Random Thoughts

This has been a good weekend so far. A good weekend may sound trivial... and it may just be, but none-the-less, it was awesome to be able to experience it. Makes living in DC somewhat bearable. So where does it start? It starts of course with a trip to get a zipcar. I accomplished that around 10am. I got to drive a Scion xB this time near the old office. I've avoided this vehicle until now. But today, I took it. Its a great vehicle to drive around town in . What do I like about it? Space. There's a lot of space in it. The way it looks. I am not sure I would want to own one of these vehicles, but it sure looks different than the ordinary cross-over/mini-van/SUV/sedan out there. The auxiliary input. This time around, the cable was even there, so I was able to listen to my iPod... I must say, very nice. Which reminds me, I will need to buy that cable soon :). The tiny arm-rest. The seating in this car is a bit odd, so having an arm rest on the right side was quite nice. What didn...

I watched a King of the Hill episode on Sunday night called Lost in MySpace . It was hilarious. Who knew IMDB had full episodes... Anyway, it was a great rebuttal of blogging at work... Its funny because I have to blog at work... not a 'here's what I did today' kind of blog, more of a 'here's what I learned and the world is a better place because of it' kind of blog. Its not always that bad, but my manager makes it a point of whining about the lack of daily blogs in his monthly nastygram and that just makes me not want to blog even more. Sometimes TV can give you a much healthier and funnier perspective on life. South Park is good for that... And if you have to blog at work (have to, not do it because you want to), I feel for you.

I'm back.

I had left DC for Vancouver at the beginning of October; I worked in Vancouver for 2 weeks and then headed to India. I love working in Vancouver. The pace of life there is much more to my liking; it is hectic but not horrid. I do my 8 (or 10 or 12) hours and then I go out and do whatever I want. There are people I know there, friends whom I have known for a decade now. I also know the city fairly well and I've never once felt uncomfortable there. Anyway, I was in Vancouver, I had a great time outside of work. At work was a slightly different story. I've always felt that after the merger, the Vancouver office was the bastard child of confused parents. These parents mean well and try and provide for the child, but they haven't a clue as to what makes the said child tick, what sets them off and what keeps them happy. Why would I say that? Well, lets see. For starters, these guys are not setup for visitors such as me. Now you may wonder why that is important seeing as I wo...