Tag: Travel

  • CMU Alumni Party at Adaptive Path

    On Sunday, I attended a CMU alumni get together at Adaptive Path in San Francisco. The event coincided with CHI being in San Jose this year. And CHI was the reason I was in SF. Dan Saffer was our host, so I got to talk with him a bit. One thing everyone seemed to mention…

  • Rock Beats Skin

    It’s spring break and I haven’t been on my computer much as I’m in Mammoth Lakes, California, visiting my brother, Matt. I’ve been snowboarding, bouldering, rock climbing, and also just hanging out and doing nothing, and sleeping! My brother has been totally impressing me with his climbing skills. When I arrived last weekend, he was…

  • Spring Break!

    Spring break! Spring break! Who would have thought that at 32 I’d be chanting those two words. But thank goodness for it, because I definitely need a break. While I haven’t been stressed out in the same way I was last semester (probably because I kind of feel like I know what I’m doing, maybe,…

  • Climbing Photos

    I finally uploaded all the climbing photos I took while visiting my brother Matt in Mammoth Lakes, California. We went rope climbing at the gorge in Bishop, and bouldering at the Happies in Bishop. We climbed with his wife, Ericka, who is also a rock star climber, and their dog Zoey, who is quite a…

  • Back from Cali

    I spent the past 10 days before the semester began visiting my brother, Matt, and his wife, Ericka, and their dog, Zoey, in Mammoth Lakes, California. They didn’t have an Internet connection, so I had to rely on a local coffee shop, which provided free wireless—a beautiful concept. However, I only checked my email every…

  • Visiting Brother in California

    Tomorrow I’m heading to Mammoth Lakes, California, to visit my brother Matt and his wife Ericka. Although Matt moved to California six years ago, this is the first time I am visiting. It’s also the first time I’m visiting California. One reason it has taken me so long is Mammoth is in the middle of…

  • Hailing from Northern Virginia

    After two days in Geneva, New York, I hit the road and drove down to northern Virginia to visit my friends Chris and Joanne. Three hundred and fifty-two miles. I left late in the day on Friday, and was kind of sleepy. So during the drive I had a coffee, Red Bull, and Starbucks Doubleshot.…

  • Live from Geneva

    I hit the road for Geneva today. It took roughly five and a half hours. But it was such a beautiful day, I didn??????t mind. I kept the windows down and the radio blaring the whole time, and I had a lot of coffee. The drive gave me a lot of time to think. Thinking…

  • Off to Geneva!

    No, not that Geneva. Geneva, New York, nestled alongside Seneca Lake, which is one of the finger lakes. I’m going to visit my friends Paul and Shannon for a couple days. Then on Friday I’m heading down to DC to visit my friends Chris and Joanne and others, and even play a soccer game with…