Plans are forming and reforming, and I feel like the execution is coming very, very slowly. But hey, coming is coming (at least, that's what I've heard ;) ). For those of you who haven't heard, the plan for the summer was originally to get a second job now in order to sock away money to attend the Virginia Beach Bash in March, the Oregon Knockout ( Read more... )

So Thursday night didn't go exactly to plan (note: understatement of the year). Instead of Jess and Tim catching up with Kirsten and her boy and Jami and I, there was much confusion of direction and getting lost and frustration and being out late and general awkwardness and unhappiness. Bleh. It ended with me catching the El back to Jami's ( Read more... )

Mississippi was amazing. I'm so glad I went. The drive down was a bit exhausting, since I was riding with the boys, and since it was an overnight and then all-day drive. We got to the church around 6, just in time for Christmas dinner. Our family was assigned to this little one-room cottage that had gotten hit pretty hard in the storm. The lady and ( Read more... )

..."no good deed goes unpunished." I am sitting in a delightfully smoky hotel room in a little town called Trenton, Georgia, trying to appreciate the sense of...."adventure" (?) that comes with having to check into a hotel after one's car has broken down, effectively throwing off one's plans. Woo hoo. At least it gives me something to update with. ( Read more... )

I (and my family) am about to start driving down to Biloxi. Yippee! Thankfully we're taking two cars, so at least it won't be a fifteen hour haul with six people and luggage crammed into one vehicle. Small blessings ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving was short and quiet (definitely less exciting than last year, thank goodness), but punctuated by text and voice messages from lots of people. Thanks to all of you! State employees had the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off, and by the time I got out of here, everyone was feeling very festive. I went to the library to get some books and ( Read more... )

So the show's been over for a week now. It's really bizarre, trying to get back into the swing of real life. Or the rut, I could say. Hopefully that won't quite happen. I met a lot of really cool people I hope to keep up with now. The run was amazing, and we almost sold out Saturday night. I jury-rigged a holster for my nightstick a few minutes ( Read more... )

Last night was the second night I've spent working late on the set. Sunday night we worked until 2:30; last night I didn't get home until 6. I took a 45 minute nap and it was back up and off to work. Fortunately, they're letting me go early, since I came in early, so I'm gonna go crash at my grandmother's for a few hours, probably, before heading ( Read more... )

I'm back downstairs. I miss my cubicle, but I'm glad to be back with my coworkers. I may not be here for that much longer, though. I had a job interview with Financial Aid yesterday, and I think it went pretty well. If I get the job, I'll be full time with a decent salary and benefits! So while I don't really want to leave my coworkers here in RS, ( Read more... )

They've sent me upstairs again, and I miss my downstairs coworkers. Not that the people up here aren't nice (although the tight-ass boss is now sitting in a cubicle across the hall), but they're not nearly as fun as the 3rd floor. They're trying to train the other receptionists to work down there, or something, so this is only temporary. I think. ( Read more... )