So, I am somewhat gainfully employed again, on a rolling temporary basis. I’m taking a short term gig with a small consulting firm in Salt Lake City. No, I’m not going to move to SLC, it’s just that the guys for whom I’m going to work are based in Salt Lake City. I think. They might be in Denver. I should probably find that out.
It’s a short gig, about five weeks, doing the same type of work I was doing for my last company, but I’m like a free agent now. I can work when opportunities arise, and I can take some more time off when there isn’t anything to do. Sounds good to me. My first gig, which is probably going to start next week, is going to have me onsite at the client for the first week, and that’s going to be in either Denver, CO or Omaha, NE. I’m hoping Denver, but a friend said that Omaha is not that bad. If I’m sent to Omaha, I’ll be sure to let you know what I think.
I’m also going to take the CBEST exam on the 11th of February, which is the hurdle I need to clear in order to become a substitute teacher in CA. It’s the California Basic Educational Skills Test, and from all accounts I hear that it’s pretty easy. Rumor has it … okay it’s not rumor, it’s all over the freaking news at times, that CA has one of the worst public school educational systems in the country. I’m going to single-handedly change that. Or maybe not. Maybe I’ll just like being a teacher. I might get a few months of substituting in before the summer break.
Oakland probably isn’t going to be my home much longer. I’m going to find a room in a house in the city of San Francisco. It’s time for roommates again. It’s a long process, and I’m sure it’ll be fun. My current living situation is okay, I live alone in a studio, so I’m going to have to make sure that I really like the place I’m moving into because I’m going to want to say put for a while. I HATE moving. Loathe is a more appropriate verb.
Went on a nice hike yesterday with some friends in the Ohlone Wilderness near Livermore. It was a fun hike, and we met a new friend and her cool dog, a standard poodle. He had lots of energy and was really fun to hang around. When we stopped for lunch midway through the hike, her dog found a cowpie in which he proceded to roll around and spread all over his fur. We laughed and laughed, but he wasn’t pet by anyone else for the rest of the day. Good dog.