I am being driven insane by a little furry creature. I think he knew we were planning to take him on the road trip and somehow he knows that throwing up stresses me out beyond belief, because he did that last night, more than usual. So after a little sleep and a lot of calming down, I've decided to leave him. Our friends down the street agreed ( Read more... )

I can't wait until the 21st. Then we will begin our road trip, complete with a cat and possibly Christmas lights and a tree. In the car.
Raise your hand if I will see you in California between the 23rd and early January!

Please admit me to your graduate program.
Thanks,
Monica

What does one say in a "personal statement"? I'm guessing it's something--a statement, maybe--about myself. Hmm...

One, two, three, go! Be interesting and unique while conveying important information!

I reupholstered the cat's scratching post with the sleeve of one of Ed's old shirts. Although it now looks rather phallic, which is unfortunate, the cat seems to like it a lot more. Ed thinks maybe he's gay ( Read more... )

My kitten is curled up in my lap, sleeping. He finally listened when I told him to stop biting me. It's nice. It kind of makes up for his peeing on the bath mat again last night. How does one train a cat not to pee on something? The mat was out before and it took a while before I realized what was going on. He hasn't peed on anything else ( Read more... )

So I'm supposed to go to this assessment thing on Wednesday to see if I am ready to move up to Assistant Manager. But I don't want to go. I don't want to be an ASM, I don't want to work for Starbucks so much anymore. I want a new job and I haven't done any of the things I said I was going to do on my "Partner Development Plan." So even if I ( Read more... )

Ed's gone for a week. It's weird. I miss him. But at the same time, I'm being oddly productive. I've been feeling a lot better--a lot less hopeless--these last couple of weeks. It probably helps that I made a friend. I mean, she was already my friend, but Shannon and I have been hanging out a lot more. And she does stuff. She's the kind of ( Read more... )

So a while back I was going to apply for this part-time community college math teaching job. I got really excited about it, got my transcripts together and emailed some references and all, and then it no longer was posted, before I got a chance to apply. I had kinda run out of steam so I just let it go. Recently, another position at this school ( Read more... )

How do I get out of a permafunk?
Today I was even productive in ways I really have needed to be, and I still don't feel any better. Everything just seems gray.

Le sigh. I think I'm even tired of advice. I have been feeding myself way too much of it lately.

I can go pick it up anytime--but I have errands to run, and it's kind of a long walk. Now I need to get a helmet. Yay, biking! I should do it lots.