a post from the road

so here is some blogging i did whilst en route to bismarck --- where i currently have the "i slept for two hours so now i'm wide freakin' awake" insomnia type deal.

anyhow to you i present "bloggin on the road"

bloggin' from the road!

i've been sleeping for the better part of the trip thus far -- we got on the road about half past six this morning and it's now 9 a.m. currently listening to a random compilation, beginning with "beast of burden" by the rolling stones.
we're about 20 minutes outside of fergus falls and the ol' stomach is starting to growl slightly -- nothing a roadside cigarette and some crystal light can't remedy.

the gameboy is a big hit with the kiddo -- she has been playing the "narnia" game solidly for a couple of hours, with intermittent pleas for me to help her move rocks. the gameboy is freakin' PRICELESS when it comes to car trips.

and it's also funny b/c dustin has the ipod up pretty loud with some political something or other, so whenever she asks for help -- which has been every two minutes are so -- he has to pause it. makes me giggle a little bit in an evil way.

kind of sad that i will miss seeing my friend who still live in minot, given the fact that i have to return sunday night to mpls., but getting home in time for the interview is more important. (now playing: "under pressure.") i guess that's a grown up choice, huh? if i thought that amtrak had any way in hell of not being late upon arrival, i'd have taken the monday night train. however i know the train schedule in winter and i know that it would be my luck for the train to be several hours late, thus fucking me in the job department. i need none of that.

(now playing: "friend of mine" by liz phair.)

dustin was glad to receive the big ass stretched canvas i got him for christmas, plus some new brushes. hopefully this will spur him into painting again.

and my gift? oh, the gift of comfort folks. i received from dustin a cushion that attaches to a chair that will massage your upper back, lower back and thighs. (insert drooling sound here) this will make life so much more pleasant for an aging, decrepit hag like myself.

hopefully our dog is not tormenting the lovely lizzie, who volunteered to take her for the weekend, saving us lots of money in the area of kenneling her. (note to self: find gift card for lizzie. and buy her many drinks for her coming bday this week.)

i can tell we're getting closer to the nd border. the white landscape is becoming indistinguishable from the white sky. that and the sad, sinking feeling that nd is famous for offering (although that is seldom mentioned in their tourism campaign).

"Visit North Dakota! We promise you won't wish for death immediately!"

"North Dakota has much to offer! And we don't just mean the meth labs!"

"Discover the spirit of North Dakota, and watch your own spirit vanish!"

"Why not Minot? Crippling depression!"

"You'll be excited to come back! We'll keep your prescription on file!"