Catching Up On Photos

Yeah, it's been a long time since I've blogged. Part of that is trying to stay ahead at work (or catch up from being gone some lately), part of that is lacking any creativity when I come home from work. Honestly, it's hard to get back on the computer and blog some days after being on it all day long, then back on at night for my evening calls.

I've posted three picture albums on the right from the week when Brian was here visiting. We had probably the most perfect weather in 2009 to do some site seeing - just before it turned hot and humid. We spent the first 4 days in the Taipei area, so you'll see pictures of some familiar Taipei standards. We then headed south to Kenting (where Sarah and I went last December for a couple of days), but had a totally different experience! With the perfect weather, we rented some scooters and drove around the southern part of Taiwan and had a blast! The scenery is amazing down in that area, driving along the Pacific Ocean on the east side, then through the mountains. Then we returned to Taipei, then back to Hualien on the East coast to go through Taroko Gorge. This was the first time I had made it to Hualien - pictures do not do it justice! Very majestic marble mountains and river valley that we hired a driver to take the 4 of us through. We were joined by my friend/coworker Kirsten and her friend Lily.

Only one minor accident the week he was here - no, not from sledding, but from the scooter. It's been a while since I've been on anything with 2 wheels (probably 6+ years) and I forgot some basic rules of turning - and ended up hitting the curb at about 5mph while leaving the gas station. Scraped up my leg and elbow a little bit, but nothing major broken. My leg looks like it did when I last slid into 2nd base while wearing shorts. A little blood lost, a lot of pride lost, but scooter worked fine for the next 6 hours of riding around.

Enjoy the pictures - let me know if you want any clarification or stories on some of the pictures. Was truly a great week - Thanks Brian for visiting!

American Idol final week - I wasn't surprised by Kris since I thought he was the strongest performer from the final 3 performances. Should be interesting to see how they drag it out despite the fact that they will all record albums. Hopefully the finale is better than the Celebrity Apprentice finale which is causing me to think about not watching that show anymore.....

Red Wings are up 1-0 in the final 4... GO WINGS!! I'm able to watch this year with the Slingbox, so bring on the Cup!!!

Hope you all have a good week!