Updates like whoa
Haha, ok, so it's been like 5 months. What can I say? I've been busy.
Well, my last post was about the expensiveness of graduate school applications. Well, I did not lie to you! But now they're over, and I'm attending Central Washington University. Woo! It's in Ellensburg, WA, and it is indeed the center of Washington. It's also the center of nowhere, but hey, I've been there before. The exciting thing is that I'll be working in the Chimpanzee and Human Communications Institute! how cool is that? I'll be teaching chimps to speak American Sign Language (if I can get into a class here in Philly that is....). I'm super excited! So now I'm looking for a place to live...worrying because I haven't been able to find an assistantship yet; the Psych department turned me down, and so did some editing job, and I can't seem to find where they're hiding the rest of them so I can apply. There's gotta be SOMEONE who wants to hire me. I'm also in charge of finding us a place to live. Or, at least making all of the calls. I did find this amazing place last night, for only 650/mo. It would be about half of a house (separated), with a kitchen and bathroom and washer/dryer and no utilities! But one of the other girls from the chimp institute got there before me, so now she's planning on staying there. I must say I'm terribly envious.
In other news I am enjoying work (surprisingly). We (myself, and my two female coworkers) were rather nervous about not having a boss for the first month. We bonded quite closely, and were little less than hostile when the new boss came. But our new General Manager has really carved a place for herself out of our inimical 3-musketeer wall. Now we are a fearsome foursome (oh, and Joe). I will be very sad to leave these three wonderful women. I finally feel like I'm learning what TO do, as opposed what NOT to do. Both are valuable lessons, but learning what to do always looks better.
I'm also taking a trip to Florida to see Jes get married to Charles (woo!), and attempting to keep myself sane while I wait for Washington. Wish me luck!
Well, my last post was about the expensiveness of graduate school applications. Well, I did not lie to you! But now they're over, and I'm attending Central Washington University. Woo! It's in Ellensburg, WA, and it is indeed the center of Washington. It's also the center of nowhere, but hey, I've been there before. The exciting thing is that I'll be working in the Chimpanzee and Human Communications Institute! how cool is that? I'll be teaching chimps to speak American Sign Language (if I can get into a class here in Philly that is....). I'm super excited! So now I'm looking for a place to live...worrying because I haven't been able to find an assistantship yet; the Psych department turned me down, and so did some editing job, and I can't seem to find where they're hiding the rest of them so I can apply. There's gotta be SOMEONE who wants to hire me. I'm also in charge of finding us a place to live. Or, at least making all of the calls. I did find this amazing place last night, for only 650/mo. It would be about half of a house (separated), with a kitchen and bathroom and washer/dryer and no utilities! But one of the other girls from the chimp institute got there before me, so now she's planning on staying there. I must say I'm terribly envious.
In other news I am enjoying work (surprisingly). We (myself, and my two female coworkers) were rather nervous about not having a boss for the first month. We bonded quite closely, and were little less than hostile when the new boss came. But our new General Manager has really carved a place for herself out of our inimical 3-musketeer wall. Now we are a fearsome foursome (oh, and Joe). I will be very sad to leave these three wonderful women. I finally feel like I'm learning what TO do, as opposed what NOT to do. Both are valuable lessons, but learning what to do always looks better.
I'm also taking a trip to Florida to see Jes get married to Charles (woo!), and attempting to keep myself sane while I wait for Washington. Wish me luck!