I have a theory that I would be a more productive unemployed member of society if I had a dog.

Unfortunately, I can't really afford a dog. Nor does my lease allow for one.

Humph.

 Well, it's been a while and you probably know that I have arrived in California in one piece. Not only that, if you're a facebook user you've probably seen the photos of the road trip and know what my apartment looks like. Still, facebook cannot tell all and I have some crazy stories.

#1. During our trip we decided that if we couldn't make all the ( Read more... )

 Went to San Diego
Looked at a bazillion apartments
Figured out I need to learn to drive ASAP, I also have to get a car. There's no way around it.
Found an apartment we like... are currently dealing with trying to get a deposit in. Way more complicated than it should be. 
Regardless I'll be living in Ocean Beach, San Diego. Blocks from the beach. 
Have ( Read more... )

~Dad had surgery. 
~Was supposed to take 6 hours (as my mom said to the surgeon: do they just feed you as they work??), only took 5. 
~Was expected to lose a fair amount of blood and was prepared for a transfusion. In fact, blood loss was minimal and no transfusion was needed. (Over the years I have come to believe the hypnosis my mother prescribes ( Read more... )

So, one thing I haven't really addressed much lately is how my dad is doing. It's been a long six months full of chemo treatments, MRIs, and anticipation focused on getting to the point of surgery. At school the only way I could really cope was by ignoring it. If I thought about it too much I just ended up feeling guilty that I wasn't around to be ( Read more... )

 San Diego has taken the lead in the running of "Places Kate May Move To." There is an offer on the table from Virginia Beach as well, but all arrows of good outcomes point to the west ( Read more... )

Kanas City - no go. job went to someone else
San Diego - heard back from Human Resources, waiting for the Office Manager to get back from Jury Duty
DC - is now 1 of 5 applicants selected for interviews. still a possibility.

 Well, as I write Josh is returning from this interview in San Diego. Things went okay, apparently. Still, he has no firm offer from either San Diego or Kansas City.

In case I haven't kept people up to date I decided I'm going to spend the summer in Boston. If Josh gets hired by any company they won't want him to start right away since most have ( Read more... )

 So, Josh and his roommates have taken to watching Star Trek in the evenings... all episodes, in order. And I gotta say after having watched several episodes - It's like a soap opera for geeks. There's relationships, there's strange things taking over people's mind, there's betrayal, there's enemies... The melodrama is fantastic.

Who knew? I'm not ( Read more... )