Birthdays, February Challenge, and other shenanigans

Well hello, blog. I feel like we haven't hung out in a while.

So about a week ago I celebrated my 23rd birthday. It's a very unexciting age. There's nothing distinct about being 23 except I can't be mistaken for being in college at my age. I though I was going to have the lamest birthday ever, but I hung out with some friends, got some super tasty margaritas, and went to Mt. Adams for drinks with post-grad friends. I got hit on by a UC college student and someone offered me a lap dance for my birthday.

Now that we are about to drift into February (thank God, I'm so tired of being cold), I am looking at the months I have left at a regularly paying job and it's not a pretty sight, especially with two vacations in the next six months or so. So I decided one of the ways I am going to cut some of my spending is to stop using my credit card so much. I am going to challenge myself to only spend $100 with my credit card in the month of February. Let's see if I can do it...

The past four days at school have been slightly stressful. It's like the kids have major cabin fever. Five days a week for six hours seems like a lot to me, especially since the last time I was in that sort of cycle I was 17 (I had lots of study hall/free periods senior year of high school). I myself find the days to really drag and I feel like I'm losing my creativity. I'm in desperate need of said vacation.

I am also suffering from a lack of acceptable technology these days. My phone died and I'm using my cousin's and it's shit. It's difficult to text on, but hey, it was free, so I went with it. I also miss my iPod and miss exercising. I can't seem to run much without it because I need my iPod to run. It's not a question of want, or simply enjoying it. I just hate to run and when I listen to music it distracts me from hating what I am doing and it drowns out the sound of my dramatic breathing. So, in short, I need my iPod. I would like to purchase this before Emily's Eastcoast Extravaganza* but we will see.

Okay, all for now. I'll write more when I'm interesting again.

*title curtosey of Patrick J. Stevenson