Indiana Post!
Well, hello there.
I'm officially installed in Indiana. It is...much different than you'd expect. Bloomington is a town of deep, rolling hills, lush greenery, amazing art/folklore museums, and some of the best theater/ballet/music in the country. I love this town!
So far, I've gotten two jobs: one at a Chinese restaurant called Mark Pi's China Gate. (All of my step sisters have worked at Mark Pi's in some form or another across most of Indiana. I'm carrying on the tradition. It's interesting. And they feed you free food before and after every shift, so even if you got shitty tips one day--you still got a free meal!)
The other place is called Player's Pub. It's one of those slightly sketchy dive bars, where the owner is a master of Reiki and there are healing crystals all over the place supporting good energy. There's also dancing, live music (one night is big-band/swing night, another is bluegrass night, another jazz night, another rock night. The music really isn't bad! I just wish there were more people to dance to it all). My being in the place lowers the average age by at least 15 years; let's just say that. It's still really fun and easy-going.
I sold my car last week. I have varying feelings on that. It needed to be sold; I need the money; I can't afford it; having it gone is a huge weight off my shoulders. But, I LOVED that car. It was the first big thing I got after I got a real job that paid good money. It was such an awesome car. It's harder than I thought to get around without it. The day after I sold it, I had to ride my bike to waiting tables in a thunderstorm and got there dripping wet. I had a good rain coat, but my pants that I put over my NICE pants weren't water-proof, so I was wet in weird spots for my whole shift. Also, like I said: Bloomington is REALLY hilly. It's also hot and incredibly humid--moreso than Atlanta, if you can believe it! So I show up to a shift covered in sweat. Any makeup I've tried to put on, any shower I've taken to show up clean, immediately backfires and I'm dripping and nasty. This won't be as big of a problem in school, where I don't have to look nice to make tips. Right now, though, I need to figure something out. Maybe just creative packing and leaving early so I can get there, put on makeup, compose myself, etc. I've just NEVER been good about getting anywhere early!
Ah, well. That's about it. Also, I've gone from living alone for the past year+ to having 4 roommates, one of whom is a complete drama queen. They're all pretty cool, but sometimes I just can't take it and really want to be alone. I haven't made very many friends yet, but have met some cool people with decent potential. Tonight, two of my roommates kidnapped me from in front of the TV and made me go dancing. Yeah, I'll have some blisters tomorrow, but it was pretty fun. I haven't even tried to look pretty in weeks and weeks. It was a nice change!
It's always strange how things turn out. The roommate I thought I'd be really close with when I first moved in turned out to be the most annoying person ever. The people I didn't think I'd like ended up being my favorite so far. I'm still not REALLY close with anyone, but definitely feel the potential. I just keep reminding myself that you can't build a whole new life of love, interests, and friendships in just a few weeks. People will constantly surprise you even when you think you've had a gauge on them.
I dunno how to describe everything. There are a lot of good things and some not-so-good things. But nothing is out-and-out BAD, which I haven't been able to say for a long time. I'll leave that in the plus column and move on.
Tomorrow, I'm working at the Arts festival as a volunteer. I just started last week at the Waldron Arts Center (Bloomington Area Arts Council), so that I could meet some new people with artistic bents. It's hard being here and only associating with restaurant people (work) and geology people (4 geology majors in one house--and me!) I need some of my own people. But mostly, things are good here.
And that's about it.
I'm officially installed in Indiana. It is...much different than you'd expect. Bloomington is a town of deep, rolling hills, lush greenery, amazing art/folklore museums, and some of the best theater/ballet/music in the country. I love this town!
So far, I've gotten two jobs: one at a Chinese restaurant called Mark Pi's China Gate. (All of my step sisters have worked at Mark Pi's in some form or another across most of Indiana. I'm carrying on the tradition. It's interesting. And they feed you free food before and after every shift, so even if you got shitty tips one day--you still got a free meal!)
The other place is called Player's Pub. It's one of those slightly sketchy dive bars, where the owner is a master of Reiki and there are healing crystals all over the place supporting good energy. There's also dancing, live music (one night is big-band/swing night, another is bluegrass night, another jazz night, another rock night. The music really isn't bad! I just wish there were more people to dance to it all). My being in the place lowers the average age by at least 15 years; let's just say that. It's still really fun and easy-going.
I sold my car last week. I have varying feelings on that. It needed to be sold; I need the money; I can't afford it; having it gone is a huge weight off my shoulders. But, I LOVED that car. It was the first big thing I got after I got a real job that paid good money. It was such an awesome car. It's harder than I thought to get around without it. The day after I sold it, I had to ride my bike to waiting tables in a thunderstorm and got there dripping wet. I had a good rain coat, but my pants that I put over my NICE pants weren't water-proof, so I was wet in weird spots for my whole shift. Also, like I said: Bloomington is REALLY hilly. It's also hot and incredibly humid--moreso than Atlanta, if you can believe it! So I show up to a shift covered in sweat. Any makeup I've tried to put on, any shower I've taken to show up clean, immediately backfires and I'm dripping and nasty. This won't be as big of a problem in school, where I don't have to look nice to make tips. Right now, though, I need to figure something out. Maybe just creative packing and leaving early so I can get there, put on makeup, compose myself, etc. I've just NEVER been good about getting anywhere early!
Ah, well. That's about it. Also, I've gone from living alone for the past year+ to having 4 roommates, one of whom is a complete drama queen. They're all pretty cool, but sometimes I just can't take it and really want to be alone. I haven't made very many friends yet, but have met some cool people with decent potential. Tonight, two of my roommates kidnapped me from in front of the TV and made me go dancing. Yeah, I'll have some blisters tomorrow, but it was pretty fun. I haven't even tried to look pretty in weeks and weeks. It was a nice change!
It's always strange how things turn out. The roommate I thought I'd be really close with when I first moved in turned out to be the most annoying person ever. The people I didn't think I'd like ended up being my favorite so far. I'm still not REALLY close with anyone, but definitely feel the potential. I just keep reminding myself that you can't build a whole new life of love, interests, and friendships in just a few weeks. People will constantly surprise you even when you think you've had a gauge on them.
I dunno how to describe everything. There are a lot of good things and some not-so-good things. But nothing is out-and-out BAD, which I haven't been able to say for a long time. I'll leave that in the plus column and move on.
Tomorrow, I'm working at the Arts festival as a volunteer. I just started last week at the Waldron Arts Center (Bloomington Area Arts Council), so that I could meet some new people with artistic bents. It's hard being here and only associating with restaurant people (work) and geology people (4 geology majors in one house--and me!) I need some of my own people. But mostly, things are good here.
And that's about it.