= Such Stupid Things =

If things around the blog start looking a little different, it's because I've officially made the move out of California and am here in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on the roaring banks of the Raritan River. I've checked into my temporary corporate housing (so grown-up!), and all is going well aside from the fact that I can't figure out how to turn off my television's closed captioning. I have a week or so to get myself acquainted with the area before work starts, so the next few days will be a blur of address-changing, stocking up on business casual attire, and trips to Wegmans.

Something that's significantly aided the celebratory nature of my move was that the good people at Hertz offered me a free upgrade on my rental car. No Hyundai Accent for me - until Marie's car makes the trip across the country, I'm sporting a blindingly blue Ford Mustang. The exchange went something like this:

Hertz Guy: Would you be interested in a Mustang?
Me: Uhh...
HG: [somewhat mockingly] Oh, you'd rather drive a small car?
Me: Well, I'd rather pay for a small car.
HG: No problem! I'll give it to you for the same price.

So at that point my manhood was pretty much being called into question, so what choice did I have? The car's pretty nice, though I would prefer that it didn't proudly display the word "MUSTANG" on the door in giant letters. And also if it got a little better than 10ish mpg - that'd be nice too. (Along that vein, if you haven't watched Bubb Rubb in a while, he's worth revisiting.)

Anyhow - from now on I'll be cruising the highways and byways of Middlesex County, if anyone would care to join me. My apartments very close to the train station. And it's much nicer than that Wikipedia photograph would suggest.