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I was getting tired of posting these, but the Ling Cod and War Bonnet are actually really good in this set.

Once again, these are Kathryn's.

Moving on

I have about 5 weeks left before I say goodbye to coworkers at both jobs.
Then, somehow I'll be all packed and ready to restart a school-oriented lifestyle.
It will be somewhat refreshing, but daunting, as I have to readjust not only to new surroundings , but a new lifestyle as well. In many regards it's different: living by myself, taking care of all bills on my own (it's about damn time), but the most unsettling might be adjusting to the climate. Lack of light and warmth might prove to be a big deal for me. For most of my life I've managed to live without a jacket, even in snowy conditions, but I'm guessing this will be like nothing I've ever felt before.
So I did prep myself by getting a thick jacket, however gloves and a scarf might also be in order.
I don't really know what people up there wear for the winter. I guess I'll just have to experience it and see how they cope so I can.

Beyond climate issues, once I have everything packed and actually have a place to move into (they should be letting me know about that here shortly) I won't have much else to worry about.
School itself won't be a bother. I'm guessing I'll have enough freetime to focus all my energy on it. I'll be dark outside, so I won't have much to lure me out there, and I won't know too many people, so chances are I'll be a loner, or at least keep to myself.

Now I guess I just sit back and until all the vital stages fall together and I can do something about them. Til then I'll just have it in the back of my mind.
So far it hasn't kept me up at night.
Hopefully it'll stay that way til the night before departure. (Cuz I know I won't sleep well that night, regardless.)

Been a while since I've blogged my thoughts.
Thanks for listening...

Kathryn

More fish and such by Kathryn.

I haven't been in the water for over two weeks now.
Makes me sad.

Neah Bay

More from Bob.
He went up around where Manuel and I had our adventure a while ago, a place called Sekiu Jetty, which is just east of Neah Bay.

Bob got some really nice shots of some jellyfish. I wonder how he did it. Mine weren't so nice the last time around.

Buttpaste

Today while cashiering I had an "item not found". This means that the bar code on an item that was scanned is not recognized by the computer.
In the event of this happening, one must hunt down the item at its source which means calling a sales clerk on the floor and asking for a similar UPC or just a price that you can work with.

So I get an item that won't ring up, so I call a long-time coworker/friend in nutrition, to see if the item belongs to her department.

I ask, "Do you have (said item) in your department?"

She asks, "What kind of toothpaste are you looking for?"

..."You're going to make me ask again aren't you? Can I get a price check on butt paste?"

She didn't believe what she was hearing, so she hung up the phone and walked over to my checkstand. I show her the product:

Boudreaux's Butt Paste

A treatment for diaper rash and other such skin irritations.
The guy buying it and I had a good laugh about it.
He wanted me to do an overhead page on the quest for the price of butt paste.
I declined.

It reminded me of 'Me, Myself, and Irene'. An embarrassing page for a price check on Vagasil.
I should have done it. When will I ever get that chance again?
...although it's not really protocol to get a price check like that.
Usually you just call for the department rather than the item itself.

Good times with butt paste.

Day Island Wall

Kathyrn went to Day Island Wall near Tacoma over the weekend and found some cool wolf eels along with a few other creatures. I'm still waiting for the day that I see one of those wolf eels down there.
I've only seen the skull of one in Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on the waterfront.

Alki

Bob Bailey went diving again and found a dead octopus.
I also went diving at Alki at roughly the same time and found a live one.

The dive for me was an eye-opener. I still need a lot of work on the basics:
checking my guages and buoyancy.
More practice. I need more practice.