Had a good ride out of OR, but, due to our late start, we got in late and went straight to bed. Also, the wifi was not sufficiently convenient for posting our photos. Perhaps tonight.
It's easy to post to facebook and twitter from the road, so, if you're not already following us there, I recommend it.
-- Posted via my shiny toy.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Micro update
Had dinner with the West Coast Fabulous Todd. Very happy to chat with him about nursing school and art school. Also very happy with the awesome desert bar he took us too. Mmmm.
We picked up the truck this a.m., and, thanks to Joyce@Penske, we scored the vital mp3 Jack. Phew!
And now, back to loading.
-- Posted via my shiny toy.
We picked up the truck this a.m., and, thanks to Joyce@Penske, we scored the vital mp3 Jack. Phew!
And now, back to loading.
-- Posted via my shiny toy.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Technobabble
Ten years ago, creating a journal of our trip was laborious: we had to hand code everything. But at least we didn't have to figure out which tool to use; all we had was BBEdit.
But kids today, with the tweets and the blogs! Back in my day, we had to hand code in the snow, uphill both ways. Figuring out which tools to use, and how to integrate them is, well, not mind boggling, just tedious. So far, we're gravitating toward a combination of blogger, flickr, and twitter.
The last is because there's a simple widget to load tweets into blogger. We will figure out some way to incorporate facebook, too, since most of our friends are actually there, and we want them to find here.
But kids today, with the tweets and the blogs! Back in my day, we had to hand code in the snow, uphill both ways. Figuring out which tools to use, and how to integrate them is, well, not mind boggling, just tedious. So far, we're gravitating toward a combination of blogger, flickr, and twitter.
The last is because there's a simple widget to load tweets into blogger. We will figure out some way to incorporate facebook, too, since most of our friends are actually there, and we want them to find here.
If you would like to, you can see more photos from my flight. (Not very interesting, really, unless you're four years old, and probably not even then.)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Prologue
First and foremost: I could not undertake this adventure without the generous cooperation of the most awesome D. Lucky for me, there is no charge for awesomeness--or attractiveness.
My part of the adventure began on Wed. I had a fun morning with F and D: I finally got to see F's swim class, and then we bought her roses. 11 roses, one for each night I'm away. We set up two vases in her room: one full, one empty. Each night, she'll move one stem from vase A to vase B to count the days of my absence. After that, we headed down to the Children's Museum, where I got to see the new Peep's World exhibit.
My part of the adventure began on Wed. I had a fun morning with F and D: I finally got to see F's swim class, and then we bought her roses. 11 roses, one for each night I'm away. We set up two vases in her room: one full, one empty. Each night, she'll move one stem from vase A to vase B to count the days of my absence. After that, we headed down to the Children's Museum, where I got to see the new Peep's World exhibit.
I got to the airport plenty early (I always do, because I am loser), and was able to snag a cheap upgrade to first class. I'd read mixed reviews of Alaska's fc service, but I figured that it would be worth it for the seat alone. 5.5 hours is a long time to sit, sit, sit, sit; and I do not like it, not one little bit, when jammed into a regular seat.
The service turned out to be awesome. Not-horrid food (the bread pudding with fresh berries was actually yummy) and plenty of wine and whisky. And, yes, the roomy seat was so, so worth it.
To entertain myself, I tried out one of their "digi-players," but it didn't have anything I wanted to see, so I oscillated between my print edition of Persuasion, and Kindle books, NYT crosswords, games, and taking photos on (with) my iphone. (For the record, my phone was at about 60% battery after the flight--better than I had expected.) Austen is such a delight after my many months in the desert that is Pickwick.
Of course I also found myself comparing and contrasting this experience with the last time I did this. Lesson A: a direct flight in fc is far superior to a multi-stop Southwest journey. (Duh, you say.) It's good to know I've learned something in 10 years. Lesson B: flying over land you have yet to drive across is more daunting than the reverse. I didn't fly over our exact driving route, but still, all that flat stuff in the middle looks extra long when you know you have to cross it again more slowly.
(What is it with people who never look out the windows of airplanes? How can you not spend a good portion of the time with your face pressed the plexiglass? The earth is so interesting.)
I was the second or third person off the plane, and so in less than 5 mins of landing, I was in H's hands, being whisked to her home. We stopped by the truck rental place on the way to peer into cabs, trying to determine if any of the trucks actually have mp3 jacks. That is the burning question for the next couple of days.
Now, I am sitting at H's computer, composing this over-detailed post as my way of "helping" her pack. If she can't use her computer, then... Aren't I a swell pal?
ETA: Damn! She outfoxed me. She has her laptop, too.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
