14,491 Days Alive
It snowed, we went thrifting, and played games.
Now we’re waiting for our Insomnia Cookies to show up.
Take your meds, folks.
Of Snowfall and Shoes
Category: Travel
Of State Lines and Scratches
14,490 Days Alive
302 Miles Driven
4 Hours 58 Minutes Spent Driving
I have safely arrived at J and Charles’ place in Ohio.
Take your meds, folks.
Of Rent and Road Trips
14,489 Days Alive
301 Miles to Drive Tomorrow
1 Bag Packed
Well, my friends, I’m going in my first solo road trip in my new vehicle tomorrow after work. I’m super excited and slightly nervous.
Continue reading “Of Rent and Road Trips”Of Road Trips and Ready for the Weekend
14,488 Days Alive
2 Slices of Pizza Eaten
I got my oil changed today. Darja Juniper takes 4.5 quarts of synth blend 5W-20 oil. Got all my other fluids topped off. I’m driving to Ohio Friday after work to go see J and Charles.
That’s the update, friends. That’s all I’ve got.
Take your meds, folks.
Of Candy Blue and Chinese Food
14,484 Days Alive
$11,693 Owed on the New to Me Car
75 Minute Drive Home in the New to Me Car
2 Egg Rolls Had with Dinner
Well. It has been done. Contract signed, financing secured, down payment made: the blue Ford EcoSport is now mine! She’s a beaut and now I have to figure out her name.
Continue reading “Of Candy Blue and Chinese Food”Of Gear Shifts and Gratitude
14,483 Days Alive
$5,000 Down Payment
90 Minute Drive West Tomorrow
1 New to Me Vehicle
I’m going to buy a used vehicle tomorrow with help from several loved ones.
Continue reading “Of Gear Shifts and Gratitude”Prompt Answer: Memorable Vacation
Describe your most memorable vacation.
Spring Break , 2009. The only time I ever went somewhere “else” for a Spring Break in college.
My old friend Geo and I road tripped to New Orleans just in time for St. Patrick’s Day and the crazy parades that come with it.
Good food, good times, and a lime green flip flop eaten by a graveyard.
Of Van Gogh and Vacation Days
14,136 Days Alive
3 Bowls of Nachos Made
1 Accidental Nap
I took today off in advance of my return from visiting J and Charles in Ohio because I knew I was going to be exhausted.
Continue reading “Of Van Gogh and Vacation Days”Of Beef and (No) Barley
14,130 Days Alive
$33.33 Spent on Dinner
6 Cups of Stock Used
2.05 Pounds of Stew Beef Cooked
1 New to Me Soup Recipe
So I used this recipe, sans barley, as the basis for dinner tonight. Mellon is sick and requested soup. So soup I made!
Continue reading “Of Beef and (No) Barley”Prompt Answer: Memorable Road Trip
Think back on your most memorable road trip.
Living as transient a life as I have, I can’t pick just one.
Continue reading “Prompt Answer: Memorable Road Trip”Christmas Day 2023
Alternatively Titled: Of Gatherings and Gifts
14,059 Days Alive
5+ Hours in the Car with Mellon
1 New Stuffie Owl from Mellon
Oh boy. Today has been an adventure from about two p.m. onward.
Continue reading “Christmas Day 2023”Travel Log: Day 6, Part 3
Alternatively Titled: Of Trains and Tea
14,045 Days Alive
2 Chicago Dogs, Extra Sport Peppers Consumed
Finally home.
Continue reading “Travel Log: Day 6, Part 3”Travel Log: Day 6, Part 2
Alternatively Titled: Of Chills and Chai
14,045 Days Alive
4 Sesame Balls Bought from My Favorite Bakery in Chinatown
2 Chicago Dogs, Extra Sport Peppers Ordered, Soon to be Consumed
Well. Despite hauling my luggage around with me, and low key anxiety that I’m going to lose my job because I missed today, I’m doing okay.
Continue reading “Travel Log: Day 6, Part 2”
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