That's enough of that.
I haven't regretted my decision to switch to tutor for a second. I'm enjoying what I do, and I have plenty of time to search for other jobs and pursue my own interests. And I still get a paycheck, albeit a smaller one.
We had an ice storm last month, and my mom slipped on the ice and broke her elbow. I've been helping where I can, cooking and such. My mom can't use her left hand enough to do much useful with it, so she's going batshit crazy with nothing to do.
I had a phone interview today with a Girl Scout council in PA. I'd like the job. I'll hear back from them in about 2 weeks. This is plan A.
However, after years of research, I've pinpointed a place I'd like to live that sticks out above the rest. I'd REALLY love to live on the Oregon coast. Or Portland would also be acceptable. Rental prices aren't terribly high, though property taxes are. I don't have a specific town picked out. They all look good. Oh, to have a view of the ocean...
Plan B! If I don't have a job by the end of the school year (June 1), I'm going to pack up my car and my dog and hit the road. And travel the Oregon Trail. Minus the cholera, dysentery, and bandits. I will not attempt to caulk my car and float it across any rivers. We'll take our time (but not too much) and take a few days' road trip.
Others are invited, but all will decline.
So I'm making lists of what I'll need to bring/do. I'm pinpointing my job search on the coast/Portland areas. I'm looking into shared housing that would accept a well-behaved small dog.
I've mentioned this casually to my mom a couple times. The first time, she snidely said that I could flip burgers anywhere, she guessed. The second time she blew up and called me immature (she also cited my 'useless degree' from India as an example of immaturity). And I realized, I finally don't care. Well, I don't enjoy it. But I'm not going to keep my life on hold for her approval. My dad's slightly more supportive.
I'm going to keep building up money from tutoring, and a little from the barn when May comes around. And then I'm going to go. Because I have to get out of here. Otherwise I'll keep sitting here, stuck in this house with these people, getting more depressed, gaining weight, with no room to grow. I won't keep doing it. I'll take whatever work I can get out there. I have enough money to live on for a while, if I stick to a tight budget.
I just had to get that out of my system. I have to get out of here. I'll stay in the country because of Peri (I don't resent him at all for that; he's kind of the love of my life). Also, I'd like to settle down in a place of my own. Just not here. Camp was the one thing holding me to this area, and I'm finally at a place where I can leave it without any bad feelings.
On to more boring news. I had contemplated getting Pokemon White, but decided not to. Then my brother came home from college with his Pokemon Black. I hijacked it, and I've started to play. I'm not terribly impressed. But I just beat the first gym. I don't think I'll buy it myself.
We had an ice storm last month, and my mom slipped on the ice and broke her elbow. I've been helping where I can, cooking and such. My mom can't use her left hand enough to do much useful with it, so she's going batshit crazy with nothing to do.
I had a phone interview today with a Girl Scout council in PA. I'd like the job. I'll hear back from them in about 2 weeks. This is plan A.
However, after years of research, I've pinpointed a place I'd like to live that sticks out above the rest. I'd REALLY love to live on the Oregon coast. Or Portland would also be acceptable. Rental prices aren't terribly high, though property taxes are. I don't have a specific town picked out. They all look good. Oh, to have a view of the ocean...
Plan B! If I don't have a job by the end of the school year (June 1), I'm going to pack up my car and my dog and hit the road. And travel the Oregon Trail. Minus the cholera, dysentery, and bandits. I will not attempt to caulk my car and float it across any rivers. We'll take our time (but not too much) and take a few days' road trip.
Others are invited, but all will decline.
So I'm making lists of what I'll need to bring/do. I'm pinpointing my job search on the coast/Portland areas. I'm looking into shared housing that would accept a well-behaved small dog.
I've mentioned this casually to my mom a couple times. The first time, she snidely said that I could flip burgers anywhere, she guessed. The second time she blew up and called me immature (she also cited my 'useless degree' from India as an example of immaturity). And I realized, I finally don't care. Well, I don't enjoy it. But I'm not going to keep my life on hold for her approval. My dad's slightly more supportive.
I'm going to keep building up money from tutoring, and a little from the barn when May comes around. And then I'm going to go. Because I have to get out of here. Otherwise I'll keep sitting here, stuck in this house with these people, getting more depressed, gaining weight, with no room to grow. I won't keep doing it. I'll take whatever work I can get out there. I have enough money to live on for a while, if I stick to a tight budget.
I just had to get that out of my system. I have to get out of here. I'll stay in the country because of Peri (I don't resent him at all for that; he's kind of the love of my life). Also, I'd like to settle down in a place of my own. Just not here. Camp was the one thing holding me to this area, and I'm finally at a place where I can leave it without any bad feelings.
On to more boring news. I had contemplated getting Pokemon White, but decided not to. Then my brother came home from college with his Pokemon Black. I hijacked it, and I've started to play. I'm not terribly impressed. But I just beat the first gym. I don't think I'll buy it myself.