Update
It's been a while since I've written here, and SO much has happened.
-moved out of Chasewood, went back to nova
-moved Reed (aka my storage locker) out of the Village, went back to nova
-moved out of home, drove to Texas for 4 days
-moved into our apartment
-6 days after moving in, flew to Philadelphia
-Made a wedding cake, went to Bryan and Christy's wedding
-flew back to Austin
And yeah, thats pretty much it. There are lots of details, and photos to share, but maybe I'll do that later.
Things that have made me happy:
-I feel bad that new things make me happy, I've tried to suppress the consumerist desires for shit you don't need, but I feel so much better when I look around my apartment and it's clean, furnished and pretty. I chalk it up to being a hyper-visual person, and seeing things in order appeases my brain.
-After getting settled, Reed and I have cooked every meal. I'm really happy about that. We've planned out menus a week in advance, so that we re-use ingredients through out the week, have enough leftovers for lunch the next day, and have been trying to make it slightly healthy. (Well, we at least have veggies every meal.) I'm also super glad that it's been amazingly cheap! We've been doing very well on $50 a week for 2 people. Plus, no meals out = I can live on my savings for a while.
-Another thing that makes me happy is sunshine. Ok, yeah super cheesy, gag me, right. But seriously, when it rains in Virginia, it'll be a whole fucking day of grey sky, fog, drizzle and cold, and it really affects my mood. Sure it's hot in Texas but at least it's not as humid, and there's more hours of sunshine. (of course, we haven't gotten our electric/AC bill yet...)
-Our apartment is in an awesome location. There's a hike and bike trail that runs next to us, and goes through downtown. We can walk to 6th street, which is the big nightlife (mostly undergrad) scene, in 10 or 15 min through major, well lit streets. We can also walk to SoCo very easily, though at night it's got a lot of homeless people, and is more sketchy than downtown.
Things that aren't so happy:
I'm sortof in job limbo. I must have applied to 50 places by now, half of those were probably craigslist pieces of shit. Some were government/university jobs, so there's a huge waiting time on those. Some I was patently not qualified for, or were in different industries. A lot were cold-calling big design/ad agencies where I wasn't really expecting a response, but hoping to bank my resume for any future openings.
In all of that there were at least 10 jobs where I felt like I was qualified, or over qualified. I've heard from maybe 2 of them.
I don't know how much longer I should wait. I'm just so glad my parents are going to support me for a little bit longer. I know my dad would much rather support me until I can get a professional/clerical/office job, than having me jump into burger flipping, and kill my resume.
Ugggh, I've edited down this joblessness rant, but hunting for jobs is what I spend most of my time doing, so it's hard not to go on about it.
-moved out of Chasewood, went back to nova
-moved Reed (aka my storage locker) out of the Village, went back to nova
-moved out of home, drove to Texas for 4 days
-moved into our apartment
-6 days after moving in, flew to Philadelphia
-Made a wedding cake, went to Bryan and Christy's wedding
-flew back to Austin
And yeah, thats pretty much it. There are lots of details, and photos to share, but maybe I'll do that later.
Things that have made me happy:
-I feel bad that new things make me happy, I've tried to suppress the consumerist desires for shit you don't need, but I feel so much better when I look around my apartment and it's clean, furnished and pretty. I chalk it up to being a hyper-visual person, and seeing things in order appeases my brain.
-After getting settled, Reed and I have cooked every meal. I'm really happy about that. We've planned out menus a week in advance, so that we re-use ingredients through out the week, have enough leftovers for lunch the next day, and have been trying to make it slightly healthy. (Well, we at least have veggies every meal.) I'm also super glad that it's been amazingly cheap! We've been doing very well on $50 a week for 2 people. Plus, no meals out = I can live on my savings for a while.
-Another thing that makes me happy is sunshine. Ok, yeah super cheesy, gag me, right. But seriously, when it rains in Virginia, it'll be a whole fucking day of grey sky, fog, drizzle and cold, and it really affects my mood. Sure it's hot in Texas but at least it's not as humid, and there's more hours of sunshine. (of course, we haven't gotten our electric/AC bill yet...)
-Our apartment is in an awesome location. There's a hike and bike trail that runs next to us, and goes through downtown. We can walk to 6th street, which is the big nightlife (mostly undergrad) scene, in 10 or 15 min through major, well lit streets. We can also walk to SoCo very easily, though at night it's got a lot of homeless people, and is more sketchy than downtown.
Things that aren't so happy:
I'm sortof in job limbo. I must have applied to 50 places by now, half of those were probably craigslist pieces of shit. Some were government/university jobs, so there's a huge waiting time on those. Some I was patently not qualified for, or were in different industries. A lot were cold-calling big design/ad agencies where I wasn't really expecting a response, but hoping to bank my resume for any future openings.
In all of that there were at least 10 jobs where I felt like I was qualified, or over qualified. I've heard from maybe 2 of them.
I don't know how much longer I should wait. I'm just so glad my parents are going to support me for a little bit longer. I know my dad would much rather support me until I can get a professional/clerical/office job, than having me jump into burger flipping, and kill my resume.
Ugggh, I've edited down this joblessness rant, but hunting for jobs is what I spend most of my time doing, so it's hard not to go on about it.