Seattle Bound
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.
It will be an odd sort of vacation. For one, I’m working during it (the main benefit of freelancing being the freedom), also, as soon as we get back, we have to pack up the condo (at least a good chunk of it) and get it ready to go on the market a week Thursday.
Either way, it should be a good trip. Lots of food and drink, a couple readings, and a chance to meet up with some friends. It’s the last week of the write-a-thon as well, and I’m planning on a sprint to the finish.
I just need to catch my breath.
Shiny!
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 any other we’d been on. The only thing that would have improved the experience was maybe some free candy. Otherwise, high marks.
The Happenings
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
- Purchased a car
- Booked a vacation (leaving in five days no less)
- Found out I’m moving to Waterloo
- Decided to put our condo on the market in early August
After months of being unable to count myself amongst those claiming to lead a “busy lifestyle”, things have made a sudden 180. It’s not like I was sitting around with a proverbial thumb up my ass, but there’s been a definite shift in momentum.
As such, it’s been difficult to put fingers to keyboard – a lot of my writing this week is going on inside my head. I’m creating cerebral character sketches and jotting things down when I have time. I have to do some painting around the condo this weekend – hopefully the fumes will help with ye ole’ creative process. Couldn’t hurt.
Running to catch up
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 running my business from home. Quite happy with it so far. Though Rogers, as Dan says, are kind of idiots about contracts, etc.
The two of us also finally purchased our travel package for Seattle. We’re leaving on July 28 and we’re back on August 2nd. Should be a good time, and I’m quite looking forward to going back.
Writing has been happening a little more slowly this week, as most of my word-energy has been dedicated to the day job, but I’ll be catching up this weekend.
Right after I go car shopping. (See? Things happening.)
Rock the weekend
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 kicked out for crowd surfing. the strategic don’t-touch-anything navigation of the portopotties, and the long, tired walk out of the park.
It poured rain for about an hour yesterday afternoon, and we got soaked through, but it was warm enough afterwards that even though everyone was wet , no one was cold.
The highlight of the day for me was seeing Stone Temple Pilots (that’s a picture of a the mostly-lucid Scott Weiland that I snapped above). Really tight, powerful set that featured all their old stuff. For an only recently reunited group, they didn’t sound rusty at all.
Linkin Park wasn’t bad, too. They do the whole Loud thing really well.
I think I’m getting old, though. Today my neck hurts and I can’t hear a damn thing.