Hello!

I'm back in Spokane right now, for about a week longer (I'll be heading back to Seattle in time for Pride next Sunday.)  I've moved into a new apartment in Seattle, a 2-bed, 2-bath apartment.  It's substantially nicer than my apartment last year, and currently I'm in it sans roommates, which is also very nice.  I'm paying $875/mo. instead of $1500 as they were originally asking, but that's just for the summer.  If they will extend anything like that into the school year, I'll have it made.  I'm looking for a roommate just to defray cost, but it's not a huge priority.

I'm working for Jack with TrackMy for the two weeks that I'm here, and then I'm heading back to Seattle and working with Personify for the rest of the summer.  I managed to come down with some sort of terrible-feeling illness the day I had to move--it was very hard to breathe and my lungs had a lot of fluid in them.  The only reason I managed to make the move at all was thanks to Bill's help.  He's a delightful friend.

I'm on a two-week experiment while I'm home:  I'm lifting weights intensively every day, I'm eating almost exclusively healthy foods, and I'm jogging/bike riding as much as I can.  I'm also getting some sun when the opportunity arises.  My goal is to see how much of a difference I can make to my body over two weeks for when I get back to Seattle.

I ended up getting that iPod.  I got it the day that Brandon's (roommate's) parents were over helping him move.  I went with Tim to stand on a street corner on the Ave where I was planning on meeting with the guy who was going to sell me the iPod.  Brandon and his parents apparently walked by across the street from where we were standing (I did not see them, but he told me later) and his parents inquired "Isn't that Zack?  What's he doing standing on that street corner?"  Brandon jokingly answered "Oh, probably making a drug deal."  Right as he said this, I pulled out the wad of cash I had and counted it out to prepare for the iPod sale.  Brandon's parents responded with a surprised "Oh," and they proceeded to get their lunch.