This title is not very descriptive.
A few things, I guess (they seemed blog-worthy).
1.) I need to write a Lindy Focus blog, if only for myself. I'll do it laterrrrrrrr!
2.) Unemployed again. Hey, this sucks! I've put in another 15 or so applications, and I had an "interview" with another temp agency in Brentwood today--but this staffing place actually has clerical work they're trying to put people in, so hopefully something good works out. I've applied at two or three engineering/architecture/design offices (all receptionist stuff) that I think would actually be really great to work at, so I'm hoping that they email me or call me back or something, because I would love to be in a job where I actually enjoy the environment! The YWCA (and one or two other unnamed non-profit organizations I applied to/for/at)is also looking for a receptionist/front-desk-type-person. These are all my ideal jobs (for the moment). I think it'd be great to work in a non-profit office, just for a new experience! I only applied to these within the past few days, but I'm still hoping that they'll contact me, because a job I like to go to would be GREAT. (I mean, really, I just need to work, but I would really like something worthwhile.)
3.) Going to court tomorrow, to hopefully wheedle the judge into completely overruling that citation I got a while ago for expired registration...it'll be my first experience in court, and hopefully it's good practice for when I go to see about my speeding ticket (that's the one I'm REALLY scared of). I don't really know what to expect, and I wasn't planning on being in court for this citation, but that's what the court clerk suggested, and hopefully she's right when she says the judge will probably let me off easy because of that whole eyeball situation. I'm hoping for a really small nominal fee, if anything--the citation would be like $85, which I don't really have right now--free would be fantastic, $20 or less paperwork/processing sort of fee would be great. Anything more is really iffy as far as my bank account goes.
(Thank god for my credit card...I would be in Bankruptsville if I didn't have that to fall back on for a few groceries and gas and stuff)
4.) I've been baking a lot lately. And when I say "a lot", I mean with surprising frequency. Three batches of brownies before Lindy Focus, another one after Lindy Focus, snickerdoodles, spritz cookies (cream cheese, various sprinkles or other decorations), regular ol' chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip pecan pancakes (holy crap they were delicious), apple pancakes....something nearly every other day, it seems like. It probably doesn't help that I have the ingredients just sort of hanging around my kitchen.
I mean, I know that I really like making things by hand (and baking things by spoon!), but this is ridiculous. I think it might be some sort of subconscious effort to deal with this weird introvertedness that I've been experiencing since after Lindy Focus. I've been a little bit introspective, a little bit anti-social, a little bit withdrawn, a little bit budget-conscious, and oddly lonely. I have no idea why, but I feel pretty down right now--I figure that some of it is linked to this pretty depressing economic situation I'm currently in, but even that doesn't explain it all. It might have something to do with coming down off an amazing social and physical high from Lindy Focus, but there's still more. It's really weird. I crave cuddling and quality time with good people. I want to feel loved and to shower others with affection, to feel comfortable sitting in silence. I think maybe I just want to watch a good movie with a small group of people, probably with all of us squished up with a few pillows and a cozy blanket.
5.)I've also been feeling really restless lately. I think that this is mostly due to my not being in school right now, and come August, it should be all gone. In the meantime, I have this ridiculous yearning to just get in my car with a suitcase full of everything I need, and drive wherever I want to go to spend time with people and see new cities, or cities that I've visited but haven't actually seen. Mostly the list includes Atlanta, Knoxville, Raleigh, and Asheville, but also DC/Baltimore, Colorado, and northern places (Albany, Rochester, Vermont, New Hampshire, Boston). And California--from Sacramento/Bay Area all the way down to San Diego-- places I haven't been to in a good while. And Seattle, where I've never been other than to spend a night in the airport. And Portland, where I have relatives that I've never met, friends that moved, and where there are apparently lots of pretty green things.
This restlessness is pervasive in a few different areas of my life--I have this compulsion to have a clean house (which means that I need to clean it) for no apparent reason. I'm rearranging my bedroom (as much as I can, anyway, there's limited options). I want to redecorate and paint walls, but I also want to sit down and doodle or create some art or something. I want to go thrift shopping and find an amazing wingback chair, and a new lamp, and sofa covers, and picture frames and really cute outfits. And I want new dance shoes and new dance experiences and to win a competition (not only to make it to finals, but to place in the top 3). Also, attractive men to flirt and canoodle with are welcome but not expected.
So, now that I've been all whiny and down and needy (please excuse my emo-self)I guess that's it. Really, I'm alive and I made some good soup the other day and there are potential job prospects and I have backup financial plans if I need them, so life is not really bad. My state of mind is just stuck in a gray and rainy day right now.
1.) I need to write a Lindy Focus blog, if only for myself. I'll do it laterrrrrrrr!
2.) Unemployed again. Hey, this sucks! I've put in another 15 or so applications, and I had an "interview" with another temp agency in Brentwood today--but this staffing place actually has clerical work they're trying to put people in, so hopefully something good works out. I've applied at two or three engineering/architecture/design offices (all receptionist stuff) that I think would actually be really great to work at, so I'm hoping that they email me or call me back or something, because I would love to be in a job where I actually enjoy the environment! The YWCA (and one or two other unnamed non-profit organizations I applied to/for/at)is also looking for a receptionist/front-desk-type-person. These are all my ideal jobs (for the moment). I think it'd be great to work in a non-profit office, just for a new experience! I only applied to these within the past few days, but I'm still hoping that they'll contact me, because a job I like to go to would be GREAT. (I mean, really, I just need to work, but I would really like something worthwhile.)
3.) Going to court tomorrow, to hopefully wheedle the judge into completely overruling that citation I got a while ago for expired registration...it'll be my first experience in court, and hopefully it's good practice for when I go to see about my speeding ticket (that's the one I'm REALLY scared of). I don't really know what to expect, and I wasn't planning on being in court for this citation, but that's what the court clerk suggested, and hopefully she's right when she says the judge will probably let me off easy because of that whole eyeball situation. I'm hoping for a really small nominal fee, if anything--the citation would be like $85, which I don't really have right now--free would be fantastic, $20 or less paperwork/processing sort of fee would be great. Anything more is really iffy as far as my bank account goes.
(Thank god for my credit card...I would be in Bankruptsville if I didn't have that to fall back on for a few groceries and gas and stuff)
4.) I've been baking a lot lately. And when I say "a lot", I mean with surprising frequency. Three batches of brownies before Lindy Focus, another one after Lindy Focus, snickerdoodles, spritz cookies (cream cheese, various sprinkles or other decorations), regular ol' chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip pecan pancakes (holy crap they were delicious), apple pancakes....something nearly every other day, it seems like. It probably doesn't help that I have the ingredients just sort of hanging around my kitchen.
I mean, I know that I really like making things by hand (and baking things by spoon!), but this is ridiculous. I think it might be some sort of subconscious effort to deal with this weird introvertedness that I've been experiencing since after Lindy Focus. I've been a little bit introspective, a little bit anti-social, a little bit withdrawn, a little bit budget-conscious, and oddly lonely. I have no idea why, but I feel pretty down right now--I figure that some of it is linked to this pretty depressing economic situation I'm currently in, but even that doesn't explain it all. It might have something to do with coming down off an amazing social and physical high from Lindy Focus, but there's still more. It's really weird. I crave cuddling and quality time with good people. I want to feel loved and to shower others with affection, to feel comfortable sitting in silence. I think maybe I just want to watch a good movie with a small group of people, probably with all of us squished up with a few pillows and a cozy blanket.
5.)I've also been feeling really restless lately. I think that this is mostly due to my not being in school right now, and come August, it should be all gone. In the meantime, I have this ridiculous yearning to just get in my car with a suitcase full of everything I need, and drive wherever I want to go to spend time with people and see new cities, or cities that I've visited but haven't actually seen. Mostly the list includes Atlanta, Knoxville, Raleigh, and Asheville, but also DC/Baltimore, Colorado, and northern places (Albany, Rochester, Vermont, New Hampshire, Boston). And California--from Sacramento/Bay Area all the way down to San Diego-- places I haven't been to in a good while. And Seattle, where I've never been other than to spend a night in the airport. And Portland, where I have relatives that I've never met, friends that moved, and where there are apparently lots of pretty green things.
This restlessness is pervasive in a few different areas of my life--I have this compulsion to have a clean house (which means that I need to clean it) for no apparent reason. I'm rearranging my bedroom (as much as I can, anyway, there's limited options). I want to redecorate and paint walls, but I also want to sit down and doodle or create some art or something. I want to go thrift shopping and find an amazing wingback chair, and a new lamp, and sofa covers, and picture frames and really cute outfits. And I want new dance shoes and new dance experiences and to win a competition (not only to make it to finals, but to place in the top 3). Also, attractive men to flirt and canoodle with are welcome but not expected.
So, now that I've been all whiny and down and needy (please excuse my emo-self)I guess that's it. Really, I'm alive and I made some good soup the other day and there are potential job prospects and I have backup financial plans if I need them, so life is not really bad. My state of mind is just stuck in a gray and rainy day right now.