My 2nd Move.

Hokay, so, I haven't posted in like, eons, I apologize. Life has gotten a little hectic: I decided to stay in the Bay Area despite the fact that I didn't get a whole lot of feedback--eh hem... I took a full-time position in Menlo Park at the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce (ya, the site could stand to be upgraded). It's basically like working as an office assistant for a small business. My title is: Executive Office Assistant / Events Coordinator, cool, right? Well... it's ok. I enjoy it, but not as much as I enjoy PT stuff. At this point, I definitely realize that regardless of what kind of cool experience I'm going to get here, I am pretty sure that I want to become a Physical Therapist. I am in the process of applying to UCSF, which seems like a pretty good school--the best part is that I recently registered my car in CA, applied for (and was granted) my California license, and registered to vote in CA so I am well on my way to gaining residency. If I get into UCSF, I will begin PT school next June and gain residency shortly thereafter, thus reducing my school cost by approximately 45-50%. Crazy, huh?

Speaking of PT, today was my last official day at BaySport, the physical therapy clinic where I was working. It was a sad-ish day, but I worked from 8am until 1pm, then we had a lunch for me (hurray! Italian food!), then I went to babysit for Becky until 3:30pm, then I drove home (to Menlo Park, about 40-45 mins), then I shut my eyes for 10 mins, then I got up and went to the Quadrus Conference Center (an amazingly beautiful place) for the TriCity Mixer (sponsored by the Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and East Palo Alto Chambers). I met and I mingled, I drank 2 beers, then I arrived home at 9:15pm. All in all, it was a good day--2 free meals! Whew...I'm glad to be in bed.

Anywho, I'm way off topic: I have made my 2nd move in California! However, it's another temporary situation. I had to give up my previous place because Liz was headed back to town, which was fine. Luckily, Megan's brother, Chris, and his wife, Erinn, have accepted me and are allowing me to take over their guest room for a little while. As I write now, I've temporarily settled here in Menlo Park with them. I stare at their gorgeous wedding pictures on the wall, and I grin because I love it, I love them, and I love that they are letting me stay here for FREE. Don't worry--I'm paying for all the groceries for which they will allow me to pay! However, it is working out for them because Erinn left for the east-ish coast the day I moved in. Chris joins her in the next few days: so I've kept him company, but soon I will be apt sitting for them. Chris will return for a little less than a week before I, myself, head back east for my first homecoming since going west. It'll be a trip to remember: the rents and I are headed north for NYC. Shockingly, lover of art history though I am, I have yet to visit the Big Apple (but I have been to the Little Apple, remember?) So, the Manleys are due for a trip. We will leave the day after I arrive home in ATL, and we will be there for the weekend (plus a little) but I am sure that it will be glorious. Then I will be in ATL until the end of September. I arrive Sept. 11th and depart again for SFO (San Francisco Airport) Sept. 29th. It'll be a nice vacation. The other bonus is that I got this full-time position with this trip on the table. Thank goodness, otherwise I would be scrounging even more than I already am for Christmas vacation time! Who knew the working world was so harsh? Where are my 2 weeks Christmas vacation??

I guess that's the biggest part of the update for now. I'm currently looking for a place (for fairly cheap) that's close to where I'm working. Unfortunately, living with Chris and Erinn is nearly too good to be true: they are about a 5 min walk from the Chamber. Believe it. So, looking at any other place is kind of disheartening. However, I checked out a pretty cool place last night--it's in East Palo Alto, which is notoriously known as the ghetto. This place was in a good neighborhood, and I would be living with 2 larger male ultimate players, so that's a bonus, for safety's sake. It was also a nice house with a sweet kitchen for the low low California living cost of $650/mo. plus utilities. Also noteworthy: it is within about a half mile is IKEA. Who wouldn't want that? (please note the sarcasm...)

So the verdict is still out on a permanent place, but there are possibilities and options. This is good in the gloomy economy, right? Btdubs, I don't want to get too politic-ky here because, well, it's just not my style, but please note the human/women's/gay rights campaigns. You all know me, and I hope that you would support my want of being able to marry whomever I want. This is all I will say for now, but there may be more to come...

I'll leave you with that thought. I realize that I need to update the blog with some pictures of my growing hairs (about an inch long now!) and that I never posted about Seattle, which I loved, but not enough... Check out my facebook profile for the pictures.