Yay Steelers!!!

I stayed home to watch the game since it was shown on the west coast as the only Monday night game. The Steelers beat the Ravens in overtime - I think it's from the luck of my new Terrible Towel and my special towel twirling technique! Myron Cope would be praud (that's no spelling mistake!)

All My Friends Are Awesome!

Yipee! I got home from work today and had a very special package waiting for me! Carsen and Yuki sent me an awesome package containing some very special Pittsburgh momentos. They sent me a Steelers Terrible Towel, Steelers bottle cozy, a Yipee! eraser, and a cute card. I can't believe I lived in Pittsburgh for so many years and never owned a Terrible Towel. I didn''t learn the value of a good bottle cozy til this past summer. As for the Yipee! eraser, well you'll just have to visit the Shadyside Starbucks to discover the meaning of that.

First Week At Work

Nothing too exciting to report after my first week at work. Most of the people who work there weren't there most of the week, so it was pretty quiet. I have a meeting Monday, so hopefully things will pick up. The area I work in has a bunch of office buildings around, but everything is kinda spread out. For some reason it reminds me of Austin, TX. There is a little plaza up the street that I can walk to and it has a little food court with about 8 food places to pick from. It has a cute area outside with table and chairs and a fountain. The weather always nice so far, so it's fun to be able eat outside.

In other news, I found a new place and am moving next week. I'll send out my new address soon!

First Day At Work

I started my new job today. As kinda expected, it was a pretty uneventful day. Some parts were a bit intimidating because I am no Photoshop and pristine sketching guru. They mainly hired me for my CAD knowledge, which I am confident in. I am looking forward to learning from their design process and techniques. The good news is, that the economy doesn't seem to be hindering their business at all.

I didn't get out of work til relatively late, so pardon any unreturned phone calls as it was past 10 pm EST.

Steelers

So I finally ventured to the Steelers pub in San Diego. I found this place, Bub's, online and figured it would have 10 people there, maybe 5 in Steelers gear. I was way wrong. I was 10 minutes late for the game because I had to find parking and then had to wait 15 minutes to get in because the place was PACKED. It was so packed that I had to wait for people to leave before I could get in, just to have to stand for the entire game. Everyone there was in full Steeler attire and they were cheering and jeering the whole game. I thought I was in Pittsburgh while watching the game, though nobody used the word yinz or n'at. I miss everyone!!!!

Here are some pics from my cell....

La Jolla

I went to an area between Carlsbad and San Diego today called La Jolla (pronounced La Hoya). It is kinda touristy, but really cute. It reminded me of Naples, Florida. There are cute shops inland and a really pretty beach. There were different areas along the beach for surfers, swimmers, and kayakers. Here are some pics. Click on them if you want to see them larger.

I Got A Job!

I got a job offer at a local design firm today and I accepted! I start Monday. I am excited, but kinda sad my beach weekdays are coming to an end. At least I will still have beach weekends! Yay!! My next adventure is finding another place to live. My current place is awesome, but it's only available til mid October. I figure I should look for a new place for October 1st because it's harder to find a new place for that starts mid-month.

Beach Day

I finally went to the beach today and got to take some pictures. I bailed on going out for the Steeler game last night. It was the only night game and was shown on NBC, so I was able to watch it at home. Here are some pics from the beach in Carlsbad. It looks overcast in some pics but it really wasn't. There was some fog over the ocean though. If you click on each pic you can see it in it's larger original size.












Quit looking at me, Sea Squirrels! If you click on this one, there is a squirrel camouflaged in the rocks. There were a bunch of squirrels along the beach. It was bizarre.

More of My Neighborhood

Here are some more pics of my neighborhood. These pics were all taken within a short walking distance. I hope to have time to go to the beach this weekend. I am excited to announce that I found a Steeler bar in San Diego so hopefully I can catch the game this Sunday.

My Neighborhood

I've been keeping busy sending out resumes and tweaking my portfolio. I finally took some time today to take some pictures of my neighborhood. Yay!





the view from my back window

Job Fair

I went to the job fair today that I had had been preparing for all week. It went well, but there were no slam dunks, just introductions and advice. That's about what I had expected, but it was a good intro for what I should be focusing on while I job hunt out here. I have plenty more places to apply to.

Special thanks to my pre-job fair peptalkers: Judy, Dave, Carsen, Yuki, Hilly, Mom and Dad!

I forgot my camera, but i managed to take some blurry shots of downtown with my cell phone. It was another perfect weather day. Downtown San Diego is really cool.

I promise to take more pictures and post more this weekend!

Views from the Convention Center