Congress Created Dust Bowl

As Fräulein Maria said: "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start..."

So for those of you who do not know, I am currently working and residing in San Francisco, CA. On Thursday, July 30 at 11pm my old roommate emailed me a job listing she thought I would be interested in. So like the good job hunter I was, I edited my resume and sent it in with a lovely cover letter. I did not think I would hear back from them, but what's the harm in trying right? Well I was proved wrong. By 10am the next morning I got a phone call asking if I could set up a phone interview with them on Monday morning!

It was then that everything started spiraling. By Monday evening I was employed, by Tuesday my car was loaded with my essential personal supplies and bright and early Wednesday morning I was on the road for SAN FRANCISCO!!!

9 hours on the road does good and bad things for a person who has suddenly changed worlds. On one hand the monotony of the I-5 allows for time for some zen, for some deep reflection and soul searching. On the other hand you are given 9 hours of nothingness to utterly and completely FREAK OUT (for lack of a better term). It was an interesting journey, but I made it here in one piece and unloaded my mess of things at my friend Katie Post's place in the Inner Sunset (not to be confused with Sunset or Outer Sunset, Inner Sunset is the nice part of the district).

I reported for duty on Thursday morning at 830AM on Treasure Island. The funny thing about Treasure Island is that it's a place that everyone knows about, a lot of people have seen, but no one's been on it. It's a gorgeous little island that used to be a Navy base, but now is home to the coast guard AND Open 4 Business's production of "Trauma." It's pretty amazing what $$$$$$ can do to a place. All the old hangers have been converted into amazing studio sets - a green screen, Chinese studio, a COMPLETE hospital - completely amazing.

Day one was crazy, amazing, hectic, crazy, incredible, stressful... all rolled into one. I am told it will get better... we shall see.
DUST BOWL