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Hi Livejournal,
I should catch you up on my life, since I only see Danielle nowadays.
My birthday last week was good. Danielle and Chris took me out for lunch at Paneras, and we stayed there til I think about 3:30pm. That's just how we do. My parents took me out to eat at Mojave Grill in Westfield for dinner. Then Chris and Danielle and I went to the Sun Tavern for drinks later on. So basically I was fed all day.
I also got a new Ipod, which I asked for. My 2.5 year old one is starting to freeze and screw up when I play it, so I think its time to get its replacement ready. And yes, this ipod was purchased days/weeks before Apple announced that it will announce a crazy new ipod that I believe does all of your work for you beyond playing a million billion songs. Oh well, I am not one to crave the latest and greatest...I just want something good and reliable.
The day after my birthday, I went with my parents into NYC. My dad had a job to do in the boonies of Manhattan up by the Cloisters. From there we drove to basically the farthest point from there in NYC in Brooklyn. I wanted to go to Coney Island and my parents were cool enough to take me. So we drove through Queens, through all of the traffic. At Coney Island, we walked along the boardwalk for alittle bit and then went to the NY Aquarium. The Aquarium was alright. It's tougher for aquariums to look nice because your inside carpeted rooms instead of outside like in zoos. But still, I like looking at fish. And there was a walrus, so it's all good. Man, I forgot though how annoying it is being a zoo visior. When youre in a uniform, people get out of your way. Alas I am no longer a WCS employee so people didnt think much of standing in front of me and not moving. Not one sense of awe as I walked by, how new and different.
After Coney Island, we went a few more exits up the Belt parkway to go horseback riding. There is a riding academy right off the parkway and right along Jamaica Bay. My mom was supposed to ride with me, but when she got on the horse, she was panicking and got off quickly thereafter. Which is probably for the best, because the horse is only going to freak out if the rider freaks out. So I went off with the trail guide. It was scary being on a horse for the first time ever. You dont realize how high off the ground you are until youre up there. But after a while it didnt feel as scary. And my horse took advantage of my new-ness, as only animals can do, and stopped to eat plants knowing I couldnt really stop him. All and all it was an interesting experience. I have worked with animals before, but it is a different dynamic up on a horse. I wasnt wild about kicking the horse to get it to move, but at the same time it doesnt respond to anything else you do. I didnt know I had muscles in my inner thighs until they were sore the next day. I am even going riding again this weekend through the Watching reservation for some program. All and all a good day. It shows how amazing NYC is that after 22 years here, I can still find all sorts of stuff I havent done yet in the city.
When I am not doing fun stuff, I am organizing all of my school shit (STILL) and looking for jobs. Animal jobs are finally popping up for the winter. I definately have a list of stuff to apply for, with none of them in the NYC area. Oh wait, thats because the WCS owns 5 zoos in the NYC area so I cant work for any of them because I quit the WCS. There is a job in Norfolk, which would put me back in VA, which is not a terrible thought. There is also an internship in Chicago, and I will probably apply for the Disney Animal Behavior Internship in FL. It's bad that the Disney one is the best opprotunities, because I think I would have bile in my mouth the whole time I would be working for Disney. I have never been to DisneyWorld and I dont lose sleep over it. But still, I will certainly let everyone know what happens.
Oh and beyond that, the Roots and Shoots club I ran for 2 years at school is dead. The new president emailed me today after 2 weeks of school saying she didnt have time for the club and cant run it. Yes, note the 2 years I ran it and survived, versus her 2 weeks.There really isnt anyone else that slightly cares about the club left at W&M. Well, I guess all of my work just went down the drain. DONT YOU JUST LOVE PEOPLE?! I know I do. But I'm sure you knew that.