Preserved Topic: Well, I'm back...

Woo! What a weird, busy couple of weeks this has been, I guess you could call it my "christmas holiday", but really, it just went on and on, I'm exhausted. It all started back around Dec. 20th, when we spent 24 hours working our way from Stockholm to Florida to visit with my family. (Yes, the trip took 24 hours, door to door. Coach all the way, Ba-by!) We rented a car and hooked up with my Mom, who had a good place for us to stay in Delray Beach (nice little town, BTW.) One of the first things we had to handle was to see about changing our return ticket so we could fly back, not on the 29th as planned, but instead on Jan 7th. This gave us the opportunity to arrange *another* trip, this one a week long hop to San Diego to visit with Malin's sister.

Back to florida, we got to do some things, like a) fix my Mom's computer, b) my Mom's telephones, c) cook christmas dinner. (Chicken, marinated in chili sauce and then cooked in coconut milk, and also a "Jansson's Temptation", a potato gratan (sp?) with anchiovies, yummy!) My brother and his wife and 2 kids showed, and my sister and her husband also were staying at my Moms, having traveled from Hong Kong to be there. (I have an odd family.) I lost track of all the [stuff] we managed to get done there, but it was good, my Mom was moving to a new flat and needed the help, as she was also dealing with my Uncle, her brother, who is sick with cancer, bad juju. The day after christmas we also hooked up with my Dad and his wife in the West Palm Beach, that was nice, if stressful, (I don't particularly get along with my brother, sigh.) We also got to spend a couple of days with my client (and friend) Gerry in Ft. Lauderdale, that was very cool, he's got an awesome factory for making humungous aquariums and all sorts of neato-keen tech devices to make them go, that was fun!

So, 7-8 days, simulating a chicken minus one head, or perhaps a ping pong ball in a blender, then we were off to San Diego! What do you do in San Diego, you ask? You mean, besdies shopping at the UTC? (Is there anything to do besides shopping?) Well, we *had* to shop, as I had completely forgotten about New Years Eve and needed an outfit. (Actually, I would have been just as happy staying home and watching TV, but that was not meant to be.) We went to the hottest club [sic] in downtown, the "On Broadway", which alas, sucked. Malin and I bailed out at midnight and went to a Fridays for a late dinner, which was better.

Seems I spent the rest of that week drinking Starbucks and working on Malin's sisters garden, which was a sorry mess, it needed the help. We spent a few days driving around looking at neighborhoods and properties, as (drum roll please!) it looks like we'll probably be moving there sometime this coming year! Yes, it's time for the doctor to return to the states, which will be cool for all, except maybe for those of us who smoke (that'd be me, heh.) It'll be tough leaving all of our local clients behind and finding new, but this is something I can do I'm guessing. Anyone here live in San Diego? We'll hook up. =)

So! If anyone has been wondering things like "where the hell has doc been?", that's what's been up. 3 weeks or so with little or no internet connectivity, exhausting travel BS, family get-togethers and such, but now we're back, yay! Bummer that we both woke up at 2:00am, now it's 4:30, let's see if we can sleep again and get onto a schedule of sorts, heh.

Your pal, -doc-

what can i say? great to hear from you again doc! the place just isn't the same without you.

...and don't get me started on what you've missed...

oh.... so *thats* why you have not posted. Its great to have you back with us!

Sandiego eh? Thats a nice place.... a bit many people there.... but quite nice.

                                   

glad to have you back Doc

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good to see ya back...

and.. um... no pics of your trip to play with and distort?

damn... no fun at all...


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And on your 4k post too!!

Welcome back

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Welcome back, Doc! We missed you...and I second reitsma...

Moving to the States, huh? Wow!!! Coolness!

Congrats on 4k!

And yup, where's the pics? Oh yeah...Master Suho has been abusing the shocktreatments...that's why the electric bill is so high...honest!

Good to have you back...

I honestly thought you were just holding out on finally making your 4000th post

Good to see you back Doc.

A hearty *Welcome Home* to the Ozones.
Sounds like a whirlwind trip. Now you need to take a vacation to recuperate from your vacation.

So the con is on, that's what you're saying? Everyone to Bugs' backyard!

Glad you're excited about moving back, hope everything works out perfectly for you.

Jason

Woo! Doc's back! Yep..been wondering where you've been. Haven't heard hide nor hair of you for this whole time.

I take it you had a good time...moving back to the states are you? That'll be interesting...I'd come and help you move...but I'm about 2000 or more kilometers away at the moment, which could make getting there a bit difficult.

Hey Doc, welcome back! I've been mostly away myself. Sounds like one hell of a hectic trip. Quicky question for ya. now that you're back home.. Ever heard of Glög?

SWEEEEEET!!! San Diego is only a hop and jump skip away from my neck of the woods! It's only an hour and a half from here. OzoneCon in SoCal? Why the heck not?

It's good to have you back, I was just telling beaner today that you must be pretty busy with something because we haven't seen much of ya lately.

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Welcome back, Doc!

Moving back to the states? That's a pretty big decision, wish you all the best! If you, ahh, need a mule to lug around some boxes or chairs... hehe

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Coolness, welcome back Doc!
San Diego eh, I've got relatives in LA that I visit now and then (actually more then than now...).

How about hooking up the Stockholm-based (and any others that are willing of course) inmates for a beer or five sometime while you are still around this neck of the woods?

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Seems I spent the rest of that week drinking Starbucks

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The horror!

Welcome back Doc.

*Brews a pot of real coffee*

Welcome back, Doc. And I would like to set the record straight: I have not been here for the past three weeks or so, so any high electricity bills are the fault of others--most likely those pointing fingers.

And why can't anyone ever move to Korea? Looks like I'm going to have to see if we can work a SoCal stop into our next stateside trip...

Welcome back Doc Ozone!

Wait...who the hell are you again?

Welcome back Doc, place hasn't been the same without you. Congrats on your 4k post

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After all this welcoming, I guess I could say "Welcome back". But I'm not going to, because that would be unoriginal. So I think I'll say "Thank God, you're back!" Hope you enjoyed your holiday. Cheers.

I could say that I'm back as well, but my welcome would not be as warm. I'll stay silent.

Who IS this Ozone character anyway ???? .... Happy New Year Doc ...

oh yeah-

Doc, apparently you have some explaining to do..here...


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w00t! Love on ya baby.

Jason

and with his 4000ths post as well ;-).
Welcome back,
and I'll be somewhat mad at you if you move to the states without giving me a chance to visit you in that cold place at least once...

Welcome back, Doc!

San Diego, eh? The only place in SoCal I could stand. I've got a friend in Temecula who's a homicide detective in San Diego ? I'll have to give you his name so maybe he can help you out of speeding tickets.

Heh, I'm glad someone pointed out the p4k dealie-bob, I know I would have missed it! Here's my screencap for proof and suchlike...



I had to chuckle over the whole Starbucks thing, I was trying to describe to Malin my old "Corporate Coffee Sucks" T-shirt I had made back in my old screenprinting days, I used to be a big defender of the local independent coffee houses in Minneapolis, but what's a guy to do when he can't even find one to patronize? Gotta have my café mochas, don'tcha know!

Moving back is scary for me, my old-time "position" of Freelance Terrorist made me a bit nervous passing through customs, what with the USA doing it's best to become a police state and all, but I digress. I figure I'm going to have to spend the next 6 months at least just tying up loose ends, selling our flat and saving money - we may not have any clients at all when we get there, and San Diego is a pricey place to live. I figure we'll just rent at first, then see about buying a place once we have cars for cruising around, and then a few years further on we can see about maybe moving north, Seattle ways perhaps? Time will tell.

We have more than a few pics stored in the new Sony F707, but they're still sitting in there, we'll pull them all out soon and see what we ended up with, after the battery died we haven't been able to even look at 'em ourselves!

Glögg (as it's called here I believe) usualy just comes in a bottle, either the low-alcohol variety from the grocery store, or the other kind from the Systemet Bölaget. Most folks tend to spike it with either red wine or rum. Or vodka, whatever. =) Typical christmas fare, we brought a small bottle of "Glögg essence" to the states with us, heh.

Hmm, another DocOzone floating around? I have a collection saved of the "False Ozones", shame this one has no website or he'd have made the list. 'Nuff said about *that*, heh heh.

So! I'm going to do my best to read through all the mess that's been happening, sounds like a few odd episodes happened while I was missing? No big surprises *there*, this is an asylum after all! Can't get too shocked to find that crazy people hang here, hah!

Your pal, -doc-

Welcome back Doc! Does your moving to the US mean that there might actually be an OzonesCon?

ya know i always skim the topic before i actually read it, but this...

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So, 7-8 days, simulating a chicken minus one head, or perhaps a ping pong ball in a blender, then we were off to San Diego!

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...was a nice tidbit to get me to actually read this whole thing.

Welcome back!

Doc: Welcome back boss. Except with the screaming from the basement and all, everything is quiet here. It is good to see you home again.



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Well it seems odd for me to welcome you back, but alas I have missed your presence here. I have been a fan of yours for many years and hope to shake the hand of the great doc Ozone now that we will almost be neighbors.

I happen to live in a suburb just 20 minutes east of Downtown San Diego. Welcome to the neighborhood, Doc!

If I may ask, what area of San Diego are you looking to move into? How do you like the home prices around here? Nice, huh? You don't use that arm much, do you? How about that leg? Pretty low mileage?




Odd behavior; even temperament...

Seems we've been mostly looking north of the city proper, like Encinitas. Money may force us elsewhere, someone said something good about San Marcos, maybe? Encinitas does look nice, and it seems that every other house is for sale, which might lead to a collapse in the real estate market. (Good for us, bad for existing homeowners. Yay!) I'm guessing we'll be renters at the start though, which gives us time to look around.

Your pal, -doc-

Look at some of the suburban areas in San Diego County like Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Ramona, etc. I live in Poway. It's not exactly the cheapest place to live being that the most expensive homes are well over 1M USD and the cheapest homes (I think) are around 250K USD. It's a nice place but it's not exactly the most exciting place to be. Most people commute to San Diego to work in big business. Rancho Bernardo is a mile or two away. The houses are big, nice, and for the most part, a little cheaper than Poway. Carmel Mountain Ranch also has plenty of incredible homes but prices are static with the rest of San Diego County.

Poway is nice for a graphic designer because there's a local printshop that can be reached in 5-10 minutes from just about everywhere as well as a few other graphics places. There's the South Poway Business Park which is home to a lot of the big businesses (and small businesses) like Gateway and, I think, IBM's new office.

The street racing scene in San Diego is the biggest on the West Coast. There's a fairly good party scene but most parties aren't dance parties. Of course, once you get into the areas in San Diego or San Marcos there will be some nice entertainment. I go to college in San Marcos. It's only an 18 mile drive from Poway. There's San Diego State University's new campus across the "street" from Palomar College. The Art Center is located in Encinitas, I believe, which isn't THAT far from San Marcos/Poway.

In downtown San Diego, there's plenty of jobs to be found like at Bulldog Drummond (http://www.bulldogdrummond.com/) or at Four Square Productions (http://www.foursq.com/) as well as many other firms. San Diego is a freelancer's dream: plenty of businesses for the plucking.

Overall, anywhere in the San Diego area are good places to live. The only thing that may upset some people is the traffic, but the natives are used to it.

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Did I mention the beaches?

If i could get a summer job down there doing computer stuff... I would *so* love to be there. I am thinkin OC though because i know of a free room. heh.

                                   

Woohoo! Doc's back!

Like most other people I've been wondering where you've been as of late. Been missing ya.

I'd say more but this net cafe is stoopidly expensive!...

...a) fix my Mom's computer, b) my Mom's telephones, c) cook christmas dinner...
...my Mom was moving to a new flat and needed the help...
...We also got to spend a couple of days with my client...
...and working on Malin's sisters garden, which was a sorry mess, it needed the help...


And the man said he was on a holiday trip, what would be work then??
Doc i hope your uncle will be doing well..
I't is a shame for europe that you are leaving us doc.
But i hope you are going to be happy in the US.

And for everyone in the neighbourhood of San Diego take care off the doc, he is our oldest fool


~So it's your birthday today?congratulations and have a nice day.
~So it's not? have a nice day too~

you know what, damnit?

Move to fucking Puerto Rico..

...good cost of living, beatiful women and all the rum you can shake a mouse at..

-beatiful beaches
-it's in the US
-you shouldn't have a problem finding a job here
-if you speak english they'll hire you anywhere
-did I mention the beaches and the babes?
-The caribbean's biggest rainforest (El Yunque)
-Three words- Bacardi Factory Tours
-cheap internet
-web design flourishing
-beaches
-babes
-Casinos
-beautiful historical cities with rich, well preserved histories
-learn spanish
-rich *ahem* cannibus industry -- and nobody really cares..

...if you're gonna move somewhere, move Here...

I'll take you and your lady out for drinks and show you around...

What do you say?

edit: did I mention the beaches and the.... um... babes?


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Wow, that sounds great! One question though, does Malin's sister live there? Hmm, I thought not.

Your pal, -doc-

bring her along!


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That would be 2 more babes hey petskull..

I knew it, i knew it... everytime i turn my back on my dearest mug it's empty in notime..
but now i know the coffee is for the doc. Sigh, i better get myself a lot of thea then.

~So it's your birthday today?congratulations and have a nice day.
~So it's not? have a nice day too~

Doc .. I fly out to Cali every so often .. maybe we can hook up one of those times I'm out


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