I wanted to give everyone a status update. I tried to give you a similar post last weekend, but my computer crashed right in the middle and I lost it all. My apologies. I've run away to Seattle. Just this week I started a 3 month internship at a prominent branding agency up here in Washington. While I'm in town I'll be living with my cousin in his very nice and spacious townhouse. He has several pets and, so far, I get along with most of them. I'm driving too and from work because the transit system up here is, in a word, unreliable. Even in heavy traffic, it's a 25-30 minute drive. The bus, however, is over an hour to work and almost 2 hours coming back from work. If I happen to miss the bus, it's a 45 minute wait (yes, during the morning rush) for the next bus. The same goes for the return trip. Driving really isn't as bad as everyone lead me to believe. The hardest part with everything is getting used to a new place. I still don't know anyone in town and really don't know my way around. Hopefully, the next week or two will let me meet more people in town and get to know the area a bit more. This first weekend with nothing to do and no one to talk to has been a real killer. Wish me luck, and I'll give you more details about my new position later.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Interesting Photos
My mom was sorting through a bunch of old photographs today. Among pictures of Colonial Willamsburg, a trip on Amtrak, and some unidentified child sleeping on a bookcase, we came across this:
It's a photo of my dad playing poker. I'm not sure if he just won a hand or lost one, but it is by far the most interesting photo I have seen of him to date.
I'll forward any of your comments on to him.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Riddles and riddles
Greetings to all my riddle-fiends. I am in the midst of a competition where I have to solve a very confusing and difficult riddle. If you would be so willing as to give me some tips, suggestions, or justified guesses to get me on the right track I would be in your debt!
Charged with maintaining peace and security, five permanent seats and ten temporary seats, Church House was first, what is the family name of the partner to where no man has gone before.
Just leave a comment with your idea and the reason behind it and I'll get back to you. Thanks in advance for any help. This is driving me crazy!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
New York (part III)
Here are a few more photos from New York.
This is a close up of the Statue of Liberty I took from the Staten Island Ferry.
This is looking back at Manhattan from the ferry.
I always thought this statue was actually on Wall Street, but I seem to have been wrong.
And finally, the New York Stock Exchange!
Monday, October 08, 2007
New York (part II)
As promised, here are a few photos from New York.
This is a photo of the chandelier on the first floor of the Rockefeller Center. Beatiful, huh?
Here's a gorgeous photo of Central Park from the top of the Rockefeller Center.
We ran into a random parade at lunch. This was the Polish Pride parade or something like that ... a lot of people speaking a language I don't understand.
After Times Sqaure and the giant ferris wheel in Toys R Us, we went across town and toured the United Nations. I've been dreaming about visiting the UN since I was a kid and I can now proudly say that I have stood on the floor of the General Assembly. This, however, is a photo of us in front of the UN seal. I have all the other pictures, I'm just lightening them because it was dark and my flash was acting up.
