Playing Catch-Up

[prosodic]

It seems I have mostly been updating Twitter and Facebook the past few days, and I haven't even been doing that much. Lance's sister left yesterday and we're now playing catch-up. I'm behind on day job work, so I have to start getting caught up on that today. And I need to find time to peruse/apply for other writing gigs. I can do my current gig 40 hours a week if I want to, but I don't want to. I need to mix things up a little.

Lance is off the rest of the week, which will make things a bit more difficult in terms of me getting work done. But I'm glad he's here. His foot is in pretty bad shape and I hope a few days of rest will put him on the med. It's still very swollen, but not as bad as it was yesterday. And now he can stay off of it since we're not doing day trips anymore.

I need to update The Itinerant Writer as well. I think I'm going to stop revisiting places that I've already posted about...I don't really see the point in doing a 5th post about Pike Place Market or another post about Snoqualmie or Mt. Rainier or whatever. But I would like to post a recommendation for Ivar's Acres of Clams on the waterfront downtown...best clam chowder I've ever eaten in my life. We have an Ivar's here in Kent, and I've been there before for fish and chips (the Acres of Clams is a nice sit-down joint with a wine/beer list...the local Ivar's is just a fish and chip shop), but the local place also has chowder, so I know where to go when it's cold and I need soup.

Anyway, I'm almost done with my tea and then I need to shower and start my writing. I will probably be making a more substantial post later.

Comments

[jenny-rambles.livejournal.com]

OOOhh - if you're looking for something a little more active to write about I had a lot of fun at Ape Caves. We did the harder path...and you need one of those fun head lamp things - but it was awesome. And NICE on a hot day since it was like 60 or so degrees I think.

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

This?
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/NatMonument/PointsInterest/ape_cave.html

[jenny-rambles.livejournal.com]

Yes. It was really fun in like an Indiana Jones kind of way. We did the harder cave (keep in mind I'm sure you're in way better shape than I was too!) and it was fun! There was one place I can remember where I needed Alex to give me a leg up - but otherwise it was doable. And did I mention nice and cool? :)

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

You may have just given me a great idea for a magazine article pitch. Thanks so much for that! That area is less than a 3 hour drive, so it wouldn't be tremendously costly to do this.

I don't know if I'm in better shape...I haven't been able to work out as much as I would like because I can't afford a gym membership at the moment and the dog jumps all over me if I try to do anything at home. I'm ridiculously out of shape right now.

[jenny-rambles.livejournal.com]

I was in NO shape at all when I did that. :) But other than the cheap investment in the headlamps it was free...and like I said, fun. They had an easy course too - I don't know if that needed headlamps too or not.

If you write it up I'd love to read it! :)