Some stuff to be happy about!

• I went to NZ for a week (last week). was not quite what I expected (weather and activity wise), but still a good trip. Happy to be back in the Bay Area!
• Biked to work for the first time this year (2017) yesterday; the weather was beautiful!

FIRST BIKE OF 2017

• Got up super early today to drop dad off at airport, which let me get into work early and do some climbing (note how I am wasting my extra time by posting an entry) and be hungry enough to eat breakfast.

DID YOU KNOW

• I now own a house (condo) and a car (pre-owned).
• That's right. This happened back in May 2016. And now I have property fever.
• Car is still in one piece, although I've managed to dislodge the bumper slightly. It's going to need some new tires (and a new bumper) at some point...
• I went sailing on the English channel.
• This happened back in August 2016. I threw up for 5 hours straight! And I also learned a lot about myself, specifically that I am me and I can't escape that, no matter how hard I try to be or act "as cool as" someone else. I am Emily (and I'm one tiny step closer to accepting that).

My favorite picture because cooking in the galley was one of my favorite parts of the experience.

• I'm in a band now (called "Duck and Cover"). Its original members got together for Pixarpalooza 2012 and then reassembled again for Pixarpalooza 2016 (at which time they asked if I wanted to be a band member). We've stuck together since Sept. '16 and are performing at a smaller gig next week tonight.

[continuing a week later... because I can't seem to get these posts out -- note the decrease in enthusiasm]

• I sort of have a relationship now... but then I totally went and screwed it up 2 days ago. Not sure what I'm doing (I don't think I've ever been). I guess history repeats itself. So... if I want to save this, I'll need to rewrite "history".