At Last

My closest friend in Alaska was named Marijke.  I’ve blogged about her before.
(Speaking of…did you know that she has a CD!!!!?????)
Long story short…she is good people.  I like her.  And we have had a lot of fun together.
When I decided to move back to Texas…I knew I would miss her.
But then….oh….it’s so exciting I can [...]

The Life of a Nomad

I moved out of my apartment in Eagle River at the end of July…exactly two months ago.
In the last two months I’ve slept in the following places… 
My friend J’s house when I was visiting Dallas.
My friend K’s house when I was visiting Dallas.
My sister’s couch.
My niece’s bed when she was out of town.
An air mattress [...]

One Month

One month ago I boarded an Alaskan Airlines flight very early in the morning to fly “home”. The much anticipated move had arrived and I was ready… Or so I thought.
The past month has been so different than I anticipated. You see… I was going home. I know TX. I just knew it would [...]

An Apartment

When I moved to Dallas just over three weeks ago I needed to find three things. 
A Job – Done
An Apartment
A Car
So…this weekend I decided that I would find an apartment.  In the past this process has painstakingly taken me WEEKS.  I take measurements and pictures.  I make detailed maps and spreadsheets with graphs and such. 
This [...]

Where am I?

Hmmm…Seems like I need to catch you up…
I arrived in Dallas on Saturday, September 5th.  The flights from Anchorage to DFW were uneventful except for a slight delay that made for a rather entertaining mad dash through the Seattle airport.  I was greeted at the airport by two really special people and promptly made my way [...]

So There I Was…Car Key Edition…

A few weeks ago I went on a super-fun camping trip with a friend.  We drove, we camped, we made fire…it was four days of wild Alaskan goodness. 
And on the fourth day we returned home to my sister’s house.  (We were staying at the sister’s house due to my current lack of…a house.) 
We unpacked the [...]

Today

I’ve never been good at taking my life one day at a time.  Even if it’s a bad plan…or a flawed plan…or even a ridiculous plan…I like to have a plan. 
But as of 2:30 on Saturday morning…I’ve got nothin’. 
And by nothing, I mean no job.  No permanent employment.  No money coming in…just money going out. 
It’s [...]

Twice. In. One. Day.

I’m posting for the second time today…except not really.  I’ve been reading my posts from mid-late 2007…reliving my emotions and thoughts from that time in my life.  And I’m struck by how cyclical my life is in reference to that point.  Another move.  Another chapter simultaneously opening and closing. 
And, I’ve decided to share a few [...]

I O U

I owe you a blog post.
I’ve been trying to find the time to come here and chronicle the moments of my life that seem to be quickly passing by the past few weeks.  I want to record these goings on, both for me and for my (very few) readers.  But it seems that when I [...]

The Transformation of Me

I started this blog approximately two years ago to chronicle my move from Texas to Alaska.  At the time I appropriately titled it “Stop Looking at Me Like I’ve Lost My Mind…”, because when you tell your friends and family that you are moving from sunny DFW to Eagle River, Alaska…well…you get some funny looks.
The [...]