I took my rental car down south of Canberra before heading east to the coast. I was amazed at how similar the Australian coast looks to the Oregon and Washington coasts. Of course, this is another of the shots where I set the camera down and let it snap away while I walked around. I don't even know how many of these types of pics had nothing in them because I was just walking around off camera. At one point, it was so windy that… Read More

On June 27th, I caught the bus down to Canberra. For all of you that don't know, that's the capital. A friend (and amazing musician) from high school, Ryan Weed, is doing his PhD there in Anti-Matter Physics. While there, I got to watch a Rugby Union match, something that I had never seen live. They also had a party, which was a house warming for Ryan and a celebration of the end of term. Karim (Ryan's roommate) does a pretty… Read More

As of earlier today, I am officially employed. My focus is in e-commerce, online marketing, etc, so I'm not purely a salesperson – which is nice. I tried to make it clear all along that I enjoy sales, but do not want that to define me or my career. I start July 14th. On another note, I had been planning for quite awhile to go to Europe after I signed my offer, but on a whim, I checked prices to Sydney, Australia, and lo' and behold, it's actually cheaper right now to fly there, so I bought a ticket to leave tomorrow. I've never been there, and I have 3 friends in Sydney I can visit and one in Canberra. To top it all off, a good friend of mine… Read More