Everything is changing..

So, it seems like big things are happening to almost everyone i know right now. Julie B just moved, Julie C just got a new job, Dave has moved to so-cal for the time being, Rachel is in Equador, Eli has moved to Atlanta.. i could go on and on here. Well, now it is my turn to drastically change my life... i have been offered a job in the Angeles National Forest. It is a GS-9 position.. temporary but likely to be upgraded to term or possibly permanent over time. It is also a big change from what i have been doing, which is a good thing. But, unfortunately, this leaves me less than 2 weeks to find a new place to live... and i will be working most of that time. It will be interesting to say the least. Luckily, the duty station i am likely to have will be very close to Burbank and other areas with abundant apartments. I might just say hell with it and live right in the middle of that big glob of urbanity. You know.. up until recently i always said i disliked cities but really, i never have lived in one. Torrance is more of just a sprawling mess. Maybe i will like it.

In the least, it is centrally located and close to my friends. I will be able to do things on weeknights again. As for the job itself, i will be a general botanist, and will be roaming the area near Mt Wilson performing various surveys. There will be new plants, new canyons to explore, new people to talk to. It will be great.

So i have a new car, and will soon have a new apartment and a new job. New friends will be sure to follow as well... and i will also be closer to some old friends. All i have to do is find a new girl and i will have just about anything i need.

I am very excited about it all but also quite stressed. Well, i am sure it will work out.

On a side note, there are some indications it will be an early fall... and perhaps that there will be an early start to the rainy season as well. It is too early to say for sure, and most predictions of weather beyond 5 days or so tend to be wrong... But if these indications are right, it is likely that some of the 'dry' creeks will have been flowing all year, and some of the drought-deciduous plants will have never dropped their leaves.

Then again, another possibility is a mild early fall storm followed by a wicked santa ana and abundant fires.