Time for the bi-annual check in! Last time we saw Allie she was pretty depressed and thoroughly hating life, work, family, relationships, and birth control. In the last six months she has since:

• Quit the Burke Museum.
• Got full time (FULL. TIME. I think I might cry) at the Science Center doing something that is a liiiiiiittle bit better than just ( Read more... )

I just turned down a possible job opportunity. I've never felt more conflicted about a decision in my life ( Read more... )

I suppose it's that time again to let everyone who still reads livejournal know that I'm not dead yet! These quarters just get progressively harder and harder, and I have an especially full plate this time around. Here's a taste of what I'm up to:

• Internship for the Ethnology dept. at the Burke museum, assisting their volunteer photographer to ( Read more... )

Ugh, my apologies for all but falling off the face of the earth. It's not like anything too terribly exciting has been happening: more schoolwork, only this time to the 3rd power. I have little more than three weeks to complete a 10 page paper, a 6 page paper, an 8 page paper, a 4 page paper, another 6 page paper, a group presentation, a cataloging ( Read more... )

I know, I know, I know: this is just what happens to me every time I'm faced with a big change. New job? Anxiety. New housemate? Anxiety. Going back to school, moving to a new city, and basically starting over again? Bring on the panic attacks. If this is the price for grad school then I'll gladly pay it, but goddamn! Little things will send white- ( Read more... )

Huzzah, there is sunlight! I have suddenly have energy! I think I'll write something!
Thanks to my selflessly working on Memorial Day, I got to take this Friday off. I knew that I needed to visit UW’s Burke Museum (if I’m gonna be in the program, might as well see the goods!), and that I needed to touch bases with my Nikki, seeing as I’m one of her ( Read more... )

Wednesday was my very last shift in Visitor Services. As luck would have it, I worked our 21 and over OMSI After Dark shift, which is always fun: first off, they gave all of us free samples of FUDGE; second off all the customer who come in are happy, usually on dates, and most likely drinking; third off, no children. A nice way to end three years ( Read more... )