Blind Pig

Tonight I went to the Blind Pig in AA with some people from work to see the Brazilian Girls. They were ah-mazing! The Bling Pig totally reminds me of Howards in BG...small, smokey, and sweaty!! But it was totally worth it! One of the bartenders that works there, I actually canvassed a few weeks ago and gave me $50 and he totally remembered who I was. And I ran into Kelly, the girl who cuts my hair in BG. Great night, I'm gonna be hella tired tomorrow.

Turkey Weekend

Alright so I came back to Piqua Thursday morning. I made it home in 2 hours 15 minutes, very impressive since my car didn't fall apart when I was driving 80mph the whole way. Thanksgiving day I spent at Amy's grandparents which was wonderful. I ate so much food and had a great time hanging out with Amy and her family. On Friday my Mom and I left the house around 7:30am to head out shopping. What a crazy day! We attempted to shop at Best Buy but realized soon after we stepped in the store what a bad idea that was. So we headed to Kohl's which wasn't much better and waited in line for about 30mins to checkout. Then it was off to Fairfield Mall to do some shopping. It was of course crowded especially in stores that were having huge sales. I managed to convince my mom to get me a few things at the Gap. But alas no such luck in J.Crew, my absolute favorite store. I had a coupon at Bath and Body so we waited for about 10 mins in line there. We then headed to "The Green" which is a new mall that basically is a replica of Easton Mall in Columbus. Thankfully the weather was amazing so I enjoyed the outdoor shopping. I bought a few things for myself at Delia's. Mom bought me a new robe at Victoria's Secret and a green wool pencil skirt at Ann Taylor Loft. Then we headed to Target and couldn't resist buying things for the baby. This kid is ridiculously spoiled and it's not even born yet! That night I headed to Amy's to help celebrate her brother Dan's birthday and just hung out. Today I ran some errands in the morning and made brownies. Jenny and BJ are coming in a few hours for dinner. Tomorrow I'll head back to AA. I still haven't found a place to live and it's seriously annoying. I hate living out of suitcase and sleeping on a couch.

To back track slightly, I went to Boston last weekend for the Green Corps interview and had a great time. The city is beautiful! The metro system was interesting and crowded. The interview events were held in Cambridge. The interviews went really well and I met some really cool people. There were about 60-70 people there and I actually knew a few of them from other environmental events. Though, I found out this past Tuesday that I wasn't accepted into the program. So now it's full speed ahead in getting my grad school apps together. I'm not sure where else besides U of M I'm going to apply. But I definitely need to get a move on with that one since it's due Jan.5th.

I got my first loan repayment notice in the mail...ugh...it's highway robbery I tell you! I take the GRE on the 16th and I desperately need to get back to studying. I was doing pretty well till I got this job in AA and now it seems like I don't have time for anything. I just wish my life would get settled.

Whoa...

Ok, so lots of things have happened and are happening. So a brief update before I have to get ready for work. I went home last weekend to throw my sister a baby shower. It went really well and she got lots of cool things. But this kid will definitely have a duck complex. Thanks to Soha for hosting the shower at her awesome new house! Lots of planning and work went into it, but I feel that it totally paid off.

I'm back in AA working and crashing on my friend Jody's couch. It's starting to get a lot colder at night which is no fun. Last night it poured and it'll be the same tonight. So layers are a definite must. I'm still looking for a place but with not much luck.

Tonight Jared is coming up to visit me after work and then to take me to the Detroit airport tomorrow morning. I'm flying to Boston for the weekend for the 2nd round interview for Green Corps. I'm really excited and really nervous. I just hope I don't get lost or miss my flight. I'll be back Sunday afternoon.

Even though I won't be able to watch the big game this weekend, I'll definitely be rooting for OSU!!!

Life Comes At You Fast

Ok so it's 8:30am and I'm back in MI at my friends Amanda and Michael's place. I haven't found a place yet, but I have some potential places to check out this week. I'm up here for the week then heading back home this weekend for Jenny's baby shower. Work is going well, I'm happy to see that it won't be terribly cold this week. I had my first round interview with Green Corps on the 31st and then found out the next day that I'm invited to the second round interview in Boston on the 17th and 18th of this month. I have to pay for my transportation there, but they'll provide housing and carpool from the airport. I was just irritated when I told my rents about it because they were pissed that they weren't paying for the transportation so they don't think I should do it. I just feel like once again, money is going to be an issue for why they don't want me to do something. One of my friends suggested that perhaps my parents just don't want me to move away, but I know that it's definitely not that. My dad just wants to keep controlling my life because he's "the dad" and because he wasn't around when I was growing up to be a dad. But whatever, fuck that, I'm so sick and tired of my parents trying to control my life and make my decisions. What's more ironic is when my dad says, "You are an adult, and it's your decision, but..." which means you should really do what I tell you to do. And then he get's on my case about grad school and that I must go to grad school, that he doesn't want me to mess up my life by making stupid decisions, and he doesn't want me to loose sight of my goal to grad school. What I would really like is for him to just back off, I will go to grad school. I'm applying to U of M and OSU, but I'm also considering Green Corps. Also, what I would really like is just some support, but I guess that's just too much to ask.