There's been rumors flying around today about Phish reuniting and playing the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA on March 6-8, 2009. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.
As some of you know, Phish is one of my favorite bands. When they broke up in 2004, many of us thought that they were done for good and would never bring the magic back to life. So, needless to say, this news is incredible to find out. I hope the Merry Swankster knows what he's talking about.
Copy change: I meant to enter in March 6-8, not March 3-6.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Apartment Available in Jackson
For those of you in Jackson or moving to Jackson for the winter and are looking for a place, I know of a great apartment that's available in town. The address is 750 Powderhorn Lane, which is located one block away from the post office, the supermarket, and the bus line to/from the village (aka Jackson Hole ski resort). The apartment has:
* 2 bedrooms
* 1 bathroom
* 2 parking spaces
* A deck
* Extra storage
No pets. No smoking. $1300 per month, which includes utilities. It can come partially furnished or completely empty. A six-month lease starts on November 1st. If you're interested or have any questions, feel free to contact my friend, Carl, at carl.r.pelletier@gmail.com and tell him that I sent you.
* 2 bedrooms
* 1 bathroom
* 2 parking spaces
* A deck
* Extra storage
No pets. No smoking. $1300 per month, which includes utilities. It can come partially furnished or completely empty. A six-month lease starts on November 1st. If you're interested or have any questions, feel free to contact my friend, Carl, at carl.r.pelletier@gmail.com and tell him that I sent you.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Soccer
I'm playing soccer again. And, it feels gooood! Unfortunately, it's easy for me to forget how much I love the sport and all of its aspect. Whether I'm a player or a spectator, I really enjoy being around it.
As some of you know, I started playing competitively at a young age and was forced into a strict training regiment by my brothers and sister as we constantly played on the front lawn and honed my skills. Those were the days when I would get shoved into bushes by my brother because I wasn't low enough to the ground and protecting the ball well enough OR take a fierce shot to the stomach and lay on the ground gasping for air. Those were the days indeed!
Really though, I played seven days a week in high school with my club and high school teams and even played club soccer in college. I got engrossed in this year's Euro 2008. For those of you not in the know, think World Cup for only European nations. My team, Spain, prevailed this year with their youth, creativity and strong team chemistry. They were so much fun to watch.
My hope is to play soocer at least one time a week. Two times a week would be ideal. Whether it's in a pickup game or an organized game, I'll take it any way it comes because it's still so much fun running around, being creative with the ball, and schooling (aka beating in a stylish way) people not on my team.
As some of you know, I started playing competitively at a young age and was forced into a strict training regiment by my brothers and sister as we constantly played on the front lawn and honed my skills. Those were the days when I would get shoved into bushes by my brother because I wasn't low enough to the ground and protecting the ball well enough OR take a fierce shot to the stomach and lay on the ground gasping for air. Those were the days indeed!
Really though, I played seven days a week in high school with my club and high school teams and even played club soccer in college. I got engrossed in this year's Euro 2008. For those of you not in the know, think World Cup for only European nations. My team, Spain, prevailed this year with their youth, creativity and strong team chemistry. They were so much fun to watch.
My hope is to play soocer at least one time a week. Two times a week would be ideal. Whether it's in a pickup game or an organized game, I'll take it any way it comes because it's still so much fun running around, being creative with the ball, and schooling (aka beating in a stylish way) people not on my team.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
I'm Back!
It seems like it's been forever since I made my last post. So much has happened in the past four and half months and I've had the itch to publish several posts during this time. Unfortunately, it just hasn't been a priority. We'll change that.
It's been so long that I don't even know where to start. Let's start where we left off. Skiing!
The weather is cooling down everywhere in the northern hemisphere. The leaves are starting to change color up north and in higher elevations. Laura and I bought our Kirkwood season passes last night. Yes, I said Kirkwood, not Jackson Hole. Spending another full season at JH is just not in the cards this season. I'm hoping to make a visit and reacquaint myself with its boundless extreme terrain at some point this winter.
Hold on tight for another post in the near future. I promise it'll be a small fraction of the time that was waited for for this post.
It's been so long that I don't even know where to start. Let's start where we left off. Skiing!
The weather is cooling down everywhere in the northern hemisphere. The leaves are starting to change color up north and in higher elevations. Laura and I bought our Kirkwood season passes last night. Yes, I said Kirkwood, not Jackson Hole. Spending another full season at JH is just not in the cards this season. I'm hoping to make a visit and reacquaint myself with its boundless extreme terrain at some point this winter.
Hold on tight for another post in the near future. I promise it'll be a small fraction of the time that was waited for for this post.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
This Dude is Heading West
My time in Jackson is done for now. I leave tomorrow morning for a straight shot drive to San Francisco that will hopefully take less than 15 hours. Thank God for cruise control!
With today being my last day in town, I made it special by waking up at 4:45 am and watching the sunrise from the top of Mount Glory. After a 75-minute hike up "Glory", I was reveling in the morning time beauty of this area. It was great motivation to look back and think of how amazing the past five-months have been for me. I feel fortunate that I had and took advantage of this opportunity because it will be one of my greatest accomplishments.
While living here, I've learned alot about myself and the surrounding area and its culture. One particular interesting tidbit is the origin of the word "dude". It was used by cowboys and ranchers to describe city folk that vacationed with them on their land. The cowboys and ranchers found it entertaining to see these relatively well-dressed people participating in the same activities as themselves.
I'll be sure to have alot to write about in the near future. For right now, I'm exhausted from packing my apartment and being on an endless run of errands and work assignments in the past few days. Wish me luck on my drive home.
With today being my last day in town, I made it special by waking up at 4:45 am and watching the sunrise from the top of Mount Glory. After a 75-minute hike up "Glory", I was reveling in the morning time beauty of this area. It was great motivation to look back and think of how amazing the past five-months have been for me. I feel fortunate that I had and took advantage of this opportunity because it will be one of my greatest accomplishments.
While living here, I've learned alot about myself and the surrounding area and its culture. One particular interesting tidbit is the origin of the word "dude". It was used by cowboys and ranchers to describe city folk that vacationed with them on their land. The cowboys and ranchers found it entertaining to see these relatively well-dressed people participating in the same activities as themselves.
I'll be sure to have alot to write about in the near future. For right now, I'm exhausted from packing my apartment and being on an endless run of errands and work assignments in the past few days. Wish me luck on my drive home.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Sean's Departure from Jackson
Sean has come and gone from Jackson. After being on vacation for three weeks, he arrived in Jackson late-last night and planned to stay for less than a day so that he could pick up his things, help clean the apartment, and say goodbye. Admirably, he stuck to his plan and is on the road to Park City, UT now.
It was tough seeing him go for many reasons. Most of all, his departure means I'm one step closer to leaving here. His leaving also brings our season to a final close, which was incredible for us.
I like to think that we pushed each other in various ways and raised the bar to a newly defined potential. We even made it through the season without incurring a serious injury while constantly skiing like bats out of hell. Thanks in part to Sean, I ski faster and more confidently than ever before.
I'm glad that he chose to come on this ride, which he learned about in a faithful phone call that I made to him last February about a "crazy" idea. I had wanted to only share this idea with him; I had no other provocative. Thankfully, he too saw the great opportunity in it and made it a priority. Without question, he made my experience in Jackson alot better.
It's the end of this chapter for us. Without doubt, we'll ski with each other again soon. Hopefully, we'll find ourselves living and skiing in the same ski town down the road...
It was tough seeing him go for many reasons. Most of all, his departure means I'm one step closer to leaving here. His leaving also brings our season to a final close, which was incredible for us.
I like to think that we pushed each other in various ways and raised the bar to a newly defined potential. We even made it through the season without incurring a serious injury while constantly skiing like bats out of hell. Thanks in part to Sean, I ski faster and more confidently than ever before.
I'm glad that he chose to come on this ride, which he learned about in a faithful phone call that I made to him last February about a "crazy" idea. I had wanted to only share this idea with him; I had no other provocative. Thankfully, he too saw the great opportunity in it and made it a priority. Without question, he made my experience in Jackson alot better.
It's the end of this chapter for us. Without doubt, we'll ski with each other again soon. Hopefully, we'll find ourselves living and skiing in the same ski town down the road...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Beginning of the End
I'm restless tonight as the move back to San Francisco on Monday is now one week away. I find myself tossing and turning and constantly stirring the pot about how I should spend my last week here in Jackson. I know that I've had a great ski season and made the most of my time in Jackson. I just want to go out with a bang by taking full advantage of the great outdoors here.
Lately, it's been hard getting out of the house. It's actually border line unhealthy. I find myself being consumed constantly by finding my next great work opportunity in San Francisco. I want to make the move back as smoothly as possible and know that the sole missing piece to the puzzle is a good job.
Surprisingly, the job market in San Francisco is great. There are plenty of jobs out there that will give me good experience and pay well. Yet another example of how San Francisco is in its own bubble. I've received a good response so far as I look for work in .NET Development, User Interface Development, Sales Engineering, or Product Management. If you think you can help me land a great job in the Bay Area, please leave me a comment. I'll gladly use this forum to my advantage.
Lately, it's been hard getting out of the house. It's actually border line unhealthy. I find myself being consumed constantly by finding my next great work opportunity in San Francisco. I want to make the move back as smoothly as possible and know that the sole missing piece to the puzzle is a good job.
Surprisingly, the job market in San Francisco is great. There are plenty of jobs out there that will give me good experience and pay well. Yet another example of how San Francisco is in its own bubble. I've received a good response so far as I look for work in .NET Development, User Interface Development, Sales Engineering, or Product Management. If you think you can help me land a great job in the Bay Area, please leave me a comment. I'll gladly use this forum to my advantage.
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