Wow. It has been quite a while since I’ve posted on the old blog. A lot has happened since September, perhaps too much to record in a narrative format. Instead I will use a quick and dirty bullet point approach. Here goes:
Car Issues:
- As of last post, car was broken and needed a new computer box
- Found a used computer box at a junk yard for $125
- Had it installed on the car… but it didn’t work
- Junk yard refused to take it back
- Found guy who repairs computer boxes
- Paid guy $400 to fix my junk yard computer box
- Computer box guy took 2 weeks to fix computer box
- Forced to rent a car for a week
- After nearly a month and $900 in expenses, my car runs again
- Named car “Howley Carabao” in both disgust and reluctant admiration in it's stubborn refusal to run
Work Stuff
- Work is very busy… increasing demand for ranging
- Get to go to Grand Canyon National Park in December for training
- Taking a week off after training to visit the Tennessee (Dec 13-21)
- Back in time to celebrate Christmas on the beach
Other stuff:
- Thesis work continues… bleh
- Interest in thesis topic evaporates
- Aversion to thesis topic and Civil War in general increases
- Guam’s rainy season has ended, yet it continues to rain everyday but there is more wind and a greater chance for super typhoons
- Lived through 2 more earthquakes – last one was a 5.2
- Visited Talofofo Falls Park… it was hilarious (I’ll explain in a future post)
Greatest thing that’s happened in many years:
- Barack Obama elected President of the United States of America
- Hope increases
