Beauty and the Beast I saw my first broadway show this weekend. My girlfriends sister bought tickets for their neice, and I was able to tag along. The whole "broadway" thing never really interested me growing up. I figured most plays were musicals, and even if they weren't there was no play that could beat a trip to the movie theater. Thus, I wasn't too excited about going to this. I was pleasantly surprised, however - if another broadway show crosses my path, I won't mind at all.
The 100th post! We're reached 100 posts here at the RomeReport! This is awesome! It's only taken us about a year - I guess that's about two posts per week when you think about it. Thanks to everyone who stops by from time to time.
A weekend back east I'll be in New Jersey this weekend. Really just a quick trip to see my girlfriend and her family. Since I haven't seen her with the ring on yet, it'll be nice to see that. Oh, and I think we're going to try and check out some churches and reception halls as well; sort of get an idea of what we're working with.The only downside, and I had to face the music at some point, is how cold it is over there. Hang on, lemme check the weather channel… yea, it's pretty much freezing. I have to admit, part of the reason I'm marrying her is to have one less reason to return to the cold :) Just kidding (well, not really, but, you know).
Telecrapper 2000 Here's a really useful program that has some entertainment value too.
Cellphone I purchased a cellphone last night. I was waiting for, amongst other things, Verizon to come out with a normal non-flip phone; over the weekend they finally released one from Nokia. To get a 517 number, I had to order the phone online. According to the website, it should be here by the end of the week. Hopefully it comes with service, because I know the jackasses at my local Verizon store are going to give me a hard time about keeping that number. Regardless, I'll soon be connected.
Rain rain go away! The weather out here has really sucked since I've been back. In the week and-a-half since Jennifer left, we've had only a few sun shiny days; and none of them were really Southern California sun shiny either. Most days have been Michigan cloudy in fact: a constant gray over cast with an occasional shower. To see that out here is really strange.The past couple years I've been here, we've always gotten our first rain right around Halloween. Mother Nature has acted a bit early this year. From what I hear, September was rather rainy as well. I really hope this isn't a sign of the winter to come.
New Jersey was fun, but… Earlier this week my sister asked me whether or not I enjoyed my time in New Jersey. Until that point, I hadn't really quantified my time there; it was fun, but I don't think I'll miss it. It was really nice to live with my girlfriend, and b near her family. And the close proximity to the city was nice too. Oh, and I'll miss the mandatory full service gas stations. Not having to pump your own gas is awesome (unless of course you're in a hurry). But New Jersey does have it's bad points, enough for me to not ever want to return for more than a visit.For one thing, I was always getting lost. Road signs in New Jersey are the worst. If they were existant at all, they were far from intuitive. Oh, and the people really drive like they have nothing to loose; a near accident was a daily occurrence. Although, I must admit, it was kind of nice to learn stick on the streets of NJ. If you can drive there, you can drive anywhere. I've had to pull some ill maneuvers since being back in Cali, maneuvers some might deem reckless, but that were actually survival techniques on NJ streets. It's nice to have those kind of moves in my arsenal.
Wedding bells Yup yup, I finally popped the question to my girlfriend last night :) (and she said yes!) Thus, my (not really existant) player days are over. It's weird, cause for a long time I was afraid of marriage and really pondered getting into it, but now that I've asked and the ball's set in motion, I'm really kind of excited. I don't often get touchy-feely here at the RomeReport, but I've gotta admit, I couldn't have found a better woman.You can read more about our story, and keep track of stuff at our website: jeromeandjennie.net.
We made it! My girlfriend and I pulled into Pasadena last night, 5 full days after leaving New Jersey. The Philly stop was great: we had lunch with my sister, bought a map and were on our way. We weren't able to progress as quickly as we'd hoped, as the east coast had been experiencing a lot of rain at the time. It would take us 8 hours to get out of the storm!Louisville was a lot of fun too. Just about my entire family from my moms side showed up to greet us. I had a chance to see cousins I haven't seen in over a decade, and meet one (now 5) for the first time. Jennifer was a hit, I think they all enjoyed her company. From Louisville, it was on to Oklahoma City. We made a quick stop in St. Louis to go to the top of the Gateway Arch, but the drive was pretty much straight through. We picked up some fruit and made sandwiches at my grandmothers house that allowed us not to have to stop for food. From Oklahoma City, we made our way to Gallup, New Mexico. The quicky stop for the day was in Amarillo (which the locals pronounce, "Aye-marilo") for postcard sending and some good 'ole Texas barbeque. Gallup was an interesting town, comprised mostly of a main street that runs right along I-40. Although a small town in a small state (population wise) it seemed to have it's own culture and economy, which you don't often see in non-major cities in non-major states. From Gallup we set out for LA making a couple stops for food and even some sight seeing. We found out the Petrified Forest National Park is right off of I-40 in Arizona, so we decided to check it out. I'd remembered reading about it in school, so it was cool to finally see it. Afterwards, Jennifer had the taste for some Tex-Mex, so we stopped off at a little family restaurant in Flagstaff to satisfy it (man was that good). Later on in the evening, shortly after entering California, we stopped in Barstow for some dinner. We made it back to Pasadena in good time, around 10:00 pm. A couple of the more interesting points of the trip: First off, we didn't see the sun until we were about an hour west of St. Louis! That made something like 24 hours worth of driving (from Philly) under one continuous cloud! Secondly, we had a chance to see several gas prices throughout the country. I'd say we averaged between $2.90 and $3.00 per gallon. However, in Needles, CA, we paid $3.98 per gallon to fill up! Also, with regards to gas, some states allow the sale of unleaded 86 rather than 87. All in all, 2964 miles of fun. Looking forward to doing again :)
End of summer Today's my official last day here at IBM. All in all I had a great time. Cool project, and living with my girlfriend was a lot fun too. We're hitting the road tonight (she and I) on our second cross country drive. Last year we too 80 all the way across; this time it'll be a more southerly route. Our first stop is Philly, as Jennifer has a meeting there on Saturday. After that we'll really hit the road though, not stopping until we get to my grandmother's house in Louisville. From there the rest of the trip is up in the air (we're actually going to discuss that tonight), although I suspect we head towar either Dallas or Oklahoma City.
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