An Actual Wandering to Alaska (Part 1)

So, in May (quite a few weeks ago, now, and it seems even longer) I actually went on a wander and then didn't write about it for general consumption.

A Weekend With Friends and a Trip

I apparently have failed at this posting every day in November thing. Ah well. I suppose I'll just have to do an extra long post today to make up for it. Under the cut: Friends, the Drive, and a few pictures.

Mosquitos, Spiders, and Millipedes

So, I believe that enough time has passed that I can face writing the entry I tried to post a few nights ago all over again.

>:(

So, last night I wrote a pretty long post on here about mosquitos and spiders and millipedes and why I prefer to sleep with covers. I typed it all out on my iPod (which is a little old and slowing down some) and it took quite a while. I then went to post it, and discovered an error message. I then tried to post a note saying that I gave up, and got another error message. Frustrating. But. I did just give up. So, I wrote a Blog Post even though it didn't post and I'm counting as if I did do a post yesterday for Nano.

No Storm

Today as I was walking home, it seemed as if a storm was going to come in. It was just past 4:00 and the clouds were heavy and dark. There was a little wind that was making the orange and tan leaves swirl around the trees.

An Unproductive Afternoon

I had plans for today -- getting my oil changed and possibly the car washed. Doing laundry (only I had to put it off because of the fact that the bank is closed on Saturdays and Sundays and so I couldn't get quarters.) Finishing grading the stack of essays my students turned in a week and a half ago (which really I should have finished on Friday but I gave up and went to sleep).

The Sign of the Seahorse

I spent an enjoyable few hours today at the "Friends of the Library" book sale. I ended up buying far too many books for fun, some classic and some random ones that I have vague pleasant associated memories with. I think my "treasure" for the day was The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts by Graeme Base.