Ride to Rancho San Antonio

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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

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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

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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

Lilo & Stitch for breakfast!

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I was having such trouble deciding what to buy yesterday when we went grocery shopping… by and large there’s no familiar brands or products. Just try finding normal peanut butter here, let alone vegemyte or anything… :( But when I arrived at the cereal section, it took only moments to decide. And thus now with… Read more

Of separation of church and state

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There used to be this idea that government would be distinct and separate from religion. Don’t know what happened to it. Context: from the U.S. Social Security website (here), “No SSNs with an area number of “666” have been or will be assigned.”

Ich bin ein Cupertino…er.

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Yep, got here at last… details will be forthcoming tomorrow, as I’m too tired now to write anything coherent. For the moment, amaze yourself with photos of my apartment, courtesy of Google Maps (tinkerable version):

Hawai’i’ Sidenote

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Wireless access here at the airport is $7US (~$10AU) per day. That’s only twenty five times cheaper than Sydney. I hope this is a good sign. :)