Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Abandoned Property
One thing you see a lot of if you take a road trip through California, Oregon and Idaho (and probably other places as well) is apparently abandoned property. There are deserted and broken down houses everywhere. It's so curious to me -- who up and leaves their property to rot? Living in an area and a socioeconomic category where owning a house is so deeply valued (even when it makes no sense), it's amazing to see a house abandoned, falling down from years of neglect. There must be some deep psychological meaning behind my attraction to abandoned property, but it really fascinates me.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Back in Oakland
I am (mostly) happily back in Oakland. It was a great trip, and I'm not looking forward to going back to work, but I am happy to be back in my own space.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
We interrupt this blog for a very important message . . .
I got caught in a bona fide snow storm! Oh, Route Weather how you failed me! I turned on my computer this morning to check the weather along the route, and other than one spot of rain, Route Weather promised a sunny ride. Now, they were right about the rain, but they failed to mention the snow storm before the rain. Luckily, I survived the trip by following very slowly behind a semi. I persevered instead of stopping because I didn't know if the snow would stop, but I did know that eventually the freeway elevation would descend, and the snow would disappear. And it did. Now, I am happy and warm in my hotel room in Portland and grateful for rain.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Stevensville, MT
I fell down on both taking pictures and updating the blog since I've been in Montana. Right now, I'm blogging while watching Superbad on DVD. Since I've been here, I spent a ridiculous amount of money (tax free!), sang karaoke in what I'm told is a typical Stevensville bar, and ate T-bone steak in a ghost town. Tomorrow I'm off to Boise, ID.
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