finally, at long last, i am free from the tyranny of the exxon station! (actually, my last day was sunday, but i've been too lazy to update.) quitting this stupid job is pretty much the best decision i've made all summer, and it's glorious to resume my pretentious bourgeois lifestyle. never again will i banter with rednecks as they purchase their ( Read more... )

okay, i know i'm two weeks late on this, but i finally saw the dark knight, and holy shit. it was, like, ludicrously epic. i've never been a particular fan of comic books or even action movies, but heath ledger alone had me literally on the edge of my seat. i think i will have to see it again soon, provided that my stupid job eventually releases me ( Read more... )

i gave my two weeks' notice today! unfortunately, i have about eight shifts left, but i'm still elated at the prospect of never having to clean another fry-o-lator ( Read more... )

wow, i haven't updated in a month. i should be less sporadic about my use of livejournal, especially considering that i'm on the internet approximately 23 hours a day. anyway, i have returned from europe, which was great fun and will feature prominently in a soon-to-be-created facebook album. wherever we go, my family consistently manages to bring ( Read more... )

exciting things are afoot. in a scant few hours i am setting sail for germany and a bit of italy where they apparently speak german (hopefully they still have gelato there). our family vacations usually degenerate into everyone quibbling and feeling like they're the least favorite child, but it's worth it for lovely views of the italian alps and ( Read more... )

having recently completed my second week of work at the gas station, i can safely say that if i never see another lottery ticket, pack of cigarettes, or six-pack of cheap beer ever again, it will be too soon. ugh. this was supposed to be a part-time job to alleviate some of my boredom and earn some gas money, but they're so desperately understaffed ( Read more... )

okay. so, the good news is, i think i finally have a job, and it pays more than minimum wage. the bad news is, it's at a gas station. the awful news is, i'm actually ridiculously stoked about having a job, any job. anything that gives me an excuse to leave my house is sounding pretty great right now ( Read more... )

having survived the horrors of finals, packing, and epic sleep deprivation, i'm finally home! mostly, though, it hasn't been glamorous enough to justify any exclamation marks. it's currently a rainy 40 degrees, and i've spent most of the past three days listening obsessively to bob dylan and trying to think of good reasons to get out of bed ( Read more... )

ugh, the end of the semester is just an awful time all around. it's even worse this time, because i want to be frolicking in the sunshine instead of writing paper after paper. and honestly, my awful study habits, newfound insomnia, and generally really, really poor decision-making aren't helping at all, although i guess that's entirely my fault. i ( Read more... )

so, clearly i fail at updating this thing. i made the terrible mistake of thinking that college might get easier after spring break (which was lovely, incidentally), when of course that would violate one of the cardinal rules of college: it hardly ever gets any easier, and when it does it usually gets much harder again very quickly ( Read more... )