Farewell to Madison, Hello Hawaii!

Amy and I left Madison at the begining of this week to head up to Minnesota, and eventually down and over to Hawaii. We had a great last weekend in Madison - one I'll never forget. I'm going to miss everyone - a lot. Andy and I had a great man-date series last week, where we went to Whitewater to see Megan before I left and then we went to see Tropic Thunder the next day. Wow. Tropic Thunder is very politically incorrect, but hillarious!

We drove up to Minnesota and went to the State Fair with Courtney and Ek. That was my second time going to the state fair and I recommend it to anyone who likes fried fatty food. It's safe to say that the state fair is by far the leading cause of obesity in America. There is more fried food and more food on a stick at that state fair, then in the rest of the world. There's so much waste produced there they have to haul the trash away throughout the day, they can't do it all after hours at night!

Wednesday we flew out of Minneapolis to go to Hawaii. We had to spend the night in Seattle, which was nice. When we landed I started to think about all my family out in that neck of the woods - my Grandmother, Uncle, Aunt, and maybe a few others. I would have loved to see my Aunt Joy (my mom's sister), but she left last Sunday for Thailand, where she's going to spend a year abroad teaching and doing other things.

The last leg of the trip took us from Seattle to Hawaii. There were free Mai Tai's on the airplane, which rocked. Nothing says "Good Morning" like a nice dose of booze. The flight was long (5 1/2 hours), but it's always worth it. Now I'm here in Hawaii, with my folks and my Amy.

Last Day and Unemployement

Work at SVA finished better than I thought. I got the most of what I needed done done, and then rest isn't my problem anymore. It's hard leaving that first real job, especially when people have been very nice to you. At the same time, it's easy leaving SVA. It balances that battle out nicely.

Unemployment. I have no clue why this word has such a negative connotation! I've been unemployed for a week and a half now, and I feel great. I'm sure at some point a job will be necessary, but damn it feels good to be free.

There's more to come later on this New Zealand thing - but when you're pressed for time (believe me, I am) you have to spend as much as possible on the right track.

The Countdown

Its Tuesday. I have 4 days left at SVA, and about 100 days of work that needs to be done. Luckily they hired a replacement for me, who started one week ago today. He's good, he knows his shit, but it's made my work load go up about 10 fold. It's kinda ironic how that happens - a new hire is supposed to take work off your back, and instead puts more on your plate.

The freaking out began today. I had a dentist appointment, after which I realized "I have 4 days left of work." Fuck. I have a TON left to do before I can leave SVA, and even MORE before I can leave for New Zealand. I have to find a job, find an apartment, find a car, find find find FIND EVERYTHING! The freaking out is getting very intense. I need to start getting stuff into gear, but there's not much I can do. It's like my engine is reved but the race isn't starting for another week or two.

Alrighty, back to searching for a flat.