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This past summer I would take Matara dawn patrolling with me. She would stay on the beach while I caught a few waves.

I found this on the camera, along with some pictures of me in the ocean.  Completely her creation. I imagine her standing in those footprints, bent in some sort of yoga pose as she outlines the shape. The gritty sand covering her hands and wedged in her fingernails. I hope she remembers days like that when she’s older.

In other news, we ate tacos today at Rachel’s, and played a fun game with plastic cups. I found a bag of lemon peel tonight, I’ve eaten so much, my kidneys hurt. Time to drink some water. Then sleep, perhaps motivation will find me tonight.

So I applied for a job just now. Driving is involved, but pizzas are not. Check out the additional requirements for this federal job based in Fort Collins..

   ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have experience with finding, trapping, handling, and banding large
  forest raptors, and technical tree climbing (ropes, ascenders, rappel
  devices) to raptor nests.
• Must have experience with identifying and censusing western forests birds
  and mammals.
• Must have experience in orienteering in mountain/forests situations and
  operation of 4-wheel drive trucks.

Now I don’t meet many of the basic or additional requirements, but holy shit does that sound like a great way to spend the summer! I suspect that there aren’t a lot of fully qualified applicants, so I’ve emailed the supervisor and expressed my enthusiasm. I fully expect to get shot down like a golden eagle under a net gun.

Edit: It’s official, the positions filled. But it would’ve been cool!

Ostara today. A celebration of Spring and the coming light.

I took a nap on my garden bench, and talked to the new peach tree. Matara and Sára went to a ceremony at Treehenge. Teva and I ate Tacos, (yes that’s capitalized) played chess and video games, and went to the range. I give the boy minimal coaching when it comes to archery, it’s so cool to see him develop his own style. And as you can see, the boy has style!

It also rained this evening. I love that stuff. I don’t spend enough time loving water here, it feels so…separate here.

In other news, Matara has been playing chess with Charles from the Alleycat. Lessons and everything. Only a couple times this past week, and she’s already beating me. I’m gonna have to start practicing, I can’t get beat by a nine year old girl!

First day back at class tomorrow, and I didn’t get anything done over break. Not even scraping paint unfortunately. I’ve been fairly sick for the last part of this week, hopefully some regular sleep will finish it off.

A fairy house hanging in the garden at 4710. I’ve been missing that place quite a bit lately. The kids are bugging me to go back this summer. I’ve got a feeling I’ve spoiled them!

 is off to Japan for a week or so. We did breakfast at Rachel’s as a sort of good bye. We’ll all miss him I think. Sussana and Gabe moved back to Ft. Collins for a while. Taxes are finished, and Sára and I worked out some things between us today. Time will tell, that’s what Bob says anyway.

I also spent a couple hours gaming with Cousin John () on the COJ server. Good times, flavored with low ping goodness.

This coming week is spring break, and I think I will be calmly busy. I need to strip the paint from a house, among other various chores. I’ll be fixing up a machine for the AlleyCat, which will include installing Linux, so it looks like I’ll be learning a little more about that OS again. If it goes well, I’ll be switching some of the other machines over to Linux as well.

I’ve been going to the range with Kaya, and the kids even came along the other day. So things are looking up. Elk is some tasty stuff.

Time for bed indeed.

Finally some time to post after being back from Hawaii. One would think that leaving Hawaii would be a bummer. Well it certainly can be. But some good things happened this week.

• Broadband baby! Yep, it took some serious bitching at the Qworst people, but I got it. Low ping gaming goodness whenever I get the chance.


• I took my Immunology exam. I wasn’t too worried about it, until I started studying. I then realized how little I knew. I borrowed a skateboard from  for the event, so much faster than walking! Before I left for the exam I sacrificed a couple of tacos (how relevant!) and then skated over there. Time went kind of fuzzy for a bit, then I turned in the exam. And passed. Barely, but I passed. I’m averaging a B in the class now, so I’m feeling good about that.


• DoD-Source: It’s the online game I’ve been playing, and I’m beta testing it with the guys who are making it, getting it ready for public release. It’s really cool to find bugs, or make suggestions, and see them addressed in short order. Did I mention low ping goodness?


• My kids love me, and are really glad that I’m back. I think they’ve told me every day this week.

So there you have it.