Wednesday, October 15, 2008 -GROSSE POINTE
Hey everyone - Ciao a tutti!
It has been about 6 weeks since I have been back home and a lot has gone on.
First things first, I FOUND A JOB!
Well, kind of. My buddy Bryan asked me to assist him in coaching freshman boys basketball over at North this winter. I am stoked. I don't know how long I am going to be around as my job search has been anywhere BUT Detroit but I am hoping to get a little bit of the season under my belt. It's coming up after all...
Other than that, my job search has been rather fruitless. I have applied to jobs in New York, DC, Toronto, Switzerland, Vancouver, and Austria. Haven't heard back from any. I'm shootin' for the long shots right now hoping one of them bites (and soon), but I'm pretty confident it will happen in due time.
Meanwhile I have been doing some travelin'... So much so I woke up yesterday in my own bed but had NO idea where I was or what time it was (could be because no light gets into the basement, but still). It's been fun, I haven't spent a week in the same bed since early July. Kinda crazy right? You'd think it would get old but I really haven't tired of it... I think it's because my bed here gives me back aches.
Let's see, Since I got back the week before Labor day I have been:
1. Up North
2. Ann Arbor
3. East Lansing
4. New York City
5. Ann Arbor
6. Ann Arbor
and
7. Muncie, IN and Cincinnati
That about brings me up to this weekend where I am hoping to get back up north and then down to EL to celebrate my brothers' birthdays. The only thing holding me back is good ol' St. Joan of Arc Homecoming on Saturday. I think I might stay for that, but I heard the trees up north are pretty....
Aside aside, I have also got to do some pretty cool stuff since I have been back.. Unfortunately I don't have pictures of it all but here is a quick idea:
Shea Stadium, Yankee Stadium, The Big House (x2 and on the field - thanks Mike), Spartan Stadium, a Zucchero concert, a Boss concert, an Obama rally, the Red Wings banner raising ceremony/first game, Lafayette Coney Island on multiple occasions, dinner with Danielle Dipert, and canoed the heck out of the Au Sable.
It's OK to be jealous because all of those things are pretty sweet and lady luck has been my friend of late (bout my only lady friend but that's another story). On top of it all I have been able to hang out with Dan the man, my grandparents, the Bennetts and a bunch of people that I haven't been able to for a couple of years. Despite the fact that I don't have a "real job" I still consider my days productive. Not to mention my music collection has been benefiting from the extra time.
It's great keeping up with my friends, too. In the past 24 hours I have caught up with friends from Paris, up and down Italy, 2 friends in Germany, one in Australia, one Croatian, and several good ol' Americanfolk spread throughout the US. Life is good, thank God for the Internet.
PLEASE leave a message and let me know what you are up to, it's great hearing from ya'll!
Na zdravje!
Stevo
