After 20something interviews and over 50 faxes of my resume I am now employed. I start with Blockstein & Chase on Monday for $13/hr. Actually the story goes more like this. Last Monday I had an interview with Konica in Glen Cove (about 13 miles from me). The next tuesday I had an interview with Blockstein & Chase. Got home from Blockstein & Chase and they called me to offer a second interview on Thursday. I accepted. Thursday I got a call from Konica where they offered me a job at $12/hr. I accepted. I still went to my interview on Thursday because Blockstein & Chase is closer to me and had better hours. Went to get my physical for Konica on Friday. Sitting in my apartment around 3 this afternoon and got a call from Blockstein & Chase where they offered me the job. I accepted. Got a call from Konica an hour later to remind me of orientation and told them that I couldn't take the job. So, now I am employed by a law firm.



Saw Coldplay on Thursday. Best live show I've seen in a while. The night was perfect. Clear skies, full moon, 60 degrees temp, in a venue set right next to the ocean. The audience was perfect. All my age or older. This was the type of crowd that preferred sitting instead of standing. (Which is what I prefer for a band like Coldplay. No moshing here.) They sounded great and Chris Martin is not only hot but is also a great front man. The band seemed pretty hyped to be playing such a large venue in the NYC area. No one expected them to sell as many tickets as they did.



Saturday Alex and I went into the city to see Ellis Island. Once again another great day. Sunshine and blue skies. Just a little humid. We took the Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station (where they didn't stamp my ticket which means that I got a free ride to the city.) Then we took the subway to Battery Park. Lines were long but I wasn't in a hurry. The ferry that takes you to Ellis also stops at the Statue of Liberty. We didn't see the point in going there because the statue is closed due to terroism threats. The museum was great and I took some great pictures of the city skyline. The wall at Ellis has Alex's paternal grandfather's name ("Peter Leicht"), his maternal grandfather's name ("Frank Scifo"), and his grandfather's uncle's name ("Anthony Scifo").


Right now I'm trying to fight off the sudden attack of ants that have appeared in my kitchen sink. I hate ants.

Hey everyone. It has been a while but I still do not have internet access. It appears that my modem is all messed up and I can't afford to have a cable connection. Right now I'm posting from the campus of CW Post. I'm posing as a student. I found out yesterday that I actually live in Levittown which is cool. Most people have heard of Levittown and not of Plainedge. Minutes from the Hicksville trainstaion, 6 miles from Alex and only a couple feet away from the most commercial road on all of Long Island, Hempstead Turnpike. This road has movie theatres, target, kmart, shopping malls, every bank that exsists, ect ect ect. If you need it this place has it. I'm still looking for a job. I'm not freaking out yet. I have enough money saved up to cover costs and both Alex and my parents are helping me out. Last weekend I went to see Sagamore Hill, which was the home to Theodore Roosevelt. Tomorrow is Alex's birthday. Thursday is Cold Play at Jones Beach (who's new album is good but not as good as parachutes). Hopefully the weekend after that we will get to Manhattan. I want to see Ellis Island. I still need to get around to seeing my cousin and Jake. I think overall I have adjusted better than I thought. It helps that Alex's parents have helped out so much. ( My landlord thinks that his parents are my aunt and uncle. They helped me get the place I am in now.) They have even insisted on doing my laundry. My parents are coming down the last week of September. I'll have my dad bring his tools so that I can adjust the modem. Until then, posts will be scarce. Bye for now.