Sunday, December 20, 2009
Hello all! This is my first post from my new home in Seattle, Washington. I have been in my new apartment and job for two weeks now, and I thought it might be time for an update.
Unfortunately, the #1 thing to report is that I've come down with a pretty nasty bug that's got me laid up. Just so you know, if you wake up one day with a really sore throat, it's probably best not to begin an 8-day, 5,000-mile road trip with several of those days involving 12+ hours of being in a car, immediately followed by two cross-country flights within the next 5 days, immediately followed by a day full of moving your things into an apartment and consuming a fair amount of alcoholic beverages, immediately followed by the stress of a first week on a new job. (Now that I read what I just wrote, I'm not so surprised my body is protesting.) I'm doing my best to take it easy and get lots of sleep, but it's tough to stay consistent when I'm trying to get situated and what not. Plus I now have to fly to LA and back for work this week, immediately followed by flying to Phoenix for Christmas... yeah. Trying to get better. Maybe by the Spring?
The #2 thing to report is that I am enjoying my new job. It's keeping me very engaged and busy, with lots of days where I come home with a tired brain. I don't want to go into too much detail, but suffice it to say that I hit the ground running and things have gone well so far.
The #3 thing to report is that after two weeks in my apartment, it's still largely empty! I am waiting on a dining set that will probably arrive on Tuesday while I am in LA. Sometime in January I will be on the hunt for an olive green couch (a very fitting color here in the Pacific Northwest!) And lastly I shall someday find a stand for my TV. Once all of this is done, I will feel like I'm more or less done and can start taking some pictures or video of the place to post!
So, in summary, I am more less happy after my first two weeks here. I am looking forward to being done with moving in and getting settled so that I can begin to explore this new city and learn about the local places that will eventually make it feel like home to me. (Note: If you have any suggestions for spots for live music or other arts, let me know!)
That's all for now. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. See you in '10!
