What's new

Well, not too much is new.

I spent last weekend lazing about, sleeping in and sewing up a bag for the back of my bike (because I am way too cheap to pay 40 bucks for one). And I put together a guide for students going to Russia- reliving my glory days. Now I am awaiting feedback from others before putting the final touches on it. I also visited some thrift stores for some camping cooking gear, but was disappointed in my attempt. On Sunday I got out to the farmer's market- there were only 5 stands and I wonder if they are simply more active on other days? And one day I stopped at a bead store called Bead Chicks and restrained myself to only spending 12 dollars which was quite the accomplishment in my book. At work, a news station apparently came in to film some of the people. I missed out on the action while posing for my own photo with my boss for press materials. We pretended to be looking through a roll of microfilm and it was horribly amusing as I pointed at articles.

Mostly this week I've been on the prowl for jobs. Applications await, but still there are not many job openings that I'm qualified for (like directorships). On Facebook someone posted something about this thing at the Museum of Science and Industry where you live there for one month and 10,000 dollars. You have a little room, but you can go wherever you want- explore the place at night and the like. It sounds like a lot of fun, so I think I'm actually thinking about applying.

And I almost forgot, there was a near crisis with regards to housing. The people I'm staying with apparently thought I'd be out by September, but my internship goes through September. Luckily, the person who offered me a space in her loft earlier this summer will let me stay there for the month. Crisis averted.

Well, the weekend approaches. I will be headed out on adventure to Medora and the badlands. I got some advice from someone who lives up there not to run or make sudden movements if ever approached by a bison- same goes for rattlers. I felt very reassured.

And I will leave you with some things I find funny:

On my way to camping trip with Krista I saw a city called Downer. Now, wouldn't it be a downer to live in a place like that? Maybe all the bad jokes (like the aforementioned) really get people down.

There was a place called Funk's Meat market. Hmm.

And this is an article (or most of it) that I found in a Bismarck Trib from 1941. The story is not ND-related however, but it greatly amused me:

Little Betsy has too many friends
VT- Four-year-old Betsy Earle is so popular with the townsfolk that her parents have published the following announcement in the town’s column…:Betsy Earle’s parents wish to announce that she is suffering from a severe case of worms and they urgently urge, that in the interest of her continued good health, the townspeople discontinue the practice of feeding her candy.” This isn’t the first time M r. and Mrs. Earle had tried to meet the problem Once they hung a sign around her neck, reading: “don’t feed me.” That didn’t work, because as Betsy explained: “It wouldn’t be polite to refuse, would it?”