I had my orientation this morning with Richard. It was interesting to hear about how PVS started. He actually was running for Senator of Arizona against John McCain. It turns out that at the end of his debate when he was supposed to make one final attack on McCain, he decided to be honest. He talked about how politics has turned so dirty. He ( Read more... )

I am so irritated with US Bank. My mom deposited money into my account to help me pay my rent in Minneapolis. The teller lost the deposit slip, so she took the money back out of my account without telling my mom she was doing this. It wasn't until I had a chance to check my account yesterday that I found out something was wrong. My mom had to ( Read more... )

I arrived in Philipsburg Friday evening. I had a 17+ hour bus adventure to Montana leaving Thursday night, longer if you count door-to-door. Anyway, it was rather uneventful after we actually left Seattle. Our first bus out of Seattle had problems around Bellevue, so we had to turn around and change buses. As soon as I got in, I had enough time ( Read more... )

I leave tomorrow evening. I am mostly packed. I have to wait until the morning to pack things like toiletries and do my remaining laundry. My lovely parents got me early b-day presents and ice cream cake from Coldstone Creamery. It was so good. The slices were huge, so along with dinner, I ended up eating way to much. My parents got me 3 t- ( Read more... )

I finished my internship with the ACLU yesterday. Genevieve, my supervisor, took me out to lunch. It was nice. She and Binah, other field staff, were saying nice things about the work I'd done. It's nice to know that you're appreciated and to know that other people think you do good work. It's sad to leave them, but I'm excited to be done. I ( Read more... )

I got my bus ticket, so it's official. I leave at 8:45pm on April 28. I've been freaking myself out about going to Montana and the job in general. I worry too much. I am the queen of having second thoughts. I found someone on lj who used to work for PVS. She didn't have such a good experience, and I think I took what she said too much to ( Read more... )

I got my hair cut for locks of love today. It was at a nice salon in Seattle. I figured if I am getting it for free, I may as well go to a nice place that I wouldn't be able to afford. My stylist, Rick, was really cool. He made fun of the job in Montana. He kept calling it a cult and said that I will only have online relationships and will be ( Read more... )

I just want to give a very happy birthday greeting to my brother Ryan, uirye. He's 24 today!

I got the Project Vote Smart job. Hooray! Now I have to move to Montana, yippee-ki-ya (spelling?)! I start the first week of May, so I have about three weeks to get my crap together. I'll be living at the PVS ranch until I can find, and afford, a place in town. It pays very, very little. Basically I will be paid just enough to live on. When ( Read more... )

Well I finally got a job interview. I just did it over the phone. It was super short, so I hope that isn't a bad sign. It was with Project Vote Smart, which is a non-profit non partisan organization that gives unbiased information on political candidates and current legislation. It is a Research Assistant position, so I would be researching ( Read more... )