Rainy day in LA

Ok, so most of my day today was spent trying to get the wireless internet to work and emailing as many people as possible hoping to find a job! I even sent my resume to a couple cat only clinics...which makes me sad because I love the dogs (plus I wouldn't get a discount for Rusty!) This whole finding a new job thing is hard. But there are about a million places in a 15 mile radius so I'm sure something will pop up right?

Anyway, I thought I would tell the fridge story and give a little description of my neighborhood. So, our apartment came with a washer/dryer and a dishwasher but no fridge. No our kitchen is in a corner and there's a counter top in an l-shape. When Mel found a fridge she measured to make sure it would fit (smart girl). However, the counter top juts out a little bit into the walkway so the fridge did not fit... Then we thought if we took the doors off it might work. After about an hour of tilting the fridge to get to the screws, we had the doors off. Still not small enough. OK- lets put it on its side and slide it under. Perfect! Not quite. We were able to slide it under but when we tried to put it right side up again it hit the corner of the counter top! Only one thing left to do. Lift the damn thing over our heads and over the counter. Which we were able to do. Then we had to put the doors back on. It was hilarious but quite the ordeal. But now we have a fridge and can keep things cold!

Anyway, onto Burbank. Burbank is ridiculously cute. There's a strip that has all sorts of food and shops and it's very chill. There's also a bunch of bigger stores within walking distance like ikea and some department stores. The weather has been absolutely beautiful up until today. There's even a dog park in walking distance (haven't quite gotten to that yet) and I only have to go a couple miles to go hiking! The first day I was here we ran into anothe SU alum crossing the road. Crazy. It's been pretty sweet so far, now I just need a job! I'm currently on phase 1 which is emailing and calling. Phase 2, stopping in with my resume/ refrences will be next week. Then phase 3 will be expanding to non-vet receptionist positions, then phase 4 will be applying to Target. No lie. Hopefully we don't have to get past phase 2 : )

So, that's where I stand. I'm waiting for it to stop pouring so I can take the dog out. The construction workers all love him and think he's amazing and has such a strong will. Oh, one last thing about Rusty. At home people would glance and maybe look confused for a second. Here, everyone points and talks about it within ear shot. They all look mortified... it's very unsettling. And telling to story over and over again is starting to get old.

More updates soon!