September 2004

I slept lots last night. I took a nap when I got home from work, woke up 3 hours later, got some dinner, watched some Law and Order and fell asleep again. Lovely night I tell you.

Tonight I should probably do some grocery shopping. I feel like going out and doing something too since I really haven’t done that since moving. Really. I’m closer to the bars I hang out, yet I choose to stay home and watch tv and be the slob I normally am. Ugh.

My cold is going away gradually. I’m just left with coughy bits and snot. My smoking probably doesn’t help things at all, but fuck it.

Is it just me or is LJ a little dead lately?

I’m sick. It started yesterday at work when I started sneezing. When I got home from work yesterday I started to feel like shit. It started to go downhill from there. Today I have a headache, and I’m having coughing fits. Fortunately there’s no fever or anything like that. Fuck. That’s just what I need.

On top of that I have a job interview after work today. Garg!!!!!

Can I just go home? Please?

Things are changing. When I was a teenager, I always thought I was hip to change. “Change is a good thing,” I would say. Over the years, I have learned how wrong I was.

I like stability. That’s why I’m still at this job. That’s why it took me so long to move. That’s why I didn’t want to move to LA in 2001. I know that being too stable leads to stagnation, but what the hell? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Right?

I know how bad that line of thinking is. Which is why sometimes I have to force myself. Like this move. I really had to force myself to not think about the outcome. Because seriously I make enough money so that it’s not an issue.

The outcome: I’m really happy. I really like my new place. I like my new housemate. I like the cats I’ve inherited. I like that I’m closer to the good area of town. I like the fact that with a few exceptions (urbanemonkey and my_bootay being two) I never EVER have to go to the Westside again.

The only thing I’m still working on is getting a new job. I had an interview on Friday and have one tomorrow after work. I’m just hoping something good will come out of this. I hope I hope I hope I hope.

Edit: The one thing I am not happy about are my football picks. Since the group I’m in uses the spread, I’m doing really shitty. Pfft. I’m just about ready to give up for the season.

Well things are going well. I called in sick to work today so I could go to a job interview. It went pretty well, but I’m not all the enthusiastic about the job. Blah.

Afterwards, feralboy and I went to see the new John Waters movie A Dirty Shame. It was pretty funny but disappointing. It didn’t really amaze me like Cecil B Demented or Pecker did. Oh well.

Anyhow, I’ve been bonding pretty well with my housemate Rey. She’s a pretty cool whacked out neurotic Chinese chica who teaches history at the local middle school. We’re whacked out in similar ways, so it’s been pretty easy getting along.

The place is starting to feel like home at last.

I keep thinking I should post something here, but I’m blanking. Whatever. Ciao.

Well it looks like I can once again access the LJ. For some reason my company’s web filter blocked it out all day yesterday. It was quite an annoying experience to say the least. Especially since I don’t have an internet connection at home just yet.

Yesterday, I went back to my mom’s to pick up some stuff. The drive there didn’t feel like anything different. I mean it’s only been a couple of days since I’ve moved. So I walk up the stairs, into my room and bam! Everything seemed foreign and empty.

Regardless, my new place doesn’t quite yet feel like home either. I’m just in a strange limbo right now. I give it another week or two before it really hits. *shrugs*

I’ve had the luxury all of these years to never have a commute. By commute, I mean travelling to work on a series of freeways. I take the 5S, 110S and the 405N to get work now. Fortunately I didn’t run into too much traffic this morning. And I only have to wake up half an hour earlier than before. Dope!

Anyhow, yesterday I did a little rearranging of furniture. I have yet to get a desk since I’m a lazy ass. Whatever.

The move is complete. I am now an official resident of Los Feliz/Silverlake/Griffith Park region. I don’t know what exactly to call it. Whatever. I’ll post pictures sometime soon.

Tonight, lotusblossom, saltyseas and I are having a John Waters movie mini-marathon. We rented Cecil B Demented and Female Trouble. I will then walk home and crash since I can do that now. Tee hee.

Ok. That’s it. Whatever.

So I’ve boxed all of my books and am almost finished with my laundry. I completely underestimated how much shit I have. So it looks like I’ll be making two trips to do this move. It’s weird to see my stuff slowly start to disappear in a way.

All I have to do is pack my clothing, computer, stereo and other miscellaneous stuff and I’m done for the most part. This is so weird.

I get the keys and sign the paperwork tonight. I’m moving most of my stuff tomorrow. IKEA shopping on Sunday. Can you tell I’m excited?

I had a long talk with my mom last night about it. Obviously she’s not happy that I’m moving out, but she understands. I hope.

I went to Home with klikitak last night. It was then that I realized how dangerous this area is for me. I’m such a foodie, and there are so many great eateries there. Uh oh.

Internet connection is going to be an issue for a little bit. It looks like Earthlink doesn’t have DSL connection in the area. Hmmmm. I’ll have to search for alternatives then. Ugh.

That’s it.