This weekend, I was not a waste of space. Chalk one up for being productive! Ooo-ra.
In fact, I was pretty productive this week. I applied for a bunch of jobs as well as applied to be a tutor with some families. Hopefully something works out. I also cleaned out my car, 4 purses, two huge stacks of paper and a drawer of shit. I found loads of amusing things, like my flask, and GRE scores, and a three page long written conversation that my friend Katie and I had in philosophy back in the spring of '09 that basically is about how neither of us wanted to be in that class, how busy Katie was, how bad my senioritis was, and other insignificant but amusing things. Let it be known that until that class, I had NEVER passed notes in a college course.
I recently found out that my FastForward program at Regis starts on May 10, which is a small problem, considering that I will still be in Cincinnati teaching, so I had to opt for the fall start date instead. I was super frustrated when I found this out because lately I feel like my life is at a stalemate with not finding another source of income, having to wait to hear news about my dad's job, and waiting for my contract time at work. The frustration has passed and I'm trying to focus on just getting to June.
I booked my flights for my Spring Break '10 trip! I'm super excited. I will be arriving in D.C. on March 31, but going straight from DCA to the train so I can go up to Philly where I will be hanging with Kristina and doing some general sightseeing and...drum roll please...seeing Vampire Weekend at the Electric Factory! AAAHHH. From there I go to NYC to stay with my friend Angela and then I travel back down to D.C. to stay with Kelley and see some other friends. Of course, that's all pending I can get two days off from work (I should be able to, since I can take some personal days). If not...looks like I'm taking a one-way flight back here from NYC. BOO. Hopefully it works out. I got a great deal on the flights and I couldn't pass it up. Rolling the dice a bit, but I don't care. This may be the last time in a long time I will get to see my friends that live in those cities, so I have to do it all. But me visiting them means they have to come see me in the Mile High City...eventually.
When cleaning my room I discovered two things about myself. One is that I have a lot of clothes. The other is that I have a lot of books. Too many, probably, and most of them have been gifts/books I've come across for free. These books were hard to pack away, as there were so many. And as soon as I sealed them up, I found another drawer filled with them. I have problems. I also haven't read all of them and I seem to be accumulating more than I can handle. I'm like a book addict or something.
Speaking of books, I have almost completed the first draft of edits on my NaNoWriMo novel! I have also been writing another in my spare time. Once my first edits are finished, I'm sending it to a friend to read over and give me feedback. I already know a few things I need to change, so I'm sure it will have at least second and third revisions before I'm finally comfortable with it. Strangely enough, I really like this process.
I was also social this weekend. I spent a lot of time with Kelley. I even had beer, pizza and watched football at a friends house on Saturday. This is a strange activity for me, because it's something I really only do for the Superbowl. I'm really going to miss her when she leaves :(
While the weather is pretty gnarly here, and by gnarly I mean ridiculously cold, I'm trying not to dwell on the wintery abyss which dulls any good mood. Instead, I'm trying to focus on the things to look forward to, like my birthday, going to see Spring Awakening, and the Golden Globes (RICKY GERVAIS!). Also, this winter thing can't be all bad because I got a day off of school and two late starts. Thanks, terrible West Side roads and snowy/sleaty/icy weather!
Okay, that's all for me. I'm going to go and finish my letter to my pen pal, Allana, and start my lesson plans.
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