Morning in Missoula

I'm blogging today from Liquid Planet in downtowm Missoula, Montana. It's a very nice coffee bar/internet cafe that also sells wines, but doesn't serve the wines it sells. I like it. In fact, I like Missoula. It'd be great to live here.

I had a job interview this morning, and Alex did too. Alex is still out at his. I think mine went well - it was mainly a matter of selling the owner of this small company on the idea that a designer/art director is something that could be beneficial to his small-but-growing business. He was already 80% on board with the idea anyway, but he was worried I might not be busy enough full time. I told him I'd be happy to do whatever needs to be done around the office in that case, and I hope he wanted to hear that.

My interview in Belgrade also seemed to go well, and I just got a call from a company in Livingston that also wants to talk to me. I haven't heard anything back from the DC people which is just as well. I like mountains better than urban sprawl anyway.

Yesterday we went to the Montana Snowbowl. I've never been on skis or a snowboard in my life so it was pretty interesting to say the least. Add to that the fact that I am a totally unathletic klutz and you have a highly humorous snowboard lesson. The instructor mostly had to keep saying, "no worries, no worries!" If I'm going to learn to snowboard I've first got to get over being scared of falling! Also I need to build up the strength in my knees and legs. I may get one of those ball-and-plank balancing gizmos and work on that this summer - especially if we do indeed move out here.

Personal to Wendy: I wanted to come by and see you but we had 2 days to get out here. That's two 16-hour driving days, with no time to stop (although we did spare an extra 45 minutes to loop through Badlands National Park.) I promise if we move I'll come by your place in Arkansas. I really, really hope that happens.

Later ...