Someone's gotta post something. If it's not going to be you, I guess it'll have to be me.

So... here I am in Mt Vernon, Iowa (just outside Cedar Rapids) with my crew from work. We're here for the next week. Long day of traveling. on the first flight i sat next to a diving instructor - as in scuba diving. he leads expeditions to explore ship wrecks and the like and travels all the time - he only sees his wife & small kids (in minneapolis) on the weekends. i didn't even realize this was a potential job - but i guess someone has to do it.

So I'm sitting in my single un-air conditioned dorm room on a very hard mattress, procrastinating pooping in the public bathroom because i hate it. i've always hated it and i'm sure i will continue to hate it. why do i want to poop with other people i know in the room? or really ANYONE in the room? thing is, i don't.

walking back from the dining hall this evening i noticed lots of tiny little frogs hopping across the sidewalks. tiny like smaller than a dime. so so small. huh. iowa. i was expecting it to be the same as missouri.

so i'm here for the next week for a habitat build in cedar rapids. it's also the height of recruitment season so i don't know how much time i'll spend on site. i've got interviews set up for tomorrow & sunday so far. hoping for many more during my stay.

this dorm room came w/ a box fan, which is pretty sweet. i have a lot of difficulty sleeping w/out one - & i've been told there are loud trains that come through every 2 hours all night long - so i'm glad to have it. i'm glad i didn't have to figure out how to jam one in my suitcase...

not sure why i stopped writing in the blog. many reasons, i guess. time. i will blame this on BIG LOVE which we just recently finished - & i'm so relieved. i love it & am addicted to it when it's around therefore i get nothing else accomplished. not motivated to write about much & i'm sooo tired of writing about house projects. how boring! the garden's coming along well. i hope to post a photo sometime soon. we have little cukes! D's in charge of watering while i'm away. hope that goes well. i know it's a bit of a pain.

work is the same. it's work. seems like there are some opportunities to change things up a bit - but i'm not sure if i want that just yet. got a new boss about a month ago. he's ok. not as direct as he could be, but that's ok for now. in the past 4 weeks, people have left their jobs. one more person will be leaving soon. i think we've lost about 15 people since last june. maybe more. we haven't gone 2 weeks w/out a staffing change in at least 6 months. i've become somewhat numb to it at this point. i had a review a while back, before the new boss started, and i was expecting it to be very negative. but it was the opposite & i got a raise. so far this raise is only verbal - apparently my old boss has yet to turn in the review so...

i think that's about it. i'm going to try & read a little before i make some sleeps. borrowed a book from a coworker. paulo coelho - the witch of portobello. we'll see if it's any good.