trees and books

I'm no longer afraid to look in my fridge and there's no gross water in my sink anymore. I also accomplished my other goal for the weekend, which was to see a redwood tree. Some of the details from the trip are a bit hazy... but I made it home and the proof is in the pictures. I suppose that makes it a successful weekend.
But before I stop, here's a little bit of an unnecessary and mostly irrelevant sidetrack - a couple of weeks ago, while I was waiting at the airport for my delayed plane, I read a fun book that turned out to be all about the little secrets that you try to keep from other people. The ones you keep from all people - doesn't really matter how well you know them or if you even know them at all. Some of them are silly, some of them are things you would never dream of telling someone else or letting them see, and some are ones that you sometimes just can't keep in no matter how hard you try. The book was about how people end up finding these things out and what happens when they do. It was a good, quick, summer read and surprisingly relevant this weekend. I guess when those things come out it usually is a surprise because it certainly isn't intentional to let them out.

Notes from today:

1. my kitchen sinks are filled with gross, smelly water. maybe its time to call someone about that.
2. don't forget the '-r'
3. a random group of authors makes an interesting band.
4. unfortunately some fish actually tastes like fish.
5. i'm afraid to open my fridge.

fun and games

I played some games tonight after work since apparently there are lots of games at work. It just keeps getting better. How can you not like my work and why would you ever want to work somewhere else? Anyways, cool games although my spatial relationship skills need some work. :) Why had nobody ever introduced these games to be before?

back to normal

Well the last two weeks were super busy with work and going to Boston. I don't know how people travel every week. Two weeks in a row is enough for me. I suppose if it wasn't a 6 hour flight and a 3 hour time change it might be a little easier. It was good to be back in Boston though - its a great city and I could spend hours just walking around. It'll be interesting to see if I ever end up back there...
The summer has flown by! Labor day is coming up soon and I'm not going back to school - first time in 20 years. It's a little wierd not having a 4 or 2 year schedule. What am I going to be doing in 4 years? Who knows - I sure don't have a clue :)

today is?

I think I've finally sorted out what day it is. I'm not sure what screwed me up this time. It could have been taking the red eye, or maybe it was not being at work on a friday, or perhaps it was only having slept 4 out of 85 hours.

I came back home for the weekend so I could go to a wedding last night. It's probably been over 10 years since I went to one. It was really nice. It was at a great little spot on the water in Maine. It's a little strange that my friends are starting to get married though - it can only mean that I'm starting to get old.

Now that I've slept for 11 hours (yikes!), I'm off to visit my family. It's pretty hot and humid so maybe we'll go swimming :)

1st post

Here's my first try and blogging. I'm not sure it'll catch on but it seems like a good thing to try now that I'm in a new place. Maybe it'll help me keep track of the stuff I've been up to. So here's an overview of the last month or so since I moved (apologies if this gets kind of long).

So I picked up and moved from the east coast to the west coast in mid june. Definitely a big move for me seing as I've always been a new englander but california is great. You really can't beat this weather. I certainly don't miss humidity. Maybe at some point I'll miss the snow... but for now I'm happy. As far as the cold goes, I'm quickly becoming a wimp. When the temperature is much below 72, I'm freezing.

I started work not long after moving - my first real job. Even now, after a month, its still a little overwhelming. There's so much information to digest and its always busy. But, I love it. It's hard to imagine working anywhere else. I'm working on a very visible part of the company which is pretty exciting. I made a change the other day that millions of people saw - it was really simple but still kind of neat that I was responsible.

It is nice to be in a new place - there are so many new places and things to see and do. I've taken a bunch of day trips to santa cruz, half moon bay, point lobos, and san francisco, and they've all been great. If I ever move up to san francisco, I found the place I want to live. Not that I'll ever be able to afford it but its still nice to think about. If I moved there, I'd definitely have to take up sailing because its right on the water and the sailors I saw the other day really seemed to be enjoying themselves.

That's it for now. I'm off to do some reading :)