Editing Blog/2024-12-31/End of the Year (section)

== August ==

We went to Vegas for my bachelor party. This was a good time. I shot automatic weapons for the first time which was quite the experience. And we went to Absinthe, which Julie had been to and loved. We also did this laser tag thing in a maze where the pistols had these blanks that would explode to create the impression you were firing. The vest you wore would then shock you. This was a tremendous time. Then I learned to play poker and lost my money.

We also signed a lease for a place across the street starting September 15. It is nice and sunny and close to both our places of work. About then, our other friends Armaan and Chandler moved closer. Armaan, Shreyas, Sagar, and I would then play basketball fairly regularly for the next few months.

At the end of the month, we went to Yosemite Valley and hiked a little bit. I'd twisted my ankle playing basketball so I didn't do Half Dome like some of the others, but still had a good time.
[[File:Julie and Roshan in the Yosemite Valley at Taft Point.jpg|thumb|center|Taft Point was quite foggy to start with but it did clear up near the end]]

A Starlink Mini works very well in the valley with a tool battery.