June 1, 2006

• Topic: finding jobs, apartments, life

  Apt #1 – $625/mo., all utilities included, in the heart of Park Slope, Brooklyn, but room is like 9′-6′ just enough for a futon, and living room isn’t all set up for living (small tv w/ no cable, shitty couch), comes w/ cute dog, a super calm pit bull actually.
  pro: low price, good location, nice size kitchen
  con: living room = bleh, nice roommate but not too similar

  Apt #2 – $850/mo., all utilities included, 5min. walk from the heart of the area, massive basement room, decent sized backyard, roommate paints sets for Broadway, has bonzais in backyard, small kitchen/living area,
  pro: lots of character, charming, backyard rocks!!! room is huge
  con: room has no natural light, and shitty basement feel w/ the whole pipe running along 7ft. ceiling

  Jobs…

  tom. PS 361 interview, teaching K-2
  pros: great location, one subway stop from Brooklyn College where i’ll be taking classes, and on 2subway line, which leads back towards apt. area, and the school has no male staff at the moment!!! plus, if i get the job tom., i have 2 weeks to only worry about finding an apt.
  uncertainties: commitment phobia, doesn’t feel like dream job, psyching myself out too soon, wanted older kids vs. 5-7yr. olds

  Life:

  still hunting for kayak gear, and organizing logistics each weekend is pain, but not sitting at home is absolutely depressing, must make this happen, will thank myself later if i go 10-15 weekends this season.

  I actually can’t wait to begin work. I need may days to feel full, need someplace to be and things to do, fun social things that is. The teacher job fair i went to yesturday was a good taste of things to come, a number of people in the same boat as me, anxious and excited. Fingers crossed, if the school tom. is a good fit and i somehow get a position on the spot, i’m taking a weeklong vacation to Portland, Oregon, whim spontaneous travelling, the best kind.

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