Woah, what happened to February?
February always catches me by surprise because it's a short month. I can't believe it's almost over already! It's been a busy month, and I have a feeling March will be even busier, since I'm trying to finish up a lot of projects before I leave for Spain. So, what did I do this month? Well, since Seneca and I don't normally do much for Valentine's Day (it's an over commercialized holiday and we prefer to celebrate our love all the time instead of one day a year), we decided to show some love for animals by protesting at KFC. We joined Compassion Speaks in a Valentine's Day themed protest (see picture). Seneca dressed up as a chicken and clucked angrily (which was quite hilarious) as people pulled into the KFC drive-thru, and I wore an evil Colonel Sanders mask and chased him around. Seneca carried a sign that said "KFC Broke My Heart (and My Legs)" and I made one that said "Have a Heart, Boycott KFC." It was lots of fun and we got a variety of different reactions as usual. We also went to the Compassion Speaks Vegan Potluck a couple days before V-day, which is always delicious and fun. For President's Day weekend we went to McCall to visit my parents and go snowboarding. We have only gone snowboarding twice this entire season now, because of less-than-ideal snow conditions and lack of money, but thankfully my parents were kind enough to take us to Brundage in McCall (thanks Mom & Dad!). I can actually keep up with Seneca pretty well, although he likes to dart through the trees and I suck at that part. Juneau got to play in the snow, which he absolutely loved, since Moscow's snow has all melted. We went out to dinner and went on several walks to the frozen lake with the dogs. It was a nice little vacation and as always it was good to see my family.
I have been busy working on a site redesign at work, which is going smoothly now that the layout has been pretty well hammered out. As for freelance projects, I am finishing up the T & D Landscaping site, and have been keeping busy designing flyers and other promotional items for the Moscow CommUNITY Walk, a new event with the theme "Walking on Common Ground" that will be taking place in Moscow on April 28. I am also planning to design the graphics for the posters and t-shirts for Moscow's Hempfest again this year, so I recently began the brainstorming process for that. And of course, I still design the Moscow Food Co-op's monthly newsletter.
I have made quite a few posts about green art and design on Green Options (the link takes you directly to a list of my blog entries) and I am enjoying the opportunity to research and write about sustainable design. The site has really taken off and more content is added every day, it is a great resource for all things green. Now, if only we could get more people to start living more sustainably, maybe we'd stand a chance at combatting global warming...
This week is Jazz Fest in Moscow, and Seneca's dad, John, is visiting from Pennsylvania to check out all the great music. We'll probably be going to several jazz shows this week. John is a lot like Seneca: very progressive, vegetarian, and passionate about alternative energy and living sustainably. We certainly enjoy his visits, and are very glad to see that he is recovering from the colon cancer he had last year (he sends a warning to everyone: a lifetime of eating meat can lead to colon cancer!). Last time he was here we took him to a KFC protest and Seneca put him to work fixing the bus. This time around, they're playing lots of poker together and enjoying the jazz music (although I probably can't promise that Sen won't want some help with the bus this week).
And, some good news about the bus: SHE RUNS! Seneca fixed the starter switch and got the electrical problems all figured out, and just got it back from the shop, where they re-timed it and did some other minor repairs. We recently ordered some new upholstery for the interior walls and cabinets, so that's our next project. We haven't been collecting grease much this winter since she hasn't been running, so now we hope to get back to a regular grease-collecting schedule as well. Hopefully many trips await us in the grease bus!
And now, back to being busy busy busy and hopefully getting some work done. :)
Labels: family, vacation/trips, volksvegan grease bus
