Incommunicado

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 19, 2005). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

The weekend from hell!

Well, not really, the next few days should be pretty good overall. They’re just going to be really busy, and probably not entirely unstressful. As such, I’m likely not going to be reachable or even online until…um…Wednesday, at the earliest. I think. No guarantees.

  • Today: After work, Prairie and I drive down to Vancouver (yes, down…the Washington Vancouver, not the Canada Vancouver) to visit her mom.

  • Tomorrow: Drive from Vancouver to Corvallis, OR for a family get together. My parents are flying down for their 37th anniversary weekend, and we’re all meeting up with my brother, his wife, and their kiddo (my nephew!) at their place for the weekend.

  • Monday-Friday: I’m on vacation for a week! No work! Yay! Not going to be resting for all of it, though…

    • Monday: Drive from Corvallis, OR back up to Seattle. Prairie’s got a class to teach that evening at one of her new jobs, then after the class, we drive out to Ellensburg to her apartment and meet up with her dad there.

    • Tuesday: Rent a U-Haul, and put everything Prairie owns into the U-Haul and her dad’s truck. Drive from Ellensburg to Seattle and put all of her stuff into the new apartment. Drive over to my apartment and grab the big stuff (bookcase, desk, dresser, futon, electronics, boxes) while her dad’s here to help and take all that over to the new apartment.

    • Wednesday: SLEEP IN! Sometime that afternoon the installer from Speakeasy will be by to hook up the DSL line in the new apartment.

    • Thursday-Sunday: Rest and relax in between trips back and forth between my old apartment and the new apartment to get all the rest of my stuff and do a cleaning sweep.

And then it’s back to the usual routine.

So…really busy, lots to do, and I’ll be electronicaly nonexistant. Analog only…meatspace all the way.

Weird.

In honor of the weekend’s family get together, though, I took a couple minutes to scan in some of the old family photos I absconded with last time I was up in Alaska. Some of these have been posted before, some haven’t, so sorry if I’m boring anyone with repeats…but if you’ve never seen ’em before, enjoy!

Dad and Me, Fairbanks, AK

Dad and I playing “peekaboo” outside the back of General Sherman, our old Jeep Cherokee.

Mom and Me, Fairbanks, AK

Mom taking me out for a ride. Whee!

Family Photo, Anchorage, AK

One of my favorite family photos ever. Mom can’t keep her eyes open, Kevin looks stunned, I look drugged…Dad’s the only one who was actually prepared for the shot. Gives me a grin every time I see it.

Family Photo, Anchorage, AK

Mom, Dad, Kevin, and I. I’m guessing this would be roundabout 1977 or so.

And finally…

Me, Mom...and Playboy, Fairbanks, AK

One of my most notorious baby photos. Mom in her bathrobe, me in her lap in the rocking chair…looking at a Playboy centerfold. I was destined to be a perv from birth!

See you all in a few days! Try not to burn the place down while I’m gone.

iTunes “Get Up (Radio Edit)” by Atomic Babies from the album Get Up (1998, 3:17).

6 thoughts on “Incommunicado”

  2. i must say, in your “favorite family photo ever”, i’m surprised to see a south park character on the overalls.

  3. i must say, in your “favorite family photo ever”, i’m surprised to see a south park character on the overalls.

    You had me confused there until I took a closer look at the photo. That’s definitely not South Park, given that the picture was taken somewhere around 1977. Just a cute lil’ eskimo character. Made me laugh, though.

  4. funny when you stumble across things and/or people you haven’t thought of in forever. i doubt you’d remember me, but we actually had swimming class together at bartlett, either freshman or sophomore year… and my brother john was good friends with royce, so i’m sure i saw you at other times too. anyhoo, i was doing a search on ‘google talk’ and one of the hits that came up brought me to your site & i thought “hey, that dude’s name sounds familiar…” i mean, you weren’t wearing a kilt back then, but i’m pretty sure you’re the guy i remember. anyhoo, just thought i’d say hey… so, ‘hey.’

  5. Yup, an Eskimo, or whatever the manufacturer thought was an Eskimo! Not our friend Fr. Seymour, though, as he looks like the Michelin Man.

  6. you may not remember me but my chat names ak_ghost_ryder,met ya onc3e in fairbanks before ya moved was glad to see your doing good since we dont ever see u in chat anymore.take care man

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