Wow, that was fast!

[atotalblamblam]

I got a job already! The first job I've pursued since I got back here, and I got it today and start on Monday! It sounds really great--I work for a small mom and pop gardening service with 6 to 8 other young people. Casual, good hard work on beautiful properties, some of them rural and up to 30 acres. The other people on the crew sound like interesting traveling types--one girl worked on an organic farm in Maine and then rode her bicycle all the way through Canada and down to Portland! And it pays $8.50 an hour, moving up to $9.00 after the testing-me-out period. Yay!

I also found out that it's possible for me to get free wireless internet, because there's some node thing people have installed on top of this hill that I live at the foot of. Supposedly all I'd have to do is buy the wireless hardware and install it in my computer, and presto, free high-speed internet. We'll see. That'd sure be neat.

I chopped off my hair again a couple days ago and it looks hot if I may be so bold.

I've been rambling around exploring a lot on foot, thanks to this book entitled Wild in the City. It tells about all kinds of lesser-known parks and natural spaces nearby. Several days ago I walked hours to get to this place called Johnson Lake. It was in a really sketchy area behind the glass recycling plant, but it was beautiful, full of ducks and geese and great blue herons. Then I figured since I was that far, might as well go find this "40-mile trail". So I walked out on the trail, and as the sun got low, I found myself on top of a grassy hill surrounded by an expanse of marshy meadow in the Columbia Slough, eating an orange and watching planes take off and flocks of Canadian geese fly by. Lovely.

Comments

[randomfrog.livejournal.com]

Exploring sounds amazing! Portland is such a fun, chill city, and the surrounding area is gorgeous (especially compared to the Texas ... desert; my hometown is named after the navajo word for "flat") ... woohoo. :)

In conclusion, go you.

[atotalblamblam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exploring is one of my favorite things. Portland's pretty neat, but the desert has its own charms. Although I'm sad for you that you live in a flat place.

[rockstarhockey.livejournal.com]

glad to hear the great news.

[atotalblamblam.livejournal.com]

Thanks! My boss is turning out to be a real jerk, but I'm still happy to be getting $9/hour and working outdoors.

[gramhamhamham.livejournal.com]

Where are you in Portland? I live on the Portland volcano, Mt. Tabor. I think we should get together sometime soon and walk 40 miles to a Johnson Lake, or do a geocache or something. I would enjoy that.

[atotalblamblam.livejournal.com]

I'm way out in NE, kinda at the foot of Rocky Butte. Not my favorite part of the city, but it's where I grew up and living with family = really cheap rent.

Hmm! Geocaching is something I've not yet done. From what I know about it, it sounds pretty fun. I would be darn shy, but maybe sometime maybe.

[hellisinhello.livejournal.com]

happy birthday! :D

[atotalblamblam.livejournal.com]

Thank you for thinking of me! :DDD You are so cool. And I've tried to keep up with your entries when I can. Yay for you and Aaron!! Good luck with getting everything together. Welcome back to your apartment! I'm sure there's other things I wanted to mention as well that I forgot.