The post that has nothing to do with running

Just wanted to post a few pics from last weekend's California roadtrip! We had so much fun! And it was so great to see the sun again.

Top down!

Random pullout along highway 1, near Big Sur

Ostrich farm in Buellton

Relaxing in Solvang

Hollywood walk of fame

Monterey Bay Aquarium

More cuteness

Windmill near Morro Bay
Pacific Ocean

Man feeds ostriches; drama ensues

Here's a little video from our roadtrip. This is Raj attempting to feed the ostriches in Buellton, CA. Apparently they are borderline dangerous and unlike pigeons they do bite, so be careful the next time you are accosted by one.

This didn't keep me from laughing, however.

More pics to come.

Three weeks of sloth

So I've been sitting on my ass for about three weeks now... ahh, glorious springtime in Seattle! I am contemplating changing my blog name to sloth.blogspot.com, but I imagine it's already taken.

So, big news, blog reader(s) - on Friday, Microsoft announced it is shutting down its book digitization project , which means my position is being terminated in another 5-6 weeks. This came as a big surprise, as I had just been confirmed as staying on for another year, but you know how it goes in the software industry.... So now I am hunting around for an FTE position here at Microsoft. I really love working here and hope I can make it work somehow.

This weekend I am heading down to L.A. for a little central California coast roadtrip with Rajesh! Even though vacation photos are wildly inappropriate for my running blog, I will post them anyway upon my return. And who's kidding who here - I'm not running anymore, so I might as well repurpose the blog for something good - and that is me, having fun.

BTW, I cut all off my hair off last week. Not all, but most of it. First significant haircut I've had in a few years. Just thought you'd like to know.