So I'm finally back in Berkeley, gotta admit it feels good to sleep in my own bed again, even though I didn't have a bed for 6 months before that. Now it's time to start looking for a job so I can get back to ballin out. I basically just went restaurant to restaurant today to see if anyone was hiring, it always seems like it's better to show up in person but most places just told me to go online. I'll keep an eye out for an engineering job too but not really trying to do the whole 9-5 thing right now but if it's something I'm really interested in I could see myself joining the rat race.
Here are the pictures from the last three weeks:
So Cal:
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| Santa Monica Pier |
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| Jägerschnitzel |
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| Santa Monica Beach |
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| Rufus |
So these first four pics are from the time I spent in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. I gotta say that I don't really like So. Cal that much, everyone there just seemed really fake and the smog was pretty disgusting and can't be healthy. It seemed like everyone was talking about saving the environment and then driving around in a Porsche. I think both of those things are cool but not necessarily mutually exclusive. The reason I spent a couple of days down here was because my mom was giving a presentation at a conference and Julia and Jenelle came into town also. I need to admit that seeing the sunset over the ocean was pretty odd but it is a lot easier than staying up for the sunrise at the Jersey shore. Rufus was kind enough to let us stay with him in Santa Monica at my mother's friend's house. Before getting dropped off at the airport I had the Jägerschnitzel for a pre-birthday dinner with my mom because I wouldn't be able to spend my birthday with her.
So Fla
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| Oh Herro |
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| Photo Shoot! |
I left So Cal on the Dec 9 and flew the red eye to Boca Raton to celebrate Megan's 21st birthday. That's the only picture I have from when we went paddle boarding, which btw is awesome, but after that I kinda checked out for the rest of the weekend. There must be some kind of strange interaction between my body and 4 Lokos or Patron that sometimes causes me to forget things. We rented a hotel room on Saturday night and after free happy hour the two birthday kids decided to take a nap and before we knew it everyone was coming back from the club, so Cassey, Megan and I decided to go out on our own and at some point we made some friends from New Jersey. After a bit of confusion and about 20 minutes of getting in position (which happened to be in the middle of the road) this lady with her dress tucked into her underwear took this picture of us. I think it turned out pretty well.
Home:
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| "Well played little child" |
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| Holiday Sweater Party |
After South Florida there was a short layover back in New Jersey. It was great to see some people but I wish I had more time, felt like I was just saying Hi to everyone before I had to pack my bags again. Also it was during finals so Dom and everyone else still in school was pretty busy so it wasn't really the best week to come back, I guess that just means I'll have to do it again soon. Ian however was able to plan his Ugly Christmas Sweater Party perfectly and Megan and I knew we had to blow all other sweaters out of the water. While shopping we found this onesie which I really can only interpret in one way. The party itself was great, felt good to know I still had it as Megan and I went undefeated in beer pong. There were some hostilities at night but it's hard to take any argument seriously if the person yelling at you is wearing an ugly Christmas sweater.
Western Washington:
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| Dolla Dolla Bill Ya'll...Literally |
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| Fish Throwing |
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| Christmas Tree |
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| Emerald City |
After too short of time in Jersey it was on to Seattle to visit Julia and celebrate Christmas. I got there a day earlier than mom and Dominik so my sister took me to this bar down the street from her called Vito's. This place was great because it reminded me of home and the overabundance of Italian restaurants that someone nowhere else can replicate, except for Vito's that is. Later on in the week Dom and I went shopping for some Christmas gifts and walked through Pike's Place Market where we got to see them throwing the fish, which really is something else. We then spent four days over the holiday in this town called Mossyrock which is located in the Cascade Mountains. It rained a lot while we were there (not really surprised) but it was still really nice, and we were actually able to find a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Also those are real candles on the tree, it's really not that dangerous and makes it so much more beautiful. When we got back to Seattle Julia took us sight seeing and I was able to snap a pretty nice shot of the skyline.
Back in Berkeley:
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| Golden Gate Bridge |
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| NYE Supplies |
I didn't get back to Berkeley until the 31st so I was pretty jet lagged for New Years and with everyone else celebrating at 9 my time I didn't make it that late into the night. Also it seemed like a half bottle of Patron wasn't enough so we got an extra one just in case, which then also got finished. There's still a couple of other bottles left over though so we might have to throw another party. I'll keep you guys updated on the job search or if anything else happens.
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