Here and there and everywhere
As my friend Breana said to me last night, "man you are everywhere!" It is true, I am everywhere.
At the moment I am in San Jose visiting long-time family friend Jeanne Davies. She was first friends with my Grandma Al, but that friendship has been extended to the rest of the Johnson network.
The current plan of attack is to stay up here in San Jose for a while as I explore my options for the future. I have missed the Bay Area a great deal since I left and it already feels a lot better after being back up this way even for just a day. I haven't even seen any of my San Francisco friends yet, but I did speak with Mike, Melissa and Ingrid on the phone last night. It was actually just coincidental that they called when they did. I had told Mike I was coming up, but hadn't said exactly when, so he didn't know when he called that I was a mere 50 miles south of him.
The atmosphere here in the Bay Area is totally different from that of Los Angeles or New York. I noticed it the moment I got off the freeway in San Jose. Whereas in LA you have to be in Bel Air or the Hollywood Hills to have decent looking places, even the most ghetto zone in this section of San Jose is still better than most of LA. I don't know what it's like closer to downtown San Jose, so maybe it gets bad that way, but out here, it's great. You might think that this is a particularly upscale area of the city, but it really isn't. It's pretty standard. Most of the houses are small. Jeanne's house is single story, 3 BR + 2 bath. It gets the job done.
Today I have to do a little bit of shopping for some suits, I think. I am planning on starting to interview for some possible positions up here in finance. Of course, I am wholly unprepared for that since that wasn't really the plan when I left Salt Lake City. I have a really nice suit in Utah, but it is so nice I would rather not worry about it getting shipped out here. Instead I'm going to hit up the Men's Wearhouse or a similar place. I am sitting outside Starbucks at a shopping mall here in San Jose at the moment. Inside is a men's suit store that is having a sale - 3 suits for $299. I haven't yet been inside to check the quality of said suits, but that might be a useful option for someone like me who needs something quickly.
I wish the sun were shining on me right now. I can't really complain too much, though. It is the middle of November but I am still able to sit outside with a short-sleeved shirt on. But in the shade it is just a little on the cool side. If the sun were shining on me, it would be perfect. Of course, then I would probably have a little trouble seeing the computer screen, so maybe it's best this way.
Well, if I am going to accomplish anything today, I should probably get to it.