California Zephyr

[days_unfolding]

Hmm. A new travel thought: take the California Zephyr (train from Chicago to the San Francisco Bay Area) and fly back. A "roomette" is $545, and meals are included. It's on my bucket list. It's supposed to be a gorgeous trip. There are some cheap Airbnbs in San Francisco. And I could stop in Reno and see my dad. This has some promise. Or take the Coast Starlight from LA to Seattle, although I'd want to spend some time in Seattle.

I talked to Dad about taking the Zephyr, and he said that I would be welcome to stop by. I told him possibly November, but now I'm thinking about Spring Break next year as soon as we find out when it'll be. I guess that I'll hold off making a decision until we get the calendar for next year. I need to book early to get a "roomette" though.

It just occurred to me that I'd have to drive up to Normal and catch the train to Chicago there in order to pick up the car in Normal when the bus from O'Hare Airport drops me off there. Lots of moving parts.

Apparently the college is developing contingency plans for teaching online at the beginning of the Fall semester. The plans are the right thing to do, but I wanted to scream. If we're stuck at home though the beginning of Fall, I swear that I'm going to go nuts. And our students will too.

I can't find my glasses. This is serious. Finally found them. They were in the garbage, which I searched once before. I'm glad that I searched it again. Whew. I almost started crying. Can't cope.

I bought two more grow bags on Wish to grow lettuce and spinach. I need more veggies in my diet. Hmm. I could get apples and spinach at the store and make the spinach salad with apples and wonton strips that I made way back when with Home Chef. It was good. I got one more grow bag for Brussels sprouts. I'm going to have a small farm. Added: The type of Brussels Sprouts that I saw had bad reviews on another site, and the rest are sold out. I give up. I'm ordering broccoli.

Hmm. The ASL teacher that I contacted hasn't gotten back to me, but a slew of other people have. I'll wait a day or two before contacting someone else. The person who I chose is "unavailable," so I need to choose someone else.

I thought about watching a Harry Potter movie tonight, but I'm tired. I think that I'll study Italian and go to bed. Done. Italian numbers will be the death of me :) Oh, and order seeds.