No Noose is Good Noose

Yeah, Men in Tights still hasn't left my head yet. *sigh*

Quiet Monday

So, not much to report today. I'm still being anti-social to the extent of keeping my IM off for a li'l while, and it's been good to have my thoughts to myself today. Well, aside from all that pesky work stuff. *grin*

Quick note: As I suspected, the Office Manager attempted an interview for another department here at the University today. Upon being asked how it went, she reported the position wasn't really what she'd thought it'd be, so she'll be stickin around here for a li'l bit longer after all. It was a shame, though, she said, cuz she'd really been lookin forward to tellin The Boss off... lol

A Crazy Idea

Amway, in between that pesky work stuff, I've been rollin a new idea around in my head. One of those life altering ideas. Honestly, that tends to happen a lot, though few reach fruition cuz it takes too long to carry them out and I usually change my mind before they can. Nonetheless, I've been considering the possibilities of movin back to San Diego. It's not the first time I've thought about it. It's not even the second time... or third. However, I've always shelved the prospect over one major obstacle: cost of living and the job market. I'm always haunted by the struggles I experienced just before I joined the Navy, trying to support myself in a very expensive town. And I've been spoiled rotten by Columbia's excellent economy.

Of course, logically, I can figure out that I struggled so much at that time because I was 18 years old, had no experience and no college. And I didn't speak Spanish. But I know that I now have at least one of those criteria in my favor... I have 13 years of experience under my belt. And pretty damned GOOD experience... in a variety of environments, to boot.

Preliminary Research

So I know it could be possible. I actually looked up some jobs on CareerBuilder.com, and found quite a few that encompassed my qualifications AND the amount of income I estimate I'd need to support the modest lifestyle I enjoy now. And I looked up apartments, too... for the area I want and at relatively reasonable rates. Fortunately, my target area has one of the lower ended costs of living for San Diego County. Of course, the cheaper area is nowhere near the available appropriately ranged employment opportunities, so I'd be lookin at a commute.

Why Move?

All in all, it's quite a risk... and work... but then, any move is both. And a potential struggle. Certainly goes against my lazy grain. But I've really gotten to start worryin about Halloween Nut. We were always tight... we even shared our first apartment together. I always felt a certain amount of guilt for leaving her behind... but I had my own struggles to fight, and she wasn't exactly alone. But now... she IS alone, and I've been itchin to move... SOMEwhere, and I'm feelin a certain pull and a need that mebbe I can fill.

Of course, the idea only just popped into my head these last couple of days... pretty much since I talked to Radish... so there's still plenty of time for it to mutate into any number of other ideas. Or to be completely nullified. But it's what's been going through my head today. And, for the first time, the prospect actually sounds like something I might actually be able to pull off.

The pivotal question is: When?