There only was one choice

Tuesday, July 29, 2003

THE WALK OF LIFE

I've done a lot of walkin' the last day or so. got a phone call very early today and yet stayed up, got the eyedrops I needed though I am fairly certain they won't make much of a difference, the cornea is finally gone.

Looked at a great apartment today, however it is on the top floor of a building that is not the problem nor is it that it is a good ten minute walk to the T nor is the 150 lb. dog but the problem is, the staircase is very windy and very narrow and with my failing vision I think that may be a bit of a bad combo, which is a real shame since I love the place.

I really feel good about this job but I do have to plan for November as well, so I am continuing to apply for some things. Next week we set up the new office in Central sq. have a "meet the manager" night for John's supporters to meet me, and we put out our first lit. This is really something shaping up and I am very excited about my life as of late, now all I need is an apartment and a woman on my arm., oh yeah and shedding some serious poundage, which I am working on.

posted by Adam Tuesday, July 29, 2003

Monday, July 28, 2003

STORY OF A LIFE

It's been some week, Since I last posted the state I fell in love with on my trip has fallen into complete disarray, I've continued having a great time with my job, spent quality time with a lot of friends and I think found an apartment.

California is having a recall, this unnerves me, I'd feel that way no matter what party the Governor belonged to. Democracy is what makes this country great, that said, the fact that some people don't like the result of the election that took place less than a year ago, is not in and of itself enough reason boot a man out of office, yeah, lots of people signed that petition, why, because California's economy is a bad place, and because some people thought it would be cool to have the Terminator as governor. If Dems had tried this circa 2000 when the election itself was clearly questionable they'd be vilified,. Davis isn't perfect by any stretch however he can hardly be blamed for the problems given that every state is facing a real shortfall because of Bush's cuts in aid.

I had a great dinner with Jordan Wednesday night, and a lovely time with four other good friends on Thursday evening. I love all my friends but I learned far more about one then I wanted to know, i.e. about what attracts her to men, and it isn't looks, the definition gold digger would not be inaccurate.

I spent the weekend in southern Maine at Eric's family's place. We drove up there in a porsche with the top down, I may be a blue collar kid at heart but that was DAMN cool. Eric's family is good people, however they are all rather conservative, and his step-dad is a proud member of the Republican Jewish Committee (still sounds oxy-moronic to me too). It was hard to be an un-abashed liberal in the middle of nine conservatives, I was perfectly content to avoid the issue altogether all weekend, Bob was not.

Got back this morning and have been working most of the day, have to look at a few apartments tonight,. I hope I get paid on Friday, because if I don't I can't buy the groceries I need for the next few weeks,.

I'm back on the diet thing, and have a real plan on how to do it, protein, lots of that, but also no fired foods, no soda, no simple sugars and no cheese, I also plan to work out to an extent building up my stamina, I would have done that today but my body is very tired since I got in from the bar at 1 and was up at 6 to get a ride back to Boston. My goal is simple, I want to be able to run the Boston Marathon in the next five to ten years, and I know I can do it.

posted by Adam Monday, July 28, 2003

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO

That's true, that's a fact, no more elaboration needed, Boston is home, but San Fran is heaven.

The trip really was wonderful, I'm 25 now, that means life is at least 1/3 over probably, that's a bit scary.

Work began yesterday, this is going to hard, wonderful, exciting, overwhelming, and many other seemingly contradictory adjectives all at once.

Too humid out to do much thinking, sleep I still working on readjusting itself, got totally drenched in the rain today, but loved it, sometimes dancing in the he rain, even in your dress shirt, is fun.

Been looking hard for a new apartment come 3/1 I am a bit nervous about a year long lease since come November I am out of work again, I hope it's not another ten months between jobs, but who knows.

So, the Hussein sons are dead, I get that they were bad people, no question, but for our president,t he leader of the free world, to be described as "pleased" or "expressing pleasure" at the deaths of two people no matter who evil they were, is one of, if not the most offensive thing I have heard in a very very long time, it made me ill to hear him described as happy about people being dead, kill them and we are the righteous, if it one of our sons or daughters they'd be evil butchers, I always knew our foreign policy made me uneasy, until 6pm tonight I never realized just how morally bankrupt we truly are.

posted by Adam Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Sunday, July 20, 2003

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

I know how corny that title is but it has a few meanings to me, First and foremost I am dreaming of living out here, at least for a few years, the climate socially, weather wise and in all other ways is wonderful, though I would grow to miss the New England ways I have grown up with, and the snow for that matter, I don't care what they say, having to drive to Tahoe to get snow just isn't the same as living in it. Second this particular song was playing yesterday as I was strolling down Haight, I stood in awe on the corner of Haight and Ashbury, just taking it all in bought some CD's dropped a few dollars in a few homeless folks cups (how do all these homleless folks sem to have dogs?) and imagined myself there 40 years pror, I was born too late. I was also very much offended that when I walked into a 60's era T-shirt sop and asked about Abbie Hoffman memorabelia I was asked by the 20-something putz in the tye-dye shirt who WORKS at said shop "abbie hoffman, whose she?" this was in the Haight and this kid is that un-informed I was furious.

Let's briefly recap the week. Tuesday I just chilled, as is my want at least one day on any vaation, Wednesday I went to Stanford and Santa Clara to check out the law school situations, damn stanford is a huge campus, and santa clara felt like a west coast BC, Wednesday night I had west coast Mexican food, they may have sub par seafood but we on the East no nothing about real Mexican. Thursday was a really cool day, walked up Telegraph in Berkeley, visited the law school and the admissions person, with whom I was very honest about my academic qualificaitons, or lack thereof,, said she thought I had a good chance of admittance, pretty suprising but I was stoked. Then into SF fort he first time, cable cars, golden gate, (I have pictures of all of this) beautiful city, great people, and much much much more hilly than I would have though, lucky for them they don't have winter snow tires on those hills, I don't think so, but I would get in shapre uber quickly if I lived out here. Thursday night I went out to dinner with a cousin I had never met, my dad's fathers sister's daughtyer, that's much less convaluted than it sounds but bascially, without going into too much detail my papa abe had five younger sisters, he spoke to four, when the fifth one didn't how up at his funeral, the rest of the family kinda cut her off my cousin debbie didn't even know I exited till the souin I am staying wtih asked her if she wanted to meet me and go out to dinner, it was nice, she's a cool lady, lawyer, dead-head but it was still very awkward. Freaky Friday was spent meeting Emily's brother downtown in SF, we did lunch in Chinatown, another thin that is very different from east coast, I can't say if this is better or worse but it defiently more authentic, then down Lombard st. crookest street in the nation, oh and DAMN teep too. We hit the beach on the Persidio which is this old military base, very neat, then to Pac Bell where i met up with Brian of Brandeis fame for the Giants game, good to see him, fun night garlic fries were indeed very solid, Bonds didn't hit one out, but it was still very cool to feel that anticipation in person. Heading off to the plane now, I'll report on other things fromt he week and my life once I land,

posted by Adam Sunday, July 20, 2003

Monday, July 14, 2003

WORKIN ' 9 TO 5

That's right folks, I've accepted the offer to manage a campaign cor city council in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He's a good candidate and a good man, I'll be glad to have work and happy to work for him. Now when I get back I'll need to start looking for an apartment.

The wedding was really beautiful. Not only was the location lovely, up in the Santa Cruz mountains, but bascially it was really beautiful in all respects. Storey and Emily are going to be a very happy couple for many years to come and it's wonderful. Their families are great, including Emily's neice and nephew who decieded I was an excellent over-sized stuffed toy. I got to spend time with several friends who it was to reconnect with including Russ who I hadn't seen in over a year, I think when he comes out for Greg's wedding he is going to crash with me. I can't say enough about the last two days it was really a wonderful and special experience, I will never forget it and was really glad I could be there. Congratulations you two, I couldn't be happier for you both. Oh just in case you were thinking about going to the Santa Cruz mountains, drive carefully those roads are rather windy.

Today i took in the Pacific via the beach, very cool, I love this place, I'll be back for grad school sooner or later.

Not much more to report on, it's been a splendid few days and promises to only get better. Life is good right now, very good, it's about time nes pas?

posted by Adam Monday, July 14, 2003

Saturday, July 12, 2003

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

So I was wrong, I can post from here. Why would anyone ever leave the Bay area, I've been here once before and enjoyed it then, now I jsut absolutely love it, if I could find a job out here I'd never leave. For someone who doesn't like to complain about weather if I could envision the perfect weather scenario this would be it i'ts amazing and gorgeous, and DAMN.

The flright out was good, I slept from runway to runway on the first leg and then they bumped me up to first class for the log stretch between detroit and san fran, how cool is that? While first class is without a doubt better thancoach, I am not sure it's worth four times what a coach seat is but I met some cool people on the flight.

I've been largely been relaxing the past few days and I will be leaving shortly for the wedding and I'm excited about that, next week should be fun as well.

Did I mention that I love this area, wow!

posted by Adam Saturday, July 12, 2003

Wednesday, July 09, 2003

LEAVIN' ON A JET-PLANE

I am not at all sure if I will be posting between now and the 20th when I get back from SF, I leave my apartment in about 6 hours. I'll post if I can but if not, that's why

I did get a job offer today, but it's a 3 month job at best and I KNOW I am a finalist for three other jobs, and this guy wants an answer by next Tuesday, I'm not sure I can do that I may have to turn this down, which would be a shame but I need a job, not a three month layover that leads me back to the unemployment line . Two interviews today were stellar and I feel incredibly good about each of them, also met the sweetest girl on the T, well that's not totally true, she also interviewed for the same state house job I did(without sounding like a jackass I am significantly more qualified) we talked on the T and I even stayed on a few stops longer than I needed to just so I could keep talking with her, she took my number, was giggling in that adorable girlish way and she waved and smiled at me as I got off the train, I really hope she calls.

Ok, now to finish packing try to get at least a few hours of sleep and then ride the wind, I know this may sound asinine, but I love you all, just in case.

posted by Adam Wednesday, July 09, 2003

HOT FOR TEACHER

Yesterday was long, interesting but oh so very long, and today will be far longer I am afraid. Today's song stems from my interview last night with the Princeton Review, to be a teacher, the place was in a basement devoid of air-conditioning. I was terribly annoyed that though I had called twice and been assured it would be taken care of, they did not have an enlarged quiz for me. The verbal section was ok but the math was like throwing darts.

My day began with a lunch with Emily, all be it a brief one, she has become a good friend, and it's kinda cool because she the first close friend I've had that is female who I am not interested in. I then interviewed for a campaign managers job for a city council race in Cambridge, it would be interesting and couldn't hurt the career though to be fair there are four or five other jobs that I'd be more interested in that I hopefully will hear about soon.

Packing, packing and packing again, oh, and laundry, not to mention two more interviews today, a state house one and development director of a non-profit.

Bought Storey's book today, won't have in time to bring to SF obviously, but it was so cool to be able to buy a good friends novel, it'll be a great read when I get back here, which by the way is where it looks more and more like I will be staying, the day I land a job is the day I can find a new apartment, that'll be good.

posted by Adam Wednesday, July 09, 2003

Monday, July 07, 2003

HOME ON THE RANGE

Title has a double meaning, not only am I back in my apartment but while I was in Maine it actually felt, to an extent, like home. Took the train up on Friday, spent the Fourth relaxing on the he lake with great bar-b-que and a fun fireworks display, Saturday I got some things done that I needed two and I had dinner with my little cousins who both decided that they would only eat mint chocolate chip ice cream if it were green, a theory their cousin Adam taught them. Sunday back up tot he lake and then some GREAT lobster rolls we made fresh with lobster right off the docks. Today was a lazy day, now back in my apartment.

I have three different interviews between now and 48 hours from now when I leave for SF, at least two of them have a very high probability of going my way,, we shall see. However still no news on the grant-writing gig, can I be annoyed yet,?

Not much else to report part of the joy of July 4-20 is the need not to think, no stress, no anything but enjoying free vacation time, that said, when I do get home, I will be starting a diet and hopefully exercise regiment as well, if I can stick to it between now and then.

posted by Adam Monday, July 07, 2003

Thursday, July 03, 2003

I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

Tonight I spent the evening with a good friend from college, someone who I always respected as a debater and called a friend but until more recently I never realized how true a friend he is. We went out to dinner down by the wharf and talked about many different things from Faith to the ocean to what we have done thus far in our lives and where we hope to go. It was lighthearted at times but mostly it was a really wonderful talk with a great friend. I respect his devotion to his faith very much and I said before he really seems very happy, and has also helped me to look more within myself which is a great ability to have. I look forward to continuing to see this friendship grow.

I was a busy beaver today, two interviews, one informational, running still more errands (though I haven't gotten a hair cut yet) and all this in dress shoes,.

Chapin once talked about two kinds of tired at the end of a long day, this is the good kind. I have had two good days in a row and I am very happy right now, that's great, though it's a little scary to be happy too, I mean, the happier you are,t he more room you have tumble. When I was talking with J tonight I told him something I haven't told anyone yet,. About a week ago, during one of my new nightly payers/fireside chats with the Big Cheese I actually outloud said I was "grateful" for my eyesight, and I meant it, I know that I would really not be the man I am today if not for this disability, though no doubt if I could change it tomorrow I would, speaking of, going to see Dr. B later on Thursday, after I have lunch with an friend from Smith and before I go bar hopping with Easy-E of Camp Tevya fame once again.

posted by Adam Thursday, July 03, 2003

Wednesday, July 02, 2003

DIXIE-LAND

What the hell just happened? I'm having a normal day, doing laundry, running some errands sitting there, watching the Sox game, the phone rings, some guy with a very distinct Southern accent calls. He proceeds to inform me I am one of five people that the North Carolina Democratic Party has selected to be considered by a Congressional candidate to RUN HIS CAMPAIGN. I wanted to ask, are you sure you have the right Adam Zimmerman? But he was sure, he had my resume right in front of him, to say I was floored would be a vast understatement. It is apparently a fairly Republican district, encompassing Charlotte and parts of two other counties but yeah, in a couple of months it is possible I will be offered the job campaign manager in a Congressional campaign in North Carolina, now I don't know if I would take it, I have said I want to get out of campaign work, but if (oy I hope not), I am still unemployed, and if they make me an offer, and if I meet this candidate and see him as someone I would be proud to work for, then I just might do this, WOW, what else is there to say but WOW!

Any other news I could have would seem miniscule in comparison to that but I have made some plans for the next week or so. I intend to spend time with several friends I haven't seen in a while over the next week before I go, and can't wait to see many of the other people from college that I seldom see when I am out in the Bay area. Talked to my cousins who I am staying with today, they used to visit Maine a lot when I was really little but I haven't seen them really in man years, it will be nice to reconnect, I only wish I could go down to LA so I could see Kenny, a cousin I am still very close with, though he may be working on a movie on location now.

I guess it is now Wednesday July 2nd, the wee hours to be sure. One year go already, I can still see her face in the doorway, she took the train up to Boston because her car broke down and she wanted to see me so much she came up anyway, we went to dinner, then back to my place and we cuddled on the couch and watched the Princess Bride, she'd never seen it, then I went to walk her to the T in the late evening twilight we actually held hands, then on the way over we stopped in a park by my apartment, sat on the swings and just talked for a good hour or more. I t was perfection, Allison that was the night I fell in love with you, it was magic, I wish we could be there tonight too, I wish that you felt that way, I wish I knew why you haven't returned my calls in a week, you are probably busy, because for once I know I didn't do anything wrong, you know I'm here, I hope you'll call soon, I miss you

I suspect that another woman in my life couldn't give a rats ass that I am coming out to SF, big plans go quickly when meet a guy you can't stop talking about, or so it would seem, I called it on day one, wish I had been wrong.

Campaign manager on a Congressional campaign at age 25, not one with a primary either, I mean the state party is behind this guy already, WOW. P.S. I still want the grant-writing job here, in Boston, where they know what a Jew is, and have public transit.

posted by Adam Wednesday, July 02, 2003