In case you are keeping track... it looks like it is still snowing. Yes, it is April 12 and it looks like November.
I really don't remember BN state being like this in April.
I'm going north today--- up to see mom and be a good daughter. Going up there is a lot like going back to 1985... in that she only has dial-up and no working computer. I'll bring the camera and take some fun photos of the Best Lake...
Hubby is also heading north today, although I suspect it is more to see Tera than to see me tomorrow night.
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Hubby update #1
Hubby is on the way -- avoiding most of Corn State via South state and the southern part of BN state....
He took the backroads of Red State most of the way to South state -- then crossed over into Corn state and got on the highway that Corn state says is closed... except, that it isn't.... at all.
Thus confirming our idea that Corn state's info about road conditions is messed up.
He took the backroads of Red State most of the way to South state -- then crossed over into Corn state and got on the highway that Corn state says is closed... except, that it isn't.... at all.
Thus confirming our idea that Corn state's info about road conditions is messed up.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Another snow day, no hubby... sigh.
So, it seems that the Corn state can't handle a bit of snow. Hubby's theory is that they don't want to pay overtime at the end of the snow season, so they close the interstate... I'm not sure that is the case, but from the reports it doesn't seem that the storm warrants the roads being closed for two full days.
Tomorrow, he's plotting an escape from Red State. Armed with maps of Red State and "South" state he's going to make a push for BN state. If he can get to the main road into BN state, it is open -- although not in great condition according to the website.
Also, my experiment in being a hermit ended this evening... I went over 30 hours without seeing another human face to face... then, the microwave died in a shower of sparkes and some smoke... and I wanted popcorn. So, being the good BN state-native that I am, I went to Best Buy for a new one about 6:30 PM. While I was there, I got the most recent season of Seinfeld.
I'm sure that, had the microwave not died, I would have stayed in until at least tomorrow -- and been pretty happy about it. I'm sure part of this is because I've been gone so often since the end of last year -- I'm just loving my little apartment and am happy to be hibernating.
I left Best Buy about 7:00 PM.... I wonder how long it will be before I see another person, in person.
Tomorrow, he's plotting an escape from Red State. Armed with maps of Red State and "South" state he's going to make a push for BN state. If he can get to the main road into BN state, it is open -- although not in great condition according to the website.
Also, my experiment in being a hermit ended this evening... I went over 30 hours without seeing another human face to face... then, the microwave died in a shower of sparkes and some smoke... and I wanted popcorn. So, being the good BN state-native that I am, I went to Best Buy for a new one about 6:30 PM. While I was there, I got the most recent season of Seinfeld.
I'm sure that, had the microwave not died, I would have stayed in until at least tomorrow -- and been pretty happy about it. I'm sure part of this is because I've been gone so often since the end of last year -- I'm just loving my little apartment and am happy to be hibernating.
I left Best Buy about 7:00 PM.... I wonder how long it will be before I see another person, in person.
Snowed in update...
Inside:
I wrote a logic quiz and a debate quiz... lots of e-mails etc...
I spiffed up the bedroom and the bed in the DC, as well as the kitchen. I made some coffee and drank some coffee and ate some hummus for lunch.
I haven't seen another person face-to-face for 24 hours -- since the cleaning woman left and I had a chat with the apartment caretaker about not putting flyers under the door for blind kitty to eat...
I've watched a little TV, but not a lot. I've mostly been listening to Chick-Talk radio -- which is good company.
Outside the apartment:
There is plowing action in my little world --
The assisted living facility across the street is good to their residents, they brush off their cars and move them to the street before the plow comes. It would be really sad if the little old ladies had to do that themselves. Our apartment people seem to have cleared stuff off less recently, but it is passible to the street.
The road has been plowed at least a couple of times and I can see the pavement!
It is still snowing.... and it is blowing quite a bit as well. It is hard to guess, but I'm thinking at least a foot of snow if not 18 inches or so, so far.
In Red State:
Hubby is getting cabin fever. He's rattling around in the homeowners big, kind of cold house and he really wants to be here with me and the cats.
He's also frustrated with Iowa's DOT/ website, which hasn't been updated in the last three hours as to road conditions.
Hubby's plan is to go out and see how far he can get. He's going to load up the Jeep with food, water, warm blankets etc... and take off into the wild white younder.
I'll let you know how far he makes it...
Plans for the day...
First - a nap. The cats have persuaded me that napping is the best thing to do on a snowy day.
Next -- if hubby makes progress, I'll start something in the crock pot.
This afternoon I'll probably write a logic exam, grade some papers and do other things to set-up my classes until Spring Break.
I wrote a logic quiz and a debate quiz... lots of e-mails etc...
I spiffed up the bedroom and the bed in the DC, as well as the kitchen. I made some coffee and drank some coffee and ate some hummus for lunch.
I haven't seen another person face-to-face for 24 hours -- since the cleaning woman left and I had a chat with the apartment caretaker about not putting flyers under the door for blind kitty to eat...
I've watched a little TV, but not a lot. I've mostly been listening to Chick-Talk radio -- which is good company.
Outside the apartment:
There is plowing action in my little world --
The assisted living facility across the street is good to their residents, they brush off their cars and move them to the street before the plow comes. It would be really sad if the little old ladies had to do that themselves. Our apartment people seem to have cleared stuff off less recently, but it is passible to the street.
The road has been plowed at least a couple of times and I can see the pavement!
It is still snowing.... and it is blowing quite a bit as well. It is hard to guess, but I'm thinking at least a foot of snow if not 18 inches or so, so far.
In Red State:
Hubby is getting cabin fever. He's rattling around in the homeowners big, kind of cold house and he really wants to be here with me and the cats.
He's also frustrated with Iowa's DOT/ website, which hasn't been updated in the last three hours as to road conditions.
Hubby's plan is to go out and see how far he can get. He's going to load up the Jeep with food, water, warm blankets etc... and take off into the wild white younder.
I'll let you know how far he makes it...
Plans for the day...
First - a nap. The cats have persuaded me that napping is the best thing to do on a snowy day.
Next -- if hubby makes progress, I'll start something in the crock pot.
This afternoon I'll probably write a logic exam, grade some papers and do other things to set-up my classes until Spring Break.
The view from the Dissertation Chamber -- I really, really, really look snowed in... that is my third floor window-- and the roof is the roof of the assisted living facility across the street... it is also three floors.
It doesn't seem to bother Extra-toes... he just wants hubby to come home. If you look closely, you can see his extra toes on his front paw.
Ole and Lena joke..
background: For plowing reasons, it is common to have odd/even parking restrictions overnight during Snow Emergencies. Also, in BN state, due to our Scandinavian background we tell "Ole and Lena" jokes like normal states tell 'Polack' jokes...
On the first day of a snow emergency Lena says to Ole, "Ole, you need to move the car to the odd side of the street", so Ole puts on all his winter clothes, goes outside, brushes off the car and moves it to a spot on the odd side of the street.
The next day, the snow emergency is still going on and Lena tells him to move it to the even side of the street, so Ole puts on his winter clothes, digs out the car and moves it to the even side of the street.
On the third day of the snow emergency, Lena tells Ole to move the car back to the odd side of the street, and Ole says, 'Uff da Lena, tonight can't I just park the car in the garage tonight?"
On the first day of a snow emergency Lena says to Ole, "Ole, you need to move the car to the odd side of the street", so Ole puts on all his winter clothes, goes outside, brushes off the car and moves it to a spot on the odd side of the street.
The next day, the snow emergency is still going on and Lena tells him to move it to the even side of the street, so Ole puts on his winter clothes, digs out the car and moves it to the even side of the street.
On the third day of the snow emergency, Lena tells Ole to move the car back to the odd side of the street, and Ole says, 'Uff da Lena, tonight can't I just park the car in the garage tonight?"
Snow update
yep, it is still snowing.
It is a f-ing winter-wonderland out there.
The parking lot of the assisted living facility across the street has been cleared once, but needs it again.
I think our garage exit is drifted over... I could take it in the Jeep (which conquers all, but does require open highways to make the trek home) -- but, I don't think the little Toyota would make it.
I may actually BE snowed in... wow.
In the 'send your wishes into the internet and they'll come true' category:
I wish the major highways between here and Red State would open so hubby can come home for 'spring break'. There are really only 2 that have to open --- please, please internet... make it so and get him home.
It is a f-ing winter-wonderland out there.
The parking lot of the assisted living facility across the street has been cleared once, but needs it again.
I think our garage exit is drifted over... I could take it in the Jeep (which conquers all, but does require open highways to make the trek home) -- but, I don't think the little Toyota would make it.
I may actually BE snowed in... wow.
In the 'send your wishes into the internet and they'll come true' category:
I wish the major highways between here and Red State would open so hubby can come home for 'spring break'. There are really only 2 that have to open --- please, please internet... make it so and get him home.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
and... I get a snow day -- kind of..
Well, if I taught on Thursdays this semester, I'd be doing the happy snow dance today.
Tomorrow the college is closed -- AND they cancelled the conference we were all supposed to go to.
I'm happy about this -- since I didn't want to go anyway AND I don't normally teach on Fridays, so I don't have a class day off to compensate for doing this stupid conference... in essence, it is on MY time -- which irritates me.
SO, now I don't have to make a decision tomorrow... the decision would have been between the following
a) go late, pick up my nametag and eat lunch
b) skip-- hope they don't notice or say anything and then blame the snow
c) request 'reassignment' time, to work in my office -- which is what I would have done anyway --
d) suddenly get "sick" -- e-mail my Dean and take a sick day, which I rarely do...
Now, I'll do a modified happy snow dance because I don't have to lie -- and I can do whatever I want to do anyway, sans guilt.
Tomorrow the college is closed -- AND they cancelled the conference we were all supposed to go to.
I'm happy about this -- since I didn't want to go anyway AND I don't normally teach on Fridays, so I don't have a class day off to compensate for doing this stupid conference... in essence, it is on MY time -- which irritates me.
SO, now I don't have to make a decision tomorrow... the decision would have been between the following
a) go late, pick up my nametag and eat lunch
b) skip-- hope they don't notice or say anything and then blame the snow
c) request 'reassignment' time, to work in my office -- which is what I would have done anyway --
d) suddenly get "sick" -- e-mail my Dean and take a sick day, which I rarely do...
Now, I'll do a modified happy snow dance because I don't have to lie -- and I can do whatever I want to do anyway, sans guilt.
Snowed in activies... suggestions?
I'm taking suggestions as to what to do while I'm snowed in.
The point is to find some activites that will let me procrastinate the work I'm supposed to do...
So -- here are the parameters...
I live in a normal, third-floor apartment. Two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen etc.. The activies need to happen in the building, but can include the hallway, laundryroom or basement garage.
I have three cats that can be included in the activies, but not harmed by them. Two of the three are elderly, thus not much fun. The third may be borderline mentally handicapped -- but he's active and fun....
I have cable TV and high-speed internet, which I am not at all above using. I also have a bunch of DVDs.
I have a pretty well-stocked kitchen.
I prefer activites that are fairly short (30 minutes or less), so that I can get more work done -- or procrastinate in a wider variety of ways.
The point is to find some activites that will let me procrastinate the work I'm supposed to do...
So -- here are the parameters...
I live in a normal, third-floor apartment. Two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen etc.. The activies need to happen in the building, but can include the hallway, laundryroom or basement garage.
I have three cats that can be included in the activies, but not harmed by them. Two of the three are elderly, thus not much fun. The third may be borderline mentally handicapped -- but he's active and fun....
I have cable TV and high-speed internet, which I am not at all above using. I also have a bunch of DVDs.
I have a pretty well-stocked kitchen.
I prefer activites that are fairly short (30 minutes or less), so that I can get more work done -- or procrastinate in a wider variety of ways.
Snowed in...
We are snowed in, but not together...
and, actually I'm not really snowed in -- if I had to go out in my little Toyota sedan, I could get out -- it is just really icky out there.
Hubby's school cancelled classes, as did my grad school (I'm still on their Univeristy-wide e-mail list).
Of course, the zippy Romanian woman who cleans my house made it on time... from across town. So, I suppose that if she could make it here, I could get out if I wanted to.
I went to the super grocery store last night on the way home -- I now have enough snacks and other food to last a few blizzards.
I see no other reason to go out - so, I'm going to take advantage of my wonderful acadmic schedule and spend the whole day working from home... just me, the cats and the cleaning person.
Maybe this afternoon I'll reward all of my hard work with a nap.
and, actually I'm not really snowed in -- if I had to go out in my little Toyota sedan, I could get out -- it is just really icky out there.
Hubby's school cancelled classes, as did my grad school (I'm still on their Univeristy-wide e-mail list).
Of course, the zippy Romanian woman who cleans my house made it on time... from across town. So, I suppose that if she could make it here, I could get out if I wanted to.
I went to the super grocery store last night on the way home -- I now have enough snacks and other food to last a few blizzards.
I see no other reason to go out - so, I'm going to take advantage of my wonderful acadmic schedule and spend the whole day working from home... just me, the cats and the cleaning person.
Maybe this afternoon I'll reward all of my hard work with a nap.
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