Stage 7

Yesterday Robert and I drove to Pasadena to watch the finish of the Tour of California stage. We didn't get our timing quite right, but it all worked out. We walked along the course and found a good spot on the side to see the entire race go by, twice. Even though the cyclists go speeding by and they're gone in an instant, it was lots of fun to go. Afterward we walked down to the Rose Bowl where all the tents were. We saw a few of the cyclists after the finish as well as Lance's remade time trial bike. For those of you who don't know, his first one was stolen in Sacramento and returned a day later. I also got a water bottle that one of the guys through aside. A lot of walking turned into a great afternoon. Here's a picture that Robert took: Finishing the race

Short Vacation

I took a break from looking/applying for jobs on Monday and went up to Mammoth for 2 days. These pictures sum up the trip.

Tuesday:


Wednesday (from the top of 25 looking back at the mountain):

So-cal Life

I'm living in LA (at Rob's place). My life isn't too exciting right now. I spend just about all day, every day, looking for a job/internship/volunteer anything. I'm also starting to write my statement of purpose for me re-admission application for ucsd. That's going to take some time and thought. I have started watching Lost at night. It is a good way to take my mind of the job search, though sometimes is doesn't work. Sunday was a good break from the usual routine. Robert and I went snowboarding at one of the local mountains, Mt. Baldy. The day was an adventure getting up there with chains, the slowest ticket line ever, and near whiteout conditions. But was a good experience. I think the pure powder tree run and having no idea where I was going made the day complete.

Faaaster

I went 44.8 mph! going downhill on my bike today! It was kind of fast. One of the main reasons I wanted a speedometer was so I could see how fast I go down hills. I think I could push 50mph if I had one more small gear, or the hill was longer.

Off Days

I'm just venting. I like to think that I'm usually upbeat and positive, fun to be around.. that kind of stuff. Today/tonight has been the opposite. You know somethings not right when I'm barely motivated to watch Harry Potter (to cheer me up). Who knows... It's been an off night though. Tonight I've posted my resume on a few sites, looked at jobs, looked at grad school programs and requirements. I think life decided to catch up to me today. If I had to guess, I'd say it's a combination of the job search not going well, me not being in grad school (or any school), me having my BA and not a BS, and I HATE living at the house right now. (sigh) Hopefully things get better this week. And if anyone has connections anywhere (like so-cal) for a job, I'm in the market. : )

The Holidays

Here's the short version: Christmas and New Years were great! I was in Mammoth for a week and celebrated new years by drinking, wii bowling, freezing my ass off in 20° weather and watching fireworks. Then I was home for a day and off to San Diego. My weekend was awesome. We went to the beach one afternoon and saw some crazy lady go in the ocean (she also talked to us which was kinda random). And a pelican got swallowed by a wave and surfed it to the shore. I miss sd.

Also, I still want a job. Who has connections in San Diego??

Just an Update

I waaant a job.