Sunshine at last! Yesterday was the first day since I arrived that was sunny all day long! What a relief from all those gloomy gray clouds. It really affects my mood.
A couple days ago, I went downtown to the Social Security office to apply for a replacement card - no idea where my card is. Take a number and wait, wait, wait. It took about an hour. The replacement card is free, but it cost me $8 to park in a downtown lot!
Went to Old Town, which is an area of several blocks of restaurants and shops, plus there's an area with a couple of museums, like an old stable, with a bunch of old wagons, stagecoaches, saddles, etc. There's also an old Catholic Church there, so I popped in there and lit a candle.
Also stopped in at a little shop I'd visited last time I was here, called the Old Soap Shoppe; just my kind of place with all kinds of soaps and lotions and good smellin' stuff! So I asked if they had any need of part-time help, but they said they didn't. Oh, well.
Yesterday afternoon I had an appointment with AppleOne, a placement agency. Filled out a bunch of paperwork, took some tests on the computer, then had a little interview. So we'll see if they can come up with anything for me next week.
After that, I went downtown to the County of San Diego building to pick up an application for some jobs I saw on their web site. (Tried to apply online, but the system didn't like my Mac...)
One thing I liked about that place is that they had a huge parking lot, with plenty of FREE parking! And it's right near the marinas. So I saw the bay for the first time since arriving.
On the way home, since the sun was finally shining, I stopped at a car wash. My poor car was SO filthy after that long road trip, it was embarrassing. I asked if they had any kind of frequent-user punch card, like at my car wash back in Dallas. Well, yes they did, for $2.00. I DON'T THINK SO! Next time I'll look for one of their coupons.
Yesterday while driving around, I got a call from a guy at Point Loma Nazarene University, where I'd emailed my resume the other day. I had to hurry up and find a place to pull over so I could talk without being distracted by traffic. Anyway, I think he was just prescreening, and asked several questions. So, once again, I'll wait and see.
Every afternoon when I come back home from my outings, I have to drive around and around looking for a parking spot. There's a recreation center directly across the street from this house, and there are tons of people coming and going, kids all over the place, and often there's a soccer game going on, so all the parking for blocks around is taken. It's REALLY annoying.
I need to go find a laundry, before the weekend rush....
