Stamford, CT

I now reside in Stamford. I haven't really explored enough to get an abundance of pictures to share, but I'll still give you a rundown of the last week or so. Last Thursday I made one last trip to Purdue to visit my girlfriend, the Neon Cactus. She was gorgeous and impregnated with little ones as always, but this time only in the Piano Bar, so I had to forgo my typical time at the table near the dance floor so that I didn't spend the night alone. Notice the lack of people on the dance floor, this wasn't only at 8 pm, but the entire time we were there :(.
After my always-enjoyable Thursday, I spent the day recovering from the ensuing hangover most of Friday, before DK and Aaron got to town and we went over to Brothers and Where Else?. They were the typical nights, although I got to meet Tmo's new girlfriend, who seemed quite nice. It was nice to get a little goodbye in before taking off. Then on Saturday night Kathryn and I went to the epic B96 SummerBash, which had a wonderful lineup like always including T-Pain, Pitbull, Cascada, Ray-J, Natasha Bedingfield, Flo-Rida, and more. Flo-Rida and Pitbull really lit up the stage from what we could see from the best seats in the house. Notice how well positioned we were behind the snack stand! Luckily we were able to move a few seats to the right a bit through the show and actually see the screen and stage. Haha. Then the next morning it was off to Stamford! The drive was about 13 hours, pretty much what Google Maps said it would be. What Google Maps didn't say is that I'd get stuck on George Washington Bridge in NYC for over an hour of that trying to pay an 8 dollar toll to go over the bridge -- this was NOT FUN AT ALL in the new stick shift! Oh well, at least now I know to avoid driving in the city at all costs. Stamford doesn't seem terrible to drive in, and one day thsi weekend i'll probably try driving to work just to see what it's like traffic-wise. The neighbor across the street is a lot of fun, she stops over once a day or so with her big guy poodle Indy and we chat, but otherwise I haven't done too much exploring or meeting people yet. I went and got a membership at LA Fitness, found all the essentials, and now I'm kinda sitting it out until work starts. Maybe this weekend i'll explore a little more, find the beach, and get some more pictures of the town for you all. So i'll leave you with my room -- I picked the smallest room, because I ball like that, but I think it'll be fine -- it's already cozy. The new (expensive) bed is the most comfortable thing i've ever laid on :).