We Are Finally Here

We finally made it to sunny California on Sunday. Driving from Dallas to Silicon Valley was a crazy idea. We were exhausted when we arrived at the hotel -- although we did make it in time to see the Cowboys game.

It was an amazing drive on I40. We saw a 'road-runner' scoot across the road in New Mexico and there's amazing stargazing out in Arizona. It was funny to go for miles with no sign of humanity, and then come across an Indian casino on the side of the road. Really, a casino in the middle of nowhere. This trip gave me a great appreciation of those earlier pioneers who crossed the American West with covered wagons.

At this point, we are in our new apartment surrounded by boxes. I'm slowly making my way through them -- at least I finally cleared the ones in the kitchen. The guest bedroom/office looks more like a storage room. So we had to clear out space for the Comcast guy to hook-up the modem by the desk, at which we can access by way of a path through the boxes. Oh, and I still have yet to find our drinking glasses...

Hurricane Ike, Part I

Here's hoping that Hurricane Ike does not interfere with our travel plans to Texas this weekend...or creates a tropical storm next week on our moving date...Rain I can handle -- 60mph winds are not a 'walk in the park'.

Is Marion Really a Barbarian?

Another side to Cowboys running back Marion Barber. I love how tough he is on the field, but seeing him play the piano makes me love him more. Looks like his apartment might be next door to TO's at the Azure...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMKviYGyYC8


(Had problems adding this link, but it is from HBO's 'Hard Knocks'.)

Cowboys Fan

Last Sunday I convinced Hubby that we should find a sports bar to watch the Cowboys season opener against Cleveland. This was after discovering that the San Francisco 49er games get coverage above all others in the Bay area. Luckily after an internet search we found this great sports bar in Palo Alto called Old Pro. They have multiple plasmas mounted on the walls showing every NFL game and it was packed. The food was good, but the atmosphere was electric. Discovering this bar totally makes up for not having the NFL network.

Sunnydale?

Yesterday Hubby was checking on a shipment of business cards that was to arrive from Ottawa as there are a couple of big meetings tomorrow. After tracking the shipment with FedEx he discovered that the person who sent them addressed them to Sunnydale, California. Sunnydale does not exist, although it did serve as the fictional town where Buffy the Vampire Slayer trolled cemetaries. Wonder if he got the office manager to sign for the packages as 'Buffy'.

Hanging Out in SC

Hubby started his new job this week and I tagged along to hang out in SC...as in Santa Clara, California not South Carolina. At the moment there is a 'heat wave' with temps hovering around low 90s -- in Texas that's called spring/fall weather. So, we've been enjoying the cooler temps and I've been lounging by the pool while Hubby is slaving away at work. I've also been amusing myself with a great read "A Much Married Man" by Nicholas Coleridge, and the crazy-media-microscope that is covering Sarah Palin. The woman can't win for losing when it comes to her media coverage...and it isn't liberal-media bias because Hillary Clinton was under the same media-microscope. Guess some media big-wigs get their knickers in a twist just thinking about a woman getting within presidential range. Still, I'm amused at how 'Canadian' Sarah Palin is: she's a hockey-mom who love moose meat and snowmobiling. Gee, I grew up in Quebec and have never been on a snowmobile and honestly don't enjoy game meat...she really may be more Canadian than I am.