Phew! What a Ride

So It's been a while since I've updated you all. For starters, in this very moment, I am sitting at Silverlake Coffee with Joey, "looking for jobs", as we call it. But really we cruise the internet and watch funny Youtube videos-mostly. I search for jobs. Joey, on the other hand, has been here for 40 minutes and his laptop is still in it's case. And he is off somewhere doing something other than what we came here to do. I know it's tough. Last week I applied for over a hundred jobs and went on 15 interviews... and still, I sit here "job hunting". I hate going to an interview and giving it  150%, knowing full well that this isn't the job for me. But there is something about being offered a job I intend to decline that makes me feel like I've accomplished something. But really, it's just a waste of my time.

We've been here for a month now. Bumming around in Silverlake with Joey, Adam and Jon. I feel bad. I feel like we weren't quite ready to make the move, and now we're in limbo again. Luckily for us, the boys are happy to have us. For now anyways.

Here are some things I had no idea I missed about California:

**Freeways. Despite the endless traffic, they make me feel connected. Like no place is out of reach.
**Good Coffee. Sorry Seattle, you just don't have the best coffee. I know you claim to have started to gourmet coffee movement, but I've seriously had better coffee at a Seven Eleven.
**Late Night Restaurants. A gourmet burger at Stout at 1 in the morning? Lobster grilled cheese at Cafe LA at 11pm? Good food is always available.

Here are a few things I miss about Washington:


**The Brown Lantern. I doubt I will ever find a bar that compares.
**The mushroom soup at Cameron's. Seriously my favorite soup ever.
**Nature. This may come as a surprise to you, but nature is hard to come by out here.
**Long summer nights. I was talking to Joey about  this. There is really no comparison to the sun being up at 10 pm, making the night seem infinite.
(Fear not, Cali friends, I have no intention of abandoning you for Washington. Again. I am too at home, despite our homelessness situation. It feels right to be back.)