I have a problem
So today was graduate student day at for the school of public of affairs at AU. It was great bc it reaffirmed my desire to attend the school and calmed some of my fears. there were other people there who are interested in the same things i am interested in, and i feel now that the program will work for what i want.
Now on to my problem. There was this great guy who I met and pretty much hung out with all day. Whats the problem with this? He has a girlfriend. It seems that every guy I am attracted to is attached. I did not know this until we were on our way to happy hour after the event today. He invited me to join him and some of his friends who live in DC, and I said no, then caved later and joined him anyway bc we were having a good time and I didnt know he had a gf at that point. Then, as we were on the metro, he let it drop. Sigh. I need to figure out what it is that attracts me to attached guys, bc this is getting ridiculous.
Ho una problema
Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
una buona fine settimana
a good weekend
dad came to visit this past weekend, and it was quite nice. i got two amazing dinners that i didnt have to cook or pay for, a trip to the international spy museum, a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies, and time with dad, among other random events.
all in all, not a bad weekend.
una buona fine settimana
dad came to visit this past weekend, and it was quite nice. i got two amazing dinners that i didnt have to cook or pay for, a trip to the international spy museum, a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies, and time with dad, among other random events.
all in all, not a bad weekend.
una buona fine settimana
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
sono una idiota
i am an idiot.
now its not like this is news or anything, but im putting it out there anyway.
today i went to barnes and noble to celebrate getting some mula, and of course i am the person who cant just go to a bookstore...i have to meander, read a book or two, and eventually buy something before i leave because i feel guilty for sitting there and reading. but that is not what makes me an idiot. what makes me an idiot is the fact that by sitting and reading a book (or 2) i tire my eyes out so much so that when i look up from the books i can barely read the signs for the sections...and when i get home i can barely make out the clock. but even the reading isnt exactly what makes me an idiot, its reading without my glasses that makes me an idiot...especially seeing as they were in my purse. i just get so caught up in the book i am skimming that i dont want to take the time to pull them out. so now my eyes hurt, reading on the internet makes it worse, and i am still not wearing my glasses. whats my excuse this time? they are in my room and i am on the couch.
sono una idiota
now its not like this is news or anything, but im putting it out there anyway.
today i went to barnes and noble to celebrate getting some mula, and of course i am the person who cant just go to a bookstore...i have to meander, read a book or two, and eventually buy something before i leave because i feel guilty for sitting there and reading. but that is not what makes me an idiot. what makes me an idiot is the fact that by sitting and reading a book (or 2) i tire my eyes out so much so that when i look up from the books i can barely read the signs for the sections...and when i get home i can barely make out the clock. but even the reading isnt exactly what makes me an idiot, its reading without my glasses that makes me an idiot...especially seeing as they were in my purse. i just get so caught up in the book i am skimming that i dont want to take the time to pull them out. so now my eyes hurt, reading on the internet makes it worse, and i am still not wearing my glasses. whats my excuse this time? they are in my room and i am on the couch.
sono una idiota
Monday, March 10, 2008
ho un lavoro
i have a job.
So i turned in an application to gap 2 weeks ago hoping to get a job so as to pass the time while i wait for school to begin, and while i search for something better. well yesterday i got a call inviting me to a group interview. so today i show up, and i was the most professionally dressed i might add, and there are 3 of us. it was pretty obvious to me that one of the girls had no experience in customer service, and the other not a lot. At any rate, after about 40 min of going over our applications and scenarios and such, we were done. I took my app back to fix something, and the other two girls left. The woman interviewing us came back, and asked me some questions about my previous experience at gap, and my wage there, and when i didnt know, she said she would be right back. so she comes back, i mention i think i made about 8.50, she says how much are you asking for, i tell her, and she says great, you're hired. i was like, what about references and such, and she said i was in the computer already and they didnt need to worry about it and i was hired. so just like that, i now have a job. i will no longer be sitting at home all day every day doing absolutely nothing. i will also have some spending cash, which makes me super excited. so while i am not necessarily excited about working in retail, it will give me references, cash, and something to do.
ho un lavoro
So i turned in an application to gap 2 weeks ago hoping to get a job so as to pass the time while i wait for school to begin, and while i search for something better. well yesterday i got a call inviting me to a group interview. so today i show up, and i was the most professionally dressed i might add, and there are 3 of us. it was pretty obvious to me that one of the girls had no experience in customer service, and the other not a lot. At any rate, after about 40 min of going over our applications and scenarios and such, we were done. I took my app back to fix something, and the other two girls left. The woman interviewing us came back, and asked me some questions about my previous experience at gap, and my wage there, and when i didnt know, she said she would be right back. so she comes back, i mention i think i made about 8.50, she says how much are you asking for, i tell her, and she says great, you're hired. i was like, what about references and such, and she said i was in the computer already and they didnt need to worry about it and i was hired. so just like that, i now have a job. i will no longer be sitting at home all day every day doing absolutely nothing. i will also have some spending cash, which makes me super excited. so while i am not necessarily excited about working in retail, it will give me references, cash, and something to do.
ho un lavoro
Thursday, March 6, 2008
sono triste
i am sad.
i have such a hard time reading about suicide bombers. the people who are hurt the most when these bombs go off are innocent civilians who did nothing more than go to class or the market. why should they be punished? they had no part in the decision making of their leaders, so leave them alone. then there are the suicide bombers themselves. usually these are young men or women who have been virtually brainwashed or given false promises. you never hear about older men blowing themselves up...because they know there is really no point and they dont want to die. they just want the young to do the dirty work for them, and then they get to stand up and point the finger at the targeted country as if having a suicide bomber come in was their fault.
i have studied suicide bombers in class before, but i still just dont get it. it would seem that suicide bombers would make a country more angry and more prone to attack instead of halting whatever the bombers were protesting. but what do i know.
this wasnt a completely random post. in jerusalem today a man came into a jewish seminary an killed at least 8 students, while in gaza hamas celebrated. also, in iraq a bomb was set off, and then a suicide bomber blew himself up when help came so as to kill even more people. first, i cant understand how anyone could celebrate death. second, why would you kill those who come to help the injured? i can see sometime in the future emergency personnel refusing to go into blast sites bc they dont want to die trying to save lives. this doesnt solve anything, and really makes me sad.
sono triste
i have such a hard time reading about suicide bombers. the people who are hurt the most when these bombs go off are innocent civilians who did nothing more than go to class or the market. why should they be punished? they had no part in the decision making of their leaders, so leave them alone. then there are the suicide bombers themselves. usually these are young men or women who have been virtually brainwashed or given false promises. you never hear about older men blowing themselves up...because they know there is really no point and they dont want to die. they just want the young to do the dirty work for them, and then they get to stand up and point the finger at the targeted country as if having a suicide bomber come in was their fault.
i have studied suicide bombers in class before, but i still just dont get it. it would seem that suicide bombers would make a country more angry and more prone to attack instead of halting whatever the bombers were protesting. but what do i know.
this wasnt a completely random post. in jerusalem today a man came into a jewish seminary an killed at least 8 students, while in gaza hamas celebrated. also, in iraq a bomb was set off, and then a suicide bomber blew himself up when help came so as to kill even more people. first, i cant understand how anyone could celebrate death. second, why would you kill those who come to help the injured? i can see sometime in the future emergency personnel refusing to go into blast sites bc they dont want to die trying to save lives. this doesnt solve anything, and really makes me sad.
sono triste
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
come se dice "sigh"
how does one say "sigh"
my lunch meeting was postponed.
im trying not to take it as a bad thing, just a fact of life, and stay optimistic. i mean, its not brents fault that he and his wife are sick. and while intellectually i know that, it still bums me out.
on a happier note.... we are supposed to get thunderstorms, woohoo! now lets see if the forecasters are actually right.
come se dice "sigh"
my lunch meeting was postponed.
im trying not to take it as a bad thing, just a fact of life, and stay optimistic. i mean, its not brents fault that he and his wife are sick. and while intellectually i know that, it still bums me out.
on a happier note.... we are supposed to get thunderstorms, woohoo! now lets see if the forecasters are actually right.
come se dice "sigh"
Monday, March 3, 2008
prudentemente ottimista
cautiously optimistic
so its march. 2 full months gone in the year 2008, on to the third. kind of crazy. along the theme of the title of this post, i am cautiously optimistic that this month will be better than the last.
not that february was particularly bad, it just wasnt great.
also, tomorrow i have a sort of meeting with a guy named brent, who is my step grandfathers nephew. how complicated is that? in any case, he works for the sec and said he might be abke to give me tips or help me out with the job search. im trying not to get my hopes up too high as
i have had them dashed in the past. but, i am cautiously optimistic that something will come of it, if only a new friend in the district. we shall see.
in other news, i joined netflix. so i cancelled the gym and joined a movie group...i can see where this is going, lol. actually, i just got some money from my cd, so i am planning on using that to buy some work out clothes and start running again. the gym was just too expensive to be honest, especially now that the weather is getting nicer around here. joining fees and monthly payments just werent worth it. in any case, i am pretty excited for netflix. i get 2 movies at a time, however many i want a month, for $14. not too shabby. this way i can catch up on all the classics i have never seen, as well as all those movies i missed while in school. AND, whenever someones looks at me pityingly when i tell them i havent seen something, i can just put it at the top of my list and seem brilliant the next time i see them, haha.
anyway, i think i have money now, i am resolving everything with my credit card and the wsc, i have new movies, spring training means baseball has officially begun, and it is the beginning of a new month...
cautiously optimistic indeed
so its march. 2 full months gone in the year 2008, on to the third. kind of crazy. along the theme of the title of this post, i am cautiously optimistic that this month will be better than the last.
not that february was particularly bad, it just wasnt great.
also, tomorrow i have a sort of meeting with a guy named brent, who is my step grandfathers nephew. how complicated is that? in any case, he works for the sec and said he might be abke to give me tips or help me out with the job search. im trying not to get my hopes up too high as
i have had them dashed in the past. but, i am cautiously optimistic that something will come of it, if only a new friend in the district. we shall see.
in other news, i joined netflix. so i cancelled the gym and joined a movie group...i can see where this is going, lol. actually, i just got some money from my cd, so i am planning on using that to buy some work out clothes and start running again. the gym was just too expensive to be honest, especially now that the weather is getting nicer around here. joining fees and monthly payments just werent worth it. in any case, i am pretty excited for netflix. i get 2 movies at a time, however many i want a month, for $14. not too shabby. this way i can catch up on all the classics i have never seen, as well as all those movies i missed while in school. AND, whenever someones looks at me pityingly when i tell them i havent seen something, i can just put it at the top of my list and seem brilliant the next time i see them, haha.
anyway, i think i have money now, i am resolving everything with my credit card and the wsc, i have new movies, spring training means baseball has officially begun, and it is the beginning of a new month...
cautiously optimistic indeed
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