Jeff’s Blog

Well, I posted ads all over the place for somebody to take over my lease since I’m moving to Seattle. Check out the version I posted on craigslist here for more info.

Arg, football steals my Simpsons away.

On Thursday, Michael, Kara and I went over to Ketee’s family’s place in Winston-Salem for Thanksgiving dinner. The food was great, but it was also nice to just get out of town and go somewhere more family-oriented for the holiday. The most unique part of the dinner, which I enjoyed was the seafood-based [...]

Now that it’s official that I’ll be moving to Seattle soon, there are so many other things to worry about!
First, I need to find somebody to take over my lease. If you or anybody you happen to know is looking for a nice place to share with my 2 existing roommates starting [...]

I accepted the job offer from Microsoft in Redmond, WA. I called the recruiter today and filled out the online paperwork. Shortly after that I called NDL to let them know I was not going to take their offer. It’s been a tough decision all told, but I think it’s the right [...]

Now the question is when is the European Union going to bring the hammer down on Poland for things like this. Joining the EU is a package deal. You can’t take the economic benefits without also upholding the many rights and policies concerning free speech and tolerance of sexual orientation.

I was pricing out what it might cost to get one of those little trailers for helping moving my stuff to Seattle, should I choose that option. Here’s what U-Haul quoted me:

$160 from Chapel Hill, NC to Seattle, WA
$180 from Chapel Hill, NC to San Clemente, CA
$524 from San Clemente, CA to Seattle, WA

WTF? [...]

Today I didn’t get much work done. I had intended to go to campus to do some work in Mathematica (I don’t have a copy on my machines at home). However, there was a football and basketball game today on campus, which meant there would be nowhere to park. Hence, I decided [...]

I just went back into Sitterson from the bus stop after getting annoyed that the 6:41pm bus hadn’t shown up yet. However, now that I look at the schedule I realise there is no 6:41pm bus!
Normally, I’m not on campus this late at night, which is why I got confused. I had a [...]

While poking around the net about Seattle, I came across an interesting article on gay demographics. Relevant highlights include:

Washington ranks 3rd in per capita same-sex couples (after Vermont and California)
Among large American cities, only San Francisco and Oakland have more same-sex couples per capita than Seattle
Among all metropolitan areas (of all sizes), Seattle ranked [...]