…into my new apartment that is! I’ve gotten everything out of my house in Newport Beach and have gotten mostly everything unpacked. Next is to decorate and paint. I want to paint the living room and do an accent wall in my bedroom. After watching shows on HGTV and TLC, as well as looking at blogs on interior decorating (Elements of Style, Decor8, Design*Sponge) I’m not really sure what direction I want to go in. I really like this duvet cover. The best thing to do would probably be to find a new duvet, then plan the bedroom colors around it.
I’ve gotten really into Yelp recently. It’s a great tool when you move to a different area. I really like reading the restaurant reviews and seeing what’s the most popular dish and what to stay away from. What I haven’t found yet, is a good place for cheap produce in Koreatown/Hollywood/Mid-Wilshire. Any suggestions? Fruits and veggies loaded with pesticides are A-OK with me, I can’t afford organic.
Since gas prices are at their all-time most ridiculous levels, I’ve decided to photographically log the increase via the local Shell station about two blocks away. Since June 1 I have watched the price rise 11 cents overnight, then another 21 cents shortly after that. I thought I was just in an expensive area to purchase gas, but it’s the same price in Newport Beach and only about 10 cents less in Orange. It’s currently $4.66 in LA.
I’ve been trying to ride my bike around town. I’ll also be taking the bus to work. It’s an 11 mile drive, about an hour in LA traffic, and according to the Metro website, taking the bus will save me $5.42 each way in gas. Probably more now, those figures were most likely calculated when gas was $3.XX/gallon. Thursday evening Maggie and I took a bike ride a few blocks down to Yogurberry. As you can see from my Yelp review it wasn’t that great, but it was a nice little ride downtown. It also put into perspective how amazingly close The Wiltern is, and how seeing shows there will be great since I won’t have to deal with parking.
Tomorrow I start my new position at Infuse Creative. I’ve been their office manager for about 2.5 years now. For the next month I’ll be training to become an Account Director, working jointly with another Project Manager on two high-level, confidential accounts. I’m excited! Once I finally get completely settled in here and I’m comfortable in my new position at Infuse, I’ll be doing freelance work during my free time.
Ooh I also start my statistics class tomorrow. It’s the last class I need to fulfill my BFA.
