Hiking Half Dome

Got the chance to hike Half Dome in Yosemite the other day with my Dad, Andris, and Lucas. It's a pretty burly hike (9 hours) and I haven't decided if
a) the Park Service is insane for letting people up there or
b) it's natural selection in action.

There are currently 1000 fires burning in CA, hence the smoke in the air.

A Weekend Back in Good 'ol Oregon

Last Friday afternoon I left the office early and hopped on a plane for Portland (I know, not very green of me). I meant to make a quick visit and potentially pick up my truck.

I managed to make it to another LatinX Night in Corvallis, where it seemed like people weren't all that surprised to see me (it's only been 3 weeks). But that was a good time, and Saturday we went out in Portland for a friend's going away party.

The weather for the weekend turned out nice, and it made me miss the Cascades with their snowy glacierness. I guess I'll just have to deal with surfing before work and hiking Half-Dome next week instead.

Needless to say, I didn't get my truck back. That's an ongong saga that seems like it will never be resolved.

Anyway, back to work...

Now Living in San Francisco

Climbing at Castle Rock State Park - June 14, 2008

Ok I know, that's a dramatic cut from my last post, but everyone keeps telling me to update my blog. So here it is: the update!

I just moved to San Francisco on June 1, 2008. It was a dramatic move, typical Clayton style with getting up at 4 am and having to time everything perfectly to get the rental van back in one day, but I made it. I gave a girl from Switzerland a ride all the way from Portland. She was couchsurfing (couchsurfing.com) and we had a good 10 hour chat about traveling and everything else.

Anyway, I made it, and got moved in here with my best friend David. We've got this ridiculous 1100 sq. ft. apartment behind the mint in Haye's Valley/Lower Haight area. I wouldn't normally have opted for an apartment this large, but for the same price we could have gotten a dungeon, so it was an obvious choice.

We've been spending some time nabbing furniture from various yardsales and craigslist posts. Today we scored a love-seat futon for the 'green room' - yes, we have room themes!

Work has been crazy busy. Check me out here: http://greenoptions.com/about.

The best part so far? The beach is only 20 minutes from our front door, and I've been surfing 3 times already (once before work!). I've also met some climbers already, and we went out to Castle Rock State Park this weekend.

Thing are going well, just have to try and establish some balance. Doesn't seem like there's enough time in the day, but I'm having fun.