you've got the music in you
Barrister's Ball was this past weekend. Have to say, it turned out really nicely. Check out my facebook page soon for pics.
My makeup ended up making me look like I had a black eye in pics, but in the dancefloor lighting it wasn't noticeable, lol. (And it wasn't like that all night) J & I were matching in peacock green. Very prommy.
This year, we were smart and ate first. J and I went to PF Changs and stuffed ourselves off of the prix fixe menu (including dessert, where J won the challenge against the waiter and actually finished his) He bought me a corsage (that matched nicely with my outfit) [Corsage was earned by finally finishing the con lit paper I've been working on since the end of fall quarter...] and I got him a girly-looking boutinniere (but there are no manly ones, so there.) My friend Amelia did my hair and makeup lol...my original idea to wear it up was discarded for curls. Which looked so nice the next day even that I left it as is and now desperately want a curling iron so I can do it for myself whenever I want. My mom wants me to come home weekend after next (even though I'm coming home this weekend to babysit) that she is bribing me with one. It's starting to work...
Met his parents on Sunday, which wasn't as scary as I had thought it might be. Plus that meant baby time. (pics with baby bean will be up on facebook soon too)
In other news...still no job. Now I am broadening my search ever so slightly. Need to look more closely for federal jobs, which means looking not just in MA but in DC, the prime place for those positions. I'm not sure where else I would live, but I suppose looking for (federal) jobs in the New England area couldn't hurt. Sent out a cute thank you card to the only interview I've had thus far. Hopefully I can just get a job there and not have to continue. Laziness rocks.
I really should be freaking out right now - no job, no money, lots of problems - car, computer, credit card (all Cs), but I'm actually not. In fact, I'm feeling pretty good about things. (Isn't it awesome, though, when your car and computer break at the same time?) No, seriously - there is maybe a very mild tingle in my lower abdomen but no panic attack. And am not depressed, anxious, or angry. I just feel happy. How very zen of me.
My roommate decided to re-sign our lease today, even though I don't know that I will be staying. We're okay with sublessors and assigning the lease, so at least I don't have to worry about it, if I don't end up staying in Boston.
This is the debt situation - need money for next month's rent, new car battery (probably), fixing my desktop, paying for the part of my school bill that I put on my credit card, paying for my bar review materials (although I won't owe until after I pass, so that bill won't come due until the results are in, Oct/Nov), and signing up for the bar (in case you're wondering, that's a whopping $815. And yes, the bar review materials did cost more than signing up for the bar, thanks for asking). Since I make approx. $100/week, paying these things off will be daunting. I have tax money to look forward to, however, and maybe a bonus from my winter boss (long story). I'm not gonna lie to you, I'm desperately hoping for lots of $$ from relatives for graduating law school....shameless, I know. le sigh.
Let this post be a warning, though, that I will probably start turning down offers to hang out if they involve spending money, at least until I settle in, pay off what needs paying off now, and balance my budget. Sorry.
Now have won TWO raffles from Shecky's Girls Night Out, although the first was hardly a win (still had to pay money, just got some off). Makes me a little cautious about this next one, but we will see.