what was your first clue?!?!

From the Department of Redundancy Department, I am revisiting yesterday's post because I found this article about the Tiger escape in the San Francisco Zoo that killed 1 and injured a few others. According to zoo officials, the wall seperating the tiger from people was too low. YA THINK! The tiger escaping and killing someone wasn't evidence enough of that fact? My favorite part of the article is right under the headline where it says that the wall being too short MIGHT have contributed. Really? I also enjoyed the part where it said the wall was "far shorter" then they thought it was. Little bit late to come to that conclusion isn't it? I'm sure that makes the vitcim's parents feel better too. And not only were they off, but the wall was about half the height that they thought it was! Not like it was a foot or two either. They were off by 8 feet on what they thought was a 20 ft. fence! I would think that someone would have wandered by on the way to feed the damn tiger and noticed that the wall seemed a little low. Lets hope that after these guys lose their jobs at the zoo that they aren't in charge of building the suicide-prevention fence along Aurora.

Tigers Oh My!!

By now I'm sure most people have heard or read about the tiger that escaped from the San Francisco Zoo. This story has made the rounds at very newspaper and broadcast. I haven't had a chance to go to the Woodland Park Zoo, located in 98103, and I assume that they don't have any tigers there, but I'm sure they are looking into all their safety barriers after this news broke. Imagine enjoying a leisurely stroll through WPZ and enjoying all that comes with it, only to have tiger escape and maul you to death. Equally as crazy, think about witnessing that from inside or some place else. All I know is that there are probably a lot of people who have some explaining to do.

Dad Watson's knows best

Surprisingly I made my first trek to Dad Watson's today. It's in a great location on Fremont Ave. across from the Dubliner. Also a surprisingly large crowd for a day-before-Christmas lunch. Obviously the work crew was caught off guard as their 3 person staff was struggling to keep up with all the customers. It was probably worse for the one cook that they had working and putting together an almost full restaurant's load of orders. I'm going to to reserve my judgements on the service until I get a chance to come in when they have a full staff working. The food was great though. I also didn't try any part of their large beer selection, which includes nitro beers. I'll revisit those aspects next time I find myself there.

revisiting...

an older post regarding a new park they were building in Fremont, I stumbled across actual park Web site. It has a name now too, the Fremont Peak Park. Apparently it is now open for business. I found this link while browsing a neighbor blog in Ballard. I had actually forgot about it, but now I have a renewed energy on trying to make it there to check it our for myself. I'll cut this post short now, not only because my last one was so long, but because since I haven't been there yet I don't have any worthwhile comments to make.

Where do I begin...

So I was doing some local blog browsing in the local papers and came across this article in the Seattle Times. I'm not sure where to begin with this article because there are so many things worth mentioning/venting about. Anyways, the story is about the Aurora Bridge that connects Fremont to Queen Anne. Long story short, our state government is dedicating $1.4 million to building a suicide-prevention fence along the bridge. Without trying to sound insensitive, why?!?!? Not because I am in favor of people killing themselves, cause I'm not. It just seems like there is a better use of tax dollars than blocking one method of suicide and presumeably leading them to another. I'm no expert in suicide, but it seems to me that building this fence is just going to delay the inevitable. What person, who is obviously down on his luck is going to go the bridge for that fateful jump only to realize that a fence has been built and then all of a sudden realize that their life is worth living? Not saying it won't/can't happen, but I'd be willing to put my money on the fact that they will be able to think of another method finish the job. I'm not doing a real good job of being sensitive, I know, but I like to think of it as being realistic. My point is that people who want to kill themselves for whatever reason it may be... are probably going to find a way to do it no matter what our government tries to do to prevent it. That's all.

The peak of amazement, however, came from reading the part of the article that talked about previous suicide-prevention methods which included putting up signs encouraging people to seek help and installing phones on the bridge to call whomever helps with these kinds of things. My mind was pretty well blown after reading that. I would love the opportunity to sit down over a nice frosty brew(I'll even buy) with whomever thought that was a good idea and ask why. Thats it. Nothing else needs to be talked about. Just for my own curiosity. Just think of the man power that was wasted making and putting up these signs and installing these phones, and the problems that it could have been put towards. One possible alternative would be organizing support groups for depressed people, among other possibilities.

The one part of the article that was interesting to me from a fact standpoint, was the part that the bridge is the second most suicide committed bridge in the U.S... only behind the Golden Gate Bridge. Suddenly the time I was driving across the bridge and there was a lone woman walking along peacefully with police chasing after her made sense to me. Maybe she saw one of the signs or used the phone, I have no idea, but it looked from my standpoint that she was just minding her own business and the police were chasing for no reason.

Also, 2006 interestingly enough was tied 1972 for the 2nd deadliest year with 9 suicides. 40 people have jumped over the last decade, but compare that to the 25 at the Golden Gate Bridge and we're getting dominated (thankfully I might add).

Well I just reread through this whole thing and I suppose I should end this post/rant now and stop talking. Anybody who reads this(if anybody even made it all the way through), I would be curious on any feedback/opinions.

Fat Facts

I was doing some browsing for other 98103 related blogs and came across this article in the PI archives from September. With all the talk about the ever growing obesity rate across the country, the residents of 98103 can be proud that we are the thinnest zip code in the Seattle area. According to the article, a lot of it has to do with the close proximity of fresh markets and the availability of fruits and veggies. Central Seattle and Bellevue are under 10% obesity rate, while residents of south Seattle are over 20%. Burien, Kent, Renton, and Federal Way zips all check in with over 25% obesity rate. Check out the map to see info on the whole area.

kinda makes you wonder

I was browsing the P-I today and came across this article about some of the restaurants in the Seattle area who have been cited for health code violations. The article is a little more in-depth then I would even care to know. It got me thinking of how many times I have eaten at a restaurant that had less then ideal food handling practices. The article talks about cockroach infestation, sick workers, amongst other violations. Anybody who has watched Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsey has seen some of the disgustingness that can happen. Luckily, none of the restaurants in the Fremont area were cited in the article. For now I'm going to stick with my food policy of "...see no evil..." when it comes to eating out. Seems like to best way to make sure I'm not paranoid.

its never too early...

to think about your New Years plans. Even though I hardly know what I'm going to be the following day most of the time, this is just one of the activities going on around Fremont for New Years. Nectar will be hosting its annual "Off The Hook New Years Eve Bash". Sounds like it is going to have a couple live funk bands that will keep the party going. This will be my first Seattle/Fremont New Years experience, so I'm pretty excited to see what all the bars have to offer. I imagine it will be a larger/wilder then normal crowd, so I'm planning on getting there early.

isn't that nice of them

Found an interesting article in the P-I today about apartments, rent, and housing around Seattle. Apparently we should all feel lucky because our rent is about $100 lower then the "expected" avg. rent was thought to be. I know I will sleeping better tonight.

Victory!

Ok, this doens't have a lot to do with Fremont, but it's close enough. For those who didn't know, the big WAZZU/Gonzaga game took place Wednesday night. Unfortunately, FSN decided against all reason to show the game to a wide and captive audience in the region. Needless to say, myself and a bunch of other Coug/Zag alumni migrated to the Village Pub in Magnolia. It was great because not only was it a great atmosphere and an even better game, it also served as the location for a pseudo-date. Don't worry, she was just as excited about the game as I was, so I didn't feel bad about not going out to the fancy dinner/movie routine. Plus who needs all that pressure anyways? It served as a great location for a low pressure, fun night. My only complaint is the amount of people there made it a little stuffy and uncomfortable at times, but overall it was a good night. I'd highly recommend it anytime you want a place other then your couch to watch the big game. They have TV's everywhere you look, even at every table so you don't have to worry about having a blocked view. The food was also real good, a little higher quality then normal bar food and the drinks were priced right as well.

A nice cup of Jo

I have to admit that I haven't had a chance to check it out for myself, but I have heard a lot of good things about a local Fremont coffee shop. Cafe` Ladro is the name. I've heard everything from a nice, friendly environment to overall quality of the coffee itself as just a few of the perks of hitting up this spot. It's located on 36th, so if you're already down in the main area of Fremont, it provides you a good place for a little caffeine pick-me-up. To be completely honest, I usually prefer these kinds of places over chains like Starbucks, SBC, and Tully's. I'll give another update once I get a chance to check it out for myself.

Oops...

So I was a little hard on the Mayor and City Council in my previous post. I found some pictures that made me grasp how much rain we actually took on. I still stand by my point that we should have been better prepared and should continue to work towards being better prepared.

Simply stunning

Shortly after publishing my previous post, I did some browsing of local blogs. I came across the "Big Blog" in the P-I to find this article that left me completely dumbfounded. Apparently our Mayor and City Council members aren't hip to the fact that inclement weather has a tendency to hit here in the winter months. One only needs to think back to the huge storms we had last winter which left thousands of people powerless and in some cases homeless. I'm not saying he is to blame for the flooding and everything, but it seems like after what happened last year we would have taken steps to better prepare ourselves for this kind of weather. I also understand that with the amount of rain that fell there were bound to be problems. I'm not sure what or who to blame for this. Perhaps it is pure ignorance, or government bureaucracy, or lack of funding but whatever it is needs to be fixed. Newsflash, Seattle has its share of bad weather. Get together, talk about it, and figure out something that we can do to not have as many problems when this kind of weather hits.

Rain Rain go away...

I'm sure you've all read or heard from some sort of media that its been raining in Seattle. Shocking, I know. This wasn't the rain that I had gotten used to since I've been over here though. Usually its just a normal drizzle that doesn't amount to much cause everybody is so used to it. Yesterday however was more drastic. You couldn't walk outside for more then a couple minutes without getting soaked. Couple that with the wind and it made it real uncomfortable to everybody. Even though we did have road closures, mudslides, flooding and other problems, it definitly sounds like the worst of it was in southwestern Washington on the coast. You can't even drive all the way down I-5 for the next couple of days because of some of the damage. Luckily, I live on the 3rd floor of my apartment complex, so I didn't have to worry about a lot of things that other people had to worry about (flooded basements, houses, etc.). I did figure out real quick yesterday when I went to catch my bus that it was going to be an interesting day weather wise when at the bottom of the stairwell in front of the door to exit the building there was a huge puddle that has overtaken the entire floor. Luckily it was all cleaned up when I got back and we didn't lose power because of the wind or anything. Between the snow over the weekend and the massive rain yesterday, this is shaping up to be an interesting week weather-wise.

Snow?? Seriously?

Moving over to this side of the mountains, I assumed that I had put my days a trudging through the snow behind me for the most part. I figured that there would be fluke days where we would get snowed on maybe, but not like it did on Saturday. Imagine my surprise when I looked out my window to see and Eastern Washington type snow fall. Lucky for me, it was mostly gone by later in the night, but still! Anybody who knows me can tell you my disdain for the white stuff. Hopefully this is just a one time thing this winter. I would rather have it rain everyday in the winter then have snow.

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'Tis the season

Although it seems like this will be my first Christmas without snow, its kind of cool to see all the lights going up around the area. I am always amazed at peoples dedication to their Christmas decorations. It seems like as soon as the the clock strikes midnight after Thanksgiving, people are gung-ho on putting up their decorations so they can be the first in their neighborhood. Although I probably won't have any decorations, it is still fun to see people get in the spirit.
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Caribbean Vacation

Ok not really, but this was about the closest I am going to come for quite awhile. After being prodded everytime I spoke to my brother, I stopped in a little hole in the wall eatery called Paseo's. Apparently well known among the locals, and now I can see why. It looks like a little hole in the wall store, which it kind of is, but don't let that fool you. It is an easy place to miss too when driving up Fremont Ave, so you have to be on the lookout. Its a couple places up from the Buckaroo Tavern and if you keep your window down, you'll probably smell it. Anyway, it offers up a menu of caribbean inspires sandwiches and entree's. Prices are reasonable, service was great(and fast), and most importantly the food was great. A little messy, but that has never bothered me before. Its safe to say I'll be back more and more.

walk this way...

I found a link to this Web site that apparently grades communities on their "walkability". I guess they just take into account everything around you from grocery stores, bars, restaurants... pretty much everything. All you do is just type in your address and it pops right up along with distances to local places. After typing in my address, I was proud to see Fremont score an 86/100 on the walkability scale. Apparently that means it is "very walkable", although not quite up to a "Walkers paradise". Maybe one of these days....

The downside of Fremont

I guess this is only a downside depending on which one of the two main universities you attended, but since this is Apple Cup week I am ultra-sensitive to all things purple and gold. It never really bothered me too much before, but because of the circumstances this week, I have noticed a lot more people around my neighborhood declaring their allegiance to uw through a number of mediums. I know I know, Fremont is within a few miles of the uw campus and a decent number of current uw students live there, but it is still bothers. Especially since I don't have a good feeling going into the game on Saturday, but I will be sporting my Wazzu garb proudly and come the weekend I will be at husky stadium cheering on my team... I'm just praying for the best

Blast from the past

So I was walking home from the bus on the same route that I have walked numerous times, only to realize that I had been walking by a hidden gem the whole time! What is it you say? A sports card shop! I have no idea what the name of it is, but its located right on Fremont Ave. towards the top of the hill. Now, I realize that this isn't something that a lot of people would get excited about, but I used to be an avid card collector in my youth and I used to plead with my mom to stop whenever I saw one of these shops. I didn't have a chance to go in because it was closed, but I will surely report back once I get the chance. I'm just hoping they have a steady collection of Griffey cards still in stock, even though it probably won't be good for my bank account if they do.

Neighbors

I decided to do a little research on the demographics in 98103 zip code. I didn't dig too deep, I only went to the U.S Census Web site to gather all the information I needed. No big surprises, over half the people in the zip code are my age and are recent college graduates. There are very few young and old people around just as I had suspected. I didn't do any sort of income analysis of the people around or anything, but if I run out of things to talk about, I might look into that more later.

Fremont bridge mystery solved

Remember those posts a little while back about the Fremont bridge being closed at night without any warning or anything? Well I promised I would find some sort of explaination, and while looking through some local blogs, I finally found something. It was convenient because last night I was hanging out with the same friends, playing the same video game, and came home at about the same time and would have made the same mistake if I hadn't came across this article.

Wind

After hearing about the chaos that came from the big wind storms last year, I was expecting the worst last night with rumors of big wind storms that were going to be sweeping through the area. Much to my surprise and delight, the storm didn't hit anywhere in Fremont. From what I could tell, nobody lost power anywhere in my area. I read about huge winds pretty much from Bellingham to the coast, but not where I live. There were reports of some pretty intense damage to cars, homes and businesses, but from what it sounds nothing like the chaos of last year. I have to say though, the best part about not being hit was getting to watch the 'Hawks slap the Niners around like we usually do on MNF.

Buses

One thing that I started to notice about the bus I take every morning (Bus #5) is that has been consistently showing early for the last couple of weeks. Lucky for me I've only been burned by that a couple times since I've adjusted my morning schedule, but it is still irritating. I would much rather have the bus show up a few minutes late then walk out of the street in the morning and then see the bus I thought I was going to catch pulling away. Atleast when the bus comes a little late, its only going to cost you a couple of cold minutes sitting there waiting. When it comes early and you barely miss it, it costs you usually around 15 minutes of standing there wondering when the next one is going to come. Maybe its just the time that I choose to catch the bus, because it seems like the other times are hit almost spot on. I'll be sure to check back in if this problem continues.

In case you didn't have any plans...

Found this little tidbit in the PI blogging section about a mini festival thing going on in Fremont on Saturday. I unfortunately won't be here this weekend to partake, but it sounds like this event could be like disneyland for Fremont beer drinkers. Apparently its a yearly thing too, so maybe next year.

fool me once....

so this relates to a previous post that I had about the fremont bridge being closed at night and nobody putting up any sort of warning until you get within about a quarter-mile from the bridge itself. I figured it was a one-time thing that night. Apparently I could not have been more wrong because I came back from the same friends house, at about the same exact time, so find the stupid bridge closed. Apparently they didn't read my blog and learn that they should have some sort of notification. Hard to believe, I know. But until I have reason to believe otherwise, i will be taking any alternative route.

its like they read my mind

One of my biggest frustrations since I moved over here has been some of the bikers that seem to think that they own the roads. I understand that a lot of people are doing it for convenience and environmental reasons, and thats completely respectable. It just seems like sometimes there is a disregard for people in cars. Now I would never condone swerving to intentionally intimidate anybody on a bike, but I have had my moments of peak frustration. I think this idea passed by the City Council is a big step in the right direction. I have no idea how long it will take for this project to be completed, but the sooner the better.

this pretty well sums it up

Although this isn't necessarily a Fremont thing, its a greater Seattle area issue and I deemed it appropriate to put in my blog. Also Queen Anne where the Sonics play is just a couple minute drive down Aurora, so its close enough. But I felt that this article pretty well sums up what everybody in the Seattle area who are Sonics fans thinks of Sonics owner Clay Bennett. This article was interesting to me for a couple reasons. One was because of the content, and two because it came from one of ESPN.coms better, more well known writers. This issue hasn't received nearly as much national media coverage as it probably deserves, so it was nice to actually see something that was more then just a quick mention on Sportscenter. Of course, we also all know that the rest of the country sees Seattle as an extension of southern Alaska, so it was good to read something this strong from someone who has no background from the Pacific Northwest.

Wow

With my brother in town for a few days this week, we got to discussing about how busy we both are and all that stuff, when he brought up that he gets his groceries delivered to him. This blew my mind. So I did a little research on the Safeway Web site and sure enough, right there on the main page was a link to submit your information to have everything delivered. Now we've all heard Jay Leno's of the world make the same jokes over and over about how fat and lazy we are getting in our country. I can hear their jokes about something like this now. I know from my perspective, going to the grocery store or whatever is usually a welcomed event in my night. With the exception of going to work, I rarely have a good reason to leave my apartment. So most of the time I find myself looking for excuses get out and wander. Now I can understand why people would do this, I mean having food delivered right to your front door makes one less thing you have to worry about. It just just never seemed to me that going to the grocery store was a major inconvience in the first place. Of course, I say all this now but I'm sure in a couple of months thinking to myself that it doens't sound like such a bad idea afterall.

Surprising

I was a little surprised and dissapointed at the lack of trick or treaters out and about last night. Maybe it was just my area that suffered, but I expected to see more then just a few little guys around. If I had a guess I would imagine that it is because there a quite a few apartments around where I live, but there are still plenty of houses that were ripe for trick or treating.

Halloween Sweetspots

For those of you who are gonna go out trick-or-treating, here are some of the hotspots... I don't know from experience, but if the Times says so it has to be true

Bridge

I have no clue why, but whoever the people are that are in charge of this kind of thing, never seem to think to put up signs that tell people like me that the Fremont Bridge is going to be raised for an extended amount of time until you actually get to the bridge. That happened to me last night for the 2nd or 3rd time and it's starting to bother me. I understand that there are going to be times when they have to keep it raised for whatever reason, but I wish they would put signs further then 20 feet away from the bridge so that there is a little warning before you get there. It doesn't take too long going down to and through Ballard, but I think if they gave better notice before people get to the bridge, it would give people like me the chance to take a different route home.

Found this in the Times today

Didn't know Fremont had room for a place with a view like this, but who doesn't enjoy a good park... Sounds like it has some potential. I will update you whenever I get the chance to head up there

One of the best parts...

about living where I do is that the traffic is never really too much of an object, regardless of what part of the day it is. Obviously sometimes are going to be a little worse then others, but for the most part you can navigate anywhere on Aurora in a reasonable time. That being said, I'm going to contradict myself a little bit today because for whatever reason, the traffic on Aurora has been a little busier. I first noticed it last night on my busride home from work. It took what seemed like forever to get from where we merged onto Aurora to across the bridge where we exit off. It was one of those things that we were just inching along, and then all of a sudden it was full speed ahead. I've never understood how you can go from stop and go traffic to wide open in about 2 seconds. That is one of the things that I think will continue to baffle me throughout my life. Traffic was also a little busier this morning when I got a ride downtown from my brother. Now its hard to complain when we were still constantly moving and the people on were just sitting there. I have no idea why it has been this way recently, but I'll check back in later to see if things have gone back to normal.

I'm all for...

supporting local stores that have to compete with national chain stores, but sometimes its just too convenient not to. The other night on my way home from work I stopped by the small market on Fremont Ave. to pick up handfull of items to stock my fridge for few days. I filled up my basket, maybe about halfway up, and walked to the counter to see my total come up to $50. It wasn't like I was buying big name brand products either. It pretty much made my mind up for me that anytime I need more than one or two items, I'm going to go to the Safeway in Ballard. I understand that they can't possibly lower their prices to compete with the large chains cause they will go out of business quick, but for a guy my age who doesn't have a lot of extra money laying around it just makes more sense go as cheap as possible, even if that means going to the Wal-Mart's and Safeway's of the world. The best thing that the little market has going for it is its location. Its hard not to swing by when I'm on my way home sometimes cause it is so conveniently close to my apartment, but for about double what I would pay at a large chain, I will probably keep those trips to a minimum.

Hello World

I figured since I am a recent college graduate and I am living on my own for the first time, I figured this would be a good way to spend some of my newly found free time. I just graduated from WSU (Go Cougs!)and for the first time, I don't live with atleast one other roommate who is around to get me in trouble or stay up late playing video games with, and doing all those things that college kids do. To be honest, I don't mind it one bit. For one thing, after work its nice to sit on my couch by myself and relax to whatever is on TV that night. It was a little bit of an adjustment at first, but the transition went pretty smooth. Also, after recently going back to Pullman and visiting some old friends of mine who are still in school, I can honestly say that I am glad to be moving on and begining a new life in the "real world". Don't get me wrong, I had a blast visiting people and enjoying all those unique things that Pullman has to offer, but I don't think my body could take the college lifestyle anymore. I know it will probably sound funny to a lot of you, but after living there for four years and having as much fun as I possibly could, it really does feel like a different country over there. Obviously, the town is dominated by thousands of 18-22 year olds, most of whom are atleast 4 hours away from home, so that lends itself to some pretty outrageous fun. I'm sure all of you have heard stories, and yes they are probably true. It really is unique in a lot of different ways that you can't really describe unless you have spent a lot of time there. But like I said, I had to move on at some point.

Anyway, I recently moved into my brother's old apartment in the Fremont district and I'm loving every minute of it. It was convenient because I moved over here to find work just when he got promoted to go down to San Francisco for his job. He was looking to move into a condo or nicer apartment anyway and was going to end up getting rid of all his furniture/appliances/etc. So it worked out perfectly that I could take over his lease and inherit all his stuff in what turned out to be one of the more fun places to live in Seattle. It saved me a ton of money not having to go out and buy new everything since I hardly had any stuff at all to begin with.

Before I moved here I had limited experiences with Seattle, only being here for maybe a week or two at a time and most of it spent at my mom's house. It hasn't taken me long to get used to life over here. I thought it would take me longer to adjust to taking the bus, getting used to taking taxi's home on weekends instaed of walking like I was used to, the weather, traffic, getting used to everyday thigns being more expensive, etc. One thing that helped me transition was figuring out real quick that this area was a hotspot for a lot of people my age. So it is nice on weekends to be able to meet up with friends at my place, walk a few blocks down the hill and share in some good times with people who are my age and going through the same experiences. Its also nice because two of my best friends over here live in lower Queen Anne and Capital Hill, two of the other entertaining areas over here. Most of my time is spent exploring Queen Anne or Fremont though. I don't usually leave my house much during the week unless its to the grocery store, so most of my exploring comes on the weekends. Even though I spend a lot of time on the weekends sitting in front of the TV watching the Cougs, Seahawks, rooting against UW, and watching pretty much any football I can, I still find time to find all the fun bars (I've been pretty successful at that) and cool places to eat.

One thing that surprised me is how quickly I have figured out how to get myself around Seattle. When I had spent time here before when I was visiting my brother or my mom, I could not have been more confused on how to get anywhere. I knew just the very basics. I-5 took me N/S, 99 took me to my brothers, 405 is the exit I took of I-90 to get to my mom's, and that was about it. Now I surprise myself at how fast I picked it up and figured everything out. I realize now that it's not really that hard to figure out, but growing up in a small town and then moving to Pullman, it was definitly an adjustment. Whenever my brother would take me places downtown I had no clue where I was and I was just along for the ride. Now I walk around areas that I actually know now and run into those same bars or restaurants or whatever and it kinda makes the whole thing come full circle for me. One of the ways that helped me figure out how to get around here was getting lost so much. A lot of time i was on my own trying to find certain places and I had no idea what street was what or where it was or any of that. So there were a lot of times that I would get myself lost and at some point would luckily run into an old landmark that I recognized. That made things tie together a lot easier for me. I'm sure there were better methods, but that was the one that worked best for me. Thats not to say that I don't have my moments where I get myself turned around and have problems getting back to where I need to go, but it is definitly a lot less frequent now.

Anyways, all my blogs won't be this long, but I figured since it was my first one I would give everybody a little background on myself and give a context for future posts of mine. My plan is to basically provide information and my opinions on anything and everything that has to do with the Fremont area. It could range from weather and my apartment to food and bars or just about anything. Honestly I'd be a little surprised if anybody actually read this whole thing, but if you did hopefully it killed a couple minutes of boredom for you.