slacker!
okay, it's true, i've been slacking on my blog. jack tells me so.
in the past year plus a few months, it's because i spent the majority of my day on a ship on the water, where there was rarely internet access. and if jackson did manage to somehow wire the wireless connection out in the middle of the bay, i didn't really have time to chat, read news, or blog anyway. because there were fishies to catch!
but now, i'm back in front of a computer. voila! the new job is going well -- i do stuff, i'm efficient, i'm busy, i communicate, i make connections, i'm still science-y and tech-y to a decent extent, and i rarely find myself bored or mindlessly staring out the window. well, i have no window to look out of, but i don't mindlessly stare at my cubicle wall either.. which is definitely something i've done in past jobs.
it's the end of november, gobbles are gone, and i survived all these strangely-labeled post-thanksgiving days (black friday? cyber monday? wtf?) by avoiding stores and doing absolutely nothing productive during my gobble-gobble holidays. maybe it was 'cause i was too full to move. it was pretty stupendous though, and when monday morning rolled around again, i thought: "man, i wonder if i can stretch this break any longer...." so anyway, december is just around the corner, and holiday decorations are all over the freaking place. which is fine, but weird, and sometimes, it's hard to feel jolly when the carols are imposed upon you in mid-afternoon on a sunny california wednesday. nonetheless, it's cute and festive. and eventually, i'll break out my christmas music. which is in a box. somewhere. in my house. still packed up. somewhere.
haha. okay, so unpacking is taking a little longer.. which is actually quite expected. the new (not-so-new) place is nice, cozy, comfy, missing some serious storage and workspace space, but otherwise, i like it just fine. san jose is city-ish enough -- quite a nice change from the random suburbs of redwood city, and it's fantabulous that i'm not stuck in a lame-o neighborhood somewhere. so all's good in the hood..
christmas is gonna occur for me in california again. for like, the 5th year in the row. i might be exaggerating, but i honestly have been home to dear ole chattanoogie in a rather long time. i find myself missing past cities i've lived in, which is amusing to me -- because though i do often appreciate the wonders, beauty, and idiosyncrasies of the place i live in, i leave with a reason. so i guess it surprises me a little that miss chattanooga -- it's still "home", i guess. i miss boston too. but i think i've rambled about that before. and i miss dc -- but mostly my lovely friends there, not really the city itself. i've been aching to travel again these past few weeks -- like seriously checking out travel deals and my bank account and all that wonderful stuff that leads to dreamy photos and travel guides and whatnot. south america, italy, hawaii, hong kong, vancouver! up the west coast on a train, down to baja california! up and down and around, ooooooo. technically, maybe, i should get to know california a bit better. it is, after all, an extraordinarily large state with plenty of stuff to keep me occupied -- hiking, backpacking, climbing, museums, wineries, beaches, big cities, seaside towns, etc etc etc. but yeah, traveling is.. oh-so-tempting. it has to do with the fact that i haven't had a real vacation in a long while.
but yes, that's the news. i saw "no country for old men" (coen brothers), and it's a really intriguing movie... with a humurous but frightening villain who has the worst haircut in the world and really disturbing ways of killing people.
yeah. good but odd.
did i mention that i make AMAZING mashed potatoes?? no really, just AWESOME.
i also made new yellow buttons for my sweater. haha. see, i have good excuses for not climbing or running as often.
sorta :)
in the past year plus a few months, it's because i spent the majority of my day on a ship on the water, where there was rarely internet access. and if jackson did manage to somehow wire the wireless connection out in the middle of the bay, i didn't really have time to chat, read news, or blog anyway. because there were fishies to catch!
but now, i'm back in front of a computer. voila! the new job is going well -- i do stuff, i'm efficient, i'm busy, i communicate, i make connections, i'm still science-y and tech-y to a decent extent, and i rarely find myself bored or mindlessly staring out the window. well, i have no window to look out of, but i don't mindlessly stare at my cubicle wall either.. which is definitely something i've done in past jobs.
it's the end of november, gobbles are gone, and i survived all these strangely-labeled post-thanksgiving days (black friday? cyber monday? wtf?) by avoiding stores and doing absolutely nothing productive during my gobble-gobble holidays. maybe it was 'cause i was too full to move. it was pretty stupendous though, and when monday morning rolled around again, i thought: "man, i wonder if i can stretch this break any longer...." so anyway, december is just around the corner, and holiday decorations are all over the freaking place. which is fine, but weird, and sometimes, it's hard to feel jolly when the carols are imposed upon you in mid-afternoon on a sunny california wednesday. nonetheless, it's cute and festive. and eventually, i'll break out my christmas music. which is in a box. somewhere. in my house. still packed up. somewhere.
haha. okay, so unpacking is taking a little longer.. which is actually quite expected. the new (not-so-new) place is nice, cozy, comfy, missing some serious storage and workspace space, but otherwise, i like it just fine. san jose is city-ish enough -- quite a nice change from the random suburbs of redwood city, and it's fantabulous that i'm not stuck in a lame-o neighborhood somewhere. so all's good in the hood..
christmas is gonna occur for me in california again. for like, the 5th year in the row. i might be exaggerating, but i honestly have been home to dear ole chattanoogie in a rather long time. i find myself missing past cities i've lived in, which is amusing to me -- because though i do often appreciate the wonders, beauty, and idiosyncrasies of the place i live in, i leave with a reason. so i guess it surprises me a little that miss chattanooga -- it's still "home", i guess. i miss boston too. but i think i've rambled about that before. and i miss dc -- but mostly my lovely friends there, not really the city itself. i've been aching to travel again these past few weeks -- like seriously checking out travel deals and my bank account and all that wonderful stuff that leads to dreamy photos and travel guides and whatnot. south america, italy, hawaii, hong kong, vancouver! up the west coast on a train, down to baja california! up and down and around, ooooooo. technically, maybe, i should get to know california a bit better. it is, after all, an extraordinarily large state with plenty of stuff to keep me occupied -- hiking, backpacking, climbing, museums, wineries, beaches, big cities, seaside towns, etc etc etc. but yeah, traveling is.. oh-so-tempting. it has to do with the fact that i haven't had a real vacation in a long while.
but yes, that's the news. i saw "no country for old men" (coen brothers), and it's a really intriguing movie... with a humurous but frightening villain who has the worst haircut in the world and really disturbing ways of killing people.
yeah. good but odd.
did i mention that i make AMAZING mashed potatoes?? no really, just AWESOME.
i also made new yellow buttons for my sweater. haha. see, i have good excuses for not climbing or running as often.
sorta :)
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