House hunting is truly the worst. I spent 7 hours on buses and trains after a day that started at 5 am and at 5 houses and came home and had a complete breakdown. Things are looking up since then. It didn't help that I've had a couple of crazy early days and somehow timely breakfast has not been part of any of these.
Waiting outside the train station can get interesting. A young entrepreneurial guy who was selling train or bus tickets came up and complimented me. However, he felt very non-threatening and was very respectful. We fist bumped and he slowly edged away and didn't say anything to me after that, even though I was there a long time (stupid bus). It was a cute moment. It was also a slightly sad moment (he told me to 'tell my guy to never fuck up' and so much there...). But it made me smile and it reminded me of this other kid on a bus, who paid me a compliment but again in a very non-threatening, non-intrusive way. There was no expectation in these interactions and they were very human moments.
Today for the first time I ran in the train station to catch my bus and shouted at the bus driver to stop but to no avail. Then I got on the wrong bus and was wondering how to tell the little guy next to me to stop his giant manspreading problem and noticed six stops too late I was on a bus in the opposite direction. I got down at what felt a relatively safe stop (but I was glad the bus came a few minutes later, it didn't feel all that great and I stood out very much).
I've been getting a lot of rejections for job applications and good thing I now have a thick skin and absolutely don't take this (or anything) personally. I try and take walks at lunch and soak in the sun. Microsoft keeps trying to make me upgrade to Windows 10 and I am trying to identify the scam (the upgrade is free).
There is a trip to Minneapolis to pack and wrap up my life and move yet again. I had a phone interview today and it was one of those really nice ones, with a very thoughtful and honest interviewer. I got to see parts of the Chicago Air and Water show and it was really amazing (though absolutely tragic for the stunt specialist from the Army who had a mishap and died). I also saw Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind and it was a fun one-time experience. I wouldn't go again. On that note, time to go make sandwiches for tomorrow (I have realized I cannot afford to eat out. Home-cooked meals is the plan now).
Waiting outside the train station can get interesting. A young entrepreneurial guy who was selling train or bus tickets came up and complimented me. However, he felt very non-threatening and was very respectful. We fist bumped and he slowly edged away and didn't say anything to me after that, even though I was there a long time (stupid bus). It was a cute moment. It was also a slightly sad moment (he told me to 'tell my guy to never fuck up' and so much there...). But it made me smile and it reminded me of this other kid on a bus, who paid me a compliment but again in a very non-threatening, non-intrusive way. There was no expectation in these interactions and they were very human moments.
Today for the first time I ran in the train station to catch my bus and shouted at the bus driver to stop but to no avail. Then I got on the wrong bus and was wondering how to tell the little guy next to me to stop his giant manspreading problem and noticed six stops too late I was on a bus in the opposite direction. I got down at what felt a relatively safe stop (but I was glad the bus came a few minutes later, it didn't feel all that great and I stood out very much).
I've been getting a lot of rejections for job applications and good thing I now have a thick skin and absolutely don't take this (or anything) personally. I try and take walks at lunch and soak in the sun. Microsoft keeps trying to make me upgrade to Windows 10 and I am trying to identify the scam (the upgrade is free).
There is a trip to Minneapolis to pack and wrap up my life and move yet again. I had a phone interview today and it was one of those really nice ones, with a very thoughtful and honest interviewer. I got to see parts of the Chicago Air and Water show and it was really amazing (though absolutely tragic for the stunt specialist from the Army who had a mishap and died). I also saw Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind and it was a fun one-time experience. I wouldn't go again. On that note, time to go make sandwiches for tomorrow (I have realized I cannot afford to eat out. Home-cooked meals is the plan now).
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