Hectic....

It has been a hectic month since I penned the inaugural entry on for this blog. A lot of wheels have been put into motion on a number of fronts.

First, I committed to attending law school at the bucolic Vermont Law School this coming fall. I'm excited to be headed back to school. Orientation begins the 18^th of August, so the deadline on this trip is pretty much set in stone. I hope that I can successfully make the transition from a bicycling vagabond to engaged student come Labor Day.

With the decision of school come the usual attendant headaches. School loans, arranging housing, (which is surprisingly difficult as the law school, like most things in Vermont, is in a relatively remote area), administrative forms. The twist for me is that many of these decisions will likely be made while I'm on the road. I'm sure everything will be ironed out in time for me to sit for classes, but it's already added another significant dimension to my life this summer.

I moved out of my apartment at the end of April in an effort to save a few bucks during my last two weeks in Minneapolis. May 15 is my last day of work so I've been couch hopping this past week. Luckily I have friends here that a) are gone a lot so I've been able to house/dog sit most of the past week, and or b) can stand me enough to not mind seeing my mug on the couch first thing in the morning. It's been pretty good all-in-all, but living out of a suitcase really puts a zap on one's usual routine. Then again, that's exactly what I'm going to be doing for the next three months.

I've been putting together a google map outlining the likely route for the trip. I've been working on it off an on when I've has time. I got a bit OCD with the level of detail after a while, so the map isn't complete yet. Here's what I have so far:

View Larger MapI'll finish it up as soon as I can...

Lastly, I just bought an Asus eee laptop for the trip this evening. I'm typing on it right now, in fact. It really is an amazing little machine. 4GB solid state hard drive, 7” screen, Linux OS, and it weighs in at 2lbs. It's about the size of my mom's old calculator from the 80s. It's really only good for office applications, wireless internet connectivity and storing photos, which is exactly what I want it to do. The only downside to it is its small keyboard which has a certain learning curve to it. Check it out: