Posted in Travel, Uncategorized on Aug 2nd, 2010
This weekend lead me on a last minute trip to Houston, and ultimately to New Orleans. The drive surprisingly wasn’t bad, roughly 500 miles and takes about an hour longer than it does to get to my parent’s. I-10 going east is certainly much nicer scenery than it is going west, more green and actual […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 26th, 2010
July 18, Fredericksburg: The weekend before last was a trip to Fredericksburg, TX. Along the way in Johnson City, I stopped by the Johnson Settlement. I’m ashamed to admit I’ve been playing Frontierville on Facebook a lot lately, and this park screamed “real life homestead” to me so I had to go look around out […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 15th, 2010
It feels like such a great sin not to be doing something out in the sun after work. Nevertheless the past several weeks I’ve been bored and sick of the apartment in the evenings and cycling hasn’t been appealing to me, so I’ve taken up walking. I usually go for a 3-4 mile walk (not […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2010
Monday, June 28: Monday morning I departed for Boston for the flawless, epic road trip. There was a storm system rolling in on the east coast, so both legs of the trip were delayed for a couple of hours. While waiting at the gate at EWR, some old woman was getting irate at the gate […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 23rd, 2010
I’m excited! Monday I fly to Boston to co-pilot a friend who is moving from Boston to Seattle. I was kicking myself that I didn’t go on the last BOS-SEA trip with H, so this is my last chance in the foreseeable future. Around 3,050 miles, roughly the length of my Wyoming trip. I’m pretty […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2010
I’ve suddenly discovered the iPad is deadly convenient for books and movies. Instead of milling around Barnes & Noble or waiting for a 2-day FedEx from Amazon, I can one-click order things and they show up via the Kindle app on the iPad. Want to watch a movie? It’s usually right there with Netflix streaming. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 16th, 2010
I’ve been really burned out here lately and was in desperate need of changing things up by getting out to visiting the crew in the PNW on Friday. Coincidentally, this was the same weekend that Alex flew to BOS to co-drive with Hilary across country (see: here and here). A smarter person would have put […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 9th, 2010
I’ve lost about 10 pounds since October thanks to coffee and Kerbey Lane. I hopped on the scale last week and weighted in at 165 for the first time since I moved from Tulsa. Apparently drinking coffee really does decrease appetite. I’ve been eating at Kerbey Lane very frequently as well, which involves somewhat healthier […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 6th, 2010
Today was a new experience, zipping across a zip line! I found a place called Cypress Valley just outside of Austin that offered “eco tours” in their cypress trees. Basically this entailed a group of 6-7 being led down several zip lines while our two guides handled our gear and explained something about what was […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 1st, 2010
I’ve been wanting to wander around Wyoming for a couple of months now and finally decided to go last weekend. No real planning, the only requirements were to see Jackson Hole and some big mountains. Friday morning I took my truck to the mechanic to have the transmission and differential fluids changed. I picked it […]
