Looking forward and for a housemate
If all goes as planned I’ll be moving next Friday. In my typical idealistic future-oriented way, I am really looking forward it. There is just something nice about the thought of getting a fresh start. I am excited for the next week and a half of purging my stuff and trying to move as little stuff as possible into the new place.
Potential
I also like knowing there is a lot more potentially cool stuff for me to do in Fremont because it is more walkable. Just looking at all those little triangles on Yelp.com makes me really excited. I plan on signing up for a bunch of classes down there. It has been nice living in this quiet residential area as opposed to the U-district, but there’s just not that much around here.
People
I’m a little worried about being lonely out there though. It’s annoying to never have clean common areas and all but it is nice being able to come home to people who I can chill out with or bake & eat things with. Or just do goofy things with. I am not really interested in living by myself. Even though I may not be like a social butterfly I like having other people around. But, for various reasons, I’m not planning on living with the current roomies. But I dunno yet.
Wanted: Housemate
So I am in need of a new housemate. I’m not planning on really looking until I get moved in, so I’d be able to actually show people the place and I wanted to make sure everything went as planed first (still need to sign).
But I just thought I’d get it out there a little ahead of time in case someone was interested, though I don’t know how many people actually read this thing. Here are some of the specs. I’ll upload more pics and more details later. I’ll be putting up a proper ad on CL after I get settled in.
• 3 story, 1220 sq ft, townhouse (bottom floor is pretty much just garage)
• Built in 2001, pretty new appliances and all
• 2 bedrooms with high ceilings & ceiling fans
• 1.5 bathrooms
• Pretty nice kitchen
• Open living/dining area
• Balconies with views of the Lake & Downtown
• Close to Fremont goodies and the Burke
• Close to a bunch of bus lines• Rent: 500 + utils & internet etc
• Move-in September (or earlier)
• Stay for a year
I’m looking for someone around my age who:
• Is responsible (pays rent on time and keeps common areas clean)
• Is enjoyable to live with and hang out with occasionally.
• Doesn’t have pets or smoke anything.
So yeah, that’s basically it. Email me if you have any interest/questions. (Although I’d be suprised if anyone got down this far in the post. It got wordy)
I also just realized the place sort of matches my blog. Weird.
Thought pile
We just saw Harry Potter tonight. A few thoughts: The kid who plays Harry Potter already looks too old for his role, but is now also very hot, even with those doofy glasses. The animated newspaper is cool and the cat plates. I have seen way too many movies lately. They’re fun and all, but too many starts to make my brain feel like mush. And it’s sort of one of the signs that I need really figure things out for myself and get my life together.
Signs that I need to get my self together.
• excessive, expensive, impulsive shopping sprees
• willingly vegging out to several movies a week
• seeking out the company of strangers
• wasting my time on craigslist
• feeling like everyone i know is more interesting than me
• feeling like I don’t have things to talk about with other people
I’m not entirely sure what getting my life together actually entails. I’m not entire sure why it actually needs to get back together because I’m not sure it went anywhere. I dunno I just have this strong feeling that something needs to change and that I need to do it. Maybe I’m just being weird.
Keeping Busy
I’ve actually spent a lot of the past few weeks being social and trying to get in shape. Started running again, my new record is 4 miles in an hour(still slow), and trying to keep track what I’m eating. Picked up Freakonomics from the library this weekend. Every time I see the cover of the book in the store I want to pick it up, so I figured I should see what it’s about. Only about halfway through but it’s interesting, a lot of little mini stories about how different things are actually connected.
Personal
This is probably not the best place to be writing about this, but I feel like it anyways. I am sort of regretting the break up. It was thought out, but it also seemed somewhat impulsive in retrospect. I think we have been getting along better since then but it’s kinda weird because I still have these strong urges to wrap my arms around him and kiss him. But at the same time I get the distinct feeling he’d rather I keep my distance. Which I suppose isn’t actually all that different and pretty much why it wasn’t working out for us to begin with. It’s weird because we haven’t really talked about it since then and it’s sort of like nothing happened.
I really wish I had someone to cuddle with tonight. I miss feeling wanted. But I guess as my mother says, if you don’t love yourself, who will? What I really need to work on is enjoying my own company again, rather than look for someone else to just artificially fill that void.
tasty motion
One of my favorite little details about Ratatouille was the way they showed the experience of tasting the subtle qualities of food, like motion graphics for flavors. It’s treated pretty differently than the rest of the graphics in the movie but it works well with the music and the descriptions. I just stumbled across the site ofMichel Gange, who did all those little animations. It makes me remember why I love the internet. It’s a nice little treat to be able to see sort of behind the scenes with sketches and pre composited movie clips.
Independence Day
So for the day off I decided I wanted to walk to golden gardens, which is about 4.5 miles away from my house. I met up with Peter along the way and we walked over to the beach. We played in the sand and waddled through part of the water. Zach bussed and met us there later too. It was really nice and made me feel like it was actually summer…. I think it was the first summery thing I’ve done all summer.
At DK
I’ve only been there for 3 days (since yesterday was off) and like half of the people are on vacation this week, but I think it’s been nice so far. I like how laid back and casual the atmosphere is, although maybe this is just a calm before a big storm. I also enjoy the kitchen that is stocked with free food. I think every company should have free food available. I think it just makes for happier employees.
So far I’ve helped out with some stop motion stuff and some roto, which is alright. A little more production-y than I’d like but I think more things will pick up once everyone gets back in. Hopefully I’m not going to spend my entire summer doing roto, because I’ll definitely get carpal tunnel then…
Miles
I’ve started jogging & walking a bunch again. It’s nice to feel like I’m using my muscles for something. These probably aren’t very impressive to people who actually run but it’s a lot for me:
Sunday: 2.3 jogging
Tusday: 3.7 jogging 2ish walking
Wednesday: 4.5+ walking
Thursday: 4 ish walking
transitions
Oh HAI. K thnx bye
Friday was my last day at HAI (i standing for the interactive dept). It’s kinda sad cause there are a lot of neat little projects that are coming up that would be fun to work on. There was some talk of maybe letting me help out on some other stuff later on as freelance but that’s not for sure or anything. It’s sort of weird, I think I was just starting to feel pretty comfortable around everyone. Seems that’s just the way things work, just as I’m getting use to something the next thing I know it’s gone. I suppose that’s not actually a bad thing though. Keeps things from getting stagnant and makes life a little more interesting. But I think overall it was really good experience for me and I enjoyed my time there.
Ratatouille
Friday night we went to see Ratatouille, which was pretty damn amazing and quite possibly one of my fav. Pixar movies. Their 3D stuff is so amazing now. All the intricate textures of the metals and woods and ingredients in the food were really gorgeous. I liked that they made the Rats move like rats should, scurrying about and all. And I really like the messaging in the story. There’s a really good line where Remy says something along the lines of “But I don’t want to just take. I want to create and add something new to the world.” I’d have to see it again to get it exact, but I really like the emphasis on creating versus merely consuming.
Ahead
I start the new internship tomorrow at DK! I’m really excited although I’m not really sure what to expect even though I talked to them about it a few times. Last night I dreamed that it was my first day and my desk was too high for me to reach. It was weird. Anyways, hopefully it will go well!
