Been a while!
It's really been too long since I've updated this thing. I've decided to start doing it again because it's just good form to record my thoughts and actions in case I want to look back on how much of a retard I used to be. :p
Ugh, where to start? Hmmm...
Actually I have no idea where to start. Huh. o_o
I've been undergoing physical therapy lately to fix up my leg/hip. I dunno if I ever mentioned it, but it turns out that I have a hypersensitive nerve in my leg that was aggravated by the injury I had ten years ago that resulted in my having a limp. Physical therapy has helped a lot, and I've already lost the limp and about 90% of the pain. I did pick up a stomach ulcer in the process, and I'm on a bunch of meds for that now. Fun. On a positive note, being relatively pain free has done wonders for my personality. I'm not even a fraction as grumpy as I was known for being over the last three years. My mother said she can definitely tell a difference in how I'm acting now as opposed to then.
I don't remember mention this but I'm working at FNC, Inc now. I've been here for two years, and I really like this job. I'm basically one of the two helpdesk guys here, and I make sure everyone's computers are running. The people here are nice and the pay is good, plus they bend my schedule to my current classload. It's really the best place for me to be right now. I've also made a lot of friends here that I spend time with on a semi-regular basis.
I'm still an English Major at Ole Miss, and I've decided that I'm not going to law school. A family member of mine recently went through some legal troubles, and watching the process and the trouble he went through while being processed through the system left a bad taste in my mouth. I just don't want that kind of pressure in my life, nor do I want to put people through that. I'm trying to dedicate myself to writing, and I've got a few short stories churned out, along with a few hundred lines of poetry. There's no money in poetry, but it's a good way to get a university job if I decide to get an MFA (which isn't likely. I'm tired of being in school and not looking forward to having even more loans to pay off). Ole Miss is GREAT for aspiring writers because John Grisham (love him or hate him) donates a lot of money each year to get some really good writers on campus, and I've been trying to get what I can from those that I run into (or those that were taught by them). It's helped my writing out a lot. I hope to be able to get a novel out by next summer, and I've made friends with a few writers that can help with a cover letter. In the meantime I'd like to send out a few short stories here and there to various magazines to get my name out. Until then I'm taking as many workshops as I can to sharpen my skills. They're pretty fun.
Single? Yep. I'm no longer "not dating" but I'm not exactly having much luck either. I did have a good prospect, but things didn't exactly work out. Moving on, or at least I'm trying to. She wasn't my girlfriend, but I fell in love with the way she made me feel and neglected the fact that our personalities just didn't mesh all that well. It wouldn't have been a healthy relationship. She's a wonderful woman -- she's just not for me. But anyway... being 28, there's a huge age gap here that makes dating a little difficult... it's all 18-22 year old girls, and then then it skips to 30-something divorcees. I'm either too old, or not established enough. Being single in this town is awkward.
Aside from that I've really started to fall in love with living in Oxford, MS. The people here are friendly, the restaurants are FANTASTIC, and there's a lot of culture in this town. There's not much to do here unless you really like drinking and shooting pool, but with the internet the way it is these days it makes up for a lot of it. My friends here make up for a lot of that, and my job is so social that I really don't need to go out much to get my social needs met. But there's always some writer coming into town for a reading, or something going on at the university that's interesting (even during summers, which is nice). Oh, and there's an awesome indie film scene here. And if I ever felt so enterprising, Memphis is only an hour away. If the dating scene weren't so dry (or I was already married) I'd really consider settling down here.
But yeah, things have really been looking up lately. Pain free, good job, enjoying classes. Life is good. ^_^
Ugh, where to start? Hmmm...
Actually I have no idea where to start. Huh. o_o
I've been undergoing physical therapy lately to fix up my leg/hip. I dunno if I ever mentioned it, but it turns out that I have a hypersensitive nerve in my leg that was aggravated by the injury I had ten years ago that resulted in my having a limp. Physical therapy has helped a lot, and I've already lost the limp and about 90% of the pain. I did pick up a stomach ulcer in the process, and I'm on a bunch of meds for that now. Fun. On a positive note, being relatively pain free has done wonders for my personality. I'm not even a fraction as grumpy as I was known for being over the last three years. My mother said she can definitely tell a difference in how I'm acting now as opposed to then.
I don't remember mention this but I'm working at FNC, Inc now. I've been here for two years, and I really like this job. I'm basically one of the two helpdesk guys here, and I make sure everyone's computers are running. The people here are nice and the pay is good, plus they bend my schedule to my current classload. It's really the best place for me to be right now. I've also made a lot of friends here that I spend time with on a semi-regular basis.
I'm still an English Major at Ole Miss, and I've decided that I'm not going to law school. A family member of mine recently went through some legal troubles, and watching the process and the trouble he went through while being processed through the system left a bad taste in my mouth. I just don't want that kind of pressure in my life, nor do I want to put people through that. I'm trying to dedicate myself to writing, and I've got a few short stories churned out, along with a few hundred lines of poetry. There's no money in poetry, but it's a good way to get a university job if I decide to get an MFA (which isn't likely. I'm tired of being in school and not looking forward to having even more loans to pay off). Ole Miss is GREAT for aspiring writers because John Grisham (love him or hate him) donates a lot of money each year to get some really good writers on campus, and I've been trying to get what I can from those that I run into (or those that were taught by them). It's helped my writing out a lot. I hope to be able to get a novel out by next summer, and I've made friends with a few writers that can help with a cover letter. In the meantime I'd like to send out a few short stories here and there to various magazines to get my name out. Until then I'm taking as many workshops as I can to sharpen my skills. They're pretty fun.
Single? Yep. I'm no longer "not dating" but I'm not exactly having much luck either. I did have a good prospect, but things didn't exactly work out. Moving on, or at least I'm trying to. She wasn't my girlfriend, but I fell in love with the way she made me feel and neglected the fact that our personalities just didn't mesh all that well. It wouldn't have been a healthy relationship. She's a wonderful woman -- she's just not for me. But anyway... being 28, there's a huge age gap here that makes dating a little difficult... it's all 18-22 year old girls, and then then it skips to 30-something divorcees. I'm either too old, or not established enough. Being single in this town is awkward.
Aside from that I've really started to fall in love with living in Oxford, MS. The people here are friendly, the restaurants are FANTASTIC, and there's a lot of culture in this town. There's not much to do here unless you really like drinking and shooting pool, but with the internet the way it is these days it makes up for a lot of it. My friends here make up for a lot of that, and my job is so social that I really don't need to go out much to get my social needs met. But there's always some writer coming into town for a reading, or something going on at the university that's interesting (even during summers, which is nice). Oh, and there's an awesome indie film scene here. And if I ever felt so enterprising, Memphis is only an hour away. If the dating scene weren't so dry (or I was already married) I'd really consider settling down here.
But yeah, things have really been looking up lately. Pain free, good job, enjoying classes. Life is good. ^_^