On Gilmore Girls, the big G, and Southeast Asia

'Gilmore Girls' is a hit with guys, too'

Yes!!! Now I can finally come out of the closet - I, too, am a Gilmore Girls fan! Wow, what a witty, charming show. I initially started watching only by accident because I was watching w/ someone, but then quickly got hooked. I just love the snarky, clever diaogue and embedded cultural and literary trivia all throughout the show. It's almost impossible to find TV with such wonderful writing these days. Just a very intelligent show with lots of warmth and endearing characters over all.

Yeah, and I love pink shirts too. There. :)

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In other news, I formally accepted my offer from the big G today. Yup, I will be quitting my first full-time, professional job. What a surreal moment. I never planned to stay in Seattle for more than a couple years, but still it seems like just yesterday when I first moved up and For those of you (gosh, for my limited blog readership - that's like what, all of five people?) who've been with me through out this drawn out process, thank you so much for your support, encouragement, advice, and well wishes. I couldn't have done it w/o my wonderful friends. Thank you all.

So now that I have some time off between jobs, I'm super excited to get back on the road again. It's been almost a year since I last strapped on my backpack, and I'm itching for some adventure. First, I will take two weeks to do a roadtrip across the US with some friends. Well, halfway across, rather than the whole way. I wanted to go the whole way but the other guys couldn't quit their jobs :) . We'll fly into Chicago and take the Oregon Trail, going through the Great Lakes, Niagra Falls, out to Boston, then down to NYC. You can even take a look at our trip plan here (btw, Live Local has got some awesome features. I think GMaps has kind of been sitting on its laurels the last couple of years. They really need to get off their asses, heh, maybe I'll be the one doing it).

Then, I'm planning on going to SE Asia for 5-6 wks, just backpacking through the mainland. So far on my itinerary is Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and possibly Myanmar. Any travel suggestions/advice people?