Nice to run away but not practical

[badger]

I debated whether I should go through the hassle of moving out for a few nights, but in the end I just couldn't say no to a couple of thousand dollars for a bit of inconvenience.

I'll have to pack up my cats and move into my parents' place for 10 days, which should be interesting to say the least. But I'm lucky, I know there are far more vacancies than people thought: they're gouging, who'd want to pay $600/night in a dinky studio apartment??

I'll be working modified hours to offset the anticipated commuting problems. I'm lucky that I'll be able to do compressed work week by working 10am-8pm and get Fridays off.

And speaking of commuting, the past week was quite interesting seeing my route change dramatically. On some roads it's nice with hardly any traffic, but on others I've had close calls from impatient drivers not looking as they turn corners.

All in all, it IS exciting, but I just want it over quickly so life can get back to normal.

And a small post script: it's a shame that the Paralympics are getting such a short end of the stick. They're hardly talked of, planned, or even cared about.

[NbyNW]

And a small post script: it's a shame that the Paralympics are getting such a short end of the stick. They're hardly talked of, planned, or even cared about.

I agree, it's too bad. I followed the Beijing Paralympics on the web. The Paralympics are every bit as beautiful, competitive, and inspiring as the regular Olympics, if not more so.