The Wizard of Speed and Time

Just a bunch of things I think are interesting or funny.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Tulsa and Orange County

Now that Sarah is here, my employer has told me that until we finish moving our plant from Santa Ana, CA to Tulsa, I will be spending every other week in Santa Ana. I knew something like this would be in the works when I took the position. And it makes sense. But it's weird that by the end of next week Sarah will have spent as much time in Tulsa as I have and she came two weeks after Nick and I did.

Am I a Sooner or a Cowboy?

Folks in Tulsa don't really talk about Pro Football. They don't really talk about baseball. They wouldn't know a hockey conversation even if they were in the middle of it. Office small talk revolves around college football. By the end of my first week, I could tell who roots for which team. They decorate their offices and cubes to show their loyalities.

Western only plays one sport, basketball, at a national level. And it doesn't play it well. I am surrounded by red and orange. I don't know what to do. I'm thinking I might have to go and get an MBA at OSU so that I will be acknowlegded on Monday mornings.

Gettin' settled

Well, the apartment is beginning to take shape. Most of the boxes have been unpacked but there always seems to be more.

We've been taking in some of the local flavor here, including the Creek County Fair. Nick really liked the rides, while Scooter enjoyed the kids area. They both had their first corndog, Nick loved it, Scooter not so much. But the fried twinkie was great.

Monday, September 03, 2007

It's now official, I'm certified

My results from the Beer Judge Certifacation Program have finally come. And I scored high enough to be a certified beer judge. This was my goal, as it is the highest level I could have obtained with the number of judging events I've done. In order for me to get to the next level, Master Beer Judge, I will need to judge another 10 or so events and retake the test. I don't forsee that happening very soon.

Unlike Illinois, where there were judging opprotunities almost every other month, Oklahoma has only one BJCP event in the whole state. And I doubt I can convince Sarah to let me drive down to Texas just to judge beer. I'll have to wait a least a month before I can bring that one up.

Everyone's finally in Tulsa

After two weeks apart, the boys and girls in the family finally met up and drove down to Tulsa. We purchased a collapsable car luggage carrier that I'm sure we'll get a lot of use out of. It nicely holds our largest suitcase, areobed (thanks Clarks), and two smaller duffel bags. The drive itself was uneventful, but getting started was hard. I had hoped to leave around 6ish but we didn't get going until 10. Various things, both planned and unplanned, held us up. So we didn't get to Tulsa until 10:30. The kids didn't get to sleep til after midnight.

But on the plus side, we're all together in a tiny hotel room while our apartment is getting ready. Just one week of this madness. I hope.