Outpost 505

Happy holidays from Shane and I and the kitties. We haven’t been up to much lately because Sid’s been really sick and we’ve been sticking close to home to keep an eye on her. We’re cautiously optimistic that she’s on the mend, but our travel plans have still been amended to keep us [...]

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It’s fairly easy to get bogged down in the daily routine of wake/commute/work/commute/eat/whatever-the-heck/sleep, especially when you have a substantial commute that eats into your free time and variables like illnesses, new job stress, and a sick pet [perhaps details on that later]. Somehow living in a major metro (my preferred term for what I formerly [...]

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Mass transit whinge: While waiting at the bus stop this morning, I saw the bus to Pentagon City approaching from a couple of blocks away. I moved towards the normal boarding point, while another girl started sprinting towards the bus stop from about a block away. As we both moved to the correct [...]

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Remember how I was in love with DC’s mass transit?  Today it can suck it.
Item #1: suicidal bus drivers.  I have no idea what compels the drivers of the 22A to play NASCAR between the hours of 5pm-7pm, but my ride home has gotten consistently worse, and one of these days I really am going [...]

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This weekend, we did the following:
- made a budget
- set up our Christmas tree
- made lamb curry
I’m sure we did other things, but these were the most substantial weekend activities. I know, we’re boring.

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