What has been going on in my life?
Hello LJ, I missed you.
*sigh* where to begin.
I have bee super busy with 2 jobs, school, ASL, and life in general. I have been working more than I sleep each week and it is driving me insane. With Thanksgiving coming up I finally get 3 days off where there will be no work and no school. I can't wait.
I still work at P-bread once or twice a week and I work at a print shop as a designer, so I work 5 days a week and have class the other two. There is NO day where I am not working or having class. This NEEDS to change or else I WILL snap and I WILL take someone out.
Overall I am very happy at my design job and the 2 other female designers are really nice. All the people there seem to be very cool. I do miss my P-Bread family since I don't get to see them each every day but design is similar to my future career and pays more.
Speaking of my P-Bread family, some of the girls I worked with got really freaked out by a not so secret-someone. He showed up and acted really odd/scary in front of the high school girls and one of them was really frightened. They thought he was in violation of a restraining order and may have wanted to hurt me. The fact that it scared them that much makes me realize how jaded I have become to such behaviors. Which is worrisome. I had to explain to the girls, and my managers who that was, why it happened, and if anyone was in any real danger. I had to do it AGAIN tonight at our meeting.
That felt great. >.>
"Oh? That guy who scared _________ and __________? Yeeeaah, he's my exboyfriend. No, he wasn't a physical threat and I don't have a restraining order against him. Yes, he's the one that I was dating when I had all those ulcers...etc"
-_- Explaining everything just made me feel disgusted with myself for having dated this person. My pride too a bit of a hit with this one.
There is a Panera up the street where he lives where 2 of the managers I have trained work, and 2 close to my own location. Even if he HAD to come to mine, why say those things? Why act that way and scare young girls that have no information about that time in my life?
Bah, from what I understand he has 2 girlfriend-type-people right now. Shouldn't that keep him busy? Also where do crazy people get all this free time? I am a bit envious. I want free time, although I would totally spend it sleeping.
Anyway...
I ran the ASL NY trip and got to see Jewels for a hot minute. (We need another crafting date!) The weather was beautiful and no one got left behind. It had it's rough spots and I was more than a little tired...but I am still happy I did it.
This will be my last semester being president of ASL, and I am going to try and find someone to pass the torch to. I don't want anyone fucking it all up. ;_;
Leaving ASL is bittersweet. I love the people so much and it has given me so many opportunities...I was offered my current job when I was picking up an ASL print job! I have gotten close to so many wonderful professors, and I was able to help students with projects or get their artwork seen.
I will miss all of that.
But I WILL be happy to have more free time to see my friends.
I can't wait for some more freedom.
I am trying to figure out what to do about school. I could graduate now with my art major and return to finish my teaching degree (I only have student teaching and practicums left for both elementary and secondary ed) or I can stay in school and add more minors. I am almost done my Graphic Design minor and just need 2 more classes.
The problem is I enjoy being a student, I like being in a room of artists and being able to bounce ideas off each other. I might have to join an artist colony or studio space...I don't know.
Thankfully I have so many options, ASL and all my wonderful acquaintances have opened doors for me and I have so many options I don't know what to pick. I have teaching professors who want to suggest me for jobs once I graduate, I have art professors who talk about further education, I have a design job which could lead to something more, and I have the option of maybe starting my own design studio. The design place I work at is a small company but they do quite well for themselves and I am learning how to create a brand and a business.
BAH, so much! I am overwhelmed...but in a good way.
I am also looking at houses. I have been saving and working my ass off and I don't have close to enough to fully purchase a house but I have a nice nest egg saved. I could always get a bank loan...but I would like to continue saving. (I don't want to get a house, fail, and screw up my credit)
There is a house I have been eying and the price just dropped another 6k. >.> Maybe I can talk Brian into moving in with me....but he's so busy with work himself. Oh well, I can still dream....
ALSO: I got Toy Story 3 on DVD and I totally cry every time I see it. I still say people are heartless monsters if they feel nothing. Pixar is evil and amazing at the same time. With Monsters Inc. 2 on the way I know I am going to bawl my eyes out again. ;_;
XOXO
*sigh* where to begin.
I have bee super busy with 2 jobs, school, ASL, and life in general. I have been working more than I sleep each week and it is driving me insane. With Thanksgiving coming up I finally get 3 days off where there will be no work and no school. I can't wait.
I still work at P-bread once or twice a week and I work at a print shop as a designer, so I work 5 days a week and have class the other two. There is NO day where I am not working or having class. This NEEDS to change or else I WILL snap and I WILL take someone out.
Overall I am very happy at my design job and the 2 other female designers are really nice. All the people there seem to be very cool. I do miss my P-Bread family since I don't get to see them each every day but design is similar to my future career and pays more.
Speaking of my P-Bread family, some of the girls I worked with got really freaked out by a not so secret-someone. He showed up and acted really odd/scary in front of the high school girls and one of them was really frightened. They thought he was in violation of a restraining order and may have wanted to hurt me. The fact that it scared them that much makes me realize how jaded I have become to such behaviors. Which is worrisome. I had to explain to the girls, and my managers who that was, why it happened, and if anyone was in any real danger. I had to do it AGAIN tonight at our meeting.
That felt great. >.>
"Oh? That guy who scared _________ and __________? Yeeeaah, he's my exboyfriend. No, he wasn't a physical threat and I don't have a restraining order against him. Yes, he's the one that I was dating when I had all those ulcers...etc"
-_- Explaining everything just made me feel disgusted with myself for having dated this person. My pride too a bit of a hit with this one.
There is a Panera up the street where he lives where 2 of the managers I have trained work, and 2 close to my own location. Even if he HAD to come to mine, why say those things? Why act that way and scare young girls that have no information about that time in my life?
Bah, from what I understand he has 2 girlfriend-type-people right now. Shouldn't that keep him busy? Also where do crazy people get all this free time? I am a bit envious. I want free time, although I would totally spend it sleeping.
Anyway...
I ran the ASL NY trip and got to see Jewels for a hot minute. (We need another crafting date!) The weather was beautiful and no one got left behind. It had it's rough spots and I was more than a little tired...but I am still happy I did it.
This will be my last semester being president of ASL, and I am going to try and find someone to pass the torch to. I don't want anyone fucking it all up. ;_;
Leaving ASL is bittersweet. I love the people so much and it has given me so many opportunities...I was offered my current job when I was picking up an ASL print job! I have gotten close to so many wonderful professors, and I was able to help students with projects or get their artwork seen.
I will miss all of that.
But I WILL be happy to have more free time to see my friends.
I can't wait for some more freedom.
I am trying to figure out what to do about school. I could graduate now with my art major and return to finish my teaching degree (I only have student teaching and practicums left for both elementary and secondary ed) or I can stay in school and add more minors. I am almost done my Graphic Design minor and just need 2 more classes.
The problem is I enjoy being a student, I like being in a room of artists and being able to bounce ideas off each other. I might have to join an artist colony or studio space...I don't know.
Thankfully I have so many options, ASL and all my wonderful acquaintances have opened doors for me and I have so many options I don't know what to pick. I have teaching professors who want to suggest me for jobs once I graduate, I have art professors who talk about further education, I have a design job which could lead to something more, and I have the option of maybe starting my own design studio. The design place I work at is a small company but they do quite well for themselves and I am learning how to create a brand and a business.
BAH, so much! I am overwhelmed...but in a good way.
I am also looking at houses. I have been saving and working my ass off and I don't have close to enough to fully purchase a house but I have a nice nest egg saved. I could always get a bank loan...but I would like to continue saving. (I don't want to get a house, fail, and screw up my credit)
There is a house I have been eying and the price just dropped another 6k. >.> Maybe I can talk Brian into moving in with me....but he's so busy with work himself. Oh well, I can still dream....
ALSO: I got Toy Story 3 on DVD and I totally cry every time I see it. I still say people are heartless monsters if they feel nothing. Pixar is evil and amazing at the same time. With Monsters Inc. 2 on the way I know I am going to bawl my eyes out again. ;_;
XOXO