I have another chance to see NKOTB with my friends! Julie's company has loge seats and they offer them to employees in a raffle. She put her name in to win them and she'll find out next month.
I already took a look at flights and it's insane, but it would be worth it for all the fun with my friends. I hope she gets them!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Birds
Would you believe there's a rainforest and a waterfall just south of Ventura Blvd. near our apartment? You go to George Clooney's house (how LA) and to the right of his tennis courts is a path. Shortly after you make the turn around the rear of his property, there's actually a city park looking sign that says Rainforest and points to the left. A rainforest in LA? Just past George's Dish satellite and last security camera, the path narrows.
We followed the path for a while - it wasn't well maintained. They attempted to put some wood steps on the steep hills, but they were wobbly and falling apart. It was better to take our chances walking on the scree beside them. Periodically, small lizards startled us as they jetted off the trail ahead. At least we didn't see any snakes. Oh, did I mention no one else was on this so-called rainforest hike...curious.
We were around 3/4 of a mile in when Ryan (who was in front) passed under a large group of trees. Turns out there was a giant flock of birds nesting in those trees and Ryan disrupted them. All the sudden, it was birdie mayhem. We ran past and stopped in a clearing to cope with the bird trauma. Then we looked ahead and saw all these low hanging bushes and trees over the curving path. I think it lead to Freddie Kruger's home. It was nice and shady, a perfect snake home. At that moment, I wished one of those emergency helicopters could come and lower a rope and lift us out of there. Ryan kept asking, "Should we turn around?" I kept saying, "Yes." Repeat this dialogue five more times until I just turned around and started going - I knew Ryan would follow. I wasn't about to hang out in Freddie's bird lair debating for 10 minutes.
We practically jogged the whole way back. I was never so happy to see George's house again. So is there really some Brazilian rainforest or Niagara Falls waterfall? You can go through that freaky hike yourself and let me know.
We followed the path for a while - it wasn't well maintained. They attempted to put some wood steps on the steep hills, but they were wobbly and falling apart. It was better to take our chances walking on the scree beside them. Periodically, small lizards startled us as they jetted off the trail ahead. At least we didn't see any snakes. Oh, did I mention no one else was on this so-called rainforest hike...curious.
We were around 3/4 of a mile in when Ryan (who was in front) passed under a large group of trees. Turns out there was a giant flock of birds nesting in those trees and Ryan disrupted them. All the sudden, it was birdie mayhem. We ran past and stopped in a clearing to cope with the bird trauma. Then we looked ahead and saw all these low hanging bushes and trees over the curving path. I think it lead to Freddie Kruger's home. It was nice and shady, a perfect snake home. At that moment, I wished one of those emergency helicopters could come and lower a rope and lift us out of there. Ryan kept asking, "Should we turn around?" I kept saying, "Yes." Repeat this dialogue five more times until I just turned around and started going - I knew Ryan would follow. I wasn't about to hang out in Freddie's bird lair debating for 10 minutes.
We practically jogged the whole way back. I was never so happy to see George's house again. So is there really some Brazilian rainforest or Niagara Falls waterfall? You can go through that freaky hike yourself and let me know.
Friday, August 15, 2008
I could work for the DNC!
I guess you have to be in the right frame of mind to come to some realizations. Even with my sister's move to DC and all the talk leading up to it, I never considered it an option for us. Not until my friend Julie brought it up. How had I never thought about it? I immediately began doing some research.
One of the best pros to DC is that there are actually job possibilities for us. Can't say that for most of our other options, except for local news (yuck). DC not only has the local markets, but every network has DC bureaus, cable news, National Geographic and Discovery in Maryland. Not to mention the government related tv jobs and who knows what else. Wow, we could actually work in tv still!
Next, I looked up the location. Close to most of our college friends, my cousin outside of NJ and of course my sister (for the time being). It's also almost equal distance between my hometown and Ryan's; about a 6 hr drive.
And as the city goes, it's got everything we want. A large city that has sports and concerts and fun things to do. I'm told it's a big outdoorsy place with the Potomac river and lots of parks. Also told that it's not too far from nice beaches on the coast. And it's the east coast so it's close enough for lots of traveling and to see lots of friends. Did I mention that we could live in the burbs and finally buy a house? Oh, and no earthquakes!
As for cons, it's not Boulder and it's no where near CO. We're also told the weather is bad: extreme humidity (bad hair days) in the summer and very cold and icy (scary driving) in the winter.
Of course, DC has just been added to the list of places to research - we're a long way off from making any sort of decision. If anyone has advice for what life is like in the DC area, I'd love to hear it. But thanks, Julie, for opening my eyes!
One of the best pros to DC is that there are actually job possibilities for us. Can't say that for most of our other options, except for local news (yuck). DC not only has the local markets, but every network has DC bureaus, cable news, National Geographic and Discovery in Maryland. Not to mention the government related tv jobs and who knows what else. Wow, we could actually work in tv still!
Next, I looked up the location. Close to most of our college friends, my cousin outside of NJ and of course my sister (for the time being). It's also almost equal distance between my hometown and Ryan's; about a 6 hr drive.
And as the city goes, it's got everything we want. A large city that has sports and concerts and fun things to do. I'm told it's a big outdoorsy place with the Potomac river and lots of parks. Also told that it's not too far from nice beaches on the coast. And it's the east coast so it's close enough for lots of traveling and to see lots of friends. Did I mention that we could live in the burbs and finally buy a house? Oh, and no earthquakes!
As for cons, it's not Boulder and it's no where near CO. We're also told the weather is bad: extreme humidity (bad hair days) in the summer and very cold and icy (scary driving) in the winter.
Of course, DC has just been added to the list of places to research - we're a long way off from making any sort of decision. If anyone has advice for what life is like in the DC area, I'd love to hear it. But thanks, Julie, for opening my eyes!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Name That Tune
What was the number one song the day you were born? Check here.
Mine was: "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart!
Mine was: "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Enjoying the Olympics
The Micheal Phelps relay win was a pretty big deal, but my favorite part so far is the little boy who marched with Yao Ming in the opening ceremony. How cute is this kid? And what an amazing story.
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