jeffy

But everyone else is, it seems. So what better time to post an update?

When did I update last? Oh jeez, July 21. Let's see...

Phone interview #2 with job prospect was short and sweet so I went in for an in-person chat with half a dozen people. Seemed like that went well, but you never know. My only real misgivings about the place are Windows which is just a fact of life, sadly, and the length of the commute, but I have some ideas for managing that. Haven't heard their decision yet, but they've kept me updated on why not, so that's good.

We took a quick trip down to Ashland, OR, riding down and back with my sis-in-law R (who continued on to Sacto), and meeting up there with bro-in-law S, and his wife and daughter H & R. The trip was all R's idea: she wanted to see a Shakespeare play for her 8th birthday. Yes, her father is an English teacher. We saw "Much Ado About Nothing" and it was almost more fun watching her watch the play than the play itself (which was nicely done, and fun to watch). She had prepared by reading a graphic novel of the play so she knew the story and you could see her getting more and more excited as her favorite bits came up, squirming in her seat and chortling quietly to herself. So. Dang. Cute. What a geek.

Ashland is a nice mix of California hippie culture and Northwest mellow. Too darn hot, but it really is a dry heat and that really does make a difference. We took a couple of little hikes, the most fun was the trail along the creek in Ashland at twilight, the woods alive with the sounds of happy people laughing, talking, and playing. Idyllic.

I've had a couple more sessions of the drawing class that I may have mentioned here. It's based on Betty Edwards's Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. It's hard to tell if I'm making progress, but it's interesting. I missed a couple of sessions that I need to go back and fill in from the book.

We saw the Ditty Bops at the Tractor which was wonderful. They were less high-concept than when we saw them at the Triple Door a year or two ago. More just into the music.

Took a hike to Snow Lake on Sunday with a friend. Very pretty. I need to get the pictures processed and posted. In fact I need to get the pictures processed and posted for everything in this post...

The Bicycle Issaquah map we've been trying to get published since spring finally made it back from the printer on Tuesday afternoon, just in time for the National Night Out event where I had a table to talk about GAIT and walk/bike/bus transportation. Gave out about 80 of them. I can see the second printing on the horizon already. If you're curious, there's a page with PDF versions you can download behind the link at the beginning of this paragraph.

I've done a few long bike rides, gone to a few meetings, had a couple of lunches with friends. The days go by. Remind me where I found time to go to work?