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November 06, 2005

I'm in Phoenix, AZ.

I know I haven't posted much as of late ... it seems to be a natural thing for me to leave days or months of time between posts. I wish I could motivate myself a bit more to post on a semi-regular basis.

But, I am posting today ... because I'm in Phoenix, Arizona. I came here as part of The Solarity Group to help with a router installation project. This project has been fun, but also exhausting. I've personally been all over the city. Below is a map of the places that either my boss, Marc, or myself have visited since this past Tuesday.

I've been doing some driving since Tuesday ... click for larger image.

This isn't the best image, but it gives you an idea of where Marc and I have had to go since our arrival here in the city. Now, it would be OK if we only had to hit each of these locations just once ... but the truth is that he and I have hit some of these places two or three times each. I've definately put some mileage on my rental car, a 2005 Toyota Carolla. If I have a chance, I'll put a picture of the car up on here.

So, I've been here since Monday. I flew in on Monday evening and arrived in the Phoenix airport around 8PM local time ... or 10PM EDT. The next day I was experiencing a minor amount of jet lag, but was able to get a good day's work. I've been putting in roughly 10 hour days since Tuesday and worked on Saturday (today) doing the same. I get to take a day off tomorrow and will most likely pick back up in the morning.

Originally, I was supposed to be heading back home on Monday, but due to some rather serious issues at the router installation locations, my schedule has been severely set back by at least a day ... if not more. And since no one works on Sunday, I'm sorta kinda stuck here ... twiddling my thumbs waiting for the day to pass. That's sorta OK though, as I think I'll spend the time trying to sleep and make up for an overly busy work week.

I tell you one thing ... Phoenix is a beautiful city and the mountains around the place really are breathtaking. There's only one thing that would make this trip better ... and that's having my Amanda with me. I miss her terribly. I can't wait to get home so I can hug on her for a while.

Update:

As promised, here are some pictures that I've taken while out and about here in the Phoenix and Tuscon area.