Can you believe it?
I know I can't believe it--me making an update right now that is. In a way, part of me always wants to regain my former interest in live journal because I think it's a novel little hobby to have, a good way to "mentally" unwind, and not a bad way to be in touch with some of you people.
However, LJ (Myspace also) is around the bottom of my priority list, so it gets put on the "Jamie back burner."
What's been receiving careful attention on the Jamie rotisserie, you ask? I could go on with all the details, but I'm sure you don't feel like reading a semi-exhaustive list any more than I feel like typing it. Therefore, I can't even deny that I've been more or less occupied with the 'same ol' shit--that is, school and Autumn/friends. I would say work, but it hardly even counts as a worry now that I work in the Language Learning Center (sure, I'll sit at a computer and occasionally help people find the CD they want and get paid $5.75 an hour for it. $6.85 once the new minimum wage begins in January).
Speaking of minimum wage, I voted for the first time on the 7th. I guess it felt kind of neat voting at all--all the more because I helped make Ted Strickland the democratic governor of Ohio and get Mike DeWine out of Congress. So whoop de doo for our Republic...I guess. Just please don't call it a democracy. Please don't be so delusional as to refer to the U.S. as a democracy. Call it a personal favor to me, just don't do it.
~tweak~
I'm reading "The Human Person: Animal and Spirit" by David Braine. Dr. Sanford recommended (and let me borrow) it. I just have to mention it because it's the first book I've read in several months that I've enjoyed so much--yet been so challenged by. So if you're interested in the whole battle of dualistic vs. holistic ways of looking at the body/soul relationship, check it out. Actually, I don't know who would be interested that would be reading my LJ, but I felt like mentioning it. Shit, I'm starting to ramble and need a transition.
This Saturday Autumn, Amber, and I are going to see Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny. I am psyched!!!! I've been a big fan of Tenacious D for a while now, and I love Jack Black passionately, so I'm looking forward to that. Happily, I've been seeing more of Amber lately too.
I also just have to note (uselessly) that I'm happy to actually feel like I'm making some strides in French and Spanish this semester. It's still a long road ahead, but my point is that I haven't lost my enjoyment in them, even though I'm not sure what career I am going to pursue, or even if I necessarily want my knowledge of those languages to be central to my career. While we're on the topic, also, for anyone who I haven't told yet, I'll be studying Spanish for a month this summer in Guanajuato, Mexico, and I am really looking forward to it. Just don't miss me too much.
Today was 1 year 9 months for Autumn and I, isn't that nuts? On that happy note, I am totally done with this entry. Thanks for reading.
However, LJ (Myspace also) is around the bottom of my priority list, so it gets put on the "Jamie back burner."
What's been receiving careful attention on the Jamie rotisserie, you ask? I could go on with all the details, but I'm sure you don't feel like reading a semi-exhaustive list any more than I feel like typing it. Therefore, I can't even deny that I've been more or less occupied with the 'same ol' shit--that is, school and Autumn/friends. I would say work, but it hardly even counts as a worry now that I work in the Language Learning Center (sure, I'll sit at a computer and occasionally help people find the CD they want and get paid $5.75 an hour for it. $6.85 once the new minimum wage begins in January).
Speaking of minimum wage, I voted for the first time on the 7th. I guess it felt kind of neat voting at all--all the more because I helped make Ted Strickland the democratic governor of Ohio and get Mike DeWine out of Congress. So whoop de doo for our Republic...I guess. Just please don't call it a democracy. Please don't be so delusional as to refer to the U.S. as a democracy. Call it a personal favor to me, just don't do it.
~tweak~
I'm reading "The Human Person: Animal and Spirit" by David Braine. Dr. Sanford recommended (and let me borrow) it. I just have to mention it because it's the first book I've read in several months that I've enjoyed so much--yet been so challenged by. So if you're interested in the whole battle of dualistic vs. holistic ways of looking at the body/soul relationship, check it out. Actually, I don't know who would be interested that would be reading my LJ, but I felt like mentioning it. Shit, I'm starting to ramble and need a transition.
This Saturday Autumn, Amber, and I are going to see Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny. I am psyched!!!! I've been a big fan of Tenacious D for a while now, and I love Jack Black passionately, so I'm looking forward to that. Happily, I've been seeing more of Amber lately too.
I also just have to note (uselessly) that I'm happy to actually feel like I'm making some strides in French and Spanish this semester. It's still a long road ahead, but my point is that I haven't lost my enjoyment in them, even though I'm not sure what career I am going to pursue, or even if I necessarily want my knowledge of those languages to be central to my career. While we're on the topic, also, for anyone who I haven't told yet, I'll be studying Spanish for a month this summer in Guanajuato, Mexico, and I am really looking forward to it. Just don't miss me too much.
Today was 1 year 9 months for Autumn and I, isn't that nuts? On that happy note, I am totally done with this entry. Thanks for reading.