Busy

I dearly wish I could take a week off to get fully settled into my new apartment, but no such luxury is forthcoming. I've also, more than a few times in the last two weeks, wished I didn't work in a high-walled, dressing room-like cubicle but there's not much I can do about that either.

The good news is I am indeed happy to be back in the Northwest. It's mid May and still cool and overcast. Love it. I love working in downtown Tacoma. One of my biggest complaints about where I worked in Phoenix was that we were in the middle of an ugly and bad part of town with only a McDonald's and Mobil station store within walking distance. On Thursday, two blocks from my office, there was the first farmers' market of the season. There was not only fresh produce and flowers but all kinds of art , jewelry, and other cool stuff. I'm also surrounded by lots of funky coffee shops, Thai restaurants, art galleries, and several wonderful fountains including quite possibly the coolest one ever which takes up almost an entire block and has all kinds of waterfalls and different effects. As mentioned in a previous post, flowing water has a profoundly beneficial effect on me. So...working in downtown Tacoma is good. The job? Um, well, time will tell. I had my first appointment on Friday (meaning I managed to elbow aside a prospective student's "I'm too busy to go to school now" and persuaded her to come in) and it looks like she is going to sign up, so after much what-else-is-new anxiety I seem to be off to an ok start.