a short hiatus
I'm up in seattle for the weekend (see last post) and won't be back till late Sunday night. Excuse the lack of fervent posting until monday, when all shall resume as normal.

My three younger sisters and I had quite the girl party last night. One of Liz's friends was over (I like this one) and brought her N64. We ended up playing Smash Bros. and Pokemon Tourneys until about 1 in the morning. Too bad I suck... there's no hope for the Ortland girls. We were all raised without consoles. Alas, all our hand dexterity must come from other things.

Tonight Justin and I dine at the Yacht club with his mom and Ted. Tomorrow he graduates. Yesterday we drive up from Eugene early, left about 8:30 and heded up to Nisqually for a Middle School show. On the way we stopped at a rest area and a group of four friends was doing Tai-Chi under the trees. It was very serene. Being up and out that early gave me a craving for a road trip. It's sad, really... the only two true road trips I've been on (true being defined as over 3 days on the road) have been with parents and sibs. It's college now, time for something REAL. There's nothing like getting up at the ass-crack of dawn and hitting the road, stopping for diner breakfast and driving till it gets dark. There's a magic quality to the world in the early morning. Getting up still hurts if ya don't have enough sleep but everything in the morning is so fresh and NEW. It makes me feel like I've already won, getting up and getting started early. Getting on the road and just taking everything IN. Going but not in a hurry... looking just to see. I love the road... it's in my blood. It's a shame I'm poor and indebted, I'd love to just take off this summer but I have to blasted work full time. Alas. There may be room for it yet...

Now back to the family.