It got better?

[kyrielle]

I drove home a new way - it's slightly slower than I-5, but it's pretty. I doubt I'll take it very often, though, because it does involve a stretch of I-5 and one of the most annoying exits on it, the Tualatin-Sherwood exit. Gonna have to try to find another way of getting to 65th than the Tualatin-Sherwood road (notwithstanding that, according to traffic flow if not signage, said road literally turns into 65th).

65th is a straight shot, more through country than not, to Stafford (aka the Wilsonville Road depending on where you are on it). So it's a fairly good route. If I can find a way (that isn't too painful) to avoid I-5 altogether, it would make a lovely alternate route option. (Boones Ferry connects and would get me back there. Pardon me while I laugh hysterically at the thought of Boones Ferry at rush hour, having made the mistake of being on it once or twice....)

It'll also make a nice "casual" drive for when we're actually going to Tualatin, of course. Handy, that, especially since the Tualatin exits in particular are not designed for the kind of traffic they get, as far as I can tell. Either that or they just love to be jammed back onto the freeway when it will complicate my day....

I got some cleaning done around the house, not quite as much as I'd hoped, but more than I'd feared, anyway. Hung out with friends online intermittently and - and this really damaged the cleaning effort - played Dungeon Siege.

A great deal of fun, that. I finally had to make myself save and exit, on the theory that I ought to go to bed. Which resulted in my coming over to post to LiveJournal! Gee, aren't I good about sticking to my intents?

But I'm happy. And happy's worth a lot, in my book. Especially after this week at work, the last thing I want to do is come home and feel lousy because I don't get everything done. I'll just be pleased I got some done, and get more done over the rest of the weekend intermittently.

And I guess I'll go to bed, since falling asleep in this chair would probably result in uncomfiness.

Comments

[pheon.livejournal.com]

Your problem is that you have Lake Oswego between work and home. If you could get rid of 80% of Lake Oswego, the problem would be solved.

Barring that, there are only a few choices. I agree that going down the length of Lower Boones Ferry Road is an exercise in masochism worse than 99W through Tigard.

The best path from your workplace is Kruse Way back to I-5. This has the unfortunate result of putting you on I-5. Going that way, I would opt to not get off at the Tualatin-Sherwood exit, but follow I-205 around to the Stafford Road exit and go south.

Another path would be to follow Lower Boones Ferry only far enough to turn south on Bryant. Follow Bryant until it tees into Childs Road. West on Childs to 65th or east on Childs to Stafford.

[kyrielle]

I'll look into these - except the 205 exit. Actually, my fastest path is I-5 south. It's pretty good, overall. But that's not saying much.

205 northbound IS the backup problem on I-5 south. At evening rush hour, it's a disaster and a joke, with an accident at least once a week, and even without an accident backing I-5 up a mile and more. Routinely.

Not touching 205 with a 10-foot pole.

[pheon.livejournal.com]

Ah, I understand. I don't know 205 at rush hour. Mostly when I see it, it is mostly empty.

"Not touching 205 with a 10-foot pole." Well, how about an 11-foot Latvian? :-)

[kyrielle]

*laughs!!!* Nah, not one of those either.

The problem with 205 North is it leads to one of the two easy bridges over to Washington. AND the airport. It's usually just fine...except at rush hour. Uck.