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I've been thinking lately about a Big Move. As much as I love Chicago (and believe me, I really enjoy living here), it hasn't been all that great for me. The (ongoing, unproductive, rejection-laden) job seach continues to get me down and I'm at the point where I feel like an employment leper, a phrase I've recently coined. I've started to think ( Read more... )

I've decided that yoga and volleyball aren't enough, so I've decided to start swimming at the local (indoor) pool. There's a free swim M-F for an hour in the afternoon. I went for the first time today and realized two things ( Read more... )

The weather has been SO beautiful the past several days--mild and sunny and pleasant. Of course, since it's Chicago, all of this is subject to change and I've been hearing nasty rumors of snow coming and shitting on our parade by the end of the week ( Read more... )

I hate birthdays, they're always disappointing. Always. Without fail. I've given up in the last few years--no plans, no celebrating, no nothing. Because then I know the birthday will suck and I won't have these faint expectations dashed against reality ( Read more... )

More job woes--finally went to one of the neighborhood restaurants and they're going to have me come in tomorrow night and see if I'll work out as a host. As if... I could host standing on one leg, with my arms tied behind my back, while asleep. Please. It's a nice place, though, more laid-back in attitude and much smaller than I'm used to. Not ( Read more... )

It's late and I can't sleep. I've had a headache for the last two days or so and have spent at least 10 hours stuck in the back seat of the subaru with my unwashed brother and my huge dog. I'm exhausted. Family is exhausting. I'm ready to return to Chicago, ready to start my internship, ready to find a shitty restaurant job so I can pay my rent, ( Read more... )

I'm going to bitch a little more about men and then officially declare my hiatus from the opposite sex.
I went to a Halloween party last night and was dressed as Aphrodite. I folded (and stapled, and safety-pinned) myself a chiton (ah, my classical education was put to good use) and it looked infinitely better than the one I made back in undergrad ( Read more... )

I feel like I never update anymore even though I read my friends page religiously (it's part of my 'morning' ritual). But I'm bored tonight and sleepy and annoyed because a) Netflix screwed up and sent me disc 2 of Arrested Development season 3 instead of the first disc and b) my cd/dvd drive on my laptop is finicky and hasn't been recognizing any ( Read more... )

Lookit me, posting 2x in one day! I remember the golden days of livejournal when I'd post several times a day. Mostly I'm on hiatus. I'm cheating on LJ with my MySpace blog. Ah well ( Read more... )