so as most of you know i’ve been traveling a bit recently. portland. new york. california. three cities. three weeks straight. let’s say i’m i a little tired. by body is a little tired of it too. it was great to see rachael and nate finish the portland marathon. i honestly was a bit jealous that i was on the other side of the fence. but, hey there’s always next year right! the kullbergs were gracious enough to let us crash at their house while they were out of town for the weekend. it’s always nice to have a home away from home. that’s really what they’ve become to us- a second family. immediatly after we returned from p-town, we unpacked and i started re-packing for new york. i left the next day. arrived in ny that evening and flew out the next evening to return at 12:30am on tues night/wed morning. whew. let’s say i know that i wasn’t in new york to give new york a chance. especially since i was in albany. but at least i’ve marked another state off the list of places i’ve been to for work. california was well, california. i’ve been there so many times for work that its just another quick trip- there and back. but each time i am there i’m reminded of how much i love their drivers and how much i hate their interstate signs.
other than traveling, i’ve been entangled in a two month battle against a cold that starts to come and then dissapates and then changes its mind, it’s been quite frustrating. i’ve also been studying AGAIN for the gmats. i unfortunately have to take it again because i didn’t score high enough on the math portion. verbal and essay- yes! but, seriously folks. who remembers stuff that we learned back in the day. and you can’t tell me its critital reasoning and logic. there’s an entire section devoted to that stuff. nonetheless, i forked over the $400 bucks for a math prep gmat class. you read that right folks. math ONLY. someone shoot me and shoot me now. honestly, its also been a bit embarassing to tell folks that i need to retake it but i’ve finally decided, “who cares?” i’m the only one who is embarassed. it’s tough test and i may need a bit more help than the kaplan book. so seattle university, here i come. 4 days devoted to math. bring it on.
and you know that you’ve been gone for a bit when you go to get gas at 7:30 in the morning to find a slutty barista stand in your gas station. WTF?! when did this happen?! i thought that crap was for the everett folks. ballard. seriously. i’m disappointed. i thought we were above that. i won’t even post the name of the stand since 1) i refuse to market something that disgusting and unethical 2) it’s blatantly inappropriate. but through my scowl i did observe that all the customers, were men in their 30-50s, alone in their car, and refused to look anywhere else other than straight ahead. i wonder if they’re feeling a tad bit guilty. perhaps i’ll find another gas station to offer my loyalty that does not include lingerie, perveted men and inappropriate naming conventions.
welcome back jack. welcome back.
Posted by yosh on October 23, 2009 at 9:57 pm
i will bet you a case of beer that the gas station you are referring to in your post is the 76 on 15th and 58th.
people should check themselves when going to business establishments. if the opposite sex doesn’t visit then i wonder what’s wrong w/ the picture here?!!