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Senior week was pretty good. Moving and check-outs were hectic, but it all got done. The week was very relaxing and it kinda gave me a feel for what the summer in Farmville is going to be like - probably lots of laying out by the pool, reading, and hangage with the macacrew. I also moved into my new apartment in Longwood Village, which I will have all to myself for this summer. It is absolutely gorgeous! My bedroom is twice the size of my room in Stanley Park.
Plans for the month that I'm home have changed. Now I am working for one of my mom's friends, mostly just filing stuff and I'm making $15/hr. That's $120 a day! And for the most part I get to make my own schedule. I feel really professional - I have my own office (well, cubicle), a government e-mail address, and my own phone number. I am still going to go to the substitute teaching orientation and that way I can already be registered if I want to work during the month I am home for winter break.
Last night I went to the Stroke 9 concert. I invited the few friends I have in this area and none of them could make it for various reasons. I decided that this is a band I've wanted to see for a long time and that I wasn't going to base my life around other people, so I went alone. It was kinda awkward at first, but I ended up hanging out with a group of people and then I was fine. The opening bands sucked, some of the worst bands I've ever heard in my life, right up there with Billy Talent and Soldiers of Jah Army. But that just made Stroke 9 that much more amazing! They only played 3 songs from their new cd, most of it was their old stuff. The crowd was great, the venue(Jaxx in Springfield) was fantastic. I love being able to drink at shows. I got to talk to the lead singer for a few minutes after the show and he signed my ticket stub. Saturday, I'm going to the dc101 chili cookoff in DC with Bill, Heather, Matt, and Stu. I haven't seen Matt and Stu since last summer so I'm looking forward to that. Live music twice in one week! This is something that would never happen in Farmville.
I think at some point this summer I'm gonna make a real profile for this thing. That way I can meet new people who share some of my interests and it might open me up to some new ideas and/or opportunities. Plus, I need to have more than 10 LJ friends cuz that's just sad. haha
As always, I'm becoming reflective during this transitional period in my life. I've realized that I'm a "floater" among groups. I don't have a set group of friends, I just hang out with a bunch of random people. And the benefits of that are that I have a lot of friends and there's almost always someone to hang out with or someone to be there if I need anything. But more so, I just feel very lonely. When I hang out with a group of people who sees each other every day and eats every meal together, etc. I feel like I'm just a guest, not like I really belong there. I'm even starting to feel that way around my family. Now that I've realized something that upsets me, I'm not quite sure what to do with it. Do I try to find that feeling I'm searching for or should I just learn to accept not having it?
Plans for the month that I'm home have changed. Now I am working for one of my mom's friends, mostly just filing stuff and I'm making $15/hr. That's $120 a day! And for the most part I get to make my own schedule. I feel really professional - I have my own office (well, cubicle), a government e-mail address, and my own phone number. I am still going to go to the substitute teaching orientation and that way I can already be registered if I want to work during the month I am home for winter break.
Last night I went to the Stroke 9 concert. I invited the few friends I have in this area and none of them could make it for various reasons. I decided that this is a band I've wanted to see for a long time and that I wasn't going to base my life around other people, so I went alone. It was kinda awkward at first, but I ended up hanging out with a group of people and then I was fine. The opening bands sucked, some of the worst bands I've ever heard in my life, right up there with Billy Talent and Soldiers of Jah Army. But that just made Stroke 9 that much more amazing! They only played 3 songs from their new cd, most of it was their old stuff. The crowd was great, the venue(Jaxx in Springfield) was fantastic. I love being able to drink at shows. I got to talk to the lead singer for a few minutes after the show and he signed my ticket stub. Saturday, I'm going to the dc101 chili cookoff in DC with Bill, Heather, Matt, and Stu. I haven't seen Matt and Stu since last summer so I'm looking forward to that. Live music twice in one week! This is something that would never happen in Farmville.
I think at some point this summer I'm gonna make a real profile for this thing. That way I can meet new people who share some of my interests and it might open me up to some new ideas and/or opportunities. Plus, I need to have more than 10 LJ friends cuz that's just sad. haha
As always, I'm becoming reflective during this transitional period in my life. I've realized that I'm a "floater" among groups. I don't have a set group of friends, I just hang out with a bunch of random people. And the benefits of that are that I have a lot of friends and there's almost always someone to hang out with or someone to be there if I need anything. But more so, I just feel very lonely. When I hang out with a group of people who sees each other every day and eats every meal together, etc. I feel like I'm just a guest, not like I really belong there. I'm even starting to feel that way around my family. Now that I've realized something that upsets me, I'm not quite sure what to do with it. Do I try to find that feeling I'm searching for or should I just learn to accept not having it?