it's been a while.

These last 6 days I have been in Portland, OR and then Nampa/Boise so I haven't really had the time to blog. But this morning I will make time! As far as Maine goes, it's looking less and less likely. Upon a more realistic look at the situation I have realized that I don't really have enough money to move out there. It would cost several hundred just to get there, and then I would have to get a place to stay which would be tricky because I don't have a job yet (or tons of money saved up) and places want a security deposit and the first month of rent. So even if I found the very cheapest place I would be completely out of money. I did however call the Nazarene church over there in Portland, ME and asked the secretary if they had any families with an extra room that would let me stay for a short period of time until I could get my feet on the ground. I gave her all my information, but haven't heard from anybody. In lieu of all that, I'm seeking employment more locally. In fact I have a job interview in Boise next week, which is both exciting and scary. From everything I hear it's hard to get jobs right now because the economy is crashing or something like that. So it's hard to know how picky I should be, but right now I think the most important thing is getting some experience and a paycheck.

antsy pants

Yes I graduated. About 4 days ago. It feels... uh about the same. The question I get asked time and time again, without fail, is what am I going to do after graduation? I usually skirt it with some sort of vague half-answer like "going to find a job somewhere." So what does the life of a recent and still jobless grad look like? Well so far for me it has consisted of sleeping in, writing lots of emails and making a few phone calls, and some inconsequential things like going to the grocery store, a mariners game, and the basketball court.

But the truth is I do have a plan. I have a place I want to go. A dream life to live for like a year, where I could get some graphic design experience and get away from everyone and everything for a little while. The idea is to kind of collect myself while experiencing something new and different. An adventure. It seems like a lot of my other friends are kind of settling down in their own quiet little lives and I don't want to do that yet, not while I'm this young and unattached.

But there is a problem. How do you move somewhere without a job? And how do you get a job somewhere when you're so far away? I guess that takes some serious faith in your ability to get a job and fast. I have made several calls to different ad agencies over there but with no success and an ever shortening list of agencies in the area. Tomorrow I am going to finish up calling the rest of them and then move to print shops in the area. Then comes the real dilemma, if no one is hiring do I still move? I just might.

Its hard to describe how antsy I feel right now, but thats my best attempt. So if anyone wants to move with me to Portland, Maine, you're more than welcome. We could split rent.