One Heckova Storm

Didja see that storm last night? According to Adele it was raining so hard down in Holladay that she didn't even dare run out to her car. Up here in Sugarhouse we didn't see even a drop. But I did see some reallt great sights. The sky was lit up a bright orange from a combination of the falling rain and the sunset. I ran over to Sugarhouse park to get some pictures (you can see them here). It was awesome, I even caught some lightning on "film". Today, there was a street festival at 9th & 9th. (Oh, that's 9th South and 9th East, for those of you who are not "in"). Walked halfway up 13th East, hitched a ride on the bus the rest of the way, then walked down to 9th East. Went to the Barbacoa there for lunch and ran into 3 Granite High students working there. Hung around for an hour or so and then walked back up the hill and rode the bus home. I love having my UofU UTA free pass! It was a great, relaxing day. (See the pictures here). And the good thing is that I now have Monday and Tuesday night to do my homework. Mindy (the manager at Chevron) got me off the schedule already. Which is really cool, 'cause I really didn't want to do my 2 weeks, but I expected I was going to have to, so this little surprise was a welcome one. This means that as of now, I'm working only one job, and going to school. Way cool.

It's still there......

Went up to the property yesterday, it's still there! Overall, it was an incredibly relaxing day. It was warm enough that I walked around without my shorts on. Danny asked me why I bothered keeping my lower half covered, considering I was up there all alone. Well, considering the sun burn I got on my upper half, I'm kinda glad for the psychological block society gave me. Anyway, I went on a couple nice walks and completely planned out Chapter 1 for the Psychology class I'm teaching this fall. I know what I'm going to stress, the projects they're going to have to do and how I'm going to grade them. It's amazing how much work I can get done when there is no TV, internet and other things to distract me. Only 20 more days and I'll have the whole book covered. On the way home I decided to take the Wolf Creek Pass route home. Which, by the way, is a lot longer than just taking SR40 back. But it was something different, and quite scenic. I left the land around 3:30 and got home real close to 7:00, but I did make quite a few stops for pictures. Then I got home, cleaned up and went down to Free Wheeler to bug Danny for a couple deliveries. Headed home and, despite being in the convertible (with a top that doesn't go up) and it raining lightly, stopped in at Albertsons to pick up some aloe vera gel for my sunburn. Made it home before the storm really hit, and fell asleep on the back porch listening to the storm. I was pretty surprised how relaxing the thunder and lightning was for me. Anyway, that was my day, and the main thing is that the fires have avoided our little area. Oh, and if you want to see the pictures I took, click HERE.