Sam's Blog

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Well I've decided that I should be more active on here. I know that I will be making a lot of changes to this site. A few color and template changes are in my head and I will try to see if I can change it up by the end of the year. I am not sure if it will happen at the rate that I am going though. I feel like every time I want to write on here, I sound boring. It's not like I have tons of things to share either, but I used to come here to just give a summary of the things I do. After a while, I realized that I've just been working most of the time and then just hanging out with friends. Nothing too noteworthy, but a bit more stable. Hopefully I will get back into the rhythm of things and post here more often.

A quick overview of the things:

Got a new job - totally different type of place from my previous employment, but I've learned so much already. Always short-staffed but a great learning experience with the industry that I am in and a good test with dealing with stress.

Josh and I got engaged a few months ago! Hasn't really changed the status quo of our normal day to day activities though, which is a good thing for us right now. The wedding will be in a few years - we are not rushing into that at all. Haven't decided on one single detail of it yet.

We may move soon. Our rent keeps on going up more and more each year. I kinda want to have a place that we can all "our place" and mean it. The current apartment that we are in used to be Josh and Kurt's place, so I always think of it as such for some reason. I hate apartment hunting.

Went to New York and Chicago for work. First real official business trips and they seemed a bit rushed, but fun. I was lucky to have gone to those cities when the weather was favorable. I had an especially great time in New York. Met up with a lot of old friends and had great food and tons of fun. I miss it already - although I know that I only go there when the weather isn't too extreme. I know I can't handle humidity or cold weather, which is why I love LA.

My car is officially 1 year old. I named her Aoki. She's been so dependable and wonderful - even though we've taken her up North about 4 or 5 times and a lot of trips home and to Ventura. It's such a great car and I love it so much still!

Since I've last posted - a lot of friends have moved out of LA. It's sad to think about all at once because it is quite a lot of people that left. They left LA and went to...Ohio, San Diego, Chicago, New York, Mountain View/Palo Alto, Costa Mesa, and Colorado. Bummer that it all happened within the span of a few months, but everyone left for good causes, so I wish them well!!