East Coastin!

Amid my job search, I decided I needed to get out of town for a little while. I have a couple friends from college who work and live in Washington D.C., so I made up my mind that that was my destination. I also have a friend who lives in Manhattan, New York, so that was an obvious destination as well... I justified my trip by making sure I made it educational... I spent a week back east, and while it wasn't ideal weather, it was refreshing to get out of Portland. I was able to see some of our nations historical sights in D.C.(ie. White House post Bush admin., Presidential monuments, Smithsonian museums) as well as in New York(Ground Zero, Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Central Park, Times Square). I was fascinated about New York's nightlife. It truly is the city that does not sleep! We were out at the bars until 5a.m. Surprisingly the drink prices were similar to those in Downtown Portland and other similar metropolitan areas. Overall, I had a nice vacation where I was able to forget about the recessed economy and my lack of a job for a week. Now I really need to crack down and get motivated to land a job!

Lincoln's top hat

Me in front of 1600 Pennsylvania

2009 Portland Urban Iditarod!

This is where I spent my Saturday morning March 14th, 2009. My team's theme was the Running of the Bulls... Our cart can be seen 0:35 into the video.

Cool Cadbury commercial