The 3rd World Rocker

So as my post from last night states, I have finally found an apartment, w00t. Its more like a mini-apartment. The Muse is a development project that these two awesome architects have been working with for past few years. Its kind of like a community home, there are about 13 or 14 rooms, each occupied by either 1 or 2 people (depending on the size), there are shared showers & restrooms (depending on the location of your room). There are only few of the “mini-apartments” such as the one that I’m in, what makes them different is, I have my own shower and restroom. We share the community Kitchen, which is fine with me, because I don’t actually cook that much. So even though I feel like part of the community that lives in the house, I still have my privacy, which is important.

Most of the people living in The Muse either work at Nomad Cafe, or end up hanging out there after work. So when Guita & Steve (the ever so kind landlords) were giving me the tour, I recognized a lot of the tenants there, some even by name. So I already feel like I’m living with my friends =). It turns out that sometime they like to have late night gatherings in the yard and play music, the other night they had a play, this is going to be awesome.

This morning I work up nice and fresh, since I had shaved and took a nice long hot shower last night, I woke up to my father calling me asking to help him install his printer drivers, and I then gave him the news of my residency. He sounds happy, and maybe even a bit relieved. I then washed up, did my prayers (including a Thank You prayer), then picked up my laptop, and my book and walked across the street to the Nomad Cafe, and now I’m sitting outside enjoying the sun while checking the internet.

Later today John will be coming over and we’ll go get some ‘furniture’ for the apartment, and then I will start into turning it into an Ash Space =)

Last night I got to see Aiden Hawkin, apparently he is a side project that a few members of the Counting Crows are working with, they came to the Starry Plough open mic because their show with Blind Melon got canceled that night. He gave away CDs and I had the whole band autograph mine =), what a great way to end my Tuesday night (other than being at Perk)

Alright, time to check my mail and enjoy my last day of “non-work” in Cali. Tomorrow I start Lab Teching for UCB.
Salaam.