UMTravels

Got out of the house by 9:30… a little later than expected. Stopped in Vancouver for breakfast/groceries/gas at Safeway and made it home by 12:30. Not too bad a drive time. Just enough time for a nap before starting on a 2# batch of bread – half the dough for sausage buns, half the dough […]

Must get new client. Must stop hanging out with bartenders and other night owls. Noon finds Julian and I at the Produce Row Cafe — a once seedy neighborhood (produce district — i.e. trucks, warehouses, etc) bar.eatery that got pimped out a couple of years ago. Luckily the food is still as good as ever. […]

Curt spent the night, so it was a slow morning. Or maybe it was a slow morning because off the hoopla last night. I’m guessing the later. Out of bed at 10, breakfast for both of us at 11, out of the house a little after 1 headed, first to the apartment, then to Portland. […]

It feels like I’ve spent all day in front of the computer – hoping that Curt’s flights actually come in so we can have dinner here at the house. In the meantime, finished the rework of my website: http://www.studio403.com Well, it’s as done as it’s going to get for now – at least the branding […]

Happy 46th birthday to Fluffernutter… he still only looks 30, the bastard. It was a nice little party – met a bunch of faeries who knew me by reputation (hopefully bad) but that I’d never met. A couple of hotties that might be worth perusing – might be nice to have something that didn’t require […]

After a snippy “customer feedback” email to Metro, now there are maps posted on their site as to what is going to happen about the three bus lines that come through South Park. Salamander, this is for you:        I got some work done on the Studio 403 website – not enough, but I […]

The big event today was re-working my resume – last date on it was 2008. It must mean that I’m getting serious about finding more work. Of course, the “job” that the resume and cover letter are for doesn’t pay. What is this thing? A seat on the Amtrak Customer Advisory Committee. I guess I […]

Just another boring day around the house – posts that annoy Ray enough that he just doesn’t read the blog anymore. Errands Lawn mowing Making maps and party invitations Eating Drinking Making merry with the neighbors. The party invite (click on the image for the full size version): [224.0]

Nice to be back in my own bed. And to sleep in until whenever (9:15 this morning). A couple of client issues in the morning, cleaning out all the clippings from the trip and getting those in the mail, picking up the dry cleaning, dropping magazines at Wonderful’s place, packages at the apartment, Safeway for […]

Up at 7am with a wake up call. Showered and on the road half an hour later. Feeling more sluggish this morning than any other of the drive days. I had to even pull over and take a power nap at one point. Maybe I should have saved the $110 ($13.75 an hour, but they […]

The only thing keeping me from totally sleeping in this morning is the 11am check out time. My plan of finding brunch (on Father’s Day) downtown, melted away with the rain that started at 9. Solution? Wait until the last minute, check out, take the shuttle to the airport — so much for exploring Old […]

I didn’t have to worry about oversleeping for my 8am flight — I woke up every hour freezing in the rental car and had to run the engine for a few minutes to get the chill off. Eighteen out of thirty two seats filled, and a massive wall of freight on the other side where the […]

Up at 7. At the airport at 8. Left the gate at 10am. Destination: Edmonton. Did a little napping next to some cute guy — probably on his way to the oil fields. And after last night, I needed the extra rest. Rental car for today: Budget — but WOW, they must get burned alot […]

Short post — out of time before trying to get out of town (again). Dinner. Steaks, salad,  bread, wine. Many drinks. Much hot tub. Bad packing for tomorrows trip. Photo bar form last nights dinner: Much fun. [225.1]

Got out of the condo a little after ten — a little earlier than I’d planned, but I have to get back to the city so I can send off a logo file. The joys of supporting old clients. Before I go on, here is a little humor that I found listening to the CBC […]

Had a little time with Devon and Maggie before hitting the road for Canadaland a little after noon. Twenty-five minute wait at the truck crossing for non-Nexus members, no wait at all for those of us with Nexus cards. Picked up a bottle of Knob Creek ($21 a liter) for cocktails tonight, though I’m sure […]

Don’t know why I was so tired today… but really, TWO naps? One before the errand run and one after. Maybe I’m tried to rest up for my 24 hours of driving later this week when I head to the Northwest Territories… but first I have to pack for Vancouver and dinner with Helene and […]

After the drama of last night, stayed in bed until 10am when I know coffee would be waiting for me. Bloody Mary’s and breakfast eventually made it to the table between reruns of Soap courtesy of NetFlix downloads. Odd system, that, to have in the woods. But no matter. After breakfast is was the tour […]

Today’s adventure takes Uncle Markie to Peyton Place, oh, I mean Pacific Beach, Washington. Got out of town around 10, to Olympia around 11, and off to the coast around 12 after a last minute shopping excursion. The HMS Rich was loaded with chairs, Curt, myself and Rich. We really should pitch in and get […]

Checked out a little after 9 and headed back to Kahului to top off the tank and check out Costco for Hawaiian shirts, which I found a couple of them at $13.95 each… finally. Hawaiian airports were never designed for post-911 security, so it is always a cluster-f#@k to check-in and get through security — […]