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I realize that pricing transportation infrastructure is a political minefield, and that many parties, including the construction companies, as well as the advocates for different modes of transportation will lie through their teeth to advance their own personal agendas. Still, would it be too much to ask to find something that provides a) costs per mile of the construction of highways, rails, bridges, intown roads, etc, and b) provides references supporting its claims?

somewhere between $2million/mile and $70million/mile is a rather broad range (for light rail, highway estimates are more consistent, $15-40million.

Bleh.

My laptop now has a text/curses based multinetwork chat client with logging, plays my mp3s, tabbed network browsing, a graphical mail client (a little iffy about that one, using mozilla mail), and lets me read my course readings, as well as functional wireless. All under freebsd. Thanks to for all the assistance in setting it up.

Now, about actually _reading_ those readings…. =)

Well, went to the beach with , , , , and Greg (whom I met once before briefly). Fires were made, tents were pitched. We cooked an interesting dinner including some tasty marinated mushrooms, and some barbequed chicken (which I didn’t partake of, but which, remarkably, smelled good to me). I had some smores – minus marshmallow. Went to bed with . Had peanut butter & jelly for breakfast, then napped while the other guys were cooking sausage & ziplock-boiled omlets. Explored the cliff-side beach, complete with little rock climbing adventures. Luckily didn’t get soaked. Fell asleep on the gut-wrenchingly winding ride back. Stopped in petaluma (I think) for interesting saloon restaurant. Ate a salad bigger than my head, then back home.

The trip was visually spectacular. I had a great time. I want to do much more camping.

Have since been procrastinating reading the stuff I need to read for class tomorrow. Interesting though it is. =)

I have a date for tomorrow evening, with a hot guy, woohoo. =) From palo alto. <grumbleirkgrumble>

Also, gaydar cut me off while I was chatting with other hot guy, who lives in sf. Why can’t they just do more advertising and give me unlimited messaging? =)

Give to the world what you want from it.

Do something you’re proud of, rather than what makes you feel good.

first class of Housing and the Urban Economy

tedious list

No Ro in town. Did get 2.5 hours of work in, which is better than I’ve done for some week’s that Ro’s been gone. Got serious laundry done, and actually folded this time. Removed much hair from head and body. Gradually inching forward on making my freebsd box happy. I have a dragon warrior 3 rom, and lack only sound before I’ll be turning goof-offs into sages.

Talked much with Shannon (she’s our new roomie. An interesting contrast in personalities to the rest of the house, she also tidied up my self-trim job). Made facon, avocado, spinach, mushroom sandwiches for dinner. Very tasty.

Haven’t purchased tickets to washington for ‘s birthday. Haven’t found any universities out there that really catch my attention (neither American U nor Georgetown show any great concern about urban planning (ie, no department, I should investigate in more detail rather than fucking with the bsd box), but there are still people worth seeing, and it would definitely not hurt me to get off my ass & get out of town. In terms of grad schools, Portland State is somewhat interesting in that it houses urban planning and public policy in the same school, but that’s another story.

Not really nervous about my class starting tomorrow. Not sure if that’s a good or bad sign. Apathy + grad class = bad bad bad combo. Hopefully the class itself will engage me out of slump.

My knee was giving me shit this weekend, I’m pleased to report that that has mostly passed. and that my shoulder, while still unhappy, is improving.

Also, orange juice + vanilla spirutein powder, really isn’t bad.

Also, in my like 15th or 16th game of puerto rico (with and , thanks for coming over, guys), I finally freaking won (I usually come in 2nd) by 1 point. Woohoo! =) Largely by emulating 😉

While I was cycling around on Sunday, my chain slipped off the front gear, away from the bike frame. I found this exhasperating, and so, reached down with my foot, and managed to slip the chain back on the gear. Without stopping the bike. That was kinda cool, no greasy hands this time.

What this really means is that I need to readjust the limits of my deraillers. =)