Archive for the 'Life' Category

Seattle Bound

Posted by stacy on July 27th, 2008 filed in Life, Relocation, Travel

I’m leaving for Seattle in the morning.
I’ve previously discussed my visceral fear of flying, but tomorrow represents a new kind of challenge: the layover. I figure if I can deal with two flights in one day without weeping, then I’ve probably conquered my fear, or at least found a way to manage it. [...]

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Shiny!

Posted by stacy on July 23rd, 2008 filed in Life, Relocation

Here’s the new car. 2008 Saturn XR
While technically a GM vehicle, it’s a European import and has the world’s coolest sunroof. As an aside, the purchasing experience was exactly (and refreshingly) as Saturn promotes it: no hassle. Plus they let us go on a test drive that was 3X as long as [...]

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The Happenings

Posted by stacy on July 23rd, 2008 filed in Life, Relocation, Work, Writing

If big things are going to happen, they are inevitably going to happen at the same time. Not sure if that’s Murphy’s Law or Reverse Chaos Theory or some bunk I read on the back of a Starbucks cup, but it’s true.
To wit, in the last week I have:
- Taken on two new clients
- [...]

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Running to catch up

Posted by stacy on July 19th, 2008 filed in Life, Work, Writing

Bah!
It’s been a crazy week around here. Very busy work wise, and there has been some interesting Life Events (when you capitalize it, the events sound bigger. Like asteroids or something.) All good things, details to come.
In consumer news, I ended up buying an iphone so I could be more mobile, while still [...]

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Rock the weekend

Posted by stacy on July 13th, 2008 filed in Life, Music

Spent a very wet Saturday at Edgefest. I think I went to my first Edgefest when I was fifteen, and now here I am, almost thirty. But no matter who’s playing at these outdoor rock festivals, some things never change: The lovely aroma of marijuana and hotdogs. The drunk dude that gets [...]

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