Tea Fire

I have been hesitant to write anything about this because of how much it has affected the lady in my life and so many others. I keep thinking about it though and it makes me ill. I guess I will write a bit.

The lady's childhood home burned down in the recent fires in Santa Barbara along with the majority of her relatives' and friends' homes as well. I have felt horrible about how this has affected so many. I've never been very attached to any of the homes I have lived in. Part of that is due to personality, the other being the fact that I lived in eight different houses by the time I graduated high school and probably another fifteen or so since then. I say that because I have been so overwhelmed by how bad I have felt - an example of feeling the pain of those I love and hoping in some way I can be of comfort.

Like a typical dude, my comforting skills are a bit lacking but I do try. And from here I don't know what else to say. I just hope at some point I can do something to help.

Calling all Flakes

This past weekend I decided to abandon thoughts of school and work and go down to the Land of Enchanment (New Mexico) with the lady. I had visions of doing work on the drive down and on the drive back but I decided it would be best to forget about it and pick it back up on Monday.

It turned out to be quite a relaxing weekend. We spent most of the time in Angel Fire, where the in-laws have been for the past few weeks. We did spend a day down in Santa Fe...a place I have surprisingly never been. Unfortunately, the plaza was heavily under construction but I got a good feel for the place.
The basilica was really cool. Also under construction, but this made it more interesting. Artists were in the process of repainting the ceiling. The picture is a little blurry due to low light, no tripod, and no flashes allowed. I thought it would be cool to post regardless.Saturday night we went to the Calling all Flakes bonfire at the base of the Angel Fire Resort. Music, fire, cold air, and kids calling on the snow gods to bring on the snow.

Dug Up

I dug up these pictures yesterday. They are of the last trip to the hut before the supposed snow...about a month ago. Thing is, I could have been working on it for the past month since there has been no snow. But really, I couldn't with the school thing going on full bore and all. As you may see, it did snow a little but we got all the windows in and all the roofing on. The progress will continue in April. Oh and we fit three grown men in a hot tub the size of my bathtub....cozy. This pic is a little washed out but you get the idea.

Copeland/Lovedrug/Lydia

If tests and Halloween weren't enough for the weekend.....sunday night we went to a show with my sis and her friend at the Marquis. Lydia was more amazing than I would have ever expected. Spoke with two of them during Lovedrug's set and was additionally impressed.

Check out this cool sculpture

Copeland on stage
Look at this weird couple we ran into.

Halloweeeeeeeen

Casey comes into town for the Halloween weekend and all of a sudden my semester's hard work gets a little distracted. It was worth it though and I actually came out of three tests in one week fairly unscathed. Halloween was fun. If you can't tell...i was an old school golfer. None of these shots show my stellar socks. Check out the Bees.......awesome.