Seattle's Own Since 1907
Last night we had our first setback: our washing machine ended up having a bad water seal and leaked all over the kitchen floor. Luckily, my wife noticed it because I was far too engrossed working on a secret project and listening to Coldplay's Viva La Vida. We had to call the emergency contact number to get some one to fix it, but within about 5-6 minutes we met Rick...
And Rick is pretty awesome. He's an older guy who apparently goes by the nickname M.O.B. (Mean Old Bastard) but the reality couldn't be farther from the truth. We chatted each other up, and he made us feel really welcome and comfortable. When he noticed our current apartment situation he said that he might be able to help; Rick got us a loveseat for free!
It was a very friendly gesture, and it got me thinking... what Seattle Freeze? We've met dozens of people so far, from people in restaurants to the new bank, to tenants in the complex... and everyone has been friendly. Maybe not "Hey, come over to my house and have dinner" kind of friendly, but definitely more than polite. I'm very curious to see, from personal experience, if the freeze is real or not.
My one major lament about the new apartment is that it's perfectly laid out for D&D, which does me absolutely no good at the moment. I've been feeding my addiction with Tiny Adventures but the itch isn't getting scratched that well. But we have other things to worry about at the moment, like rebuilding our apartment one box at a time. Our stuff finally came today!
Cristina has a meeting with her new boss at some point later this week. We're planning to go to the Pike Place Market tomorrow, and probably to Lake Washington as well. Yesterday, we drove around town for the first time and are starting to get a feel for which roads we'll frequent often; we actually found our way home without using the Google Maps function on her phone, which is a hell of an accomplishment, let me tell you. Traffic hasn't been as insane as I was expecting, which is an immensely good thing.
The town is still a little big for me, but I'm getting there. I've also gotten my first few job offers through Career Builder, so keep your fingers crossed for us! And on a completely unrelated note, the views here are spectacular... and the air smells like pine trees. We'll post photos when the internet gets set up.
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Crissy updates a few pictures with her cell phone when she gets time. We just learned today that unfortunately Crissy won't get put into the Gamestop that's about 5 minutes away - instead she'll end up somewhere downtown.
Hey! How are things in Detroit? What's the area like? Meet any cool neighbors yet? You should write another post. =)
i shall reply! because jay is sleeping and i am here in the computer lab.
there are several different gamestops in the area. we already know i can't work at the closest one, my DM doesn't manage that one.
there are 2 downtown. i know my DM oversees these. if i had to choose, i would want to work at these. the bus ride is anywhere between 20-35 minutes, which is tolerable. plus, downtown. heart of everything.
there are 2 in a mall that when driving is only 10 minutes away, but a bus ride would be between 35-55 minutes. anything under an hour is tolerable, but i prefer one of the two downtown.
after that, another option is 55 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes.
another is an hour and 15 minutes.
after that, there's another with an hour busride.
so! in conclusion, cristina wants to work downtown. cross your fingers, pray, whatever you need to do to solidify a job downtown, a solid 40 hours a week, and a (hopefully) pay raise. i would settle for the job downtown and the 40 hours thing, though.
and by the way, did you get the giant message i facebook'ed you with? i wrote it out the other night on my phone, and i don't know if it went through. and what jay said: update your vox!