I'm so excited and giddy, what an incredible time. I'm glad I could be in the US for the election - walking around with my dad last night in the Mission was crazy in terms of people's excitement levels. I stayed up late to see that INDIANA IS BLUE for the first time in my life.
Apparently that absentee vote counted.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
It's madness to see so many smiling, happy people in the streets. I've never seen anything like this; makes me proud. Incredible.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
These are a few....
Some things I have done:
-Worked morning shifts at a coffee shop for a week, starting at 5, 6, or 7 a.m.
-Bought a bike (that wasn't stolen) and subsequent gear (helmet, lock, lights)
-Seen Halloween costumes throughout the Mission District and had Snickers bars thrown at me in Oakland.
-Had lunch with Barb (stopping by on her cross-country trip) and Sarah at 900 Grayson in Berkeley. Chicken and waffles with gravy equal incredibly good.
-Biked practically across San Francisco (over 4 miles, it's roughly only 7 by 7 miles square) in the rain becoming super-saturated with water (I dumped water out of my boots where it was standing inside at the end), though my trusty messenger bag stayed dry on the inside (huzzah!).
-Had a job interview with a fairly major publishing company for their World Languages division (also on Halloween).
-Raided thrift stores for interview appropriate clothing that fit and came away victorious.
-Ate peanut butter M&Ms.
-Turned the clocks for daylight savings and was NOT late to work.
I'll leave you to decide what I'd do again and what I'll try to avoid repeating. Feel free to post your guesses.
-Worked morning shifts at a coffee shop for a week, starting at 5, 6, or 7 a.m.
-Bought a bike (that wasn't stolen) and subsequent gear (helmet, lock, lights)
-Seen Halloween costumes throughout the Mission District and had Snickers bars thrown at me in Oakland.
-Had lunch with Barb (stopping by on her cross-country trip) and Sarah at 900 Grayson in Berkeley. Chicken and waffles with gravy equal incredibly good.
-Biked practically across San Francisco (over 4 miles, it's roughly only 7 by 7 miles square) in the rain becoming super-saturated with water (I dumped water out of my boots where it was standing inside at the end), though my trusty messenger bag stayed dry on the inside (huzzah!).
-Had a job interview with a fairly major publishing company for their World Languages division (also on Halloween).
-Raided thrift stores for interview appropriate clothing that fit and came away victorious.
-Ate peanut butter M&Ms.
-Turned the clocks for daylight savings and was NOT late to work.
I'll leave you to decide what I'd do again and what I'll try to avoid repeating. Feel free to post your guesses.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Coffee and 60s...
I am now one of the gainfully employed. Got hired last week and started today slinging coffee at Peet's, a venerable coffee chain that has been around forever and sparked such things as Starbucks. Soon I will wow crowds with my espresso machine skills, but today I focused on dealing out beans (ground right then and there or whole) to the masses. And filling out paperwork.
Pretty awesome. I'm still hunting more work, but I'm excited about learning to barista.
And just in case you were wondering, it's in the 60s F here. Low in the 50s. Ahhhh, glorious.
This weekend too was fabulous in that we did everything you can think of that makes up a good weekend: going to the beach, eating out, taking a ferry ride across the bay, more good food and then ice cream, bar-hopping in the Mission with baseball and huge geeks that work for tech companies, dancing to live Brazilian music and then getting invited to a wedding afterparty in Sarah's building when we came home, dancing some more and meeting some neighbors. Exhausting and invigorating. Add to that I got to hang out with Alojzya on Thursday and Friday and actually talk for what seemed like the first time in years; doesn't get much better. I'm excited too because Barb is going to be around Thursday, my dad from Sunday to Weds and Mike moves here 19 Nov!
Now to figure out Halloween plans.
Pretty awesome. I'm still hunting more work, but I'm excited about learning to barista.
And just in case you were wondering, it's in the 60s F here. Low in the 50s. Ahhhh, glorious.
This weekend too was fabulous in that we did everything you can think of that makes up a good weekend: going to the beach, eating out, taking a ferry ride across the bay, more good food and then ice cream, bar-hopping in the Mission with baseball and huge geeks that work for tech companies, dancing to live Brazilian music and then getting invited to a wedding afterparty in Sarah's building when we came home, dancing some more and meeting some neighbors. Exhausting and invigorating. Add to that I got to hang out with Alojzya on Thursday and Friday and actually talk for what seemed like the first time in years; doesn't get much better. I'm excited too because Barb is going to be around Thursday, my dad from Sunday to Weds and Mike moves here 19 Nov!
Now to figure out Halloween plans.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
One week in sun-filled splendor
Today marks my being in the Bay Area for a week. It's gorgeous. Completely and totally. Sally's house overlooks the bay from the towering hills of Berkeley (quite the climb on foot, I must say) and all the time it's a distracting sight. Sunset, sunrise, night or day - it's breathtaking. One can't tire of it.
I took the first few days to get over jet lag (I was so keyed up I couldn't sleep really for a few days - trekking around the hills cured that and I slept like a baby Thursday night finally). Met some of Sally's friends on Saturday, reconnected with some people I've not seen in years (with more to come). I now have a cell phone too - excitement - so the job hunting can begin in earnest. Huzzah. People are also very outwardly friendly here, lots of "hello"s as one walks, I've chatted with some dog owners and shopworkers enjoying the fact that it's easy to do linguistically - it's been a long time since that was the case. I'm thrilled because it seems like a bunch of people are coming through in the upcoming months, starting with Alojzya tomorrow. We'll have dinner (knowing chefs I also have an insider's view on eateries in this food-crazed place. It's fantastic.) and catch up, I can't wait.
Enjoy procrastination - back to job apps. Know anyone who needs a clever worker to do something with books?
I took the first few days to get over jet lag (I was so keyed up I couldn't sleep really for a few days - trekking around the hills cured that and I slept like a baby Thursday night finally). Met some of Sally's friends on Saturday, reconnected with some people I've not seen in years (with more to come). I now have a cell phone too - excitement - so the job hunting can begin in earnest. Huzzah. People are also very outwardly friendly here, lots of "hello"s as one walks, I've chatted with some dog owners and shopworkers enjoying the fact that it's easy to do linguistically - it's been a long time since that was the case. I'm thrilled because it seems like a bunch of people are coming through in the upcoming months, starting with Alojzya tomorrow. We'll have dinner (knowing chefs I also have an insider's view on eateries in this food-crazed place. It's fantastic.) and catch up, I can't wait.
Enjoy procrastination - back to job apps. Know anyone who needs a clever worker to do something with books?
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