The Merch

D and I spent some time earlier this month picking our favorite photos from the road trip (or, sometimes, the ones that would fit) and putting them into a photobook for our families. It took a long time, and the layout software left much to be desired, but it was fun to reminisce about all the places we'd been.

Here's a preview of the interior:



We're pretty happy with the finshed product. You can flip through a tiny Flash version of the whole book over at mypublisher.com.

~CKL

Well That's Just Fine

Apparently nobody wants this fanny pack, not even for free, so I'm sending it to our friend Karl, who recently returned from a trip to southeast Asia. I'm sure he'll put it to good use on one of his hiking trips, or else find some environmentally responsible way to get rid of it. Thanks in advance, Karl!

Dinner tonight: Papa Murphy's pizza at Kendra and Matt's apartment, after attending Kendra's graduation at NIU and then gaming all afternoon.

~CKL

Let's Try This Again

Remember this fanny pack? Well, now I'm giving it away for FREE--you don't even pay shipping. First person to send me an email gets it delivered to their door.

I'm trying to do the right thing here and keep my THDI low, by encouraging re-use instead of just tossing it in the garbage. It's like playing the Light Side in KOTOR, or protecting the Little Sisters in BioShock: it may seem like a lot of extra work with no immediate benefit, but it will pay greater rewards in the long run, I'm sure.

~CKL

Fanny Pack For Sale

This is the Google bag I mentioned previously, a tchotchke from the 2005 sales conference. I've been using it as a camera bag, but it's pretty bulky, and all the camera stuff fits just fine inside a gallon-sized Ziploc. (Aside: did you know that Ziploc now makes "Big Bags," the biggest of which is over 5 square feet in size? Welcome to America, I guess.)

Anyway, aside from being a one-of-a-kind Google collectible, this very sturdy accessory features one large zipper compartment, a smaller zipper pocket in front, two tiny zippered slots on the sides, and an elastic side pouch for a water bottle. It's padded on the back, and also has a handle so you can lug it instead of wearing it.

Make me an offer! FREE is a valid offer, but you still pay $5 for shipping.

Y'all can thank Loren for the extra effort I'm putting into this divestment. Normally, I'd just do the lazy thing and leave it behind in the hotel room, but this is a perfectly usable item and shouldn't just end up in a trash heap. So you'd really be doing me a favor by taking it off my hands.

~CKL

T minus 10 days and counting

Now that The Game is over, it's time for D and me to get down to the business of packing up for big move to Portland, which includes an extended road trip around the lower 48 states. We leave on April 17th, the garage sale is on Sunday the 13th, and the cleaners come through on Monday the 14th.

We've definitely got our work cut out for us, but some friends came by today and agreed to take our couches off our hands. And tomorrow we'll be taking photos and updating our FREE STUFF listings. That's right, I said FREE. We need to get rid of it somehow, and we'd much rather know it's going to a good home than drop it at Goodwill or into a landfill.

~CKL