It’s 7:00 in Orlando, and I’m going to slip in a quick post before dinner.
This trip’s excitement was leaving my driver’s licence at the bank in Oregon on Friday, and therefore going through the Airport security on Saturday without an ID. I suppose that this happens to other people, since they had a whole procedure in which I stepped into a space-age puffer box and had air shot at me, then walked through the metal detectors, then had pretty much everything I owned swiped down with a little chemical detector wand. All very exciting – I mean it – because it meant that I got to fly home on time despite being the girl most likely to leave her head if it wasn’t attached. I called the bank, though, and I’m in negotiations to get them to send me my licence while I’m here, so that on the way back I don’t have to get puffed.
I bought a book in Chicago, on my layover, and I’ve been enjoying it. I had almost finished my new Harper’s and I needed something to ensure that I wouldn’t be out of reading material before I hit the ground. The book is The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, and I’ll say it again, although I’ve said it before: it’s just so good to read a novel. It’s getting my head out of architecture mode, just a little, although I’m still thinking about the studio project and dreaming about strange buildings.
A highlight – I spoke with Tad and Stefan on Sunday night, got the news from Brattleboro and shared a bit of my news. Two hours just barely scratches the surface, but no matter how short, talking with great friends makes everything seem better. I promised them I would link to my pitiful little website which I plan to dismantle and replace as soon as grades are in. So much for getting out of architecture mode – that’s one of the many projects I have in mind for this break, including looking into Cinema 4D, drawing and diagramming a lot, and voraciously reading whatever theory I can come across.
Dinner is coming up, so I’m going to run off. I’ve been adding expensive and wonderful things to my wish list, so feel free to peruse my unreasonable demands…