jobzzz

I finally landed a job interview. it's for a receptionist position at a physical therapy/sports med clinic. it's part-time and the hours are pretty sweet: 2:30-7p, M-F, Sat 8-2p. plus, they offer medical. phew! i'll take anything with decent pay at this point--i kind of just want to get out of the house. and especially with those hours i always have time to look for something better if needed.

Today I'm going to attempt to make my mom's famous lasagna...wish me luck!

Team K & G

The homesickness seems as though it's subsiding and the reality of me living here is starting to hit me. one of the things i have come to terms with is that the house is a total mess. it's a bachelor/musician's dream come true. the only reason why you would guess the living room is in fact a living room is because there is a couch and a tv in it--that's it. other that that, it's filled with amps, keyboards, guitars, (notice the "s" implying plural). unfortunately for the guys here, i'm neither a musician nor a young bachelor who doesn't care about coasters. the sad thing is that it's not only the living room that's a mess, the entire house is completely chaotic and has absolutely no order to it. instead of whining that i don't want to live in a house like this, i decided i would do something about it and attempt to make it feel like this is my home too.

Starting with our bedroom. Kimble still hadn't unpacked the box full of his previous house's decorations. after removing layer upon layer of dust from the bookcases, ceiling fans, windows, and dressers, i picked out each picture frame, art piece, mini buddha, etc. i still have a long way to go, but after we organize a few more things and maybe get a new dresser, i think i'm really going to love our room. i've been working on our room for the past few days and i'm still going to continue tomorrow. next will be kimble's office. daunting task, let me tell you. boxes and file cabinets full of papers, folders, and disorganization.

the nice thing about these projects are not only that the rooms are starting to feel like mine, but also i'm reminded how well kimble and i work together. nevermind the petty fights every so often, i know we're always there to help each other out.

mclovin

There must be some sort of forces that are preventing me from getting my driver's license here. last week when kimble would ask me, "so what are you going to do today?" i would answer, "i'm gonna go get my license." ...but i never did. wednesday i got too distracted trying to clean, thursday i started feeling sick, and friday i felt even worse. yesterday, i was on my way when i called kimble and realized he was ready to be picked up, so i had to turn around. today, i drove all the way over there just to forget my friggin' social security card. tomorrow, i will attempt it once again.

Things seem to be looking up around here. or at least i'm more hopeful about things. i had filled out an application for a hospital here, Kapiolani Medical Center, and today i went to take their pre-assesment test. the test was weird--i had a headset on, and fake calls would come through about a cell phone bill complaint, insurance company, vacation booking etc, (none having to do with actual patients by the way), and i would choose different options on how i would respond. most of them were easy, but some i had no clue seeing that i had never tried to sell anything before. seemed like odd scenerios for a job at a hospital, but oh well, i went with it. once i finished the girl there gave me my score: 86%. i was kinda bummed but she said that it's a really good score, (they're minimum score is 30%)! she told me someone would call me shortly, so hopefully that will happen.

Can't wait to be living in a place of my own with Kimble and the dogs!

Distance makes

Woke up feeling like crap this morning--sinus pressure, headache, sore throat, cough, etc. not even the dim sum cheered me up. on top of that i'm feeling really home sick. i know it'll take time for me to adjust, but, i'm just not used to not being home for father's day or for kenny's birthday this week. i could really use some visitors soon.

Made It

I finally made it to Hawaii. i was greeted at the airport by the man of my dreams holding a beautiful lei. i have to say, it was pretty romantic.

Knowing that i will not be going home in 10 days seems bizarre. it's beautiful here, as you can imagine, but i have to say i already miss LA. or maybe i just miss it because my friends and family are there.

Being here, away from everybody and kimble being at work all day, has made me realize that i definitely need to pick up some hobbies. i practiced guitar today and i will be studying for the dreaded GREs soon. i'm unfortunately not feeling well enough to go on a walk today as i have been doing for the past few days. i think i may be coming down with a cold. perhaps the drastric weather change? or the fact that i have to keep a fan running 24/7 here even when it's pouring outside? not sure, but definitely plan to take it easy for the rest of the day.

Kimble and I are going to go to Up tonight. really looking forward to that.

Well first entry quite boring but i promise i will write more exciting stuff when i'm feeling better.

Best,

Mimi