October Trip

Also in October, I went to a work conference in San Diego. We stayed at Hotel Del Coronado, which was very ritzy. Work paid for our rooms through the weekend, which turned the work conference into a mini-vacation for me. I have family in Southern California, and I was able to visit with them at the San Diego Wild Animal Park on my day off.

Standing in the ocean waves, looking at Hotel Del Coronado, near sunset.

Ocean life I found on the beach.

Spending time with my family at the Wild Animal Park. From left: My Aunt, My Grandma, Me, My Uncle, My Uncle's Girlfriend.

A view from the tram ride. When I lived in California 20+ years ago, there was a monorail ride at the Park. They closed it down and replaced it with the tram, which isn't nearly as cool. But, it was cool enough and I got a lot of wildlife pictures in. One day when I'm rich, I'll go back and do the safari ride, which would let me go into the animal pens that I rode around on the tram. And yes, this is a view of one of the animal pens. This is what makes the Wild Animal Park so much cooler than a zoo.

Feeding a bird.

Everyone should know that I can't go to a zoo and miss out on petting the animals.

One of the best picnics ever! From left: My Uncle, his Girlfriend, My Aunt, My Grandma, My Grandpa.

So far behind

I thought I was doing a pretty good job posting regularly, but then we started buying the house. My entire mind was wrapped around the house, and getting it, but things were so stressful and we weren't sure the deal was going to go through, so it was too painful blogging about it. Which means I didn't blog much during the process. Then, we got the house, but I've been so braindead after work, I haven't felt like blogging. The longer you go, the more you have to write, and the more you don't want to write it. Which brings me to here. Catch up time.

October Garden

I thought I was doing a pretty good job posting regularly, but then we started buying the house. My entire mind was wrapped around the house, and getting it, but things were so stressful and we weren't sure the deal was going to go through, so it was too painful blogging about it. Which means I didn't blog much during the process. Then, we got the house, but I've been so braindead after work, I haven't felt like blogging. The longer you go, the more you have to write, and the more you don't want to write it. Which brings me to here. Catch up time.

So here are some pictures of my container garden at the old place. These are from early October.

Morning Glory

Cobaea

Here's the last of my gardening pictures, from Mid-October.

Dahlia

Another Dahlia

More Dahlias, one of my boxes, and some violas.

Six Fours

1. Four places that I go to over and over? Work, Target, County Market (grocery store), Good to Go (fast food restaurant)

2. Four people who e-mail me regularly? Jack R., does work email count?, Joann's Stores, Netflix

3. Four of my favorite places to eat? Mariachi Loco, Good to Go, Yamato, Red Lobster

4. Four other places I would rather be right now? I'm at home in front of my computer, which is exactly where I want to be right now.

5. Four people I think will respond? Mom and Leslie already did. Are Erin or Kari in?

6. Four TV shows I watch? Scrubs, on DVD: Heroes, Weeds (my current evening watch), Buffy,

New House

On October 23rd we closed on the house. We're moved in now and I'm back online. I've posted a bunch of pictures at my Facebook and Myspace pages. (Same pictures and comments at both locations.) I'll get around to posting the best pictures here.

Crazy 8s

8 TV shows I watch
As a note, I don't keep up with any TV. Its not important enough to my to arrange my schedule around it. That being said.. at dinner time, or if its on....
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (do DVDs count)
2. Scrubs (syndicated)
3. The Daily Show (sometimes)
4. The Simpsons
5. Myles of Style (HGTV)
6. Mythbusters
7. Deadliest Catch
8. Venture Brothers

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Yamato (yes, I still consider it my favorite)
2. Red Lobster
3. Good to Go (lunch)
4. Chino Latinos (only been there once, but it was great)
5. Johnny's Steakhouse (Chanel No. 5 is yummy!)
6. Perkins/Denny's (because breakfast is good anytime of day)
7. Joe's Crabshack
8. that Vietnamese place on Reily Road outside Ft. Bragg... I don't remember the name

8 things that happened yesterday
1. Went to work
2. Got lots of good news about the house
3. Had hamburger, tater tot and cream of mushroom soup casserole for dinner
4. Learned another new Excel trick
5. Read more of Bourne Supremacy
6. Played Civ4
7. Surfed the internet
8. Listened to a coworker rant about the government and the economy

8 things I look forward to
1. Closing on the house
2. Painting my walls
3. Going to the Wild Animal Park
4. Having a real yard and garden
5. Getting a dog
6. Having kids
7. Seeing my family
8. Work

8 things I love about Fall
1. Halloween
2. Thanksgiving
3. Leaves changing colors
4. The weather
5. School supplies
6. Nick's excitement about college
7. Daylight Savings Time (gotta love a 25 hour day)
8. Deer Festival

8 things on my wish list
1. Close on the house
2. Get a promotion
3. Get a dog
4. Nick finishing school
5. Nick getting a good job so I can be a SAM
6. Kids -- Penny
7. Set up an art center in the basement
8. Have my family live closer

8 People I tag
I skip this part. Plus, most of the people that read this were already tagged.