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Wow, it's been too long since I've posted.  But there's been news!  First, my trip home went very well.  It was really wonderful spending time with my parents, seeing Wicked with them and my sister in LA, and doing some other, more expensive activities :).  By that, I mean they helped me buy a new truck!  I'm now driving a Green w/ Tan trim Ford F-150 (Pictures will be coming soon, I'm sure) with the works.  It's amazing; I now have my dream car.  I'm still getting used to it, but I can already tell I love the thing.  I had no troubles parting with my Ram.  Most who know me already knew I had always wanted to return to an F-150.  I finally got my wish!  Thanks, mom and dad, for helping negotiate and helping me to afford it.

Another huge news item for me is that I've now accepted my offer with Microsoft, and will be headed up there next summer!  I'll be back in Berkeley to finish my Masters next Fall, but then I'll be headed right back up to Redmond to continue working.  It's all very exciting, and I'm really looking forward to it.

There is surely more news from me on the horizon, but for now that's all.  Other things in life are going well.  I'm still enjoying working out on a regular basis.  I've been losing weight and gaining muscle.  No complaints there!  Good times.  Happy post-Halloween, and happy Turn-the-clocks-back-night! :)

Labels: Berkeley, family, Health, Home, Microsoft, Truck

Well, the semester's in full swing, as are all of my projects and plans.  Working out is going well (really tempted to say that it's been "working out").  I'm finally beginning to feel fit again.  It's been far too long.  My software engineering and algorithms courses are going well, and my music class is definitely helping me with my sight-reading.  It's also turning out to be a great opportunity to put a little singing group together.  If I can get that happening, I'll be able to squeeze even more enjoyment out of this semester.  On the whole, life is good.

I'll be headed home for the weekend next Friday, so if you're around and want to hang out, give me a call!

Labels: Berkeley, Health, Home

It's been a few days since I last blogged. Not a whole lot is new since then. Today, however, I did something that's practically unthinkable for me: I woke up at 7:00 AM. Even scarier: it was so that I could go do cardio at the gym. What's happening to me?! Seriously, though, it felt great, and it was nice to be up early for a change. For some reason, though, I've come to the realization that when I'm at school I am physically unable to wake up consistently every morning like when I was working. I don't get it. The moment I returned to Berkeley, my capacity for waking up early disappeared. Oh well! Anyhow, off to dreamland. Goodnight!

Labels: Berkeley, Health