California Summer

Mark Twain once said, "Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well". I kinda think I believe that, at least on blogosphere, not that being a big fan of his helps any ;)!!
Its been forever since I arrived here. I have been in California for the past month and a half now and its ever so slowly growing up on me . For the most part, I really like it here. I say most, since for the past 10 days, the heat has been scorching, literally. People have died, power has been out and annoyance is in. The dream weather of the Bay Area has gone out for a temporary dip in the Bay I guess....And speaking of annoyance, couldn't get to watch one freaking second live of any of the games of the soccer World Cup '06 :( Apart from thanks to Vindy, who recorded some of the finer games on DVD for me, this tournament was but a blur...:(
So far, I have seen been to Berekely, Modesto, Salinas and Monterey apart from the local Bay Area towns here. Monterey is beautiful, with great history and nice beaches with cold water. Berkeley has its own charm and I hope to visit it again sometime..Modesto is a trip into the countryside with big wine and coffee plantations.
I visited Jacksonville, FL, for a conference last week and had a lot of fun. Met up with college friends and other people whom I had not seen for a long time. Can't believe 4 days went off so fast..
Work's keeping me real busy, and is not allowing me to devote too much time to outdoors, which sucks. Am not keeping up with my running as I would have liked and that sucks even more. Right now, the heat's just too much to bear...
Have met up with some interesting people here. A couple of amazing blind ladies who go about doing their daily chores as if they were fully sighted. Their chirpy nature and amazing attitude towards life is truly an inspiration to me. Then there's Jennifer who has been working with incarcerated individuals for the past 25 yrs!! In the place where I work, there are apparently amateur bands that play in bars on Fridays and weekends..Went to one of them a couple of weeks ago and it was fun to see engineering geeks do something refreshing apart from designing circuits and devices...
Have to get my bike fixed...can't do it myself since there's a problem with the gear shaft, which means more money spent on gas and pollution...Surprisingly, shops here close by 6 or 7 latest, in the evening, which means I can't get it done on weekdays...
Somehow, I feel like I end up doing something that I hate - "run" after time. Also, wish I had two more hands and feet for multitasking.
Can't think of anything else to write right now. Life is just too busy. I like it that way, since it takes off your mind off so much clutter..
Have fun, in the sun, this summer...

-v