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Just dropped my roommate, B, off at the airport, and I just heard the plane take off and circle back south.  Ah the joys of living in a small city with an airport on a plateau above town.  Like the Edinburgh castle, but louder.

(Check out the cool geologic evolution of the plateau that the Edinburgh castle sits on. Hint: It's part of a volcano. Cool, eh?)

It's going to be super quiet around here with B gone.  She's off to visit her Dad down east for a month, so it'll just be me and the Quiet Roommate.  Although I'm planning on setting up my sewing machine on B's desk, so it'll be nice to have a pseudo-dedicated sewing space for a while.  :D

BTW, it's 8:10 am and it's still pitch black outside (although a bit of deep blue on the horizon), and -16 C (3 F) this morning.  I'm pleased to announce that my car actually started this morning!  \o/

Also, it might be time to turn on the baseboard heater in my bedroom...

Book: Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer

I finished reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer yesterday morning while curled up on D's couch.  There's nothing quite like curling up with a cup of coffee and reading in the morning while you're boyfriend makes you breakfast! 

Anyways, it was a really good book, a non-fiction account of Chris McCandless trek around the western States and final trip into the wilds of Alaska, living almost entirely off the land.  You know how the story ends, but Krakauer weaves the tale beautifully, alternating between McCandless's point of view, the point of view of his family and the people he encountered on his travels, the publics reaction to his fate, and comparisons with others who have ventured out into the wild on dangerous pursuits.  It's a sad tale, but a good one; you really get the feeling that McCandless was happy with the path he'd chosen, even if (or maybe because) it conflicted with the path his parents wanted him on.

I'm not good at book reviews, but I'd definitely recommend this one.  I've already passed it on to my roommate to read on her trip, and will likely send it along to others.  I think my Grandma would really enjoy it!

And now I can finally watch the movie with D.  :)