It has sure been a day. A number of days, in fact. I am back in Reno, preparing to enjoy a bowl kicked down by Brother Cheetah and watch Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce (Go!), but first I am to make a report for my loyal readers…
I enjoyed Wenatchee quite a lot, which I didn’t expect. Frankly, I thought it would be something of a poe-dunk (hm, never tried to spell that before) town; kinda run down and sad. Actually, it’s quite clean and nice, with several parks equiped with swings and/or riverfront access, polite police (in my single experience), and a mid-level “mongolian barbecure”-style restaurant where one can get an oil-free vegan meal w/ brown rice cooked fresh. The fancy bakery on the edge of town even has a mostly whole-grain sourdough, and the “health food”-style store has quite a good selection, except for produce, but I guess, er, Safeway is pretty good. Hrm. Yeah, so I got along well enough with the Folks – Heather’s parents and sister, Pennie – and Dad says I’ll make a good man, so that means I’m accepted by the clan. Also means that moving there August through December is a, something of a possibility… provided I can find work there, etc.
We spent some time in Oly after that, at Fido’s with Cheetah and Jen. The beautiful weather followed us, so we had time for frisbee, walking in the woods, and a bonfire. Ate the damn finest lamb and chicken around, fresh oyster mushrooms and kale from the garden.
We would have liked to visit friends and colleagues in Bellingham and Lopez Island, but it just wasn’t in the cards (so to say). Sorry, peeps, hopefully next time.
Today, woke up in Oly, visited Alexis in Renton, then to Sea-Tac by 3:30, farewell to Heather, then in Reno, at the pub with old family friends by a quarter to eight. Tomorrow is finishing Heartwood coursework, and packing and preparing to head to ‘Frisco on Friday, CPR/First Aid cert. on Saturday, and that evening meet two of my fellow interns and drive to Emerald Earth. Official beginning of the program is on Monday.

Hoka hey.

BTW, isn’t Terminator II just a great action movie? I haven’t seen it in many years, mind you, but I think about it relatively often. That scene when the kid figures out that the super-robot has to do whatever he says is classic.