Saturday, February 03, 2007

Never Better

Despite the rather morose tone of the last two posts, I have to say, things have never been better.

I love my job. It's not astrophysics, but it's fun and challenging and new. I work with some great people, I get to battle through problems that no one has ever solved before, and at the end of the day, I can point to something that millions of people look at and say, "look what I did."

On Monday I sign the lease on a new apartment in NYC. I don't move in until March 1st, but once I sign, the deal is done. I am very excited. It's a two bedroom that I'm sharing with a very nice roommate. It's down in the Financial District, which is a very up-and-coming area. The building itself is 100 years old, and at twenty-two stories, was considered one of the first skyscrapers in the world. It's lobby is all marble and terra cotta, it has a twenty-four hour doorman, valet services, and its own gym. My apartment itself has a dishwasher and its own washer and dryer--something almost unheard of in New York apartments. (Well, affordable New York apartments, at least.) I cannot wait.

I've had some great visitors. A dear friend from Michigan came out, and will be coming out again soon. My mom is in town for this weekend, too.

My girlfriend's recital for her Master of Music degree is tonight, and there are lots of friends and family around for it. I'm super excited, and while I know she's nervous, I know that she'll be great.

Things are, on the whole, good.