turn the lights out on this city.

the state capitol

so it's almost the end of week one in our new home in madison, wi (which reminds me...i should change puppy's cage today). there are still a couple boxes lying around the apartment, but otherwise, it looks significantly more lived than when i first got here.

our apartment complex

its definitely chillier here than i thought it might be/than i would've liked, but otherwise, the weather's been pretty nice. save one day of downpour.

the city is super walkable, and if not walkable, then bikeable. the five bajillion bike paths that network around the city certainly help. i haven't tried biking anywhere yet, but i figure i'm going to get a hang of not getting lost on foot first before i try biking on the roads of this new city.

btw. i just let puppy out of her cage today since she's been stuck in her cage for awhile (read: since the move from pittsburgh) while i've been unpacking. she seems to be having a good time exploring and, in general, being adorable. hmm...now she's hiding. oh well.

in general, madison so far reminds me of the ville (wellesley), but multiplied a few times over in a directional, somewhat gridded network. everything is still pretty small scale. only two starbucks that i know of. one cvs. couple of walgreen's. other than that, mostly small, independent stores. definitely a few fun looking places. a bunch of different food places i want to try out.

an old theater downtown

in other news, still job searching. i may end up doing some volunteer positions before a proper, full-time job comes along, but that's okay. because so far, the volunteer stuff i could end up doing for a bit actually sounds pretty fun and interesting.

also, got to jump right into a mad udderburn practice on sunday. man, i am out of shape. at least, for the most part, that seemed to the only thing that was wrong with my game. seems like i'll be primarily be playing a handler role with this team. haven't decided if i like that or not yet. otherwise, they don't seem to have a huge, if any, contingency of female handlers.

elsewhere on the ultimate radar, jess put me in touch with tyke, who seems to be part of a group looking to start a women's team in the area, which i might be super interested in. it might give me a chance to play a more versatile role, whereas, with udderburn, i'd more likely be filling whatever role they need at the moment since they have already have quite a large roster. hopefully, the women's team will be having a scrimmage or something soon so i can try both sides out before i make a solid decision. clearly, the series is also going to make a difference. i want to make to sarasota. i want to go to nationals. both groups sound hopeful. this ultimate scene is all new. so here's to making the most of a blank slate. :)