Anyway, after making the trek to the test center in Pasadena (23 miles but the traffic? Sucked. My friend George did a "day in the life of" photo essay and most of it consisted of pictures of traffic...and car accidents. I probably don't need to tell you that he lives in good ol' LA.)...I was fingerprinted, photographed and then fingerprinted again before being allowed to enter the room I would call home for the next three hours. I got a 680. I'm not sure if this is good or bad because I never thought I'd be taking the GMAT and so I never really bothered to research what I would need to get in order to have a shot at certain schools. I was hoping to get a 700 but I'm told this was a little but unrealistic considering I put in about two or three solid weeks worth of studying for this test.

After the test I went back to my car which I thought was parked legally since I put my three dollars into that little box that supposedly keeps track of which parking spots are paid for and which aren't, but then it turned out that there was no parking for non-tenants between 8-5pm. BIGGER SIGN NEXT TIME PLEASE. Now, in my mind, Pasadena is just as evil as West Los Angeles (well maybe a little less evil since the ticket was for $30 instead of something really ridiculous like $65). I hate parking enforcement.

You know? I needed a good ramble after a week of silence. I'm going to be in the Bay Area from Saturday until Wednesday so if you have some free time, give me a call!

After that I will be in LA for a few days and then I'll be going to Manhattan with Paul on a business trip! Restaurant suggestions welcome, we'll be staying around midtown on the east side =)