Hershey’s is the new Cadbury’s

The grossly dominant brand of confectionary here is Hershey’s, of course. They’re really not that big on milk chocolate here at all – Hershey’s is not. It’s the same chocolate you get in M&Ms (which, yes, are available here, but they’re pretty expensive). While it works well in M&Ms, because it’s slightly richer, when you… Read more

Pizza Hut?

We went to Pizza Hut tonight. I don’t know why, but I decided when leaving work today that I really wanted to have Pizza Hut. Of course, Pizza Hut here is not exactly what I’m used to… it was more or less just a sports bar, that happened to serve massively overpriced pizza – $20… Read more

Bug Crusher Extraordinaire

Today was a good day. I actually got some good work done today, at work, and squished a quite interesting bug. I ended up hanging around an extra few hours to do so, but it was worth it. I had a great ride home as a result – a real high. :) I also had… Read more

Ride to Rancho San Antonio

Well, it’s been a busy week, and a reasonably busy weekend so far. Today’s big highlight was my ride up into the mountains west of here. Well, the foothills of the mountains, anyway. :) Let’s start with a map. I started at home, marked on the right. Went all the way to the end of… Read more

First Day

So, first day today. Very cool. I think I’ll like this job. :) Sadly, that’s all I’m going to say about work itself. Confidentiality and all that. :( This morning was fun… I set my alarm for 7, but forgot, as it turns out, to actually turn it on. So, I woke up at 7:30…… Read more

So we’re here now

Right, time to do a proper entry. Now that I’ve munched down on Lilo & Stitch and had my obligatory orange juice, I can now begin the long wait for the ice to melt off the exits so I can venture outside. Okay, so it’s not really that cold, as in ice forming, but it’s… Read more