je voudrais flâner....

For those of you who have been sucked into the Hype as we know "The Hills" you will know the reference to the title of this blog.
First of all I want to say this; I was jobless, bored, lonely and there's only so much cleaning / cooking one can do in 3 weeks, I watched an Episode of The Hills on MTV, and that was it, I was hooked.

As vacuous as this show is, I find --some-- insights.
The meaning of the title is this: To walk around aimlessly without a plan. This is exactly what I am doing, and its a combination of the most exciting and scariest thing I have ever done. For the past few years I've always had a plan, a next step, and once it was all said and done I needed a change of scenery to utilize all of my hard earned knowledge, experience and trial and errors that lifes opportunities have given me.

4 weeks into the Coast, and I have secured a job. Part-time, serving, but its something.
In the week I have been there I have already managed to pay my brother half of this months rent as well as stocking of the kitchen (and let me tell you, this boy has no idea what a "Stocked" kitchen is. No, it is not, ketchup, water, margerine, cheese and frozen pizza) so each week I pick up a few more items and my spice cabinet (not as extravagant as I'd like it to be) are off to a good start, among other things that I consider staple in my kitchen.

One thing that we have discovered is bread and cheese are very expensive out here, probably a good thing because those are one of my weaknesses, so I am steering clear of that and my newly streamlined figure is thanking me. But I'd also like to thank my mom for convincing me to bring out the bread maker; I have made whole wheat and a rye loaf so far, and Ryan is quite happy with this arrangement. My brother is simple to live with. He works, then I feed him dinner, then he plays video games. He cleans the not-so-nice things (bathroom) and I take care of everything else. He even buys me food when I'm craving it (probably because I make threats of my inevitably miserable moods if he does not). We haven't had one tiff yet, which is surprising because we weren't shy of fists and kicks as kids.

As far as life goes out here, things are really great. I'm so happy I took this risk and I will tell anyone who has a mind to take risks, do it (positive ones of course), I promise you, you won't be disappointed. As long as you stay focused and keep your eyes on the prize!
I guess life would be better once I land the dream job and I start to make aquaintances and eventually friends, but I know things take time and time is what I have a lot of right now.

I have a project in the works right now, a side venture where I'd do alongside of my job, but it won't be ready for a few weeks. Details to follow !

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe". -Anatole France