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[27 Apr 2009|12:39am] |
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Funny how quickly things turn around when things are looking crappy...
Went to San Ramon today with Randall to see his grandma and the rest of the family. Grandma keeps forgetting that she's lost her husband of 60+ years but even when she does remember, she takes it in stride and takes comfort in being reminded that she got to hold his hand and say goodbye and how that may have been the last thing he heard. My own grandma did not do well when she needed to be reminded that mum was gone. *shudder*
I talked to dad again about City College and moving back, and it actually went quite well. Thankfully it's starting to sound like the Walnut Creek apartment thing won't happen, at least not for a long time, and he did not make any objections when I talked about finding a rental in the Berkeley area.
The best of all though... I HAVE A JOB! For once Rachel was genuinely helpful and told me that there's an opening at the Autumn for somebody to do what I practically apprenticed under mum and grandma for (assorted eldercare things) beginning in June. I'll be able to work lots during the summer and still work during my free time while I'm at school (really need to work on the app...). HOORAY!
Finding a place to live is going to be interesting. I've emailed six people so far and just heard back from one in Berkeley saying absolutely no pets at all. There's another that's a few blocks from Randall's that is ambiguous, and the rest are in the Lake Merrit area and do take kitties. My top choice is a place at Humbolt Gardens that's gorgeous and promises to be full of interesting people that like to garden. The other places are okay, but it's discouraging that a lot of places (mostly owned by companies) demand your credit score to be above a certain amount. My credit is probably crap and I still need to learn what to do to fix that. Not planning on getting credit cards though, and I think dad is priority one when it comes to this matter, so I won't worry too hard. At any rate, the second I see "no pets" I stop reading anyway. (Worrying about Nigel staying here is already madness enough.)
Hooray for things looking up! And boo for ending a chapter in your life being so scary. But yay being back in my home turf and near Randall!
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