Purchased:
TP
Water
Bug Killer DIE DIE DIE!

Made it into the apartment? TP, Water.

Bug Killer DIE DIE DIE is in L's car some hour and change away.

Gregor made an appearance,.. and went away, and came back.
I really hope it is just the one bug and not a legion that I'm seeing.

On the topic of the job:
I've gone from Database management to Barista trainee. While I'm sure that my first day alone behind the espresso bar will be nerve wracking--- I really enjoy it. I make people's favorite vice. and I get to make noisey frothy milk! And hit buttons! and pull levers!

It turns out that one of the regulars who comes in is from Massachusetts. This conversation came up during a conversation about the Red Sox.

There's just that tiny bit of not quite enough pay check. And not knowing what to do with myself when I'm not working. I'm sure Rob would appreciate it if I were around just a little bit less, but it seems that there's just been so many misses when it comes to making plans with others. Oh well. Will keep looking for more work.

I was blown away by the 2hour premier of Kings.

I'm on the second episode now.. and why had none of my friends told me of the awesomeness that is this show?

... unless it turns sour. Only time will tell.

Unrelated: Work was great today.

Once upon a time

Once upon a time I lived in Queens, in an apartment that was hot in the winter and very very hot in the summer. We had the occasional cockroach. Fewer than in some apartments and more than in others. One night before going to bed, I saw a fairly spectacularly large roach on the wall of my room. It was the size of a cell phone, and I told my roommate that Gregor Samsa was hanging out in my room. I didn't want to smoosh it because the clean up factor would have been ugly. The roach spray wasn't around. So, I stood on my bed, hosing the bug on the wall with extra strength hold hairspray.

The bug fell to the ground with a wet plop, I walked away to wait for my sheets to dry.

Hours later, I went to bed, no clothes on as it was a million degrees in the apartment. At some point in the middle of the night, I rolled over and

::CRUNCH::

there was no blissful moment of ignorance. Immediately, I knew that my nemesis returned while I was sleeping. While I was shrieking and trying to get bug goo off of me, I realized that there was only 1 buggy leg on the bed.

My roommate came running in, armed with a baseball bat, and in time to watch me do the naked creeped out buggy dance.

She grabbed some paper towels, removed the corpse from my back and did away with the body.

Just a moment ago I saw a roach that was even larger than the one from back in New York. Again, no toxic chemicals around, other than some 409.

Sigh. Roach traps tomorrow.

105 degrees today.

Went on an interview for weekend employment. The guy I interviewed with reminded me of an old boss back in New York - one I didn't particularly care for.

Got a call for employment at the coffee shop. While it pay rent or bills, it won't pay both, but it will allow me benefits. YAY! The quest for work continues.

Went to the WGA library. Read one script, the pilot of Leverage, that was excellent. I'm glad it was there so I could get a feel on how to write my spec for Leverage. Read some scripts from another show that made me feel much much better about my writing skills.

Dinner was salad and crab cake. yum.

Better than therapy

Had an interview at the coffee chain today. I made it to the second round. I should hear shortly. It certainly isn't enough to live on, but after you complete a fiscal quarter with 240 hours worked, you get benefits.

If I get the job or don't, it was nice to interview- nice to make it to the second round.

I felt... validated.

on that note:

Ocktapodi: Just.. awesome.

I snagged this from Jules

Walking in LA

Today I walked to the grocery store. It was only like, 2 miles away. You'd think that I was mumbling to myself wearing a tinfoil hat. Boy, did I get a lot of funny looks.

I'm in California!