The Road Warrior

Hello all!! I am coming to you from the lovely Panera Bread in San Jose, CA. "Why would he blog from a Panera?" you ask...

Well, I have been away from my normal hotel all week due to multiple jobs this week in the "South Bay" area. The hotel at which I have been sleeping has NO INTERNET!! Who does that anymore? Anyway, I am eating lunch, and after I am done here I go to the Santa Clara vs Pepperdine volleyball game to uplink it for ESPN-U. It has been a good learning experience these last couple of days because I have learned what needs to be done in between jobs while on the road. I must be honest though, being out of town, with nothing to do but wait until tommorow...that sucks. You are at the mercy of the amenities provided by your hotel, the surrounding area, and the presence of the INTERNET!!!!! I didnt realize the full influence of the internet on my life until I didnt have it, traveling from wireless zone to wireless zone, getting my "tweaks" by checking my email once every couple of hours. The people at starbucks looked at me funny when, after an hour and a half of checking email etc, I thought about catching up on "Heroes" which I have missed for the last two weeks. One guy came over and cleaned the table next to me, looked at me sideways and made a really annoyed face...which I interpreted as "dude, buy more coffee or please go take up a table somewhere else." Since I have already downed 2 Venti Caramel Macchiatos, I decided to move on before I died of sugar poisoning.

Anyway, we are planning on me starting my drive back to florida on oct. 28th. It still seems like forever from now, but I am glad to finally have a horizon in view. I cant thank everyone back home enough for the support and love for me, Lexy, and Xander!!!

I love all of you guys and I hope to see you all soon so that we can catch up, raise a glass to everyone that helped make this possible, and most of all hug and kiss my wife an baby boy!!!

-Nate