It’s been such a long week this week! And it’s only Wednesday. Man. We have tucked the boys into bed and I rightly should hop into bed myself. I am not going to have a problem observing my 930 bedtime tonight! Something about a stressful Monday and a work week that started with having to catch up, well… It’s nearly done me in.
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I wish I had some thoughtful content prepared for international women’s day. But I don’t, and partly it’s because I’m feeling a little down today about how far we still have to go here in America, forget about many other places. Actually it makes me feel hopeful that many so-called third world countries seem to be reaching equality faster in some particularly recalcitrant-for- America issues like pay, sharing of child care responsibilities, and elected representation.
So isn’t this a silly self-photo? I’m driving my partners car today while mine is in the shop having the bottom put back on. the decal on the rear window is hilarious. The afternoon sun was so pretty, though, so i snapped a pic.
On my way out today I was passed by a dude out on his motorcycle and I’m filled with jealousy. Got to get the carb fixed on my DRZ and get her back on the road. I don’t care if it’s 25 deg F on my way to work, the 45 deg F trip home will be lovely (as long as it’s still sunlight when I leave)!
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We made a very adult decision last night after driving for over 100 miles on unplowed highways to stop at a hotel in PA. We were greeted this morning by 5ish inches of snow, an unplowed hotel parking lot with a car-attracting arborvitae border to get stuck in, and pieces of the car undercarriage which had repurposed themselves as either snowplows or rudders, depending on the speed if the vehicle.
We got ourselves unstuck, found a lovely and helpful service department at Independence Honda in Bloomsberg PA, and scooted down the road. It was a gorgeous blue skies morning and the crystalline forests convinced us that we’d stopped driving right in time, just before discovering the ice storm.
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So extra cute: Luke drew Erik a picture and he loves it. Kelly put it in a frame so he can look at it as she rocks him before bed. Love!
We made it to Pittsburgh late last night after a 2 hour delay leaving the office. We are hanging out with Kelly and Erik (not shown) this afternoon before the mardi gras excitement!
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It’s hard to tell but my hatchback is full of poorly packed bags for our whirlwind trip to Pittsburgh. It IS a costume party occasion, so we need extra gear. And I always bring a giant sack of knitting with me and rarely knit much at all. Can you believe that michelle and I comfortably packed for a week of camping in this car?
I was thinking I should do daily photos again – notmartha recently started, and I’m so glad she did. I keep getting hung up on my last try in 2005 – when I did a selfphoto project on flickr only, and felt so intimidating that my awesome and stylish urban friends had much more interesting days to photograph than I did, commuting by cage through suburban New Jersey to and from my 40-60 hour a week desk job.
Of course not much has changed, except I’m throwing in commuting by cage in pseudo-rural NY to suburban NJ into the mix. Oh and I guess EVERYTHING has changed, what with having a yard and a partner and some little stepdudes (in no order of importance, I promise). Oh and maybe I was limited by my subject, too, as sad as I am to admit it. Perhaps I am self-limiting.
I’ve had a long week of lots of deadlines, conference calls for one, and a wracking cough. I’m thankful it’s Thursday, except this week I am also forced to deal with the fact that it’s THURSDAY and there’s a boatload of things on MY DESK that aren’t done yet. eeps.
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I can’t find my copy of “your $ or your life” but I admit I didn’t look too hard. Is it terribly moneyfoolish to buy a new (used) copy?
Thank goodness I had 30 min and not 15 for my presentation. I rang in at 35. Guess I have a lot to say about LEED! #maybeachatterbox
I’m at a conference 2 1/2 hrs away from home. I can’t wait until I’m going to conferences on my motorcycle. #warmweatherImissyou
follow @nprscottsimon so you don’t miss the squee: “My wife has same bday as @ClevelandClinic! …she’s also world’s major heart center.”
