Yesterday as I left work it dawned on me that I had been in the San Francisco Bay Area for a year. It is one of the most drastic changes in my life since going to college.
I remember announcing to my family that Katie and I were moving to the Bay Area as I had accepted a job at Yahoo! working on one of my favorite web sites, Delicious.
The decision to move, the actual move itself, the settling in period, exploring the area, meeting friends new and old… it was all an adventure. The question everyone asks is how’s california… it’s awesome… even after a year.
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Katie and I are “officially” moving to California. A lot of people have been asking questions about this, so I’ll try to create a FAQ:
- Why are you moving?
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- Short answer:
- I got a job at Yahoo!/Delicious
- Long answer:
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I work on the symfony project a framework that makes building quality web sites easier. I will be contributing to this project in a way that is beneficial to Yahoo!. Furthermore, Katie and I are looking for an adventure. Moving out of our home in Minneapolis and into a new part of the country will be a big adjustment for us.
- Where in California are you moving?
- We are moving to the San Francisco Bay area. We will find a place when we arrive. We will likely be in Mountain View or if we can find some place affordable, the City of San Francisco.
- When are you moving?
- We are moving in early November. I start my job in mid-November.
- That’s really soon?
- Yes! I know!
- What will you do with your house?
- We own a duplex, we’ll rent out the half we live in. We’re also finishing up our attic as I type. Initially our good friends Marc and Sadie will live here.
- What about your cats?
- We are not sure. They will eventually join us in California, but we are not sure if they will come with us right away in November, or later.
- You’re going to have a going away party?
- Of course, just email me
- What about your car/bikes?
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Car is being shipped to CA. We bike a lot and intend to do so in California, so we’ll be moving our bikes as well.
- Are you excited?
- Yes.
- What is Katie going to do?
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We will be getting an apartment that has a pool. I can only imagine she will spend her days making daiquiris sitting by the pool.
I quickly through up a site for the 35W Bridge Collapse disaster that happened in Minneapolis yesterday. We live and work near here and are somewhat shaken by this incident.
[tags]flat, biking[/tags]
I used to/still have a cavalier attitude toward flats. I figured when/if I get one, I’ll lockup and bus home, or walk.
Yesterday, in 80+ degree heat, I chose walk… I went a mile to the Dunn Bros coffee shop cooled down and went a mile to get home.
Despite better judgement I fixed my flat when I got home in my very warm garage. With the right tools fixing a flat is easy, but the pouch I carry… is missing a lot… namely a wrench to undo the wheels and a pump.
Here’s a tip for flats:
Place the nipple for your tube in the middle of the “INFLATE TO x-y PSI” this can be a frame of reference to find out where your tire was penetrated. Once I found the leak on the tube (conveniently on the opposite side of the tube from the nipple), I found on my tire some tiny orange glass or plastic that had sliced into my tire.
We’ll see how well my patching is. Time to buy me a wrench and a pump 
