HOT!
Wow, the high for today was 94 degrees, and it's only May! Can we say global warming? :oP It's so hot in this house, and even hotter when I'm working on a computer all day. Funny how it acts like summer as soon as all the students leave town and school is over. I love this time of year in Moscow, the frat boys are gone and there's hardly any traffic. It's much easier to ride my bike around without being narrowly missed by a car since there seem to be more bikes on the streets than cars these days.We went camping last weekend, which was awesome. I always love the first camping trip of the season. Some friends came up from Boise and we went to a barter fair. It was fun, I bartered and sold some of my soap, some jewelry, and massage oil. Hopefully we'll be going to plenty more barter fairs and festivals this summer. Especially if we get a bus. Speaking of the bus, we found one in town! It's a diesel and the current owner is putting a new engine in it (I believe he's putting in a turbo engine, which rocks). There were a few other people interested but we're hoping we can just offer the guy more for it. The only problem is he seems to be taking his time finishing it up and putting the engine in. So who knows when it will be done and if we can get it. Keep those fingers crossed! I can't believe after all this time looking that we found a local bus, I really hope this one works out. :)
This weekend I need to work my little butt off. I need to design a new template for the Co-op newsletter since we're moving to a new press, work on a proposal for a web site I'm designing, and get some cleaning done. I'm hoping to go to the Farmer's Market Saturday morning as well, I love Farmer's Market season! Fresh organic local produce is definitely worth getting up early on a Saturday for... Memorial Day weekend I am going to Portland for my cousin Lynn's wedding. It will be nice to see some family, it certainly has been a while. Last time I was in Portland we were just there for a night and stayed with my cousins on the way home from San Francisco. It will be nice to see my cousins and meet my newest cousin, baby Esther, who I have yet to meet. She sure looks cute in the pictures though!
Freelance jobs continue to grow, I just got an e-mail from a dog trainer in Seattle who wants a web site, but since I'm totally busy it may have to wait a while. I met with a client last week who wants some illustrations designed for a book she is writing. She also fell in love with my magazine and suggested that we start something similar for the Peace Coalition, which would be pretty cool, but of course very time consuming. If I get any more job offers I might have to start turning them down. Maybe it's a sign that I need to start my own business and focus on the freelance work, but I really don't want to give up my awesome job or any of the benefits that come along with it. It's so wonderful to be able to believe in what I do for a living and make a difference in the lives of animals that can't speak up for themselves. Most of the clients I do freelance work with are small family-owned businesses or non-profits as well, so I really feel good about all the work I'm doing, but I don't know what PETA would do without me! We are a bit short-staffed lately and it's been so busy!
Well, I'm gonna get off this hot computer and go sit out on the deck. Hopefully we'll be playing some poker tonight, so wish me luck! :)
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