Rainy day commute.
Life has taken off at full tilt, as it is often want to do, and I have yet to really pull out the “big kid” camera and get out to shoot.
Something about real life, freelance editors with short turnarounds and unexpected assignments popping up on my radar.
The camera came to the office with me today, just to get a field trip. It rode in the car, sat on the desk while I absorbed hunting data and wrote, and then rode home with me. Somehow the world was just a little better with a camera bag on my shoulder.
The apartment is slowly coming together – just ordered my first couch last night… something I’ve avoided all these years by having a hammock. Now I can officially fit two visitors – one to the couch, one to the hammock. Any more than that, bring a Therm-a-Rest. Get on the list now, folks.
The war board is up on the wall, helping me keep track of assignments and manage incoming. Business is booming, as they say, and I am grateful for every minute of it.
Things continue to be stellar at Orvis… I’ve learned I’m on the team manning the Orvis Rendezvous in Missoula this year. Montanans (and Idahoans, Wyomingites, etc.) stop in and say hi! I’m so looking forward to connecting with some hombres…
Today, after the office, I drove home, grabbed the laptop and trotted across the street to Spiral Press, a little cafe located inside a gigantic, utterly awesome bookstore. I had edits for a magazine feature to whack through (this is going to be a hot feature… look for it in the April / May American Angler !) and ignored the empty fridge, opting for coffee and dinner out.
There is some beauty in being able to sit and write in a cafe, listening to various fascinating conversations and watching people come and go. I am still sitting here, in fact, and this blog post is my break from digging through National Park Service records. (Yee-haw.)
So, take care out there guys. I’ll have more coming your way soon.
The war board. Plotting, planning and balancing.
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Sounds great! Glad things are starting to come together!
It is great, Ray! Tucked in tonight working on another magazine feature about bamboo rods. It’s nice to have a more permanent base of operations for a while.
Hope all is well with you.
Great you’re getting settled in,nothing finer than hanging out in a cozy book store,sipping coffee and people watching
Victor, it’s lovely. And vey productive. My writing habit this summer in Craig was to take my day off, go into Great Falls and camp out at Starbucks for the day to write (air conditioning). Coffee shops are great writing nooks. Headphones, caffeine… go. 🙂
It’s even better when it’s cold and snowy out.
OH —- you said the B word please tell me you’re going to take some time and tour the shop and take a few photo’s,Orvis makes some fine sticks
I did the rod shop tour on my interview… priorities! 🙂 It is pretty awesome, and Orvis does indeed make some very fine sticks.
More photos to come soon.
Have a good weekend!