Schrodinger's Kittie

So, here I am in sunny California.  Southern California – about an hour south of LA, to be a bit more accurate for those of you who have voiced a curiousity in the matter.  I’m in Orange County, and I have to say that it’s not a bad place to be.  It’s overpriced, in my opinion; and, just goes to further reinforce my opinion that I have zero desire to live in a state that prices things way over what they are remotely worth.  I pay $400 more a month than I was for my house in Austin – and I get half the square footage.

While that’s annoying, I do have to say that I’ve been wonderfully blessed by my roommate.  The house is great, and my roommate seems to truly enjoy the pups – a massive mark in his favor.  He’s helpful and friendly, without being intrusive.  A hard combination to master.  And, we enjoy enough of the same things that we have plenty to talk about and even some things to do together.  Given that I have no particularly close contacts in the area, having someone willing to drag me around  places with them and show me the area has been wonderful.

I am a total of **gasp** 10 minutes away from work.  Even catching all the lights and the two school zones, I max out at 15 minutes.  I’m loving that little factor.

I chopped off 4.5 inches of hair, got it highlighted and dyed a slightly lighter colour.  I’m loving it.  It seriously needed the cut to get rid of all the split ends – and now  my hair is looking really good.

I haven’t put any real effort into gathering my things from Austin for several reasons. So, for now, all my stuff is sitting in storage waiting for life to straighten itself out. One way or the other.

Work resumed as if I’d never left.  It was literally like I’d had a two month vacation.  A much needed vacation.  The people are friendly, and my new manager was less difficult to deal with than I had anticipated; though, of course, I’ve only had to deal with him face to face on one occassion so far because he’s been traveling.

I went to see the new Star Trek movie with my roommate on Thursday night and it was a blast.  Amazingly well done movie.  I truly enjoyed it.  And, there is a zydeco festival happening in Simi Valley this next weekend that my roommate has suggested we go check out, so we may head up there Saturday or Monday.  Yay for long weekends!  Especially considering I have to work for a few hours tomorrow afternoon.

Anyway – there’s a bit of an update.  Still waiting to hear about the job in Montgomery, though the guys keep calling to let me know they are interested, they just have to go through all the right moves…number one being “eliminate all possible internal hires before going outside the company”.

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