Me, Backwards

This year’s All of the Above Boogie at Skydive Oregon was not blessed with the perfect weather that previous incarnations had; it wasn’t quite as bad as Leap for Lupus, but we still had a number of weather holds throughout the weekend.  Still it was fun to be up there and catch up with the locals, hang out, and enjoy the dropzone.  We got up there on Friday evening in time to set up our tent before darkness fell, and were up ready to jump on Saturday morning … but didn’t have the weather.  I took advantage of my tendency to wake up early and hit a local gym both mornings; with the sun slow to come out I was back at the DZ in plenty of time … to sit around and wait for the clouds to burn off.  Feels good to keep up a workout routine, and I think after being sore sleeping awkwardly in a tent, getting up and moving is really beneficial.

I’m writing this post from my couch, having just woken up from a nap, watching Sean nap on the other side of the couch and Franklin nap on his usual perch above the center cushion (one of the many advantages of having a huge sectional!)  Yes, the entire household is in the throes of a lazy Sunday at home and it feels gooooood! (more…)

The above is what the JetBlue pilot called Beantown as we were getting ready to leave last night.  It certainly felt tropical with temps in the high 80s and high humidity to boot!  We were a bit north of Boston in Pepperell, MA, near the border with New Hampshire (we even stayed in Nashua, NH).

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It’s been a week without Daisy now, and I’m finally to the point where I don’t look for her when I come into my home office. Her favorite spot used to be on my office chair or in the window near the desk.

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Since I got back and posted about Daisy, I’ve been trying to keep up some semblance of normalcy in my life.  The fact that I have a job and workout schedule has helped, but in working from home Monday and Tuesday I found myself being a bit of a recluse and dwelling on the bad stuff in my life.  I needed to be in the office today and have had more interaction than I usually do (mid-year review with my boss, and lunch with my team).  I think that the walk to work (sunshine!) and being around others have helped a lot. (more…)

Was so overwhelmed by coming home to a dead kitty that I didn’t reflect much on the rest of the weekend.  It really wasn’t my weekend.  Bad weather, witnessing an incident on the DZ, and breaking my computer. Fun, huh? (more…)

Came home from our weekend in Shelton/Seattle last night, after midnight, tired, cranky, and just ready to go to bed. It took a bit longer than usual, but Franklin came trotting out to greet me in the foyer, and I expected Daisy to be not far behind.

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• Days at Lost Prairie: 4 - Wednesday afternoon through Sunday morning
• Jumps: 10
• Travel time to Lost Prairie: <12 hours… left home in Oakland around 5 a.m., arrived DZ by 4 p.m. Montana time.
• Travel time home from Lost Prairie: much >12 hours… left DZ just before noon Montana time on Sunday, arrived home at 10:30 a.m. on Monday … thanks to a delayed flight out of Kalispell which caused us to miss our connection in Seattle and spend the night at a hotel (paid for by Horizon Airlines, of course). (more…)