Hey Urth, first time in a while that we're both here in real time.
How's the unpacking & settling in going?
Pretty well--we're mostly unpacked (the essential stuff anyway--still a lot of books and CDs in boxes, but we have shelving issues to resolve first). Very different here--but we're starting to meet people and have made a couple expeditions into Portland for various things. Now the focus is on getting the weeds and so forth under control (trying to avoid chemical solutions if possible) and on finding a steady gig. Heard of two freelance opportunities yesterday tho, so maybe the steady thing won't be necessary so soon.
Spent a couple hours the other morning trying to navigate the application process for Kaiser Northwest (it's a nearly separate entity from Kaiser NorCal and is not included in CNET's COBRA offering). Came to the realization that you don't have to dig too far into our health care system to get an idea of how broken it really is--terribly confusing, not to mention frustrating when you realize what is covered, or rather, what's not.
So how's things with you? You residing in the Sunset again? Ironic that you'd move out there just as I move out. And how's the new gig so far?
