crafty?

I kind of want to be like her.

I'm alive.

As if anyone reads this? Oh well.

I decided I don't want to apply for jobs anymore. I'm really sick of great interviews that end in rejection letters. I feel like the job search and I aren't getting along very well. It's been treating me real bad, and I'm starting to get bitter. I think I me and the job search need a little space before we start resenting each other and I give up on the idea of looking for a job at all. We obviously want different things, and are heading in different directions. I'd like to save whatever possibility of a career that we may have. It's better this way.

A little humor for you, as a reward for reading my blog. Ha, joke's on you.

I hate to say this, because it's horribly negative (theme?) but, what's with everyone always saying, "everything will be alright." Don't worry, you don't have a job? Everything will work out. Don't worry, it didn't work out? Everything will be okay in the end. Hey, don't worry about it! Hey, it's all going to be okay.

But, for many people in the world, it doesn't all work out. I realize it's not the right way to approach life, but there are tons of horrible decisions out there just waiting to be made that do matter. Am I wrong?

No pressure though.

sophie

I've been a bad blogger.

But I haven't really had anything all too interesting to blog about. But for sheer lack of quantity, I will stoop to the what's-going-on-with-me post... not always the most riveting.

I've been back at home with Dad, mooching off free rent and groceries, for a week now, continuing the job search. I have an interview Tuesday that I'm excited about... and hoping not to jinx. (!)

I have some friends that will hate me for this, but I'm about Olympic-ed out. It's getting a little redundant. Although, in true hypocritical fashion, watching Phelps win his 8th gold was pretty amazing.

[Sidenote: amazing is by far my most overused adjective. I need something new.]

I'm listening to Vampire Weekend a lot lately. It's good for car dancing.

I'm digressing. Thus, the end of my what's-going-on-with-me post.

Ta da!

oh, P.S. I'm coming to Norman this weekend! woot!

Norman visit

I'm reconnected! Finally.

Here are a few of the first of photos taken since the loss... the beginning of the rebuilding of my entire library. sad.

Somewhere between Reading and Allentown, Pa., on my drive to Apple. This is most of what scenic Pa. farmland looks like. Lots of corn, Amish, cows and silos.




Then there was a fire. The view from Zach's apartment.






How we've been spending a lot of our time: x box. woot.


This week has been so relaxing, I'm loving it. Back to Tejas soon for some more job hunting.

blog lull

Good story! After two trips to the Apple store in Allentown, (an hour drive from Reading), I am informed that my hard drive is indeed dead, and I'll need to replace it.

I find and buy a drive, search around town to find the crazy torx screwdriver I need, find that, and I'm good as new! Or so I think.

I drive back to Allentown (time #3 now) with new drive installed, all excited, and they tell me it's a dud. No bueno. No good reason either - it just is a bad drive, and I need to return it.

So I said eff this crap, I'm just going to return the drive and wait until I get to Norman to deal with another Apple store trip.

Cool, huh?

In other news, tomorrow is my last day at the Reading Eagle. Saturday morning I'll begin my drive back to Oklahoma. woohoo! I'm really excited to see some familiar places in a familiar place. So, if you'll be in Norman next week hit me up! And, if you'll be in or near Dallas after that hit me up too!

Hopefully it won't be too horribly long till I'm back online, and not secretly blogging at work.

RIP MacBook

My precious MacBook has died.

Thus, the lack of posts of late. Well, that's at least partially to blame. I was finally sitting down to blog, and it completely froze. I shut it down, and ever since, all it does when attempting to start up is show me a mean, blinking file folder icon with a blinking question mark on a blue screen.

I'm fairly certain my hard drive is gonzo.

I have an appointment with Apple tomorrow, so they can tell me exactly how much money I'll have to pay (that I don't have) to fix it.

:(

I really need an external hard drive.