Life...Now With More California!

I know it's been a month, or more than a month, since I wrote a post, so probably no one is listening, but it's been a really, really busy month.  To sum up:
1.  I didn't get the job in Rochester.  Maybe you figured that out from the title of the post.  They held off on telling me until two weeks after the deadline they told me, then sent me the following form email (on my birthday, no less):

Dear Applicant:

On behalf of the Search Committee, we want to thank you for your interest in the  Anthropology, Faculty Member Full Time Tenure-Track, Fall '10 position.  After careful consideration, a candidate has been selected for the position and this position is now considered closed.  Be assured we enjoyed and appreciated the time you spent visiting and interviewing with us at Monroe Community College.

We would like to encourage you to consider future openings for which you are qualified and interested.  Because each position is unique, it is requested that you apply separately for each position.

We wish you well in your search for employment.

Human Resources

**Please do not respond to this email address**

So that was awesome.

2.  The girlfriend and I (and 10 of our closest friends) moved all of our stuff into a storage unit in Martinsville, IN.  I moved out of my apartment.

3.  The girlfriend and I drove to Asheville, NC to stay with my mom in her brand new house, then drove with her to Holden Beach, NC for a family vacation.  The girlfriend met my brother and sisters, my brother-in-law, and my brother's girlfriend for the first time.  They loved her, of course ;)

4.  We drove back to Indiana and stayed in a friend's place for three days, watched her cat, said a huge number of goodbyes, and packed all of our stuff up into the girlfriend's car.

5.  Drove to California.  This took 4 full days.

6.  Now staying in Walnut Creek, CA, with the girlfriend's best friend from Peace Corps and her fiancee.  On the couch.  In a small, one-bedroom apartment.

7.  Still looking for jobs.  Looking for a place.  Having San Francisco moments.

So that's a brief outline.  Since I'm still unemployed, I'm going to try updating a little more often, but no promises.  On Wednesday, we're going to start dog- and housesitting for an Australian ridgeback in a commune.   So that should be interesting.  For now, keep your fingers crossed that Google decides to hire me...