If you haven't been over to my other website yet I urge you to do so. Anything cool that happens to me here in Los Angeles I will be posting there.
I had a cool post today about someone I met.
Nicole and I have been in Los Angeles a little over a week and we're totally loving it. Moving was one of the best things we've ever done!
We made it!! Nothing eventful happened on the drive out but that's a good thing. When we arrived at our apartment to sign the lease and get the keys they informed us that the elevator is temporarily out of order and our apartment is on the 4th floor!! Shitty! Luckily the guy felt bad and gave us $500 off next month's rent and then told us the maintenance guys would help us move all our stuff. Six of them showed up to help and we moved everything in about an hour. Our apartment isn't all that small and we can actually see the US Bank Tower from our living room window. We're in the middle of Koreatown but strangely there isn't a single Korean person in our building. Our neighbors are mostly hispanic but all the shop signs a street over are in Korean. All the neighbors are really nice and love Oni and there are these produce trucks that park out on the street right in front of our building where you can buy cheap produce. I'm really beginning to love this place.
I started my job today and I already can't believe how amazing it is. They told me I can't tell everyone our list of famous clients but I can tell you one of them is a big green angry monster and another recently got out of jail because he accidentally filmed some under age college girls taking their tops off and made a lot of money from selling the tape or tapes or series of tapes.
I'll try and post more often since I've got so much to tell. Keep checking back!
Nicole and I are set to move this Sunday. Hopefully we can get all of our belongings packed and loaded into the truck by the time our party starts on Saturday. Then the plan is to leave the party, catch some Zs and then start on our 15+ hour journey to Los Angeles.
I need to finish a side project before I leave and it's making me a little uneasy because there's a lot of work that still needs to be done. Also, I feel like half of our house still needs to be put in boxes.
I'm hoping to be worry free by 4:00pm on Saturday. If you'd like to attend our going away plus many other celebrations party just show up at: 2730 Downing St., Denver, CO 80205 US any time after 4:00pm on Saturday. There will be food and beer for everyone!
Hope to see you there.
I went, I drove, I interviewed, I got sick and returned.
Waiting for the calls back is pure agony. I received one offer but it was actually for less than I'm making here in Denver. What assholes. It's offensive!
Anyway, I interviewed at an interior design firm in West Hollywood and it was by far one of the best places I've seen to work. The people there were actually real people! The interview was pleasant and informal and I really took a liking to the few people in the small office. Also, the firm is located in West Hollywood which is really nice and the rent is expensive but not absurd.
Hopefully I will hear back soon.
I am currently sitting in the car near the intersection above and in the perfect spot to get full signal free wifi. Crazy, so I thought I would post since I've got three hours to kill before my next interview. This interview is for a really high end interior design firm in a prime LA location. I really like the area and think it would be a really awesome place to live.
Anyway, I'm hungry so I'm going to get something to eat.
Wish me luck.
I don't think I've ever wanted a job more. It's perfect!
The office was amazing, the work was amazing, the PEOPLE were amazing!!
I think my interview went well. I wasn't nervous once the interview started and they listened intently to my little presentation on the projects I brought with me and I was able to answer all of their questions. I think I asked appropriate questions and spoke with clarity.
I was a little overdressed however. The interviewers were both in jeans and we sat in a very informal meeting space with a large, round coffee table and short, white contemporary chairs. I'm glad I kept my jacket on because I sweat right through my dress shirt.
Well, one down and two to go. I'm off to Hollywood.
Wow what a journey! I left work late, hit traffic on 225, couldn't find parking, had the bus from parking break down, had to wait in a huge security line and made it to the gate 5 minutes before boarding. Holy shit!
Then I get to LAX and they're out of the economy size rental car so I have to convince the guy to give me an upgrade for free.
Believe it or not I can't find any Starbucks or fast food near my hotel in Costa Mesa (which isn't entirely a bad thing) and I wanted to get some coffee and a bite to eat before my interview at 9:00am. I'll make do with the my banana and the free coffee in the room.
I did sleep well last night because I was so tired from traveling which was nice. I am refreshed and ready to go this morning. Interview number one is about to be history!
I recently discovered Muse. They fucking rock. I hated the Starlight song when it hit the radio but I shouldn't have been so quick to judge. AMAZING musicians. I can't believe how much sound they can make with only three of them.
I think I just finished my portfolio!
I ran the Bolder Boulder today. It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. Right when I started to get tired I ran by Ben and Kate and they cheered me on which actually helped me get over it. I ran 10 kilometers, which is a little over 6 miles. I'm not sure of my time yet but I think it was somewhere right around an hour. I'm very tired but glad I did it.
Time to eat a whole lot of pizza because I earned it.
Bolder Boulder Personal Results
division place: 290 out of 412
gender place: 12375 out of 22100
mile 1: 0:10:55.44
mile 2: 0:10:40.06
mile 3: 0:10:38.44
mile 4: 0:10:13.82
mile 5: 0:10:01.48
mile 6: 0:10:11.40
net time: 1:04:46.45
pace: 10:26 (based on net time)
Not the best but I did it!
Oh man do I have a bad mom. I normally avoid contact with her by just not answering my phone when it comes up "Unknown Number" but I was duped today because Nicole had been calling from an unknown number. Damn, suckered into a late night drunken conversation with her again.
I can only take so much of her slandering my loved ones before I stop and ask her why she's such a terrible person. Tonight I tried to get her to realize she needs professional help but I was met with the drunken repetition, "I singed the house over to your father in the divorce". Don't ask. It's a long story but mostly it's her standard "change the subject" response she gives when anything true or meaningful (and therefore very painful) comes up in the conversation. I did score a few points though when I actually managed to get her to hang up on me before I hung up on her. About half way through the conversation it became a goal of mine.
I know it sounds awful but it's actually better than what she does when we end the conversation on good terms: She will force me to say I love her. Oh, how painful, and she's done it to me my whole life. I think that's the biggest reason why I really dislike telling anyone I love them at the end of a phone conversation.
I still hold out hope that some day she will find a reason to be a kind and functioning member of society.