Somewhere in Middle America

Monday, January 14

Ugh. How much longer?

Clearly I'm bad at this. But here are some bits from the past oh, six weeks?

The holidays in Lancaster were a fine time. A week off, quick flight over and back, and many friends at home as well. Even did some outlet shopping.

New Year's in Omaha. Nothing exciting. Enjoyed how I got to see the NYC New Year's at 11 p.m. And then a rerun of the same on another channel at midnight. We stayed home. There were fireworks ...somewhere. Too damn cold to go out.

Maria and Asim have canceled their Pakistan trip until things settle down over there. Maybe in the fall, maybe next year at this time.

Still walking to work. Still a big fan despite the cold.

I will move into our new offices this week, and I'm pretty stoked. I shall have to include photos on flickr.

We figured out where the Pottery Barn is and have determined that the Crate and Barrel Dream Sectional may have to wait for several more years while the Almost-as-dreamy-Pottery Barn Sectional may do. Then again, the futon is doing just fine, thankyouverymuch.

I lost the title for the Jetta during the move. I have requested it from Indiana and when I get it, the car will be sold.

I took my first corporate jet flight this past Friday. It was so nice. Here are the three best things:

1. Drive to airport and get onto plane. Plane then leaves.
2. If you're done early, you can call the plane, and it shows up early.
3. Get off plane and walk to car. Leave.

I went with the client -- their jet, their 6 other people -- so it'll be a while before it happens again. We went to Minneapolis to pick up two people and then to Toledo. Same way back.

What I've read (most recent on top)

  • Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
  • Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
  • Blindness by Jose Saramago
  • Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill
  • The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain
  • Friday Night Lights by HG Bissinger

Who is this?

It's me, Rehan. Male. 29. Brown, overweight. Mechanical Engineering degree. Pittsburgh sports fan. Married to Maria, father of Asim. Project manager for an engineering consulting firm. Finally to the point where I really enjoy my job. Regular bike rider.

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