Category Moving to Seattle
Who needs a place to stay in Seattle?
It’s official: Seattle’s hottest AirBnB property has just gone live and is open for business. I mean, if I’m not going to stay there, why shouldn’t you? You just have to promise you’ll let me back in when I move back from London. Here’s the listing. It’s perfect for weekend get-aways, longer-term corporate arrangements, and […]
Seattle Anniversary (and Housewarming!)
Can you believe it has been a year since I moved to Seattle? Exactly one year ago today, I set out from DC to drive across the country to my new home. I had never lived in Seattle, and I knew no one. I had accepted a job that I had hoped would give me back my evenings and weekends, and I was betting […]
The House: Moving Day!
Finally, at long last, and FOR PETE’S SAKE, I moved into my new place today! I technically have another month before I need to be out of my old place, and I had hoped to paint and redo some light fixtures (and maybe trim some more moss?) before moving in, but apparently Lesson No. 1 […]
Big News
I’M HAVING A BABY!!! Just kidding. That would be super weird and kind of biologically impossible. But given that this news has prompted my parents (who don’t travel except for grandchildren) to start planning a trip to visit me, I guess it’s basically the same thing. So here’s the real news: I’M BUYING A HOUSE!!! […]
Camping no more
So my last post from almost TWO WEEKS AGO left you with a pretty bleak picture: Yours truly coming home from a crazy new job to an empty apartment, where I had nothing but a sleeping bag and a bicycle to protect me from the bitter elements, and where the lack of Internet and lamps […]
Urban camping
Well, I’m here. Seattle! My new home. Scratch that. Seattle is where I now live, but it’s not quite home yet. For one thing, while I have an apartment, I don’t have anything to put in that apartment. I’m literally sleeping on the floor and eating with paper plates. If all goes well, the movers […]
The Ride: Going to the Sun Road
Even if you’ve never heard of Kalispell, Montana, you’ve probably heard of Glacier National Park. It’s one of those places that has a way of turning up on calendars and post cards — all snowy peaks and sapphire lakes and lush green valleys — but it’s so remote that you’ll never get there unless you […]
Another day in Kalispell
I had originally planned to spend only one night in Kalispell. The movers were scheduled to deliver my furniture and things early on Friday, so I needed to get to Seattle on Thursday night. BUT THEN a vast right-wing conspiracy forced the movers to change the delivery date to next Tuesday, leaving me with no […]
Kalispell
At long last, a break from traveling! Today I got to Kalispell, Montana, and all I want to do is channel my inner Elsa and sing say, “Here I’ll stand, and here I’ll stay“. Because NATURE! Flathead Lake as seen coming over the pass from Polson.A truly breathtaking view, I did a u-turn so that […]
Rapid City to Missoula
This third leg of the journey — from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Missoula, Montana — was the longest yet. That was largely my own fault. After a 16-hour slog the day before, the predicted 10-hour drive seemed like nothing. Hey, I thought, why not relax a bit and soak up some of the local […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 