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I posted an entry each day during my 26th year of life.

Day 193: waffles

August 23, 2009 / / 0 Comments

We made waffles with fresh fruit tonight for a group of friends, and I think they were delicious.

I bought Katie a waffle iron for her birthday several years ago and we don’t use it all that often, but when we do, it’s totally worth it.

Other than that, I felt pretty unproductive today. I played a bunch of Mafia Wars on Facebook today, which was really out of boredom more than anything else.

Another week approaches! We head up to Portland this upcoming Friday for a wedding in Portland, but it also means we’ll get to drop in on Katie’s parents.

Also, Professor Layton releases tomorrow (truly, in a mere 15 minutes)! The excitement is barely containable!

Day 192: tire

August 22, 2009 / / 0 Comments

I’m sitting outside a movie theater waiting for the guard to move so we can go in and watch (500) Days of Summer. It must be a pretty boring job, but without early seating movie screen guards, our world would probably devolve into chaos.

I took the car in for an oil change and inspection today. Our nice local mechanic mentioned that the tires looked like they could use replacing and suggested we do it before winter. Does anyone out there have any experience with tire places or, more specifically, CostCo? That’s what our mechanic recommended and where we’ll probably go unless I hear horror stories.

There are high hopes for Tutti Melon after the movie. Is it just me or have pay-by-weight froyo places taken the market by storm? Or is it only a California/west coast thing?

Day 191: cold heat

August 21, 2009 / / 0 Comments

When I was young, I used to think that I was better in cold weather than in hot. When it was cold, I didn’t feel it as much. On the flip side, when it was hot, I would feel helpless, tired, and much more out of sorts.

As I’ve grown, I think I’ve changed slightly. I think my tolerance for cold has gotten slightly worse and my tolerance for hot weather slightly better. Perhaps it was youthful ignorance or a stubborn will, but I distinctly remember it being colder but not feeling as cold.

Is this a transformation that other people go through, although perhaps the other direction? Do certain people grow up liking cold temperature only to not be able to stand it in their old age? Do people feel heat and cold differently at different ages?

Or is it more a matter of environment? Does growing up somewhere cold mean that eventually you’ll get more used to it and more immune to it?

Day 190: plane vs car

August 20, 2009 / / 0 Comments

At some point in the past few years, I became anti-air travel. I’m not vehemently against it. I’ll take a plane when going across the country.

But, if I’m taking a trip somewhere drivable, I almost always prefer to take a road trip. This wasn’t always the case. I used to dislike driving, or at least dislike it more than flying. Somewhere along the line, I started getting annoyed at the added time that went along with a flight.

I think it also has to do with control. I can’t control plane cancellations or inclement weather at airports. I can’t control the length of security lines and the speed at which they move. I can control how quickly I drive and when we leave in the car. If there’s traffic, I can control the route I take. In a literal way, on a road trip, I’m in the drivers seat.

Also, you can’t pull over in the middle of a flight to eat at an Arby’s.

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