Progress

Yet another quiet day. I hoped to blame my lack of activity on the overcast skies, but we had sun most of the day in the East Bay. I am proud to say there were some firsts and some communication today. Both always good and always welcome.

I did stay in my pajamas until almost 3 today. Catching up on watching the shows I recorded and I applied for yet another faculty position today. After a nice procrastination discussion on FB, I got dressed and prepped all of my reimbursements for Gravity and biked them over to Randy's in Emeryville.

Isn't that amazing? I made the 3 mile trek over the pedestrian bridge, along the highway, past Chevy's and back behind Watergate. It felt like it took forever. My guess is that it was just about 30 minutes. I got to the club house to drop the documents off for him, opened my backpack and just laughed. My bag was empty. I left them sitting on the dining table. I stood there in shock for a moment as the guys behind the desk looked at me funny. So, I said I would return and got back on my bike and headed home. It took every ounce not to stop at Chevy's and get a margarita. I could not believe I was that stupid.

The ride to Berkeley was surprisingly easy. I think I was back in 20 minutes. I am proud to say that I have been drinking more water, flossing every night AND with my work the last few days - getting into shape. It felt great to bike today, except my butt hurt like hell. Even worse than sitting on the couch for hours at a time. I guess if I do more long distance rides I will need to get a better seat. Better yet, I would have to get a better bike. I was not going to head back to save some more embarrassment, but I decided to get in my car and drive back. It also gave me a good excuse to return my books to the library while I was out.

On the communication front, I did get the Equal Opportunity form and receipt confirmation from yet another university where I applied and I did hear from the second admin job. They commended me on my strong application, but decided to hire internally. Yesterday I got an email from the theatre doing the Tennessee Williams rep. Yes, the one I auditioned for over a MONTH ago. They sent a kind, yet strangely worded rejection. No word from the education manager position. Conversely, I was delinquent emailing and calling 2 potential dates back. Oh well, I will do it tomorrow. And contact some local restaurants about job openings.

More TV and dish washing rounded out my evening. It's now 10:40PM and I am getting into bed with a little Chekhov.

хорошая ночь, as they say in Russia.

But first, a little gratitude:
1. notification - even if it's of rejection
2. a working bike
3. living by the water
4. a grocery store in walking distance
5. a roof over my head