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Updating lately has been a weird feast-or-famine type of thing. It's not like it was a couple of months ago, when I was not updating because I had nothing to say. It's more like there's so much going on that I haven't really had the time (and/or willpower) to sit down and get it all down on paper/screen so that it makes sense and is focused in one place. Really, I've been having trouble with updating anything lately: forums, Facebook, anything that involves me sitting down and writing out my thoughts in any way. With all of that said, I hope that you'll forgive me for these thoughts being brief and focused on a few things:
1. Classes: Love them so far. I'm taking Advanced Technical Writing, Technical Editing and Principles of Technical Communication, so it's all very technical, really. I can't decide which one I like best, but I'm really happy to be back in school, regardless. It's just good to be doing something where success or failure isn't entirely dependent on how another human being feels about me, regardless of how well I do my job. It's also not entirely dependent on the economy, which is nice. I can attend school for the next two years (or more) regardless of what the economy does, and that makes me happy.
2. Finances: Are failtastic. I have to go to the financial aide office on Tuesday because a job that I was working on getting fell through, so I need more money in loans to pay for my rent and car payments. It's frustrating, but there's no way I can survive on what they've given me so far, and I'm not sure where else to go for money. The jobs just aren't there, and it's really frustrating that even when I'm going to school, even when I've moved nearly 2000 miles from home, there's still no work available.
3. I'm engaged! - We got my engagement ring today. Kyle paid $85 for it. It's already been appraised (preliminarily) at more than $800. Needless to say, we're both feeling pretty awesome about that, and it's a gorgeous ring. A half carat deep blue tanzanite in the center of a swooping band with two diamonds on either side. I'll have proper pictures on Facebook tomorrow.
I...can't really think of a lot more to write about at the moment. So...I told you that would be short :P
1. Classes: Love them so far. I'm taking Advanced Technical Writing, Technical Editing and Principles of Technical Communication, so it's all very technical, really. I can't decide which one I like best, but I'm really happy to be back in school, regardless. It's just good to be doing something where success or failure isn't entirely dependent on how another human being feels about me, regardless of how well I do my job. It's also not entirely dependent on the economy, which is nice. I can attend school for the next two years (or more) regardless of what the economy does, and that makes me happy.
2. Finances: Are failtastic. I have to go to the financial aide office on Tuesday because a job that I was working on getting fell through, so I need more money in loans to pay for my rent and car payments. It's frustrating, but there's no way I can survive on what they've given me so far, and I'm not sure where else to go for money. The jobs just aren't there, and it's really frustrating that even when I'm going to school, even when I've moved nearly 2000 miles from home, there's still no work available.
3. I'm engaged! - We got my engagement ring today. Kyle paid $85 for it. It's already been appraised (preliminarily) at more than $800. Needless to say, we're both feeling pretty awesome about that, and it's a gorgeous ring. A half carat deep blue tanzanite in the center of a swooping band with two diamonds on either side. I'll have proper pictures on Facebook tomorrow.
I...can't really think of a lot more to write about at the moment. So...I told you that would be short :P