Opera, free weights, and gyoza, oh my

Today was notable for a few reasons.  I’ll go chronologically.

First of all, I started my new temporary part-time data entry job at the SF Opera today.  So far, I love it.  I really like every single person I met today, and the environment seems friendly and comfortable.  I love the office (the admin offices I’m in are on Ivy Street, not in the Opera House) and it reminds me of New York lofty spaces, like the TACT (The Actors Company Theatre) office.  For that matter, I love the Opera House itself, and will try to go there as often as possible.  I like taking BART into San Francisco and walking a few blocks through the city.  Granted, the job is not particularly challenging, but I don’t mind data entry, and there’s enough information that it’s not just like typing and hitting return, typing and hitting return.  I like the Tessitura database system.  I am happy.  My new goal is to impress the pants off of them in the next 6 weeks and get a real full time job there.

The second notable thing was that today was the last day on my one-week free pass at 24 Hour Fitness.  I celebrated with strength training, which the internet tells me burns more calories than cardio. 

When I went in last week to 24 Hour Fitness, the woman I talked to was very nice and encouraged me to take advantage of their membership offers, but understood when I said I wanted to wait a week.  She also revealed that if I have a friend or family member with a 24HF membership, I can piggy-back on their membership and get a discount.  So…I will be doing that.  (Thanks, Molly!)

I actually like the 24HF facility better than Bally.  There are more women working, which I appreciate, and everyone has been friendly when I show them my pass and then they leave me alone.  Oh!  And, each machine has a little box on it, and you plug your headphones into it and then you can change the station so you can listen to whatever’s on TV. Instead of just reading subtitles.  So the other day I watched this episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, slash, Real Housewives.  The questions were themed accordingly, and each contestant was a “housewife” and then had a Real Housewife as her partner.  No one won more than $10,000.

So I’m happy there and I am going to sign up for membership…but there was a crazy long line at the front desk today, I think there was some kind of mother-and-child Zumba class.

The third great thing about today: I think I can say with conviction that I have been fully accepted by Drew’s friends.  I was invited over solo tonight (Drew had to work) for a ceremonial watching-the-making-of and assisting-in-the-eating-of gyoza, accompanied by rice and (inexplicably) meatloaf.  Once everyone was gathered we all partook of the sacred Strawberry Shortcake, and there was much cheering.  I think I can say I have fully infiltrated now.