Saturday

I am not going to homecoming. Just thought you should all know...just in case or whatever.

Things have changed for me...

Sorry about the brief hiatus...it's been a busy week. Let's recap:

Monday: worked

Tuesday: worked. Drove to Lansing to drop off my mom at her mom's. Went to Muskegon for rehearsal with the symphony.

Wednesday: Worked 8 hours

Thursday: worked 8 hours, went to Muskegon for rehearsal with symphony. In bed late.

Friday: up way too early, worked 8 hours. Performed Beethoven's 9th with the symphony.

Saturday: Same as Friday

Sunday: Mass came too early. Worked. Went to Art Peers. Accidentally went on date.

Monday: Slept. Slept more. Finished The Lost Symbol. Wow.

Today: Looking for a job. . .again. Beginning to consider part time employment far away.

I'm a double 0

Actual email correspondence:

Hey Aussie,
Next time you're at work, would you check something for me? I returned several books on a Monday morning a week or so ago. My account says one is still checked out, but I KNOW I returned it. I do NOT have this book anymore -- but can't figure out why it appears as if I do.

Can you help?

Thanks so much!

M.

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No worries, Chic Monica; I've got your back. All taken care of.
~Aussie

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sounds like subterfuge was involved. do i want to know how you took care of this?

M.

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It is better that you refrain from asking questions.

Why don't I have one?

I hate having conversations with people about Health Care. It just makes me upset at idiots, bigots, hypocrites, and self-centered jerkfaces.

In other news, I need to get a new job--fast! I am going to kill ABFW relatively soon. Just saying.

Happy! Let's be happy! See friendship overcome all odds!

I can't help it

I saw Boy for the last time for plausibly forever today. We went to lunch. We talked like nothing was wrong. We ignored the elephant of Costa Rica. I'm really proud of myself for refraining from crying.

Best part of the good-bye lunch? We randomly decided to go through a car wash. I have not gone through a car wash since--I don't even know when. It was magical. You know that childlike wonderment that you repress even when you're super excited about something? I can do that around him (MMM, sometimes I do it around you, but then I stop myself for fear of you ripping my eyes out). I will cherish this memory.

Moi, you probably don't want to watch this.

"What we play is life" ~Louis Armstrong

I had super a lot of fun yesterday!

It all started with Mass. The homily was super awesome. I am starting to really like this parish. I am really getting used to sitting alone, but in this parish, it doesn't feel like I'm sitting alone. I don't know how to describe it.

Then! MMM came to visit me at work. There was much frolicking and merrymaking and we looked at the unicorn (see MMM's blog in the near future. I cannot BELIEVE that she has yet to update!!!!!!!1). Then, we went to get Starbucks after work, but were very quickly distracted by the allure of the chocolate shoppe complete with SLURPEES!!!! I had no idea that slurpees would be involved. Bwahaha.

I told Miss M about it today, and she was all about the Slurpee. The root beer flavor really clinched it, I think. Mwahaha.

Ch!pper came into work today freaking out...I asked her what was up and she asked where BestBossEVER! was (at home with a sick child) and then she was like, I really wanted to talk to him and was all not coherent. Naively I asked her what was wrong: "I think I am going to just have to quit."

Okay, bad life choice for her right now. So I sympathetically asked "Are you okay? I am sure that he would let you use some vacation time." Ugh, it was a mess. I left her in Miss M's capable hands, though, so hopefully all is well.

You should be in shampoo commercials

That's what Awkward!Toby said to me the other day.

Sorry about the brief blogging hiatus--I fell and hurt my thumb, so typing and generally functioning has been difficult the past few days. Checking in AV material has been particularly awful.

Hmmm. . . I have not a date tomorrow. That should be fun.

I really have nothing to report. Sorry my life is lame. The job hunt is atrocious, so that's nothing new.

But, I did go to Celebration on the Grand to see the FIREWORKS!!!!!!!!! I flove fireworks. So. Much. Too much, really. I would drive hours to see a fireworks display. They had the crackling kind, the pop into circles kind, the kind where the ends to things...all the major standbys. They also had this super cool kind that I've never seen before (and I was in Boston this past ID4, so you know it was good). I think I shall call them firefly fireworks. They popped into a cluster of bright white spots that then darted about aimlessly for a bit before going out--like FIREFLIES!

Love!

KFH, MLIS

In case you missed it on fb, I dominated my MLIS and am now officially graduated. So, yeah. Unlike Jake Jelsema, AA, I will not be signing my name followed by "MLIS"

It seems like my last graduation was a bigger deal...like, people knew it was coming, so they were all excited. This time it feels like I have to tell everyone in a very braggy way. Not my favorite. I reminded my parents yesterday about it and the response was literally "Yeah, I know." Ugh.

I did not get the Baker job, nor the Chicago job nor the PBG job nor the Interlochen job. I am finally starting to see this bad economy everyone is talking about.

Well, that post was full of cheer. . .sorry about that.

And I thought Gluttony would take the cake

Baker job = no.

BBE thinks it is because I have no managerial experience. He was called to give a reference. . .which apparently entailed a list of 8 questions. I thought references were open-ended, not mini interviews. Ugh. Oh well. Here's hoping LCC comes through!

I find this entertaining.

All in all, I think we're doing okay. This only reinforces my self-imposed ban on living in former confederate states. Just saying. I am impressed with how they figured each map out--like Sloth. It makes sense to look at it that way. But, why, if America is so obese, is Gluttony's map not completely purple?

Trip highlights

To maintain your attention, bullet point formatting.

-The rental car was a Chevy Malibu with Illinois plates. Tots pretended I was from Chicago.

-The scenic drive through was nice. I love driving through mountains

-My hotel was right on the MFL subway line, which runs straight to campus. I def called it the FML line. . .

-The Drexel Dragon.


-The hotel was also right next to City Hall. I could stare at this building all day.



-The city was designed with a large number of squares as small parks and green space--each comes complete with a fountain!



-The Star Trek exhibit was half-off after 6 pm...which is when I had time to go anyway!


**Please note that it says "In Honor of Benjamin Franklin STAR TREK"

-Moi graciously hosted me for lunch on the way back. I missed Moi!

-We ate Italian Ice. I had the Mango flavor. =0)

-We stopped-in at the bike shop. Boy is quite cute and I was rather entertained by the older gentleman.

Moi, I miss busting into your apartment and just talking with you. It was way fun. Let's do it again!