plans!

[jinian]

Tomorrow: Work. Then at 7pm, EMP Pop Conference opening panel with OMG JANELLE MONÁE.

Friday: Already signed up for the day off because we were planning to go camping for Wim's sister's birthday, but unfortunately she can't make it due to grad school doom.* Hence, I will likely go to at least a few bits of the Pop Conference. "Engendering Technology" (gender) sounds especially good, as do "TMI" (massive storage) and "Bent" (queer content incl. Lady Gaga). Probably lunch with Wim and his mom. Maybe Friday night dance class, since I'm missing Thursday for OMG JANELLE MONÁE.

Saturday: Plant sales with Mom?

Sunday: Hiking Washington's Geology! Wim has had this book for ages, but my knees were screwed up and then I was scared of screwing them up again. I seem to be lots better on both counts now, so he and I are thinking to do a lot more hiking. The book turns out to be amusingly snarky. I'm thinking maybe the Deception Falls hike. It's easy and short, only 0.7 miles, and I kind of want something more challenging, but it seems like a lot of places are still pretty snowy or filled with spring floods. Any other ideas? (Maybe some of the other waterfalls that are very nearby?) All within reach of this post are welcome to come with! rubricity?

* A-whole-nother post hangs therein about how academia has lately screwed up people I know. And infixes are an abso-fucking-lutely fine way to make well-formed words, thank you; we just happen to use them very infrequently in English.

Comments

[rubricity.livejournal.com]

I love the Deception Falls hike. It's really groovy. However, you might have a snow problem.

I'd love to do something like that but am still sick (am finally getting better) so my weekend will be devoted to getting caught up in school.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I guess Deception Falls is at nearly 2K feet. Hmm. Any other great hikes you'd recommend that do not currently have a bunch of snow atop 'em? Not that I'll necessarily be able to do them this week; my foot is being bad.

Glad you're getting better! What are you doing in school?

[eub.livejournal.com]

For snowless this time of year you might like coastal hikes -- Deception Pass is beautiful (the coastal one, I mean, not the mountain one), or beach-walking maybe at Clayton Beach, I believe there are tidepools somewhere but don't know where.

Oh! Wallace Falls is really low, I bet that's melted right out. And on the way back, there is Reptile Zoo.

I'm interested in any of these, but can I get enough done in one weekend day? Tune in and find out.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the ideas! Sadly, my foot is unhappy in a way that means it ought not to hike tomorrow. Maybe next weekend. Will post.

[jeliza]

I may have to pick up that book -- we'd like this to be the year we really get serious about taking the girls hiking and camping. (When you are 4, 0.7 miles is probably challenging. :)

[jinian.livejournal.com]

It's pretty broad across Washington and doesn't have a handy "near Seattle" section, but I'm sure you can figure it out! I haven't calibrated my opinion of the hikes vs. the book's yet.