Pets, Interviews and Giving Thanks
It’s been a little while since I posted an update. I’ve got quite a bit to cover, so here it goes! I’ve been spending a lot of time in Berkeley and San Jose looking for work. I’ve had one major interview and I have a second one in a couple hours. I’m writing this partially to relieve some of the nervousness I have for the interview lol! I’ve been trying to find design work, but since I rarely get responses other than to say, “there’s too many applicants,” I’ve been branching out a bit. I’ve started a house and pet sitter business for the holidays which has already had many requests.This morning I also received a freelance designer request on my website. I feel things are changing positively for me and I’m very thankful for that!
I spent Thanksgiving with Rachel and her family, which was quite fun! This TG was very different from the type that I’m used to. We went to a modern steak house in San Jose, which didn’t have a lot of options for a vegetarian, but what they did have was very delicious. I had a beet salad, truffle mac and cheese and sauteed wild mushrooms. We topped off our evening with good conversation and watching Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship.
I ordered my solar charge controller and wiring on amazon which arrived at Rachel’s yesterday. I spent time over the weekend at Home Depot and made plans for mounting my panel to my van. It’s an 80 watt panel that will be hooked up to a 100 amp hour battery. I considered many routes for mounting including drilling into the van roof or strong adhesion, but because the roof is curved at the back I decided to hook it straight to the roof rack. This will make it easier to keep the panel if I decide to upgrade to a newer van later on. It took me about an hour to get all the pieces together and attach the panel to the roof. I rented a drill and drilled wholes into the solar panel frame. Rachel helped me get it on the roof and held the panel during drilling, but the project would have been entirely do-able be 1 person which is great! Everything is setup and now all I need to do is make sure everything is working properly.
Wish me luck in my interview! Hope you are all doing well and had a good holiday =)
