Day 5, July 3rd, Living in Girdwood, AK

Activities for and Observations about the Day:
I had today completely off of work due to the holiday weekend. I opted to sleep in (as I really hadn’t slept well all week because I was adjusting to the new surroundings). Once I got up, I unpacked the rest of the truck. You know you are gay and living in Alaska when three quarters of the stuff that you packed for three months can be dumped directly onto the storage bench in the garage.

I also assembled the army cot that my Dad had loaned me in case I got up here and my rental didn’t have a bed. All I can say is: Wow. Major Glover, you are a strong son of a bitch. It took me a good 15 minutes to wrestle that cot into submission. Thank goodness I had a full night’s sleep to fall back on, or I might have started out the day in defeat.

After the cot assembly, I noticed that I had a couple more grey hairs coming in. I don’t mind them because I kind of want my hair to be a little lighter again, but I wonder if they were a direct result of the cot wrestling.

As I was getting the rest of the house organized, Tess was just chilling out on the carpet, watching me unpack. It was only as she started to chew on this blue rubber bone that I started to laugh. There she was, sitting on the baby blue carpet, with a blue sheet on the futon behind her, with blue window shades drawn behind the futon, in her blue collar, chewing on a blue bone. I realized right then and there that I was in some sort of crazy Dr. Seuss House.

Operation Fitness for Fear: Tess and I went for our standard run today, but we opted for a slightly different route after the fountain. We decided to try running in the field right next to the fountain. The field is a little marshy and dotted throughout with red, mossy plants. Running on that stuff was like running on a wet trampoline. It was delightful. Of course, Tess went bat sh*t crazy as soon as she felt the consistency of the ground. She started circling me very quickly and growling and leaping and generally expressing, what I assume was, her overwhelming glee. After a few moments I calmed her down and we returned to our more regimented run, but as I looked up, I noticed a woman doubled over laughing at us. It’s nice to know that Tess makes multiple people crack up on a daily basis, not just me.

Wildlife Sightings:
Bald Eagles: 3 (I can’t help it, I think they are cool)
Moth: 1 (Tess was mesmerized by this thing for about 2 hours today)

A Note of Thanks: Thanks to everyone who has been emailing about, reading, and commenting on the blog and the posted pictures! I know I can be long-winded, but it’s been really fun to write down some of the events that happen each day and share them with you. Ideally I’ll have pictures directly on this blog in the near future, but I’ve got to wait for the faster internets to come in this week before my computer can handle that task! Take care and play safe. You are in my thoughts.