Day 2 01/25/05
I am here in Berkeeley. Crazy huh? I have moved into a temporary appartement until another girl moves out of the community I was in. It is nice though, a studio apt. with power that works, a kitchen, a bathroom and a walk in closet. The windows don’t hold in any of the heat though and I am facing onto a busy street. Last night was one of the coldest night I have ever slept through. It can be evenly matched with staying in the mountain refuge when I was visiting St. Martin de Canigou. Then I only had a sheet and I found some blankets that I used hesitantly and later go a skin thing from it. Gross. I only came here with two suitcases and certainly don’t have enough to make the place look lived in, but its cozy. I am feeling that introspective side of me more than ever right now. It is weird to live alone, but heck, I am doing it! I even fixed the toilet last night. I shopped yesterday too and saved 46$ with the safeway club card. My comp is out of use though. I forgot the AC power cord at home and I just realized I had 30 more minutes left on it. Thus, there has been no music for the past 2 days except for what I sing. No typing, no email, nothing… I just came back from eating with a few of the people I will be living in community with. They all see real nice and were informing me that as a layman who is single at the JSTB I am a rare commodity. I miss home, but once I get a cell phone I actually will be able to call there. My iPod is coming next week too. I hope that there is enough money in my bank account. I think I am going to fit in here. I hope so. I also hope that living on my own won’t just mean that I will sleep all the time. I already took 2 naps today, well, one real nap and one nap where I tried to, but it didn’t happen. It is only 8:32 and I already want to get in bed. I am trying to motivate myself to get some reading done. Well, I better check off my computer before it dies completely on me.