I am so lazy.

I spend a lot of time on the internet, but none on this thing.

Life is easy. I just started my second term of AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project, this year with the Institute for Fisheries Resources. Today was my first day at the office. It took me over an hour to get there, and obnoxiously the thing that makes it so long is my walk to the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). It's during commute hours so I can't bring my bike on, and the shuttle from the BART to the office doesn't have a bike rack, so I can't cut down the commute by 30 minutes.

On the other hand, if I hadn't become such a wimp for the cold, I could ride my bike the 7 miles there in about 45 minutes.

Prior to starting at IFR, AmeriCorps WSP had an orientation/training up in Northern California, similar to last year except longer. This year we were inland enough and it was cold enough that there was SNOW. Serious SNOW. Something like a foot of SNOW. We did our swiftwater safety training in the river while it was really, really cold out. It was fun.

In other news, my neighborhood is not safe. My car was broken into down the block and my cubs hats stolen out of it. My roommate's friend was robbed at gunpoint two blocks down the street before Christmas. I need mace. I have no problem/fear riding my bike home late at night, but I don't like being on foot walking home from the BART at 11 pm or later.

Also I bought a MacBook. I love it.