My Third San Franciscoversary

I have now officially been in San Francisco for three years.

That's three years of the N Judah, with a job downtown, and therefore, three years of monthly Muni FastPasses.

Since my relocation three years ago...

• My address has stayed the same, but am currently living with flatmates #4, #6 and #7 (and our #2 Couch Surfer).
• I have worked at two ninetofives, my first as a tour guide second as a marketing and events manager for a swanky architecture/design magazine.
• I have had my life irrevocably changed and my sense of existence keenly sharpened by a loss in my family.
• I have lived in two of the 4 bedrooms.
• My toilet has been set aflame*, and I've co-hosted three pretty kick ass parties.
  

But I have to say, the next 12 months promise to be the most interesting.

*Although photograph does provide an idea of my former toilet's fate, it is, in fact, not my toilet.

Funemployed Chatting

I recently had a iChat conversation with my good friend over at DEPLORABLE/BEAUTIFUL that turned, as our conversations often do, to funemployment (he's a card carrying member, too).
This particular time, however, the conversation was sprinkled with a good dose of perspective and wry humor.

Please, to enjoy...
Instant Messages of the Unemployed: A Shot of Perspective
by Kevin Dick