I've had many a blog before. Well, actually only a few. One I wrote in basic HTML just to teach myself the damned language. That was before I even knew how to program. I literally cut and pasted each page. That was amusing.
Then I moved onto the wonderful world of LiveJournal. Had that going for a while. I'm not so sure why I stopped. Did my life really get more hectic? Or was I just so lame I had nothing to write about? I don't know.
And now here I am.
So what to make of this? I think this will be more of a journal for me than much of anything else. I doubt I'll come out with anything profoundly deep or awe-inspiring. But I might. I mean I wouldn't put it past me. It's just I don't think I'd try that hard.
So... where to start. How about where I am in life.
I live in San Francisco. SOMA to be precise. That neighborhood has got to have one of the worst raps for really not being so bad. Yeah, there's the occasional murder/stabbing. But I'm pretty sure you get that everywhere. Personally, I've never had a problem, nor do I know anyone who can confirm they've had a problem (a handful of you might understand that). But seriously, aside from the graffiti and the occasional broken car window, SOMA rocks. My biggest complaint centers around the fact that every year the lovely Folsom Street Fair bares (pun intended) it's ugly ass right outside my door.
I work in Sausalito for Garmin, the GPS company everyone loves. We got Yao Ming as a sponsor. What's not to love about that? I'm in a small division of theirs doing Web Development. So that makes me a nerd. But I've got absolutely no problem with that. When I started a year ago I was employee #7. We're at 12 now. Look at that explosive growth. If my boss doesn't lie, we'll be moving to Downtown or SOMA soon. Do you have any idea how much ass that will kick? I don't think you do. Let's just say I might for once make a happy hour in the city.
If you've ever known me, you've known I've always been into cars, and a lot more recently bikes. I have one of each. Still pimping the blue '03 Z06. It's a slightly ridiculous car. It gets a whopping 18mpg (mostly city driving) and only seats 2. But there's nothing quite like a 1st gear romp. Some will get it, but I imagine most people think I'm crazy.
And then there's the bike. It's even more ridiculous. Seriously, I'd be fine with a little cruiser or something. But no. My '05 R6 weighs something like 400lbs, and that little 600 spits out 120hp at some where near 15.5K rpms. That makes it quite a bit faster than the 'Vette through the quarter (but the 'Vette would kill it in the top end).
So what else? Jay and I broke up a while ago. That was a fun 3.5 years. It probably should have ended earlier, but I guess that's how it goes. She's off in Walnut Creek living w/ her sister still doing the AT&T thing.
Spare time?
Drink - lately I've been quite the whiskey fan. It's good shit.
Kickball - we just went undefeated! Chawoop!
Holy Cow and Cat Club - conveniently located within a 5-10 min walk of my place
Riding and trackdays - last time I went w/ Chris Wilson (of OfficeMax lore). Definitely my best event error. Got down to some consistent 2:12's. Just need to spend more time out there!
And anything and everything I can think of.
So I think that about sums it up for now. We'll see if I can keep this thing actually going. I am somewhat skeptical.
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