Because Tracy asked, I thought I’d give an update regarding plans for Seattle.

Thus far, I’ve applied for six different jobs in the Seattle area and have yet to hear back regarding any of them. At least two of the positions are still going through the selection process, and I have hope that I’ll get one of them or at least receive a polite slam. Both of those positions would be quite similar to my current one in several ways and would be more-or-less the best job I’m hoping to get until undertaking and completing graduate school.

Speaking of graduate school, I bought a book to study for the GMAT. Somehow I never was much impressed with the Kaplan products I’ve seen, so I opted to get the 2007 edition of The Princeton Review’s “Cracking the GMAT.” So far I’ve only made it through the intro, but it should be a good aid.

Categories: Life, Work
Tags: GMAT, Seattle, Tracy

Okay folks, just so you know, I’m getting serious now. I’ve found a lot of good reasons to move to Seattle, and not a lot to stay where I am. I love Colorado, but it’s time for me to move forward to the next stage of life. At the moment, that will mean revving up the job hunt process, landing a position in Seattle, and moving there. Then I’ll work more on the grad school part of things.

So here’s the list of things I hope to do by early October:
* sell my VW Beetle
* buy a new car - roomier, four doors, good ergonomical fit, and with larger trunk space
* visit Seattle
* find a job in/around Seattle
* find housing in/around Seattle
* move all my possessions 1,300miles
* buy a laptop if I can afford it - I may wait longer term on this, but it would be useful for grad school and for the lifestyle I would hope to have there - mmm, coffeeshop w/ wifi
* …

I could probably think of a few more things, but those are the major ones.

Oh, and Jake — it’s your fault I’m buying a new car. I can no longer bare the humiliation of driving a “4-Cylinder Sorrority Girl” car. I can’t be driving that if I’m trying to impress people, can I? So next up, I’m thinking of getting a PT Cruiser. Then I’ll be driving a “4-Cylinder Wannabe Suburban Hipster” car. Oh yeah.

So in any case, for all you college homies, you better come visit me in Colorado before I’m gone. Sad as it may be, my trips from there to you will be less frequent due to increased physical distance and transportation cost.

‘Cause that’s life. It’s better than stagnation.

Categories: Life
Tags: moving, Seattle