06 June 2006

i don't like being an adult.

specifically, i don't like the money it takes to be an adult. gas to go to job interviews, insurance payments, doctor's bills. i don't like this very much at all. growl. i think the problem at this point is that i have the expenses of an adult, but the paycheck of a college student. at least one of my graduation presents was a bag which screams of adulthood. no sequins, puff-paint, patches, random pins, etc. plain black with silver buckles. i love it, but it makes me visualize all the textbooks and history tests i'm going to be hauling back and forth in it. real life...whimper...AHHHHHH

speaking of which, i spent the last week in north carolina doing job interview junk. i have a few strong leads, but unfortunately i have to haul my butt back down there in a few weeks to do "official" interviews. it looks like the middle school is going to have a 7th grade opening, and the high school should have two openings, one 10th and one 11th. i want the 11th grade spot, because it's american history. also, if i go to the high school, it looks like i'd get AP us government and/or AP comparative governments, too. don't care to much about teaching us gov't, but the comparative class would be fun. i could be like dr. k and just spend the whole time talking about how much communism sucks.

i had a really good trip, though. spent a lot of time with my grandparents. granddaddy is thrilled that i'm coming to live with him, and grammer has informed me that my fall project is going to be helping her put all her pictures in albums. i'm so excited about moving there. it's weird to hear them talk about things that will be going on in the fall and to realize that for once i'll be there for them.

now it's time for the rest of the summer. i'm back with the marines until the middle of august, should be an adventure. i start that tomorrow. i'm also going to do some research for my dad at the national library of medicine at NIH. other than that, i have a large list of assorted projects and assignments that must be completed before i move: finish my quilt, transcribe my grandpa's wwii letters, find a doctor, sort through 22 years of assorted junk to figure out what gets moved and what gets tossed, etc. carol and i might go to the beach with grammer & etc, but we're not sure. i hope we can. i love sunset beach.

anyway, i'm off to run more errands. like jess and anne, i pretty much only have computer access at the library, but due to the lack of friends in the fredericksburg area, i'm here a lot.

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