Bachelor Party!

To steal from my great friend, The Blogger formerly known as T-Shirt Guy J, this weekend I will be heading back to New York to help throw a party for my good college friend. What type of party, well a......


It will be a fun weekend and I am really looking forward to seeing a few of my good college friends, one who I haven't seen in going over a year I believe. Of course, I am counting the seconds until I can see Mel again and am now realizing that while I do ok on my own, the distance is definitely tougher than I had expected, especially when I'm out of work with not much to do each day.

But as for the weekend, it will be a great time filled with, what I like to call the three B's! Get your head out of the gutter..... It will be Bar-B-Que. Basketball, and Booze! First we are going to Hill Country Bar-B-Que, which if you visit New York is a must. Great Texas Style Bar-B-Que. Nothing will ever come close to Dinosaur BBQ, but this is pretty darn good. Afterwards, we will be going to see the lowly New York Knicks in a game against the Portland Trail Balzers, and then it will be a fun night going to some of the New York City bars. I am really looking forward to visiting New York again and taking in some of the night life. I definitely can see myself as being one of those people that say the cliche: "I love to visit New York, but I wouldn't want to live there." I am anxious to visit again and hang out, but ultimately, I am excited about getting back, having Mel finally come out here and truly living up the West Coast life. It will be a great time, and I know that all of us will make sure my friend has a rockin good time.

After the party, my sister is coming back to SF with me. We will be exploring the city, which I haven't really been able to do yet, though I have gone in on a few occasions, and we may take a trip up to Sonoma or Napa for a quick Wine visit. It will be a fun time and it will be nice to have someone living with me for the time being.

In other news: I had a HUGE interview on Wednesday that I think went very well and I am feeling good about my prospects. Now it is just that terrible waiting part. I would really love this to work out, but I will be continuing to look at other places, continue my networking and applying for open positions. So if everyone could just say a word/prayer of good luck for me and hope it all works for the best.

Lastly, a running update: Today I got in a really nice 5 or so mile run and really started to feel better. I'd say I'm at about 70-75% of runner lung capacity. Give it a little bit more and I should be able to really increase the mileage. I also ran to possibly the best running music compilation ever. I ran, as I sometimes do, to the soundtrack from Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky. It's all the best music from all of the Rocky movies, including some funny, if not cheesily inspiring dialog interludes. After removing a few of the slower, love songs included in the compilation, it is perhaps the greatest running mix ever. Whenever I need my best run, I turn it on.

So there you have it, a great interview, a good run, and a weekend filled with Tom Hanks and Adrian Zmed.....uh...I mean a fun weekend with friends. Not too bad for a second true week out here on the west coast. Alright time to great ready for the day and catch my flight. I will blog with you later.

-Nice Guy SMA-