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tylikCraig and I have decided to sell the house. I don't know what this is actually going to amount to -- he's living there, I am not, and there isn't a real timeline, currently. (Though he is talking about leaving the country, and I might leave the state for school...) There's a fair bit of grief in this decision for me -- I put a lot of myself into this house (except that of course you can't really do that, or perhaps those are those illusiary bits that get burnt off), and I keep looking at things like the really tall rhododendrons outside my office window, or my rowan tree (wah!), the kitchen, the guest bathroom that I re-did all parchmenty and cobalt blue... but it's also freeing to make this decision, and to start working out how I will dispose of all of the worldly goods that I don't want to carry with me.
I suspect I will be looking soon to see if anyone in interesting in having looms, a piano, a really beautiful antique spinning wheel, etc. etc. on long term loan. (Something I'll probably just give away or sell, other's I'd like to think about a bit more, first.) After the feeding frenzy in J's journal, I suspect I will no trouble ridding myself of the power tools. And there are things like the tiller that I would love to find a home with someone who would be very willing to loan it out? Who needs a tiller more than a couple of times a year, anyway? They seem to bind best to the community rather than to individual households. Oh, heavens, and the fabric. Speaking of feeding frenzy...
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stolen_tea recently said that the barge was a very good metaphor for my life right now. And indeed, I am feeling increasingly less tethered.
The barge, by the way, has been a fascinating place recently. The level of the lake seems to have gone up about a foot in the last several weeks. There is a beaver out at night, and I keep seeing nutria (huge fuzzy water rats!) This is in addition to the complement of birds -- somehow the mammals impress me more ;-) (Oh, but that reminds me to grab my bird book, so I can learn to identify more of what I'm seeing.) (Drat, where is my bird book?)
My body is generally working better, though I still spend more time trying to figure out how to keep it running than just enjoying it. Pants that had been tight are fitting comfortably (though a year and a half ago I could take them off without unbuttoning them... And oh, I did enjoy that level of activity. That wonderful sense of coming back after three hours of wushu to gaming or something, and knowing I would neither get antsy or lethargic from just sitting because I was quite ready to curl up and be quiet for a while...) Training is going better. I feel like I've mostly been trying not to move too far backwards for a while, but I suspect I will be able to focus on moving forwards. Alot has been moving forwards, really, under the surface. If it will all come together, I will be ahead of where I was last time when it was more or less together. But oh, I wish I'd been given one of the low maintenance models when I got a body. (Of course, this after wandering around cranky and spacey the last few days before I realized I needed... a decongestant. Doh.)
Still not sure what my chances are of switching over to a new lab at the end of the quarter. I'm thinking setting aside one day for being available for database issue might work -- and I'm getting bored with the database, and am spending more of my time playing with the comformational change problem, which is entertaining.
I have a clearer idea exactly where I will be applying at the UW. I am also occaisionally in a mild state of panic as I try to unravel some of my other options. Anyone have any particularly strong recommendations for genomics or biochem programs? (Or for that matter something else you think I'd enjoy. There's at least one bio-medical engineering program I want to look at more closely.) And yeah, I'm also looking at more byzantine but possibly-more-rewarding-in-the-long-run options. A lot will depend on how well my body does the next bit.
I'm not hiking enough. I have this vague plan that I will go hiking on occaisional Tuesdays, but it's been hard to get past the gas price thing. Mondays could work, too, if I could be back for Taiji. I'd also like to get some hours in at the myco lab. In theory, Lauren, Tracey and I are going to try and practice most Thursdays, which should be fun. Lauren is a joy to practice with. And Tracey is seven, and he's my nephew, and I love him very much ;-) I like to think he'll connect a bit better with the whole martial arts discipline thing over time.
I have figured out how to carrying my swords around on the recumbent. There's room for improvement, but it works fairly well. Now if I can just find or replace my beloved linen cap, and get a magnet for my bike shoes...
Perhaps I will get fig tree and put it in a pot.
I suspect I will be looking soon to see if anyone in interesting in having looms, a piano, a really beautiful antique spinning wheel, etc. etc. on long term loan. (Something I'll probably just give away or sell, other's I'd like to think about a bit more, first.) After the feeding frenzy in J's journal, I suspect I will no trouble ridding myself of the power tools. And there are things like the tiller that I would love to find a home with someone who would be very willing to loan it out? Who needs a tiller more than a couple of times a year, anyway? They seem to bind best to the community rather than to individual households. Oh, heavens, and the fabric. Speaking of feeding frenzy...
stolen_tea recently said that the barge was a very good metaphor for my life right now. And indeed, I am feeling increasingly less tethered. The barge, by the way, has been a fascinating place recently. The level of the lake seems to have gone up about a foot in the last several weeks. There is a beaver out at night, and I keep seeing nutria (huge fuzzy water rats!) This is in addition to the complement of birds -- somehow the mammals impress me more ;-) (Oh, but that reminds me to grab my bird book, so I can learn to identify more of what I'm seeing.) (Drat, where is my bird book?)
My body is generally working better, though I still spend more time trying to figure out how to keep it running than just enjoying it. Pants that had been tight are fitting comfortably (though a year and a half ago I could take them off without unbuttoning them... And oh, I did enjoy that level of activity. That wonderful sense of coming back after three hours of wushu to gaming or something, and knowing I would neither get antsy or lethargic from just sitting because I was quite ready to curl up and be quiet for a while...) Training is going better. I feel like I've mostly been trying not to move too far backwards for a while, but I suspect I will be able to focus on moving forwards. Alot has been moving forwards, really, under the surface. If it will all come together, I will be ahead of where I was last time when it was more or less together. But oh, I wish I'd been given one of the low maintenance models when I got a body. (Of course, this after wandering around cranky and spacey the last few days before I realized I needed... a decongestant. Doh.)
Still not sure what my chances are of switching over to a new lab at the end of the quarter. I'm thinking setting aside one day for being available for database issue might work -- and I'm getting bored with the database, and am spending more of my time playing with the comformational change problem, which is entertaining.
I have a clearer idea exactly where I will be applying at the UW. I am also occaisionally in a mild state of panic as I try to unravel some of my other options. Anyone have any particularly strong recommendations for genomics or biochem programs? (Or for that matter something else you think I'd enjoy. There's at least one bio-medical engineering program I want to look at more closely.) And yeah, I'm also looking at more byzantine but possibly-more-rewarding-in-the-long-run options. A lot will depend on how well my body does the next bit.
I'm not hiking enough. I have this vague plan that I will go hiking on occaisional Tuesdays, but it's been hard to get past the gas price thing. Mondays could work, too, if I could be back for Taiji. I'd also like to get some hours in at the myco lab. In theory, Lauren, Tracey and I are going to try and practice most Thursdays, which should be fun. Lauren is a joy to practice with. And Tracey is seven, and he's my nephew, and I love him very much ;-) I like to think he'll connect a bit better with the whole martial arts discipline thing over time.
I have figured out how to carrying my swords around on the recumbent. There's room for improvement, but it works fairly well. Now if I can just find or replace my beloved linen cap, and get a magnet for my bike shoes...
Perhaps I will get fig tree and put it in a pot.
