A couple years

I had a birthday and the beginning of the month. It was also right around the time I crossed two years off here in Seattle and at the company I work for. But tradition got the best of me and I am moving yet again. At least this time its a local move and not a huge life changing event. Seems like every two years I’m on the move. Eventually I’ll make it three years somewhere — hopefully here.

Anyway, I am leaving the big ol’ city and going rural to Duvall, WA for a little bit. Should be nice to get back to the quiet of a smaller town for a while. I’ll still have to commute into the city for work though. Tired of living in the burbs. I either need to live in a small town or right smack dab in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of the city. So, I will figure out which is more in line with what I want and then see where I go from there. I’m glad I found a place I like though.

One last thing. Last month the University of Nebraska leave the Big 12 (Texas lovefest conference) to join the Big Ten. Strangely enough the count for both conferences is completely opposite of the name. Big Ten has 12 teams and Big 12 has 10 teams. I think that the change is good overall. I am looking forward to new rivalries. I am especially looking forward the the battles with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Should make for good times. I think this is the new Big Ten Conference logo… I like it.. fits well:

Philadelphia

Verizon Datacenter in PHL

A while back I found myself in Philadelphia, PA for a weekend. I was in Boston doing some work and got word of a project down in PHL and decided to rent a car and head down that direction. I wasnt able to spend a lot of time there but I saw a bit of the downtown nightlife and was able to meet up with a friend I’ve known for a while but never actually met. I have to say that Philly has a pretty good bar scene and I wouldn’t mind going back just to do a bit more of that. Of course theres the historical sights and the other cheesesteak place that I didnt get to try.

The one thing about Philly that really seemed to stand out to me is that the buildings all seemed a big …larger than life. I have no idea why and they probably were no bigger than buildings in any other city. Some of the run down parts of the city were realllly run down. Other than that I suppose its not that bad of a place really. I’ll go back again sometime.

A Spring in Boston

I’ve been hanging out in Boston for the last several weeks on business and had occasion to wander around the city and enjoy some of the sites. I’ve made a fairly successful attempt at not eating at the same place more than once which means i have been able to taste a lot of Boston food…and gain some pounds i’m sure.

So far I have been able to stay in the Medford/Sommerville, Downtown, Brookline, and Back Bay areas. Brookline stands out as one of the more enjoyable areas I have been in despite the slightly crappy Holiday Inn. Not sure where i will end up for the next few weeks but I’m sure there will be some overlaps. I generally just look for hotels near the subway (T).

Uforbeholden Subway

IMG_2195, originally uploaded by e53.

I was scrolling through some photos looking for an image to use in the header of this new template and I came across this photo from the e53:immortal in NYC trip last summer. I can’t believe its coming up on a year since we took that trip. Hands down one of the greatest times I’ve ever had.

In this photo you can see a bit of Zeman (also taking a photo of something), a semi-posing Torin, Emily, and Brandon. With any luck maybe some of us will be heading off on another epic journey in 2009. *crosses fingers*