This week was busy as all get out. I worked over 50 hours - SWEET. Good money, and many of those hours were at a good pay rate, too, so yeah ( Read more... )

So my new plan is just to work a lot, and then A)I won't be poor and B)I won't have time to spend the money that I do make. It's a genius plan! I've been subbing a lot for people...yesterday I was guarding at 5:45am, and tomorrow I will be swiping cards at the IM building from 5:45 to 9. So if you work out early, come in and say hi. I will be ( Read more... )

Ann Arbor is not as cool in the summer as I had hoped. Most of the college kids have skipped town, there are lots of fussy high-schoolers, and everything costs money. Kind of a disappointment

Not even joking, when I'm sitting in my room, I don't wear pants anymore. It gets hot in my room, it's true, but also I spend most of my days walking around in a swimsuit. I used to wear shorts over the suit, but in the one-pieces, it's really just more comfortable to wear it all by itself. So when I get home, do I want to wear pants? NO ( Read more... )

I am so music-starved this summer! Yeah I practice and listen to music, but I miss ensembles so much, and solitary study can only bring so much satisfaction. But Energize starts today! Yeah, it's pretty much just a bunch of middle and high school band directors, but they're all so excited to be there, and Michael Haithcock is the man, and I ( Read more... )

Anne got an email from Professer Campbell yesterday that said, "One of the trumpets just dropped out of Brevard. Do you want the spot?" After much agonizing and calling all over the place, she decided to go, so she's quitting all her summer jobs and flying out there tomorrow. I. am. so. jealous. So she and Ben are both there, doing fun things ( Read more... )

I totally forgot how sick Doritos make me. I never remember until after I've already eaten them, because I'm so blinded by their deliciousness. It isn't until hours later that I say, "oh, MAN, I forgot!" And then I'm sick. RATS ( Read more... )

Today I woke up at 8 because I had to go interview for a job at Meijer. I found out that I'd have to work at least 10-15 hours a week, and that I have to pay union dues from the $6/hour that they pay. I also have to go back for two more interviews so that they know for sure they'd want to hire me. Good lord. After that I spent an hour on the ( Read more... )

So you know how in the game of Life, you can choose to start the game by going to college or starting a career? And how the people who go to college don't necessarily do all that much better because they start off WAY in debt and then sometimes get a salary card that isn't too high, and accidentally have twins three times and then lose everything ( Read more... )

Leah lent me a book by the woman who started Teach for America, and it made me want to run out and change the world. Wendy Kopp is kind of nuts, but she sure did start something amazing, pretty much with just lots of persistence and stubbornness. I hear she's kind of mean, actually, but her program kicks ass, so there you go. I want to be a