2009 In The Beginning ( Read more... )

I'm seriously losing it. 25 hours of retail scheduled the week before finals, plus my 16hr internship, plus classes, plus all of the papers and projects due next week. At least I'm not the only one. Several of my classmates said that they feel the exact same way...

Really? What was I thinking? Minimum wage in a shoddy apartment is a much better ( Read more... )

I am so happy right now. I am completely overwhelmed with school, work, and my internship, but there are so many amazing things going on in my life as well. I think I am going to drop my degree at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, because I want to be finished next year. Just making that decision feels like a burden has been ( Read more... )

That is pretty much my life. I just started at Lane Bryant and I'm still transitioning into all of the work that I have for my classes. Fortunately I am meeting and getting along with a lot of people, so I'm happy. I am not nearly as lonely as I was my first week here, but I'm still working on that.

It turns out I hit a snag with my enrollment at ( Read more... )

I had orientation last week and this week I started my first semester as a grad student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Though I am in a dual-degree program, my first year is completely social work. I can't say that I am upset by this. I think that the social work curriculum is a little less academically challenging than the ( Read more... )

I have been in Bradford for the past two weeks, and I don't get to go home until next weekend. I had a month between my work end date and my school start date, so of course I decided a vacation was not in order, and I came to Bradford to earn some extra cash in a factory job. This has not been fun. I don't feel as though 7.25 an hour is a good ( Read more... )

Not on homework anymore, but on getting things done in general. I move on Saturday. The boy comes tomorrow to spend the night with me. It is our last night in my apartment. I have a romantic evening planned, and then Friday all day is packing, packing, and more packing.

I don't want to do it. Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited to be moving to ( Read more... )

I went to the boy's house on Friday night and had dinner with him and his parents. I was incredibly nervous leading up to dinner, but I think that it went really well. His mother is nice but quiet, so we didn't really get to talk much. His dad is very talkative, and we had some decent conversation, I think. He told me that I am always welcome in ( Read more... )

I hate planning things, especially my birthday. I love other people's birthdays - shopping, wrapping presents, going to parties - all lots of fun. Planning parties is not fun. Scheduling among all of my busy friends is not fun. Worrying about whether or not other people are having a good time is not fun.

Basically, I have come across many many ( Read more... )

Yesterday I visited my dad. It had been 8 years since the last time I saw him. It was a really pleasant visit, all things considered. His personality and mannerisms were just as I remembered. He hasn't really changed much. Physically though... oh I don't think I was prepared for him to be an old guy. The once thin and extremely active person I knew ( Read more... )