© 2009 Andy

WiFi in the Wilderness?

I was metformin hydrochloride 500 mg side effects sitting on my parents’ couch at 1AM this morning in an old Maid of Honor Gown.  It’s a pretty one…fuschia in a Duipioni silk texture.  Gorgeous.  Not your normal attire for rural Minnesota, but I was also doing my scant bit of laundry in a home that does not house my wardrobe and paying bills before my father and I head into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness today.  A wilderness where there is no WiFi.  No “hearing you now.”  No ability to turn my resume from a Word document into a PDF for more reliable transmission for job prospects.

So, though my blog exile was to be only until I finished redoing my resume, I can’t say that its status is “done.”  It’s in limbo.  As a Lutheric, I can say purgatory.  It’s done, but keeps getting messed up in its conversion from Word to the professional world’s norm for transmission (PDF) that I just can’t send it out when the newly generated PDF’s formatting is all wonky and still say that one of my attributes is a “keen eye for aesthetic and detail.”

With that, I will leave my self-imposed exile and go to the wilderness.  We head to the Gunflint Trail in Northern Minnesota by Jeep today and will be leaving civilization behind by canoe tomorrow.

I’ll catch up with you upon our return on Mondayish.

Eight will go in…I’ll let you know how many come out.

Thanks for your readership and support.

A

7 Comments

  1. Leah
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 10:58 am | #

    Have a fabulous wifi-less time! Safe travels.

  2. Dianne
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 3:42 pm | #

    Where is Grendel during this canoe trip?

    Rem and I saw a young man wearing a T-shirt just the other day that gave us a big laugh. It said “Paddle faster, I hear banjo music”.

    Whoo hoo! Have fun!
    Dianne

    • Andy Lien
      Posted October 13, 2009 at 3:30 pm | #

      Grendel went to camp. I take him out to Bed & Bone in rural Minnesota (between the Twin Cities and my parents’ place) where he lives with other dogs his size, unpenned. They get free reign of their room with all sorts of dog-sized furniture and blankets in it…as well as an open door to their own dog run outside that’s open from morning to night. I can’t believe he ever comes home with me after such freedom.

      And, being out in the “country,” it’s $28/night compared to $45/night in the “city.”

  3. Dianne
    Posted August 26, 2009 at 3:49 pm | #

    I just went back to an earlier post to check for more feedback on naming the Fans of Andy and agree with Rachel that the very BEST name for us is, obviously, Fandy! We are Fandies! I will make an effort to use this new title when I leave future comments.

    Dianne
    A proud Fandy

  4. Sherry
    Posted September 20, 2009 at 6:57 pm | #

    Where are you? I’ve been waiting for a new post.

  5. Carrie Harmala
    Posted October 10, 2009 at 4:41 pm | #

    I just wanted you to know that I found your website!! I was thinking you said shuffling piles…then found Rachel Kurtz…then shifting piles!! Funny! I have not checked out the whole thing yet…just got home from BRND. I will put you on my Fav’s and ck in again! :) It was nice seeing you today!
    Carrie

    • Andy Lien
      Posted October 13, 2009 at 3:32 pm | #

      Oh FUNNY. That’s quite the journey to here! And FAST. Wow. I told Erik about talking to you and he mentioned that catching up at reunion was a highlight for him. Good people, you are. :)

      I’ll see you around…just not on Facebook.

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