Santa Cruz, here we come

So, the decision has been made. We will be living in Santa Cruz at this time next year. Below are some pictures of the beach and other assorted beauties.




and this is the view from campus - it should be easy to get used to this.

our new home

no need to look further, we have found the perfect place

back in the saddle again, i'm back

new bike, same feel. damn it feels good to be back again. having my mobility, losing my cast and crutches, and walking again makes me world feel right all of the sudden. hooray!!!

Santa Cruz vs Minnesota, continued

Guess which graph of average temperatures belongs to which city:

Santa Cruz vs Minneapolis

Average:

Rent for 1 br apt:
SC $1500
M $800

Low temp in Feb:
SC 42
M 12

schools

some quick notes on school

UC Berkeley apparently already has a lot of rad people, so they said no.
UC Santa Cruz has not only offered admission, but also a fellowship.
U of Minn Has offered admission + a moving bonus, so that's nice.
Emory just hosted Mark for the weekend, which was wonderful.
U of Mich has Mark as their second alternate and they "hope and pray" that two people decide not go there so that he can - which seems really weird, but whatever.

yale, chicago, vanderbilt, and texas still haven't made up their minds. we'll see what happens

air cast (like tom brady, but hotter)

Yale Infirmary

Christmas morn

christmas at the cottage