An Afternoon on the Lawn

I’m sitting outdoors in a forest park area of Hillsboro after just having picked up a nice new laptop from my student-based consulting firm, Intel. I should begin a bit more prior to where I am now in order to tell this story right. I left this morning at around 10am to drop my Ci off on campus and head for that well-known I-5 corridor north. All went well up through 50 or so miles and then it slowed. Traffic nearly stuck completely, traveling at only 60mph! Laughing out loud… But to me, that is an absolute turtle’s pace. And it meant that I’d only have a couple of minutes to spare before the PC tech folks had their lunch and I didn’t feel like waiting around for an hour just so they could munch. I’m being a little selfish, I know. And, as it happened, that’s just how it worked out. I missed the techs and got stuck waiting in an unshaded spot on a near-summer’s day in my car in a parking lot packed to the rim in a sea of glinting cars in the sun.

So after I finished checking out the new laptop the company has invested me with, I drove out to my old apartment neighborhood and out into a small forest park nearby. And so here I sit, finishing up my whopper sandwich from Burger King and searching for a wireless connection to steal and ultimately writing this blog post. Sitting on a log sprinkled with pine needles and twigs and pollen swarming in clouds on the notebook screen, I’m reflecting on the day now to relax my mind just a bit before returning to Eugene and the madness of school work for one final term.

But enough for now. My next step is to walk around some and maybe get a soda before I hit the road. Exciting and eventful, huh?

Seated in my car, willingly this time, sipping a Safeway Select Clear Sparkling Water beverage, I’m just gathering my thoughts before a quick walk around the park. Seems leisurely, doesn’t it? I wonder if I’ll have the time or even work to make the time once I begin a job/career in just a few months. Which is one more reason for me to do it now, to enjoy my time while it lasts, while I can, while it’s still there.

But I’ll be back to Eugene shortly and hit the gym later tonight with my hon. Hheee… So, I’d better get to walking so I can keep the schedule.

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