Adventures in Jacksonville
So I'm now completely moved in, as it were. I'm enjoying myself being in the company of my family.
It's weird how much I've really missed out on being gone for four or so years. My little sisters have developed genuine personalities and are complete individuals in a way I never imagined possible. It's really nice to develop new friendships with them and be a part of everyone's life again, rather than a phone call.
I'm starting to be a little concerned about my job hunt. I have a couple firm maybes, but I've dropped to the level of being interested in retail while I look for the mythical great job just beyond reach. I'm interested in going back to school, but I haven't done much down that avenue besides take the GRE. I haven't even got application packets yet. Granted I'm pretty sure I don't want to start until next fall, but it just feels weird sitting on my scores and letting the time pass. Every day my professors forget who I was just a little bit more. By the time I need a letter, I may not even be a recognizable shadow anymore.
Most of my plans have been put on hold while I search for employment, except for reading a lot of books. I've also been doing a fair bit of working out and running, which is largely undone by the availability of good food.
I've recently finished One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lolita, and am almost done with a bi-lingual edition of some of Brecht's poems, (it's nice to work on my German some), and one of Asimov's books for a little fluff.
All in all, I'm enjoying Jacksonville, but I do miss a lot of my Orlando friends, and the immediate ease with which I could coordinate hanging out. I guess I'll just have to make some new friends.
It's weird how much I've really missed out on being gone for four or so years. My little sisters have developed genuine personalities and are complete individuals in a way I never imagined possible. It's really nice to develop new friendships with them and be a part of everyone's life again, rather than a phone call.
I'm starting to be a little concerned about my job hunt. I have a couple firm maybes, but I've dropped to the level of being interested in retail while I look for the mythical great job just beyond reach. I'm interested in going back to school, but I haven't done much down that avenue besides take the GRE. I haven't even got application packets yet. Granted I'm pretty sure I don't want to start until next fall, but it just feels weird sitting on my scores and letting the time pass. Every day my professors forget who I was just a little bit more. By the time I need a letter, I may not even be a recognizable shadow anymore.
Most of my plans have been put on hold while I search for employment, except for reading a lot of books. I've also been doing a fair bit of working out and running, which is largely undone by the availability of good food.
I've recently finished One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lolita, and am almost done with a bi-lingual edition of some of Brecht's poems, (it's nice to work on my German some), and one of Asimov's books for a little fluff.
All in all, I'm enjoying Jacksonville, but I do miss a lot of my Orlando friends, and the immediate ease with which I could coordinate hanging out. I guess I'll just have to make some new friends.