Happy Earth Day weekend

What are you doing this weekend?
Todd and I are going camping, which means we are burning fossil fuel to get us there.

" Scow town again

Greetings to all.  I am back in Idaho, Moscow to be exact.  We arrived with the high winds on Tuesday.  Wednesday we moved all my stuff from the storage unit into our tiny little house.   It was raining and super duper windy.  What a fun time (insert sarcastic tone here).  My items were not without wear as a few field mice decided to nest in the couch and one died in the rug.  Picture this: unrolling the carpet in the living room and as the last bit rolls open, a dead mouse is nestled in the center.  Ugh.  Rats on the island, mice in the fields. 
I reclaimed desk space at the university and will begin work on the thesis this afternoon.
So far, I feel more alive since returning here.  Is it living in town? being able to walk from the house to town? having cell phone service at home? the coziness of the small house? seeing people a bit more alive than wealthy retirees? having acquaintances to say a bit more than a courteous hello to?  Maybe.  In time things will settle out, life will normalize, and I need to find a job.
No photos to add with this as our road trip down the coast was 90% driving with rain and squalls.  Overall, not a relaxing trip for me.  I developed a cold on the second day and the weather was not cooperative.

Well, its time to get to campus to start rolling the ball.

Mooooving

The house is practically empty as most of our stuff is in boxes.  Here is a picture of the pile of items that we moved to Moscow last week. 

80 % all week

hello

enough said.

Winner!

When one buys a lottery ticket, its common to dream of how they are going to spend the money.  That is the easy part.  Managing the money and the people coming out of the woods in the difficult part. 
No, I have not won the Powerball, but I did win a permit to float the Main Salmon River late July.  Imagine this dream: 7 days, six nights traveling the River of No Return.  Idaho summer heat, water cool and refreshing to swim in, sandy beaches, and only the people in the group to play, talk, or be silent with.  Ahh, the joy.  But the reality is being picky of who to invite on the river trip.  Of course everyone wants to come along, but who can pilot a raft?  Who is willing to paddle in an inflatable kayak?  I have been out of the river loop for so long, my boating connections are minimal.  To anyone who actually reads this post, should you want to come and have or know someone who has a raft (and can pilot it), feel free to contact me. What's the worst to happen, I can say "NO".

frozen

I drove out to Moscow Thursday to house hunt.  The vehicle was loaded with items to go back into the storage unit.  Along the way I encountered freezing rain.  The rain along with road filth coated my vehicle.  Here is a picture of the raft frame and dry box on top my car, 1 hour after the freezing rain storm.