All's Quiet on the Home Front

The first morning all week that I didn't smell smoke outside; instead, there was a fog thick as pea soup. But it all dissipated and the sky is blue!

Received my SS card in the mail this week; guess that means I really do exist!

I'm on the email list for a singles group from St. Brigid church, and Thurs. evening they met for happy hour at a wine bar, so I went. About 8 women and 1 male... typical. They were o.k. people, but not one person expressed the slightest interest in knowing anything about me. Not a very welcoming group, but I'll try another event and see if they seem friendlier the second time around.

Yesterday morning I went to 8:00 Mass at the church down in Old Town; the priest was Irish!

Afterwards on my way home, I happened to pass a For Rent sign in front of a little yellow house, so I circled back around the block to take another look. Just at that moment, a boy on a bike came riding up and unlocked the door. He said his grandfather's renting out the place, so I asked if I could take a look. They're still fixing it up, but it was cute, with a nice big deck out back. Unfortunately, no washer/dryer hookups, very little closet space, and no driveway or garage - street parking only. Well, it's something to keep in mind.

In the meantime, I emailed someone listing a 1-bedroom sublet on Craigslist, and I may try to go take a look at that. $825/mo is not bad...

I need to open a checking account at a bank here, maybe WaMu...

Yeah, and I need to find a JOB!!!!

Sign me: Nervous, and getting Nervouser