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CHRIS ARVIDSON

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Election Day

November 3, 2009
Tags: politics, Democrats, Election
Today is my first official election day as a member of the Board of Elections for Ashe County here in NC. We have three town board contests, not hugely contested ones, and there's a small number of registered voters involved.

I spent the morning hanging out in the Board of Elections office - after  Read More 
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Oh, Happy Day

October 12, 2009
Just got back from the spine doc in Charlotte. Ironically, the major pain I have now is sitting. Of course I had to sit in the car for two hours on the way there, in the office, on the way back...

But, good news! Read More 
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Check out my interview in The New River Voice

October 5, 2009
Tags: New River, conservation, expedition, arvidson
http://newrivervoice.com/archives/3262

Click on the address above to see my interview with Josh Weil about his new book "The New Valley." I ran across "The New Valley" in the NYT book section, bought it, really liked it, and emailed Josh (there being an obvious connection to my work at National Committee for the New River.)  Read More 
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I Did it

September 26, 2009
Tags: writing, reading, Malaprops
The reading went great last night. To start, I had an entourage of Henry, Sam, Anne Knight, Susan, Bill & Alex. They did a great job cheering me on. (You really find out who your friends are when you're moving, or when you're doing a reading at a bookstore.) And, I got to go first,  Read More 
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Time to Take Off

September 25, 2009
Tags: writing, reading, manuscript, baby, Humor, book, MFA
We're running around this morning, in typical manic leave-taking fashion. Before 8 a.m. we'd already been to the county dump to empty the massive collection of recyclables that threatened to impede the door into the garage. I realized that we hadn't made that trip since before the New River Expedition. It was time for sure.

Today is the day. Think about me around 7:00 tonight, when I'll be standing up in front of strangers (good), friends and family (much scarier) to do my reading at Malaprops in Asheville.  Read More 
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Big Time Friday Night

September 22, 2009
Tags: writing, reading, manuscript, baby, Humor, book, MFA
I'm slowly getting back into the outside world as I recover from my back injury. Sometimes I feel like it's a slow go, but this is actually only week five of the saga, and from all I've heard from others who have dealt with degenerative disc disease and disc ruptures, I've nothing to whine about.
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It's a Wrap!

August 19, 2009
Tags: New River, conservation, expedition, paddling, rapids, camping
Wa hoo. Just got home and I am pooped. We have all survived the New River Expedition. I will need some time to decompress from all of this for sure. Read More 
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Winding Up

August 17, 2009
Heading out tomorrow as soon as I finish my duties on the Ashe County Board of Elections in the a.m. It's the final time packing things up and setting out. West Virginia - Hawk's Nest State Park - is my destination. It's supposed to be really cool. A tram, a lodge, a party, and then  Read More 
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Last Weekend of the Expedition

August 15, 2009
Tags: New River, conservation, expedition, paddling, rapids, camping
I figured out yesterday that today is the first day I've had off since we began the Expedition on July 20. Even when off the River, I've been in the office. So, I'm pretty tired.

I have been amusing myself (and staying sane) by imagining all the things I can do in September to chill  Read More 
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Day 17 - Last Leg Begins

August 12, 2009
Tags: conservation, river, paddling
Day 17, the first day of the last 8 days... whew, I must admit I'm pretty tired. It feels like coming up to the end of an election.

(Before I forget, go to www.wvtf.org, click on "view all news" and scroll down to the latest audio postcard by Tim Thornton about the New River Expedition."

I sent everyone off with the most updated itineraries and my fingers crossed that people will show up where they're supposed to and that we'll have what we  Read More 
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