Pictures of Apartment

I took some photos of the apartment today and added a few from my dad today. You can view the pictures here.

Today, Jane and I went to the Health center to see if we both could make appointments for next week. Unfortunately for us, the times available were all during Bren Orientation times. So...we have to call next week and ask them to put us into the system so we can make our own appointment and check for more times. I don't get why they couldn't have us all set-up to access our health insurance and appointments by now! Bren has it set-up where our insurance is supposed to start on the 1st of Sept. Everyone else starts the 20th or 24th. Honestly, I basically don't have health insurance till everyone else does and I'm supposed to have it 3 weeks earlier. Something they definitely need to work on!

After that we went to the CSO (Campus Safety Officer) office to get our bikes registered. So my bike now has a National Bike Registry sticker and registration (lasts 10 years, costs $10, and law enforcement offices can access it) and a California Bicycle License. They last 3 years (expire on Dec 31st of the 3rd year) and cost $6. They also stamped/engraved onto the frame of the bike (where the pedals are, underneath there) the county it was registered and the month/year. With my two locks (I'm hoping my u-lock is wide enough...) and two registrations, I can't get more "protection" for my bike than having someone watch it! The CSO said that she lost her seat once (I have a cable to help prevent that), but, after alcohol crimes (not sure what that is), bike theft is the worst thing on campus. Sometimes it's just a front tire, sometimes the seat, etc. She also said bike traffic gets pretty heavy once school starts too. So Jane and I joked saying we're going to be stuck in traffic, but it'll be bike traffic! Jane and I tomorrow and/or Saturday are going to try biking and walking to Bren to see how long it takes. We both want to switch off between walking and biking. We both need to brush up on the bike traffic rules/laws around here. I guess they're pretty picky about the bike rules and everyone yields for a bike on campus. The funny thing about going to the CSO today is we saw the campus police bikes and they're Specialized bikes! LoL So I have the same brand as the campus police bikes.

Jane and I also figured out that the stadium we can see from our window is the soccer stadium. So it'll be nice if we want to see a soccer game we can just walk to the stadium instead of having to drive/park and all that bothersome stuff.

I'm getting used to the planes taking off and landing at the airport too. It's kind of fun to watch when you're just zoning off into space. You suddenly see a plane take off. I still think it stinks that SB's airport doesn't have any flights that go to Monterey. Oh well. One day I will get over that! It's also kind of fun to see anyone who is playing on the soccer field too. I definitely like our view for sure.

Tonight we might go out with some other Bren students to this winery that has live music on Fridays. We'll see. I'm still adjusting to here, but it'll be fine. I'm hoping to rest up between now and Monday. Get 100% over my cold and get some sleep in! My bed seems a bit too hard for me. My back is fine (not my normal problem area), but the spot right between my shoulder blades is starting to bother me a little. It's not unusual for it to happen (I hold tension in that area), but it's particularly sore when I first wake up. I'm hoping it's just me needing to adjust. If it gets too bad, I might be making a stop somewhere to get something to "soften" up my bed a bit.

Anyway, with that. I think I'll grab something to eat and read for a bit. Maybe even nap.