Aielman

I’m just finishing my first semester of my MSME in Electronic and Optical Packaging. I’m doing so much better than in undergrad, making nearly perfect grades. Of course I’m only taking one class, and doing that by DVDs in the mail. It’s nice that if you’re going to fall asleep in class, all you have to do is press pause and go take a nap or play a game to ease the boredom for a time.

It’s a lot of fun and makes a great anniversary surprise. Usually you can choose to go either shortly after sunrise or shortly before sunset because of the way the winds work. I recommend sunrise, even though I’m not a morning person. Our flight went about an hour and a half because we couldn’t find a good place to land. We’d only paid for an hour. If you’re in the north Texas area, I’d recommend Sky Chasers. We flew in Sky Circus, their balloon. Their prices are reasonable, $400 for two passengers on a private flight. I checked around and the only place better didn’t have a phone number and didn’t return emails. Most other places put you in a group flight for that price. Be aware, you may not fly on the day you originally pick, due to weather. They like 10 mph winds or less. Be flexible and watch weather patterns.

I now work 3.5 miles from where I live!

As a brief history, I used to live 25 miles from work in Los Angeles, moved to Texas and worked 19 miles away (much better traffic) and now have transferred to 3.5 miles away as was my master plan. All this within the same company! It used to take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3.5 hours to commute, now it takes about 5 minutes unless I ride my bike. I work the same amount but get more time to spend with my family and workout.