世界が回るように (As the World Turns)
This week has been busy, perhaps the business week I've had since I've been back. No time to sit on my ass at home, applying to jobs, watching The View, and daydreaming about Japan. Monday I linked up with my old PR firm and photographed an event they were having at the Baltimore Convention Center. It wasn't anything too exciting; just a bunch of health and science nerds eating fancy ass tiny food creations, drinking wine, and talking about...whatever for two hours. Still, it was dope to get paid for taking pictures. Tuesday I met with my boss at the previously mentioned PR firm and discussed some opportunities working freelance for them. Depending on how things go with this one client of theirs, there me be a spot open for me to do some project managing and coordinating. Later that day I rode my bike all around northwest DC and sweat out all the liquids I had in my body. Hooray for humidity! Wednesday morning it was off to Annapolis to meet with the staff currently taking care of my father. According to them, he's slowly improving with each passing day. That being said, nobody can quite predict when his ass may be home again...if ever. After bouncing from there, I headed back into DC and met up with Marie Claire, a friend of mine since 8th grade who now lives in Ethiopia and is here on vacation. Forget bros in different area codes. I got mad bros in different country codes, son. We went Thomas Sweet in Georgetown so I could eat my first ever banana split, then washed that down with a burger and fries from Shake Shack. Thursday I went down to the Social Security Administration office (an extremely unassuming building in northeast DC), but they were more unhelpful than a facility for handicapped people with no ramps and tons of stairs. On the bright side, I got to celebrate another friend, Carmen's, birthday at an apartment in southwest filled with plenty of booze and really great Mexican food. I'm totally a fan of fish tacos now...get your minds out of the gutter, people. Which brings us to today.
My job hunt may be coming to a close sooner rather than later. Today I had a "cup of coffee" with a guy I was introduced to through the chick I met at the Memorial Day BBQ at the end of May.. Cup of coffee is totally not a euphemism for sex...at least not in this case. I'm just saying I didn't drink any coffee because I hate that shit. Anyway, it went very well. We talked for 15 minutes about what he was looking for, what I could bring to the table, and how I'm the dude they need to fill out their team. At the end of the conversation I handed him a copy of my resume, and he said he'd shop it around to a few other people in the office and hopefully have me in for a real deal interview next week or the week after. And then...you know...hopefully I'll have a job! And a paycheck to show for it! Which I will promptly spend on Jameson and inappropriate t-shirts because that's how I roll.