Full Steam Ahead

I'm back in Stumptown after surviving the wilds of Los Angeles. Being budget-minded I stayed in a Hostel in Santa Monica - big mistake. I'm just too old for that crap! I simply cannot understand why running up and down the hallways screaming at 2 am seems like such a good idea to a bunch of German 19 year olds, but they certainly thought so. It must be a lack of a fully developed pre-frontal cortex that does it.

Basically, I felt very old there, and had a strong inclination to hike my pants up to my chest and bitch about the weather/government/kids, etc... Er, wait I already do that... Never mind.

ANYWAY, the seminar was great, I felt like I learn a great deal about the Spa applications of acupuncture, and thus far (having absolutely no experience at all) think that it may be one of the bigger money makers for acupuncturists.

So, I'm going for it. I'm going to work on a cruise ship for 6 months and experience the whole thing. I'm at a point in my life where more of the same is just not welcome. I really need to shake things up.

So stay tuned for more posts as this adventure develops.

Slumming it in L.A.

I'm in Los Angeles for the Acupuncture at Sea seminar, a prerequisite for anyone wanted to work on the cruise ships, two days into it. Its a pretty good seminar so far, not sure what I enjoy more, the seminar or the seminar teacher, Stephanie (read: total hottie).

More to come...

Another Funeral

I'm in San Diego with all my family (on my mother's side). We spread my mother's ashes on the cliffs of Torrie Pines State Park. It was good to see all my family, including a cousin I've never met before, its too bad that it was for an event such as this.