drag the little yearling buck down the hill (note to self - always shoot uphill - makes dragging a lot easier). We got him back to Jessi's garage and Roy talked Alicia and I through the skinning and quartering process. Took a lot longer than if he would have just done it himself, I'm sure, but it was nice of him to take the time.
After a few days hanging, I started butchering over the weekend. Unfortunately the bullet exited out a rear leg and ruined most of the meat on that quarter. Still got about 15 pounds of tender yearling out of it. Just finished up grinding the rest of the burger - LOVE that Kitchen Aid grinder attachment! Would have been nice if my sis were here - she would get a kick out of the whole processing part of it and it would have been nice to have an extra set of hands.
Here's a couple of pics Jessi took during the evening - the little guy in the truck, and Roy instructing Alicia how to skin. Unfortunately both Roy and I forgot our cameras so no "trophy" pics of the little guy. I like hunting a lot. Elk season has been extended...hmmm...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
A day in the life
Well, I had many things planned for the day, since it's Veterans' Day and most of us employees got the day off. I did my traditional wash-the-dog-then-clean-the-bathroom job - not too fun really, but Hunter-Eddie is looking and smelling much better (thanks auntie Jessi for helping with ear-cleaning chores!).
When I was down south, Aims and I traded out her old laptop for my now old laptop. So I have my old-old laptop back and Aims gets a new-to-her machine. The old one will be my loaner/outside movie laptop. It got some updates, a clean-up, and a disk defragmentation. I also rescued some shelving/cabinets from the trash and cleaned them up to replace some cruddy shelving and make a more secure place for dog food and such. Worked out quite well and only cost me some elbow grease. Good day for reusing stuff.
I tried to tidy up the house before the Gardiner gals came over for "House" tonight, but the place was still pretty messy. Jessi brought pizza and we had a good old time. I'm finishing up the day by scouring the bathroom floor and working on school work. Whew! Can't wait to get back to work tomorrow so I can have a break from housework!
When I was down south, Aims and I traded out her old laptop for my now old laptop. So I have my old-old laptop back and Aims gets a new-to-her machine. The old one will be my loaner/outside movie laptop. It got some updates, a clean-up, and a disk defragmentation. I also rescued some shelving/cabinets from the trash and cleaned them up to replace some cruddy shelving and make a more secure place for dog food and such. Worked out quite well and only cost me some elbow grease. Good day for reusing stuff.
I tried to tidy up the house before the Gardiner gals came over for "House" tonight, but the place was still pretty messy. Jessi brought pizza and we had a good old time. I'm finishing up the day by scouring the bathroom floor and working on school work. Whew! Can't wait to get back to work tomorrow so I can have a break from housework!
Bears in the garbage cans
So very sorry I don't have pics of this, but according to my neighbors the bear that has been raiding garbage cans in the Gardiner area finally hit our house. Apparently my landlord thought a dog had gotten into things two nights ago and cleaned up the mess. Then my upstairs neighbor saw the bear going through the cans and cleaned up the mess today. The trash went to the dump and the cans are now put away until the winter hits and the bears are in their dens.
I forsee a change for trash-handling in Gardiner for the future. It's about time if you ask me. Below-average whitebark pine nut harvests are driving the bears to town for a final fill-up before hibernation. Compost heaps and trash cans are easy targets.
I forsee a change for trash-handling in Gardiner for the future. It's about time if you ask me. Below-average whitebark pine nut harvests are driving the bears to town for a final fill-up before hibernation. Compost heaps and trash cans are easy targets.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Home again, home again, jiggity jig
Savoring an afternoon at home after a 3 week plus journey by RV to Bossier City, Louisiana. Lovely to be here.
For those of you who don't know already, Hunter Eddie Guiles is now in residence in Gardiner. I have been looking for a dog for a few months, and I got the call a month or so ago from my sister saying that she was giving Hunter to me if I wanted him. I of course accepted, but really did not get my hopes up - the boys love him and so does Aimee - so it didn't seem real until I had him in the rig for the long ride home. He has a few health problems that a drier climate should lessen, so moving him up was partly for that reason. I don't think he really knows what is going on right now. We spent four days and nights in the RV, stopping off at a new place every few hours. That must have been bewildering. As I was transferring all my stuff over to my car in Bozeman he sat right at the drivers' side door - not willing to let me leave without him. He even whined a bit (very out of character). Well, now he's installed in my apartment and has already had several visitors. Mitch and Lauren had a blast with him 'cause he's "so squishy" Hunter Eddie is a hit with the Gardiner crowd.
For those of you who don't know already, Hunter Eddie Guiles is now in residence in Gardiner. I have been looking for a dog for a few months, and I got the call a month or so ago from my sister saying that she was giving Hunter to me if I wanted him. I of course accepted, but really did not get my hopes up - the boys love him and so does Aimee - so it didn't seem real until I had him in the rig for the long ride home. He has a few health problems that a drier climate should lessen, so moving him up was partly for that reason. I don't think he really knows what is going on right now. We spent four days and nights in the RV, stopping off at a new place every few hours. That must have been bewildering. As I was transferring all my stuff over to my car in Bozeman he sat right at the drivers' side door - not willing to let me leave without him. He even whined a bit (very out of character). Well, now he's installed in my apartment and has already had several visitors. Mitch and Lauren had a blast with him 'cause he's "so squishy" Hunter Eddie is a hit with the Gardiner crowd.
Hunter Eddie in his typical pose in the RV
Saturday, November 1, 2008
5,000 miles of joy
ok, so my big three week "vacation" is coming to an end - I am blogging from the road - in Bozeman. Dad and I met up with Oma at the C'mon Inn here in Boze-angeles for dinner. Since it was dark and I was getting tired, I decided to spend one more lovely night in the RV with the snoring dog. Tomorrow I will finish packing up my car and part ways with mom and dad. Hard to describe the past few weeks - a ton of driving, workworkwork, joy in spending time with the boys, and many stories to tell. Too tired to do much tonight, but I plan to get photos downloaded tomorrow.
Peace all.
Peace all.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Furlough - week one
Hey all. For those of you who don't know, my dad and I are hauling a trailer load of stuff from Spokane to Louisiana. I drove to Spokane last Thursday night/Friday morning and spent the day finishing up the last few things that needed to be done (like air in the tires - lubing the trailer axles, etc.)
We headed south from Spokane in pretty decent weather on Saturday, but things got much worse in Idaho. Blowing snow - rutted ice on the road - you name it. It sucked through Southern Utah. We spent a little time sight-seeing, but for the most part we have been tag-team driving. Pops drives the AM shift, I take over after noon. We are about 1700 miles into the trip now, holed up in a hotel in New Mexico. Very tired of driving! Only about 800 miles to go...
We headed south from Spokane in pretty decent weather on Saturday, but things got much worse in Idaho. Blowing snow - rutted ice on the road - you name it. It sucked through Southern Utah. We spent a little time sight-seeing, but for the most part we have been tag-team driving. Pops drives the AM shift, I take over after noon. We are about 1700 miles into the trip now, holed up in a hotel in New Mexico. Very tired of driving! Only about 800 miles to go...
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Cute dog pics
OK, so I have been transferring data - including my digital pics - over to my new laptop. Here are a few great dog pics I have found along the way.
Tucker and Hunter - showing the flexibility of a bulldog's face.
Thomas' dog Ginger - gnawing on her buddy the bear.
Tucker and Hunter - showing the flexibility of a bulldog's face.
Thomas' dog Ginger - gnawing on her buddy the bear.New computer, old computer
Well, as you may have noticed, I have finally added a few new photos to the blog. This has been mostly a product not only of my general laziness, but of the fact that I have been switching computers for the past couple of months.
Since ArcGIS version 9.2 would not run on Vista I have been stuck using both laptops, but after three agonizing days of ftp download I finally have version 9.3 and I can let the old laptop go on to a new life with my sis. (I'm hoping she will part with her old one, which happens to be my old, old one, so we can have a new "outside" laptop for backyard parties.
It amazes me just how much digital baggage I have accumulated. I now own a computer with a couple hundred gig, two 160 gig external hard drives, and a whopper of a 750 gig external drive. My first computer was an Apple MacIntosh with a 16 megabyte hard drive and a 4 inch screen. Progress...?
Since ArcGIS version 9.2 would not run on Vista I have been stuck using both laptops, but after three agonizing days of ftp download I finally have version 9.3 and I can let the old laptop go on to a new life with my sis. (I'm hoping she will part with her old one, which happens to be my old, old one, so we can have a new "outside" laptop for backyard parties.
It amazes me just how much digital baggage I have accumulated. I now own a computer with a couple hundred gig, two 160 gig external hard drives, and a whopper of a 750 gig external drive. My first computer was an Apple MacIntosh with a 16 megabyte hard drive and a 4 inch screen. Progress...?
Friday, October 3, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Jackson, Wyoming
So it has been a busy few weeks. Lots of work, but I am getting out "into the field" (leaving the office) so it's been nice. Weather is getting colder - had to scrape the windshield this morning!
Well, I'm down in Jackson for the week at the International Association of Wildland Fire conference. It is also the Biennial Yellowstone Science conference. It's all about the 20 year anniversary of the fires of '88.
Been very interesting - I have been focusing on the GIS/Remote Sensing aspects and got to go to a great workshop on mobile mapping from ESRI (GIS software folks). I definitely have ideas for how we can do things better.
I am listed as a co-presenter with Roy Renkin and Don Despain (heady company indeed) on a presentation titled "Wildland Fire Legacies: Temporal and Spatial Constraints of Historic Fires to Current Fire Behavior" Honestly, I just helped Roy out with the data setup and analysis, but it was nice of him to list me on it anyway. The paper will follow over the next months. The presentation is tomorrow so we are making a relatively early night of it.
The best (?) thing that happened so far is that I was rushing to meet a group for lunch today along the pseudo-western boardwalk sidewalks in Jackson and took a header on a small step. It had to be pretty funny for the folks sitting outside "Thai me up" to see me catch my sandal on the wood step and flail madly as I launched forward. My left knee took the brunt and I am limping around. Stupid. Should be some great bruises, though.
I am rooming in a townhouse with four other gals from Yellowstone and we have been having a good time. So busy I haven't had time to download photos, but I'll get to it soon.
Gotta run for tonight, plenary sessions start at 0800 (ouch).
Later all.
Well, I'm down in Jackson for the week at the International Association of Wildland Fire conference. It is also the Biennial Yellowstone Science conference. It's all about the 20 year anniversary of the fires of '88.
Been very interesting - I have been focusing on the GIS/Remote Sensing aspects and got to go to a great workshop on mobile mapping from ESRI (GIS software folks). I definitely have ideas for how we can do things better.
I am listed as a co-presenter with Roy Renkin and Don Despain (heady company indeed) on a presentation titled "Wildland Fire Legacies: Temporal and Spatial Constraints of Historic Fires to Current Fire Behavior" Honestly, I just helped Roy out with the data setup and analysis, but it was nice of him to list me on it anyway. The paper will follow over the next months. The presentation is tomorrow so we are making a relatively early night of it.
The best (?) thing that happened so far is that I was rushing to meet a group for lunch today along the pseudo-western boardwalk sidewalks in Jackson and took a header on a small step. It had to be pretty funny for the folks sitting outside "Thai me up" to see me catch my sandal on the wood step and flail madly as I launched forward. My left knee took the brunt and I am limping around. Stupid. Should be some great bruises, though.
I am rooming in a townhouse with four other gals from Yellowstone and we have been having a good time. So busy I haven't had time to download photos, but I'll get to it soon.
Gotta run for tonight, plenary sessions start at 0800 (ouch).
Later all.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Looking for a dog
So I decided to finally get a dog. It's been many years since I had my own dog and even though I threaten to come down to Louisian and abduct Hunter-Eddie, there's really no way Aimee will let me steal him from the family. (cry)
I like the English Bulldoggie temperment, so I'm looking for a mix kinda like Hunter. I keep searching Petfinder.com and have signed up on the American Bulldog Rescue website, but I don't really want a purebred. So probably the new member of the family will be coming from a shelter rather than a rescue. It's a tough find around here, though. So I'll just keep on lookin'
I like the English Bulldoggie temperment, so I'm looking for a mix kinda like Hunter. I keep searching Petfinder.com and have signed up on the American Bulldog Rescue website, but I don't really want a purebred. So probably the new member of the family will be coming from a shelter rather than a rescue. It's a tough find around here, though. So I'll just keep on lookin'
Monday, September 1, 2008
Refocusing my energy
OK, so fall is a wonderful time (unless you talk to Heidi, but I digress)
Seems that every fall I get a recharge of energy that makes me want to study. I think it's genetic. When you are a student for a long time, every fall comes with studying anxiety.
So, it's time to hit the books once again. I have slacked off this summer - mostly because I've been playing World of Warcraft with the boys in my off hours. But I'm a bit bored with it now so it's time to move on to important things.
Now all my friends can rejoice.
Yipee
That said, it's a chilly wet day in Yellowstone on this Labor day. I spent the wee hours reading "Three Cups of Tea" and slept in late. So late that my friends were banging on the door to have our "House" party. Season 4 of House came out on DVD so we have been waiting for a nasty day to have a marathon. Anyway, once the gates were open I couldn't close it. 5 of the crew showed up - we cooked, knitted, ate, and laughed. In the words of Wilson, "good times"
Later all.
Seems that every fall I get a recharge of energy that makes me want to study. I think it's genetic. When you are a student for a long time, every fall comes with studying anxiety.
So, it's time to hit the books once again. I have slacked off this summer - mostly because I've been playing World of Warcraft with the boys in my off hours. But I'm a bit bored with it now so it's time to move on to important things.
Now all my friends can rejoice.
Yipee
That said, it's a chilly wet day in Yellowstone on this Labor day. I spent the wee hours reading "Three Cups of Tea" and slept in late. So late that my friends were banging on the door to have our "House" party. Season 4 of House came out on DVD so we have been waiting for a nasty day to have a marathon. Anyway, once the gates were open I couldn't close it. 5 of the crew showed up - we cooked, knitted, ate, and laughed. In the words of Wilson, "good times"
Later all.
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