rest in peace bobby fisher 1943 - 2008

arcadia residents fully engaged

the move from utah to california was complicated by a white out from north of beaver to cedar city, slowing traffic down to 30 mph max, making a fifty minute stretch into about a 200 minute snowy mess. we got here the day before i started a three day orientation at my school, which has been amazing. tara has done a great job of unpacking all our things and getting our house livable. since we have been here it has been relatively warm and relatively pleasant. we are getting accustomed to a few california specific things though. i learned this morning on the way to class that you can't roll through a yellow/red light to turn right and not get a ticket (you might not be able to do that in utah either) and tara learned that you can't put trash in the green can, because then you have to dig it back out and place it in the black can. you can't put most of it in the blue can either. so we are learning. heidi, lance and chase were a huge help in the move and after they left jake and mary visited and were a big help also. emotional mostly, but they did lend a helping hand. we have found a few great spots to eat so far and are on the constant lookout for more. art center blows my mind and my brain. i am amazed at the resources that are here. it is unbelievable. you truly have the ability to create anything you could imagine up and the instructors are world class. apparently the traffic patrol is world class also.

almost gone / head to toe in christmas

we have been boxing up all of our stuff for the past few days and this morning we picked up a uhal truck and packed it full of our belongings and after a good hour and most of our things loaded into the truck, we got a phone call from our new landlords in california saying that they are re-doing the wood floors on monday and we won't be able to move in until tuesday at the earliest. so... all of our things are packed up and who know when we will leave or how long i will be wearing the same clothes that i am currently wearing. speaking of clothes, one thing that i have always noticed, but this year was in full effect was people out and about during the holidays "dressed head to toe in christmas." by this i mean only wearing new things that you got for christmas. new shoes with new pants and shirt with a new coat. sometimes a hat. sometimes a earmuff. young and old alike. why only wear one new item when you can be fully dressed in the most hip new apparel? not that i don't already do that, but next year i'm going to join the herds and only wear all new things for at least a week after christmas. like i stated earlier, i don't mind wearing the same clothes for days on end if needs be. and sometimes needs do be.