So what's new since the last time I updated. I met an awesome girl. We dated for (a couple days short of) 3 months. Then she moved and dumped me a week later. That really sucked. I just can't believe I was so naive about us. Oh well, you live and learn, right? I also got laid off at Google; they couldn't convert any more people because nobody had bothered to set that budget yet. As such, I couldn't even get extended again. Now I have way too much spare time. Oh, and I lost 15lbs since the year started and all without trying! It's fun how different people deal with stress different ways... I've also been playing a fair amount of Rock Band lately. I should throw another party soon. Music-wise, Abominations by Schoolyard Heroes has been garnering a lot of attention from me (more so than usual) and Sum 41 is a frequent listen as well. I've been getting more into Radiohead and Blink-182 more these days as well. Fun fun.

I really don't know what else to write, other than I've been sooooooooo bored. I'm applying for practically any job I qualify for (and some I might be a little under-qualified for) in the Seattle or Portland/Vancouver metropolitan areas for the past 8 weeks. No calls/emails/whatever back. I have spent more time at home alone in my room (or living room) in the past 2 weeks than I can usually handle in a year. I also haven't filled up my gas tank in almost 3 weeks. That's what I get for barely driving anywhere...

So I haven't said anything in like 2 months. Fancy that... Anyway, for a bit of an update:

I got the job at Google through Workforce Logic. I commute to and from The Dalles every weekday. From Vancouver. Yeah. I thought I might have something going on with this awesome girl named Melissa, but after 3 times hanging out, each time ranging from 4-12 hours, she just sort of disappeared for a few weeks and now if I mention that I'd like to hang out or visit with her she just says, "Yeah, that'd be cool" or something like that and then that's the end of it. Yay for run on sentences. I turned 23. That was cool, I guess, except that i had an awful canker sore on my jawbone for it. Oh, I also moved out about a month ago. Now I'm living with my cousin Jon and his best friend Justin. It's nice. I also swore off alcohol until Kelly's party. I needed a break. Also, Scott moved to Seattle for UW. Boo.

More fun news: my job starts with a 6 month contract (err, 2x3 month contracts), with the possibility of being hired on full-time after that. My managers really like me and want to hire me, but the hiring committee in Mountain View decided that HWOPS (Hardware Operations, the department I work in) is big enough already so they instituted a hiring freeze. That means one of 3 things could happen in the next 8 weeks. 1: I could squeeze through and actually get hired at the end of my contract (likelihood: low). 2: They could extend my contract another 3 months and hope to hire me on during that time (likelihood: it's happened before, it could happen to me. 3: My contract ends and I am out of a job (likelihood: what I was told to expect). On the plus side, I have a few thousand saved up in the bank and will be able to collect unemployment if I am indeed laid off. So if step 3 comes to pass, I get to decide if I want to get a job for the next 3 months while I wait to reapply, just sit on my butt collecting unemployment for 3 months or find a job that doesn't include the 20 hour weekly commute. But I like my coworkers... and hate the drive and waking up at 5:30.

So much more to say, so little time. gah.