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Bellingham

I was scolded last night for mentioning the 'Bellingham Starbucks' as if there was only one Starbucks in Bellingham.

There is not.

There are seven, in fact, within five miles of the center of Bellingham. I'm not sure where number three is, maybe it's underneath the 'Bellingham' text, or right beside one of the others. The Very Slow Starbucks is number seven.

It rained all day here, and often at work we measure the darkness of the day by how soon we have to turn the light on in our office. It used to be 5ish, then it crept up to 3:30. Today it was on all day long. At one point I looked out the window, and almost all I could see was mist. The clouds were swallowing up the building!

Abby is almost finished with her pillow. I appliqued her name onto the middle panel, and she's finishing up the front right now. She says that everyone else in her class has finished their pillow, but that hers is going to be the coolest. It is pretty cool.

In a fit of self-improvement, several weeks ago, I ordered an urban rebounder, which is a fancy way of saying a mini trampoline with some dvds that will teach me how to jump on it. I thought it would be good for apartment exercising, as I wouldn't be thudding around on the floor, plus I could watch tv while I jumped around. The guy who does the dvds is awfully cheerful, but surprisingly, not annoying. So that's a plus.

I did it for the first time a little less than a week ago, and was so, so sore the next day. I managed a bit longer last night, and am feeling the burn today. Am now trying to decide if I should let my muscles rest tonight, or if that' 's just an excuse, and I should jump back up for another twenty minutes before collapsing on my bed. Good thing it's close by.

Posted by Rachel at December 1, 2003 09:14 PM