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quotable quotes from this weekend in Alma, before I forget
I'm too busy for a real update, but I want to write these down before I forget ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Planning My Financial Future
This is aptly timed (and sort of a lame LJ question, if you ask me). Spending all day in a course on the Federal Retirement System, which has turned out to be a whorlwind of financial planning for people who are under 35.
It's odd, to some extent I can see my future stretched out in front of me and it doesn't totally freak me out. And then again, ( Read more... ) -
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I feel like I've been a little crazy over the last few weeks (or days at least), but I think it's beginning to wear off. Or if I am still crazy, I have a plan to make myself un-crazy. It's odd, the advice I used to give other people and the beliefs I held so firmly to, to keep myself happy and sane, are so easily forgotten. I think I've been so ( Read more... ) -
Ooops, I forgot about LJ.
Dude, it's been a long time since I posted. I missed LJ for a little while, then just forgot about it. And now after going back and reading through my Friends page, I'm glad to be back ( Read more... ) -
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Quick break from (mostly) doing work. Life has kept me from updating for a little while... I meant to update about the awesome trip back home a couple weekends ago, in which I got to see almost everyone ever. And I remembered how much I heart metro-Detroit. Lately I've been thinking about something this guy told me in Indiana probably about 2 years ( Read more... ) -
Urgh, shitty day.
I always complain when I don't have enough work, or enough meetings to go to, to get away from my desk. After today, I'm definitely regretting that... Ugh, I spent approx 6 hours in meetings today and didn't really get a lunch break. My. brain. is. fried.
On the upside, we are working on some fairly interesting stuff at work, it just makes my head ( Read more... ) -
This is fucking ridiculous.
I've been reminded a bunch of times lately as to why I don't really trust men. I constantly have guys that are in relationships either hitting on me or legitimately trying to pick me up. If I had a dollar for every time a guy with a girlfriend tried to make a real move on me, I would have a lot of dollars. The most recent incident happened last ( Read more... ) -
Week 3 of Federal Employment
Working for the government is nice because we get even obscure holidays off. Had a 4 day weekend with MLK day (which I've NEVER had off before) and the inauguration. Inauguration weekend was awesome. Lots of excited people in town, and finally we have a president not to be embarrassed by. Good times. I stayed with Cathi and Steve most of the ( Read more... ) -
Overwhelmed.
Federal employment has been a real trip so far. My primary responsibility right now is to read past Performance Budgets so that I can write future Performance Budgets, but I have surprisingly little time to do this, in between going to presentations, filling out paperwork, and getting lost in the building. My major accomplishment of the last few ( Read more... ) -
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Wasting time with a survey before my train leaves. Holy cow, do I have a lot of crap to bring back with me. It was a good visit, but I'm really ready to go back to DC. Ready to start my new life, as cheezy/weird as that sounds.
( 2008 Survey (stolen from Esther) )