Driving in the Dark

So i made the trek down from Nor Cal to LA last night so i could take care of some last minute apartment stuff as well as go home and visit with the parents. I have never made the drive at night before so was a little unsure of how it would go. After getting off class at 9, making a mug of coffee, and saying goodbye to George and his mom, i started off. All in all i would recommend the trip at night to anyone that feels comfortable driving at night. No traffic at all. No annoying sun to sunburn you while driving. And best of all, i was able to keep my windows down so i know that i saved money on gas. Thanks to MythBusters i know that you getter better gas millage when you have your windows rolled down then with the air conditioner on. But what was really interesting about driving at night is that you have no idea where you are. I have made that trek many times and it seems to go quicker when you don't see that for the next 300 miles all you have to look at are miles and miles of farmland.

It was a full moon so the shadows with the clouds were really beautiful. I wish i had a camera to take some of the shots of the moon refecting off hte resourvior off the 152. Also i think that i saw a UFO. seriously. it was this crazy flying thing that had 3 ligts on each of its wings and was turning in this crazy circular pattern. way to fast for any plane that i have seen. So after getting all excited about seeing a UFO i started to smell pesticide so it was prob just a some plan doing some crop dusting, but it could have been a UFO.

so i got down to LA in 4.5 hours. I think that is a record. If you got a faster time let me know and ill try and beat it on the way back up.

Life in the Bay

Has anyone ever felt the strange feeling of being afraid of leaving things behind, even though deep inside you know its the right thing to do. Or being uncertain of something new, excited and nervous, leaving a situation of comfort for one of hard work, discomfort and perhaps loneliness. Can one look forward and behind at the same time, unsure of which direction to go?

So i have started a new life in the Bay area--Santa Clara to be more accurate. This past week has been a bit rough but has also been exciting. I bought my first set of golf clubs, which i already dented through repeated mis swings, as well as dinner with the family on monday, wednesday and friday. Indian food on wednesday was quite tasty although my taste buds had some trouble with a few of the spices.

Orientation starts of Wednesday.