Where have I been?
I was motivated to update my livejournal for a while, but I got to a point where I had too much to do, so I really couldn't spend the time. I also haven't been to the gym that much either, which is disappointing. On the plus side I only have 2 more months of work, and then I am done with my job. Work has started to just pile up. Because I'm like a intern at the Health Department I get all these random tasks thrown at me. I'll just get calls and people will ask me to help them do some project. Mostly I just have to do the lame part that they dont want to do. One thing I have found is that our health department has way too many staff meetings. There is a meeting for just about every tiny thing, and we all have to go to them, and they are so boring. I know if we just skipped like half of the meetings nothing would be affected expect that we would have tons more time to get things done. Not like I can do anything though.
Last week I went to Springfield for this public health conference, and got to stay in this swanky hotel. It was pretty fun since I got to hang out with people in the program and just sit around for a couple days listening to people talk. Judy Topinka was there, and so was the Lt. Governor. They both talked for a bit. It was funny because we had a moderator that asked them both some good questions about public health, like where the money is going to come from for these new programs they propose, and how they are going to deal with certain issues. They both pretty much just ignored those questions and bashed the ideas of the other candidate for an hour. It was funny.
I will be really happy when I'm done with my job, but when I am done I am going to almost immediately be moving out to Washington DC to start school. I'm for sure attending Georgetown in the Fall to get my master's. It's a cool program, and hopefully I'll kick some butt and get into Georgetown School of Medicine. Its going to be weird being so far away and by myself, but I am really psyched about being in this program. My parents are both sad that I'm moving so far away, since this is the fist time I will be farther than a car drive home. My mom will probably want me to fly home every few weekends. My dad is also worried that I'm going to get shot, since DC used to have some pretty unsafe areas, and I think still does. I keep telling him that I'm pretty sure the campus area is a safe area. Cost of living out there is insane though. 1 bedroom apartments are like 1200 a month, and parking is ridiculous because Georgetown was created before people had cars, and most of the original architecture is still in place. That means no room for parking on the streets in most places, and no garages. So I'm probably going to live with a few other people in the same program as me, since a 1 bedroom is way too pricy.
After hearing Ryan's story about softball, I realized that I haven't played any sport in so long, and I really miss that. The weather is finally getting nice, so at least I can go out for a run most of the time. I still am planning on doing the Chicago Marathon this year, so I will have to fly back that weekend. So that means that Ryan has to run in it also. I remember a while back when we both were running that Ryan said he would get these massive shin pains when he ran. Now I am getting them and it is really annoying. I don't know what is causing them, and they are so random. Some days I'll be fine, and then the next it will be so bad that I can't run at all. When I plan on running I usually go out and do a few miles to test my shins, and if they hurt, I just stop and try the next day. Hopefully they will go away soon, cause its really annoying. Thats about all this is new, I'll try to update when possible.
Last week I went to Springfield for this public health conference, and got to stay in this swanky hotel. It was pretty fun since I got to hang out with people in the program and just sit around for a couple days listening to people talk. Judy Topinka was there, and so was the Lt. Governor. They both talked for a bit. It was funny because we had a moderator that asked them both some good questions about public health, like where the money is going to come from for these new programs they propose, and how they are going to deal with certain issues. They both pretty much just ignored those questions and bashed the ideas of the other candidate for an hour. It was funny.
I will be really happy when I'm done with my job, but when I am done I am going to almost immediately be moving out to Washington DC to start school. I'm for sure attending Georgetown in the Fall to get my master's. It's a cool program, and hopefully I'll kick some butt and get into Georgetown School of Medicine. Its going to be weird being so far away and by myself, but I am really psyched about being in this program. My parents are both sad that I'm moving so far away, since this is the fist time I will be farther than a car drive home. My mom will probably want me to fly home every few weekends. My dad is also worried that I'm going to get shot, since DC used to have some pretty unsafe areas, and I think still does. I keep telling him that I'm pretty sure the campus area is a safe area. Cost of living out there is insane though. 1 bedroom apartments are like 1200 a month, and parking is ridiculous because Georgetown was created before people had cars, and most of the original architecture is still in place. That means no room for parking on the streets in most places, and no garages. So I'm probably going to live with a few other people in the same program as me, since a 1 bedroom is way too pricy.
After hearing Ryan's story about softball, I realized that I haven't played any sport in so long, and I really miss that. The weather is finally getting nice, so at least I can go out for a run most of the time. I still am planning on doing the Chicago Marathon this year, so I will have to fly back that weekend. So that means that Ryan has to run in it also. I remember a while back when we both were running that Ryan said he would get these massive shin pains when he ran. Now I am getting them and it is really annoying. I don't know what is causing them, and they are so random. Some days I'll be fine, and then the next it will be so bad that I can't run at all. When I plan on running I usually go out and do a few miles to test my shins, and if they hurt, I just stop and try the next day. Hopefully they will go away soon, cause its really annoying. Thats about all this is new, I'll try to update when possible.