Busy busy busy

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been very busy these past few weeks and this coming week is a true test of my endurance. 

Monday: fly from Newark back to Bakerfield (6 hour flight and a 1 hour flight)

Tuesday: drive up to Oakland (4 hour drive) and do a 5 hour training in the afternoon

Wednesday: drive back to Bakersfield (4 hours) and the drive to San Diego (another 4 hours) for New Year's Eve 

Thursday: drive back to Bakersfield (4 hours) 

Friday: actually go into the office and a hockey game at night 

Saturday: fly to Philly (two 4 hour flights) and drive to penn state (3 hour drive)

That's over 10,000 miles of travel in a week! Good thing I have a bunch of new books....

Sunday night plant trial

I am coming to you live from Tulare, California where I am at a Sunday night plant trial. That's right, I'm at work at 8pm on a Sunday. So much for the 9-5 M-F life style. 

UPDATE: 3:52am. I survived. I think I'll work from home tomorrow....

Christmas party!

Tonight was the work Christmas party at the local ice rink! It was a ton of fun and my legs are so sore now.

Me and the other east coast transplants had no problem hiring the ice and playing a little hockey. The california born and raised struggled a bit more.

They had a snow pile for the kids to play in. For many of the kids it was their FIRST TIME seeing snow. 

Someone asked me when I first saw snow. I figured since I was born in February it was probably within my first few days. My coworker who were born here said he first saw real snow when they were 15. Very strange. 

It was a very nice low key party. It was fun meeting everyone's little kids and seeing everyone out of work.

This weekend I won't have much to report. Pretty much everyone is leaving town and I got Christmas shopping to do!!

Merry Christmas indeed

The best part about working for an ice cream company is the free stuff. And since its holiday time all our suppliers are sending is free product to schmooze us. I'm loving it. Mainly because it mostly chocolate.

We also got wine from our boss today! 

Greetings from....

I'm on my first solo corporate business trip up to San Fran area. Look a little campus tour on my way up! It was too dark and rainy for pictures so I think I'm going to have to return....Oh darn...

I scream for free ice cream

Our plant is going down for the next month so we had to clean out the freezers. It was tough but I found a way to contribute 

Survived the storm!