Starting over

I don't know any other way to tell you that I've started a new blog. I decided to go with kalliope's suggestion and it's called importing guinness. Do I just post the url? It's here, I think. We'll try that out.

Back and busy as ever

Just a quick post to say I'm still alive. I got to Seatt1e last Tuesday and I don't have internet connection long enough to do what I need to do and blog. Now I found a funky little wireless coffee shop and I can have my coffee AND get online for free. But I still don't have a lot of time. Funny how that is.

What I've done since I've been here:
-found a gym and started working out on trial membership. jury is still out on this one.
-gotten an offer of a contract job from my old boss in the Bay Area to do some work for her.
-met my next door neighbors in my new house and are they cool?!
-changed addresses on everything, joined Costco, called about car insurance
-went to the cabin this past weekend with my roomie and her boyfriend
-got my library card (one hour free internet at the library, til I get my house set up!)

Gosh, it doesn't sound like much. Huh. I have felt really busy! Still much more to do, so not a lot of time for being online. I just wanted to let you all know I was still alive!

You can tell you're in the northwest when....

you get the best thai food that you've had in years.... I don't know what it is about the Bay Area but in the eight years I lived there, I could never find a good thai restaurant. I had a great one when I lived in Seatt1e but there is definitely an absence of thai spice in the multicultural area known as Silicon Valley. But I pulled into Eugene, 0regon after 9 hours on the road today, stopped in my hotel to check email and wandered down the street to a thai restaurant I'd seen on the way in. I had probably the *best* thai meal - gosh, the flavors, the HEAT - that I've had in years..... it was gorgeous and I'm thoroughly satisfied. Sigh...

(edited to note: how many times can YOU use the word thai in a paragraph! and is it meant be Thai?)

Tomorrow I take off for my new home. I can't wait to see my new house!