Saturday, October 23, 2010
Foliage Update #4
Yellow, red, and stick trees abound and, consequently, leaves are everywhere! We are at the point where there are an equal amount of leaves on the trees and on the ground. Jenni and I had a very mature moment as we wandered off the path in the park alternatively jumping on and kicking piles of newly fallen leaves. Ah, childhood memories of my 20's.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Weekly Update #7
I called a few local doctor's offices to ask if I could shadow someone for a day. No responses yet. All's dry on the job front as well.
I'm this close ][ to finishing War and Peace which I've been reading for 9+ months. Expect an extensive review on my other blog soon.Jenni's dad, sister, and Grandma Jean are visiting for the weekend. And I should probably get back to them...
Remember, you guys get weekly updates from me but I get none from you (other than what I can creepily gleam from Facebook), so send me an email with how you've been. ...or not ...whatever!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Foliage Update #3
We are now entering the realm of yellow with some orange and green. Beautiful! I'm rather impressed that these pictures came out much better than the one from Foliage Update #2 on which I cheated (yes, that is why the grass looks like it's radioactive).
Saturday, October 9, 2010
OctoBrrrr?
Well, I said I wanted weather...
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BINGHAMTON NY
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 9 2010
...WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...
.COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY...WITH MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S...AND LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S ACROSS THE AREA.
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
A FREEZE IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ALL WITH OUTSIDE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT OR HARVEST THEIR PLANTS.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Weekly Update #6
The quick version: Apple Harvest Festival, our Ultimate Frisbee team wins a thrilling match by 1 point (with my help), I quit my crappy temp job...
The Apple Harvest Festival was very... festive! There were tons of people, tons of food, and of course tons of apples, apple cider (hot/cold/hard), apple wine, apple pastries, candied apples, caramel apples. In the shade it was the perfect temperature for a nice cup of fresh hot apple cider. Good times.
On Sunday night, our still yet-to-be-named Ultimate team did battle with a worthy opponent. We fought valiantly even though we were down to one sub for a while (there was a M.I.A. concert that evening). We playing to 15 and as the game came to its climax, the score was tied 13-13. That next point lasted longer than the previous 5. It was epic. Finally the other team scored to bring them to game point. We were exhausted and our one sub that came in had noticed both that we couldn't handle another point like that, and that I was itching to run for a long one. We came up with a plan for the disc to go immediately to the new sub (who has a great arm) and then our fastest guy would do a cut, and feign like he was going to make a break, taking the best defender with him. Then I would take-off in a full sprint for the other goal. It worked perfectly and I caught the disc for the tying goal, crossing the entire playing field in one throw. We then played one final point to decide it and our momentum (and a desire to go lay down) carried us to victory. Like I said: epic.
On Monday morning I came to the conclusion that my time would be best spent not working at a terrible job that too removed from my desired career to do any good. I offered my services until a replacement could be found, but they declined and I'm back to square one on the job front, but much less miserable. (Thanks Jenni for the support and understanding)(and thanks to my dad for teaching me not to work somewhere that makes me unhappy, if I can afford it (thanks again Jenni))
And that's about it! It was a bit mellower of a week. And no plans yet for the next one. A blank page to be filled!
The Apple Harvest Festival was very... festive! There were tons of people, tons of food, and of course tons of apples, apple cider (hot/cold/hard), apple wine, apple pastries, candied apples, caramel apples. In the shade it was the perfect temperature for a nice cup of fresh hot apple cider. Good times.
On Sunday night, our still yet-to-be-named Ultimate team did battle with a worthy opponent. We fought valiantly even though we were down to one sub for a while (there was a M.I.A. concert that evening). We playing to 15 and as the game came to its climax, the score was tied 13-13. That next point lasted longer than the previous 5. It was epic. Finally the other team scored to bring them to game point. We were exhausted and our one sub that came in had noticed both that we couldn't handle another point like that, and that I was itching to run for a long one. We came up with a plan for the disc to go immediately to the new sub (who has a great arm) and then our fastest guy would do a cut, and feign like he was going to make a break, taking the best defender with him. Then I would take-off in a full sprint for the other goal. It worked perfectly and I caught the disc for the tying goal, crossing the entire playing field in one throw. We then played one final point to decide it and our momentum (and a desire to go lay down) carried us to victory. Like I said: epic.
On Monday morning I came to the conclusion that my time would be best spent not working at a terrible job that too removed from my desired career to do any good. I offered my services until a replacement could be found, but they declined and I'm back to square one on the job front, but much less miserable. (Thanks Jenni for the support and understanding)(and thanks to my dad for teaching me not to work somewhere that makes me unhappy, if I can afford it (thanks again Jenni))
And that's about it! It was a bit mellower of a week. And no plans yet for the next one. A blank page to be filled!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Longest Worst Frisbee Golf Drive
I was playing disc golf on a really windy day and threw a disc over 400 feet... in the wrong direction. I realized the colossal degree of error at the tee (top left of the map) and used my phone to plot out my path for this hole. The sporadic nature of the path is partly due to playing two discs and partly due to the inconsistent wind.
The map is much easier to follow if you view the larger original map.
The map is much easier to follow if you view the larger original map.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Weekly Update #5
Quick recap: Woodard returned home after some more small town escapades. Had my first Ultimate Frisbee game. Scott sent me the best present ever. Job stuff. Apple harvest has begun.
The week began as some more time with Woodard who came to Ithaca for a week. Last weekend we went on a hike with Jenni in the Buttermilk Falls State Park, which pretty much consists of some nice (and steep) trails along the Buttermilk Creek and surrounding gorge. It was a beautiful fall evening with many leaves already on the ground. Quite scenic.
Woodard and I also spent an inordinate amount of time, in the realm of 3-4 hours, at the mini-golf course at the Ithaca ScienCenter (as documented on my other blog). We also made friends with a stray cat that can be seen in the background of the video.
On Sunday, I had my first Ultimate Frisbee game in this little fall league that I joined. There's ~60 players divided onto 4 teams and we play each Sunday for 6 weeks. It seems like a great group of people who are good (they all have cleats) but not up-tight (they mostly brought beer). It's great to have something social and active to do, I wish I had done this in SB! As for my performance, I did ok for my first time on the field in 5 years: 1 goal and 1 block. On Tuesday I was so sore I could barely walk. Nice.
Scott, my good friend and former boss, sent me a towel!
In other news, through a temp. agency that is frightfully similar to HappyTime from Dead Like Me, I was offered a job at an old-folks home up near Cornell. At first I thought this was a great opportunity, since the medical field has a major shortage of geriatric doctors and I have little to no experience in that area. I was wrong.
Anyways, about two hours after I accept this job, I get a call from a local doctor's office to which I had applied earlier asking me for an interview. So the next day I go to the interview (which went well, though they may be looking for someone who can stay longer than 2 years) followed shortly by my first half day at the old-folks home.
I now realize that the few jobs at which I have worked have been really quite nice thanks to a mix of good bosses (Scott) and interesting work. My luck may have run out. I had originally thought this job was to be a medical secretary position; it turns out that it was really for an administrative assistant. This means filing paperwork and delivering mail for vogons that have no actual care for or interaction with the medicine being administered down the hall. Sorry for the Hitchhiker's Guide-heavy post but this reference was too apt.
In lighter news, the Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival is this weekend. The downtown area is filled with food, trinkets, and apple-based products galore. Yum.
The week began as some more time with Woodard who came to Ithaca for a week. Last weekend we went on a hike with Jenni in the Buttermilk Falls State Park, which pretty much consists of some nice (and steep) trails along the Buttermilk Creek and surrounding gorge. It was a beautiful fall evening with many leaves already on the ground. Quite scenic.
Woodard and I also spent an inordinate amount of time, in the realm of 3-4 hours, at the mini-golf course at the Ithaca ScienCenter (as documented on my other blog). We also made friends with a stray cat that can be seen in the background of the video.
On Sunday, I had my first Ultimate Frisbee game in this little fall league that I joined. There's ~60 players divided onto 4 teams and we play each Sunday for 6 weeks. It seems like a great group of people who are good (they all have cleats) but not up-tight (they mostly brought beer). It's great to have something social and active to do, I wish I had done this in SB! As for my performance, I did ok for my first time on the field in 5 years: 1 goal and 1 block. On Tuesday I was so sore I could barely walk. Nice.
Scott, my good friend and former boss, sent me a towel!
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on the subject of towels...
"A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have... any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with." ~HHGTTG
In other news, through a temp. agency that is frightfully similar to HappyTime from Dead Like Me, I was offered a job at an old-folks home up near Cornell. At first I thought this was a great opportunity, since the medical field has a major shortage of geriatric doctors and I have little to no experience in that area. I was wrong.
Anyways, about two hours after I accept this job, I get a call from a local doctor's office to which I had applied earlier asking me for an interview. So the next day I go to the interview (which went well, though they may be looking for someone who can stay longer than 2 years) followed shortly by my first half day at the old-folks home.
I now realize that the few jobs at which I have worked have been really quite nice thanks to a mix of good bosses (Scott) and interesting work. My luck may have run out. I had originally thought this job was to be a medical secretary position; it turns out that it was really for an administrative assistant. This means filing paperwork and delivering mail for vogons that have no actual care for or interaction with the medicine being administered down the hall. Sorry for the Hitchhiker's Guide-heavy post but this reference was too apt.
So now I'm just hoping that I get that other job before I go crazy. Ah well."Vogons are one of the most unpleasant races in the galaxy. Not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous." ~HHGTTG
In lighter news, the Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival is this weekend. The downtown area is filled with food, trinkets, and apple-based products galore. Yum.
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