Was I really driving along the northern coast of France in a petit voiture with my host parents just one year ago today? (Happy Bastille Day, tous le monde.) Hard to believe, but it's true. The six weeks I spent in Rennes and then Paris last summer exist only in my mind and in photographs these days, but it's not hard to relive them. Just yesterday I walked past a sub-par and laughably overpriced crepe stand in the mall at South Street Seaport, wishing that I just a few steps away from an authentic creperie on the cobblestoned streets of Rennes. Perhaps one day I'll make the trip again... just don't know when.
I guess you could say that I did quite a bit of real world dodging more recently. In the past few weeks I've made trips to Los Angeles, Vermont and Atlantic City. I witnessed the color and chaos of a pride parade for the first time. And I've finally been exploring the NYC bar scene, an experience that was long overdue. (All of this bouncing around is probably why I nearly abandoned my newborn of a blog.)
And then the impossible, the unpredictable happened... I got hired. Yes, I have a job, and in this current state of economic insanity, I'm very grateful for it. I'll mostly be operating from behind a desk and computer, but I'm looking at this as an opportunity to learn and grow. We'll see how full-time employment pans out.
I feel like I have more to say, and much more that I owe myself to say, but alas, the working world is taking a toll on my sleeping habits. My goal is to be in bed by 11 PM tonight, so I'm signing off here. My grandma would be proud. Until next time, digital world... whenever I feel that the time is right.
I guess you could say that I did quite a bit of real world dodging more recently. In the past few weeks I've made trips to Los Angeles, Vermont and Atlantic City. I witnessed the color and chaos of a pride parade for the first time. And I've finally been exploring the NYC bar scene, an experience that was long overdue. (All of this bouncing around is probably why I nearly abandoned my newborn of a blog.)
And then the impossible, the unpredictable happened... I got hired. Yes, I have a job, and in this current state of economic insanity, I'm very grateful for it. I'll mostly be operating from behind a desk and computer, but I'm looking at this as an opportunity to learn and grow. We'll see how full-time employment pans out.
I feel like I have more to say, and much more that I owe myself to say, but alas, the working world is taking a toll on my sleeping habits. My goal is to be in bed by 11 PM tonight, so I'm signing off here. My grandma would be proud. Until next time, digital world... whenever I feel that the time is right.
If you are talking about Henrietta she would NOT be proud...I've heard she is a late turner-in and a late riser.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I confronted a similar problem with my reading choices a few weeks ago! For female protagonists, have you read The Hours? Or The Virgin Suicides? Or The Witches of Eastwick? And for those written by females, maybe Amy Tan or Toni Morrison. You should join Goodreads so I can see what you have/haven't read.
ReplyDeleteActually, I have read The Virgin Suicides-- that's how I heard about Middlesex in the first place. And I did read Beloved a few years ago. That one's creepy. I prefer The Color Purple-- that was really good. So yeah, there's a few, but really just a few. I'm working on it.
ReplyDeleteJust checked out Goodreads, and I already like it. Love how Twilight and Ann Coulter are both on the "Worst Books of All Time" list. Hahaha