Nerd Test

Katie sent me a link to nerdtest.com. I only got a 30%, but I IM'd it to all my programmers at work and they are fighting over who got a higher score. Most of them are in the 90-97% range. :)

I did find this picture on that site that I thought was pretty cool:

Wasatch Colors

I was reminded tonight of how much I love the wasatch range. I was driving home and it was the time of day when the sun is just starting to go down, and all the colors are super vivid. The sky was blue, and the mountains were covered in snow and were lit up in pastel pinks and purples. It's an amazing site, and always lifts my spirits to see that all around me. I need to remember to start carrying a camera to capture images like that when I see them. I love that we live somewhere that I can see that regularly. On my mission is Fresno, I remember how depressing it was to just be surrounded by ugly apartment complexes, empty lots, concrete, and the general grunginess of a city. Kind of makes you go crazy to be stuck in a place like that. I always wondered why people stayed there. Why don't they just pack up and get out? Don't they realize how many more great places there are to live?

Katie and I have been thinking alot about where we would want to live if we move. It's funny how some places just seem to fit. There are places where you feel at home, and it's interesting how that's different for everyone. Some people love the Avenues, or Cottonwood Heights, or even St. George. For Katie and me, the Highland/Alpine area just feels right. I just wish our family was closer, and maybe the ocean; then it would be perfect.

Powder & Fish Tacos:

Ok, I've been inspired by all my blogging friends and wife. I am going to try to start blogging regualarly. It's a good creative outlet and I'm hoping it will help me focus more on the good around me, take more pictures, take note of things I like, etc. I'd like to commit to blogging daily, but I don't know if I will actually be motivated to stick with it, so for now I'll just say that I'm going to do my best.

So here goes:



Powder & Fish Tacos: that's the perfect way to start off your day. Katie, Dalls, and I went up to Solitude this morning and enjoyed the several feet of new powder that we've gotten here this week. It reminded me of just how much I love being on the mountain on a good powder day. It's one of by favorite pleasures in life. Everything is right with the world when you are carving big turns in bottomless powder. It made me very happy for the rest of the day, and I think I've got my fix for at least another week or so. We ended the great morning the right way with fish tacos at Lone Star (a tradition started with Rob). It never fails, now whenever I go to Solitude, at about 11am I start gettting intense cravings for Fish Tacos. I got to work at about 1 today, and now I have to work late to make it up, but it's well worth it.

I really miss Rob (he moved to MA for grad school), so I had to send him a txt msg when I got back. Here's how the conversation went:

me: "Powder & Fish Tacos rule"
rob: "Bastard"
me "I take it your morning wasn't as good?"
no reply from Rob.

At least he knows I care. :)

I need to finish up a little bit of work here tonight, and then go run 6 miles at the gym, so this is all for now. Another post tomorrow?