Beautiful Minnesota
Monday, February 11, 2002
(beware -- lots of photos on this page!)
I have one thing to say.
Minnesota has beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
Simply. Beautiful.
I realize that often I don't have many positive things to say
about the state where I live. I hate the governor. It's too cold.
The people here for the most part are not all that nice. And the
Twin Cities seems to think it's way more cosmopolitan than it
really is.
But, man. They've got themselves some beautiful skies.
I don't know what it is. But Wisconsin mornings and evenings
were never so consistently beautiful. And for a while here, I
would just think, we'll this is a beautiful evening. Well, today
is a beautiful day..
Then it occurred to me that this thought crosses my mind practically
every morning. And every night.
These revelations and visions of grandeur usually start in the
morning. While I'm getting ready for the work. The sun is rising
and will peak into my bathroom mirror. Reflection of the window
in our office. And most days, after being summoned by the sun,
I'll actually take a moment to stand in front of the window. To
reflect. Enjoy the color. Prepare for the day.
Because it is the color. That I find so astounding. Gorgeous.
Breathtaking. There are pinks and purples here that stun and glow.
Cameron Crowe could have damn well shot the final scene for Vanilla
Sky here. Because that's what we get. Vanilla Skies.
And I just had to share. Because I'm lucky enough to view them.
Almost every day.
Heh. And this morning I tried to take a few pics. Just to give
you a hint of what I'm talking about. Only it was a little too
early. And the reflection off my windows kind of screwed up the
shots. But I'll show them to you anyway:
View from my living room. 6:30 am this morning.
View from my bedroom. Same time.
Another view from my living room. And really, my fig tree doesn't
look nearly that sick in real life...
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Okay. Since I had the digital camera out and I am still so proud
of my new office, I thought I'd show it off.
Oh, and did I mention that I got my work PC networked as well?
Yes, I'm working at home via my cable modem. Hee. I may never
go into work again.
But I digress. And here is my grand room:
This is my desk. I have all the computers side by side just to
show off. But really, the laptop on the far left is usually in
the living room (that's our Powerbook with wireless internet --
and you can even see our airport sneaking there in below to the
far right). And I know. I have to move our mail slot now. It used
to be over the desk (where the desk once way). Now it's just annoying
over the bed like that.
Close-up of my desk. Probably more information than you really
needed. Can you say this girl is Networked? Can you say this girl
is a geek?
This is my view from the desk. If I turn around. See, Sienna likes
her new access to the window (and her mom!). And that's James'
mountain bike hanging up. His road bike is usually below it --
but it's at the shop today. Oh, and that's fresh rosemary -- in
case you were interested.
This is a close-up of my office window view. It looks out over
the Mississippi and west Saint Paul. From this view, we're the
tallest building. But, trust me, big Saint Paul buildings can
be seen from the other end of our building. Side note: it's always
fun when the building across the street is having service done
on the roof. I can't tell you how many times I've been undressing
and I look out the window and go, "Shit! Men!"
Heh. Sienna moved. She loves being by her mommy. (And she's such
a lady with those crossed paws and all.)
Behind me is my bookcase I got from Target. And my mountain bike.
We're going to hang that (the bike) on the wall above the desk
(we have REALLY tall ceilings) to get it out of the way.
And here's the view from the hall. I'm just so proud. This room
is a million times more open and roomy than it was two weeks ago.
Hi Sienna!
Can you tell I'm pleased with myself?
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