{"id":429,"date":"2004-07-28T02:09:00","date_gmt":"2004-07-28T02:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bryan.fredricks.net\/blog\/?p=429"},"modified":"2004-07-28T02:09:00","modified_gmt":"2004-07-28T02:09:00","slug":"on-highway-5-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bryan.fredricks.net\/blog\/?p=429","title":{"rendered":"On Highway 5 Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hit the road early in the morning – around 5:30. I had borrowed an adapter from my parents to run my MP3 player through the tape player, so I had 14 hours worth of battery power and 3100 songs. It worked really well with the mini-van’s stereo system, and I could really rock out on the drive down.<\/p>\n

The drive is a long one, 8 hours or so. I used to drive all this route all the time, but it hasn’t been a while and it was fun to check things out and see how things have changed. <\/p>\n

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I reached the top of the valley by 7 a.m., and I was over the grapevine and in L.A. by noon. Around 2:30 I pulled into Carlsbad, and I did a walk by my old employer, RealCapitalMarkets.com. They appear to be still in business, but it was fun to walk by anonymously after how that little job adventure turned out.<\/p>\n

Eager to hit the beach, I stopped in at Torrey Pines and walked down to the water. The temperature of the water was warm and comfortable, and I spent about 20 minutes walking on the shore. Feet all sandy, I headed back to the car and into town.<\/p>\n

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My next stop was Barnes and Noble in Grossmont center. I worked there during the time I was waiting to see if my JET program application would go through. I bumped into a few people that remembered me, and I even got a chance to talk to Pat, the manager there. She offered me a job, but I had to decline – that would have seriously put a damper on my vacation.<\/p>\n

I dropped some things off at my grandparent’s house, and then I went over to Nancy and Lynn’s place. It was great to see them again! They both looked great – we caught up over tequila, beer, and wine, and had some awesome smoked ribs. We stayed up late chatting and listening to music, and then we went to bed. I was exhausted after so much driving around. <\/p>\n

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