more of the same ... sorry.
OK. I'll give you a real update. Life is aiight. I had this really sexy dream this morning. I can still remember it pretty vividly. And when i woke up, i totally wanted to roll over and take advantage of the guy ... only he wasn't there. damn. i need to make out or somethin. thing is, i don't even know where to go here. in chi-town, there was always one or two i could call for a booty call. if that didn't work, i at least knew which bar to go to. here, i'm totally lost. :(
other than that, normal life stuff. Angel's been sick lately, so it's been pretty boring. Being a nanny is hard enough when i have to think of something different to do everyday. It's even more difficult when the child i have to entertain is bed-ridden for two days straight. Man. Luckily she's better now so i can go to the gym in the AM. I'm ready for it too. After two days of just laying in bed, I could go run a marathon i think. Speaking of, there's a half marathon in a neighboring town over labor day weekend. methinks i'm gonna go for it. i don't know for sure. it depends on how much it costs, me being really fuckin broke. that should be remedied soon, but not soon enough. Looks like I'll have some freelance work coming up in the next week or so. One of Susy's friends that i've been in contact with, no not the one who hit on me, is contracting me to redesign their company's newsletter and give it some structure. also in that, looks like i'll pick up a writing gig or two. Prolly about health and safety related topics, but what the hey. i'm ready for anything at this point. plus i kinda miss writing. i haven't done it in like six months! well, on a formal level anyway. the informal stuff i've been doing as of late doesn't really count, esp bc i'm the only one who reads it. :)
Job interview is thursday. ugh. i'm starting to get nervous. in preparation, i've started some light reading. okay, so that's a joke. I'm really reading the Adobe InDesign user's manual. it's really rather bland. but it's bringing it all back to my head. i want this job so bad!!!! i need it, too. I need to keep my skills current. it'll help with the finding of a full-time job. as will the award i recently won. I don't know all the details and won't until like mid-september. But apparently some of my page designs were entered in the Illinois Press Association's annual contest. and i won. I don't know what category or even which page, as i didn't do the entering nor was i even still working there at that point. But i'm still stoked. It's a nice little confidence booster, esp in a time where i can't seem to get a job in my field. It reminds me that i'm damn good at what i do. and reinvigorates me toward my ultimate goal. Tho recent life crap has done a little reinvigorating, too. Nothing like someone shooting you down bc you have goals to make one want to pursue them even harder.
i should go. But first, Kris, thanks for the shoutout. tho you've def done much of the same for me. i miss you bunches.
other than that, normal life stuff. Angel's been sick lately, so it's been pretty boring. Being a nanny is hard enough when i have to think of something different to do everyday. It's even more difficult when the child i have to entertain is bed-ridden for two days straight. Man. Luckily she's better now so i can go to the gym in the AM. I'm ready for it too. After two days of just laying in bed, I could go run a marathon i think. Speaking of, there's a half marathon in a neighboring town over labor day weekend. methinks i'm gonna go for it. i don't know for sure. it depends on how much it costs, me being really fuckin broke. that should be remedied soon, but not soon enough. Looks like I'll have some freelance work coming up in the next week or so. One of Susy's friends that i've been in contact with, no not the one who hit on me, is contracting me to redesign their company's newsletter and give it some structure. also in that, looks like i'll pick up a writing gig or two. Prolly about health and safety related topics, but what the hey. i'm ready for anything at this point. plus i kinda miss writing. i haven't done it in like six months! well, on a formal level anyway. the informal stuff i've been doing as of late doesn't really count, esp bc i'm the only one who reads it. :)
Job interview is thursday. ugh. i'm starting to get nervous. in preparation, i've started some light reading. okay, so that's a joke. I'm really reading the Adobe InDesign user's manual. it's really rather bland. but it's bringing it all back to my head. i want this job so bad!!!! i need it, too. I need to keep my skills current. it'll help with the finding of a full-time job. as will the award i recently won. I don't know all the details and won't until like mid-september. But apparently some of my page designs were entered in the Illinois Press Association's annual contest. and i won. I don't know what category or even which page, as i didn't do the entering nor was i even still working there at that point. But i'm still stoked. It's a nice little confidence booster, esp in a time where i can't seem to get a job in my field. It reminds me that i'm damn good at what i do. and reinvigorates me toward my ultimate goal. Tho recent life crap has done a little reinvigorating, too. Nothing like someone shooting you down bc you have goals to make one want to pursue them even harder.
i should go. But first, Kris, thanks for the shoutout. tho you've def done much of the same for me. i miss you bunches.