July...That went by fast.

So, wow, it's been awhile since I updated this here blog thing. A lot has happened which I suppose is the reason why. That and general laziness of course. So most recently, Meghann (roomie-to-be) has arrived in CA and has joined in the enormous fun and chaos of living in an entirely too small apartment with 2 other people and now 3 cats. Of course it is fun in some ways, but it can be annoying when your only options are sitting on top of a cat or on the floor. It's amusing watching the cats interact as well. Dana, the more aloof one-eyed cat has become entirely disapproving of the ruckus caused by the others, who are really more like dogs than cats.

So definitely the most awesome experience of the month was flying around the bay in a single-engine plane at night. Tim was actually flying, and some may be surprised to find that I wasn't afraid at all - I think I just accepted that there was a good chance I'd die and there are worse ways to go after all. Okay, maybe not quite that bad, but it's amazing how well that attitude works in high-risk situations. At any rate, the bay was absolutely amazing to see. The coolest part is that we were flying at such a low altitude that we were almost viewing the buildings from the side. It was a surreal feeling for sure. Possibly the prettiest site was all of the brake lights at the toll plaza on the bay bridge, and then the headlights on the other side. It looked like Christmas!

So in other news, the job search still continues. The job I was excited about in my first post didn't pan out, and there have been several other leads that have died out as well. I did get an offer from one company, but their usual hours are 8-6 and I really have no desire to exhaust myself from work. Plus those are the "downtime" hours. My understanding is that the busier times are absolute hell. No thanks! On the other hand I do have a few prospects at the moment. I've been temping at a market research firm for the last three weeks (I was originally brought in to do a single 2-3 day project!) and the President told me yesterday that if they don't get bought out, they'd like to offer me a full-time job. That could be very cool since I really like the group there and it's in a great location - less than a block from BART and two blocks from Tim's office. There's also another job in a non-profit that supports women who are trying to get into traditionally male career fields (technical, computer, etc). So, we shall see.

Of course there's also been plenty of hanging out, meeting new people, and discovering new bars including the Albatross, where they have a full selection of board games you can borrow while drinking it up. It's great! I can't wait to go back for a Taboo show-down.

So, we'll see what August brings. Hopefully a real job, an apartment with multiple bedrooms, and plenty of exploration of the area.