kansas...and all that it entails

its been nearly two months since i moved to kansas and the reality of it has finally settled in. the transition has been a smooth one save for a few moments of blinding panic; one coming when i realized that the nearest jimmy johns was 148 miles away [and wont deliver] and the other when i realized the wind would never stop blowing.

work has been both rewarding and entertaining. every day we, as an organization, strive to educate people on the latest and most cutting edge ecological building and lifestyle technologies. we showcase products from around the globe that help people live more sustainable lives and create a better environment for themselves and their neighbors. we advocate and sermonize the living laboratory that is greensburg, ks...and yet, without fail, every visitor that comes through that front door asks about "that green stuff we saw on the tv."

i have to laugh [not at them, of course...] and remind myself that though sustainability has permeated nearly every aspect of my life, it has not yet done so for everyone else.

my social calendar has all but moldered up and blown away in the horrific wind, but joah and i try to find things to occupy our free time. a recent trip to a place that may or may not have been colorado for greentown business allowed me to catch up with some old friends and to make a few new ones. i have also been putting my new truck to use by driving aimlessly in the country for hours on end and going treasure hunting on abandoned farmsteads.  the former produced some nice photographs and future camping spots, the later; 
the need to update my tetanus shot and a sunday afternoon well spent. enjoyable all around.

look forward to continuing posts with even more vague details and dry humor.

coming soon: pictures.

aja