back from a short trip to nyc on my days off this week. today was the first signifant snowfall of the season in syracuse. no accumulation of any sort, but it's barely 34 degrees right now and still flurrying. i'm am so NOT prepared for this kind of weather. i guess it's the newfound *california boy* in me speaking now. below is a pic of the view from my hotel room. it's cold!





last night i had my real first date with a guy in over 3 years. just dinner and drinks. it was nice. jayme is a nice guy. i hope to see him again soon.

still staying here at the wyndham in syracuse. they put a $400 credit hold on my check card for incidentals -- not cute. the staff is nice though and helping me sort things out. on the ride back from the airport, the driver said they would drive us around the vicinity. shopping malls, etc. that's something cool. at least i know i wouldn't be trapped in this place. nice people, but there's really nothing to do here. last saturday, went out with some of the guys and we literally drove around for over an hour to look for someplace to eat. we eventually found the chain restaurant row so to speak, but they were all jam packed at around 830pm! i guess that's the highlight of the week for the folks up here. oh well.