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Just got an awesome job- good money, incredible perks in an interesting field. Thus allowing me to piss the money I'd saved for potential unemployment away on fun things. I also don't have to worry about having to leave the country because I'll be able to renew my visa. And I get a nice little break between jobs. gently caress. Yeah.
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After about an hour, my meticulous recreation of the mix tape from The Perks of Being a Wallflower is finished and ready for me to enjoy on tomorrow's commute, where I will have my first day of my playwriting class!
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Jan 28, 2013 06:59
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Made homemade chicken soup. The awesome kind, with garlic and ginger. poo poo yeah.
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Jan 28, 2013 07:33
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The Cutest Toddler In The World (tm) who I babysit asked for me randomly today. I also delivered money to his mother so that she can make rent, and then I ate delicious soup. Even though my teeth hurt, I'm still really happy.
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Jan 28, 2013 12:01
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I got GA/PIT tickets to Pearl Jam at Wrigley in July!!! This is epic and I'm so loving exciting 
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Jan 31, 2013 03:10
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I made a friend 
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Jan 31, 2013 04:00
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I was supposed to enter this in on the 29th.... It was my birthday today. I celebrated it by doing several hours of volunteer work within regional St Vinnies HQ Accounting Department. They get free labour, I get a chance to build my skills.
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Jan 31, 2013 04:57
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Dressed up today for an interview and got told my data entry skills were "ridiculously high", and will be starting a new not-crappy job next week! Then I watched an always amazing episode of Scrubs with my girlfriend, and spent some quality time together just talking since assorted life factors have been hard for both of us lately. Later I lent a shoulder to lean on for a friend who's going through some kind of existential crisis, then we traded literature recommendations. It's been a drat good Wednesday.
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Jan 31, 2013 06:03
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Went to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants with my dad (who I have not had a very good relationship with for most of my life, my parents divorced when I was 8) and we ended up having a pretty long, cathartic conversation.
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Jan 31, 2013 06:18
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EEE! I have a job interview on Monday! This is an extremely big deal for me! I have been applying for jobs regularly for the past 2 years and have not heard a word back from any of them. The only interview I've had in the last 2 years was at my husband's workplace and that was because he asked them to interview me. I have been stuck in my low paying, stressful awful job for more than 3 years now feeling depressed and stuck. Science is not a booming industry in my city. Even if I don't get the job just getting the interview is such a great feeling. If I do get the job it's a term city job which means good money and benefits and access to internal postings I can apply for when the term is up. And my best friend is visiting from Australia where she is living/going to school. I haven't seen her since before my wedding. She was supposed to be a bridesmaid but wasn't able to come and I really missed her and I finally get to see her again! What a great start to the weekend!
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Feb 1, 2013 20:42
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Went to the dentist for my six-month checkup, and had no cavities! That may not sound like a lot, but after years of dental hell, it's real progress.
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Feb 4, 2013 22:42
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I'm getting a booster box from the new Magic set tomorrow  after the lovely month I've had, its nice to know I have this one thing I can go to that makes me happy.
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Feb 5, 2013 00:37
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My work uniform is starting to get a little looser.
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Feb 5, 2013 00:47
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I got a date this weekend....hopefully I'll post in the thread after!
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Feb 5, 2013 02:57
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I had two really great classes (one total BS class taught by a woman with the most soothing voice, she sounds like The Oracle, and a really fun theatre class with a prof that reminds me of Robin Williams a little bit), made some friends, and I feel a lot more social and happy. And I'm almost done renovating my room, I just have to frame a poster and I'm done.
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Feb 5, 2013 04:32
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Went to the dermatologist today and found out that I don't have oral herpes. And my ex girlfriend does!
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Feb 5, 2013 04:50
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I got together with an ex for dinner and we are best friends again Also, her headlights were not working, except when you jiggled the wiring they came on. I did some digging and found out that the connectors were melting and shorting out  We're both really glad that we finally made up because her car might have caught on fire and that would have been a crushing blow to her lifestyle, if not threatening her life.
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Feb 5, 2013 05:28
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My plantar warts are gone after 5 years of being pure unmitigated evil. Going from my right big toe almost needing to be amputated to completely clear feet is so relieving.
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Feb 5, 2013 05:46
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I went to orientation for a better part time job with a much larger staff closer to my age and I already met a dude in a local band that I saw a couple weeks back. Good by old library ladies.
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Feb 5, 2013 05:51
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I had my final interview to maybe become a residential adviser. I think my chances are pretty good after the non-RA interviewer turned to the two RAs helping her and said, "Now if you see what he just said on Facebook later, just pretend we were thinking it at the same time. That's a good soundbyte." It as really nice to hear that.
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Feb 5, 2013 16:53
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A co-worker bought me a bacon cheeseburger for lunch for no reason at all. I'm meeting my best friend for dinner, we haven't had a chance to sit down and talk in nearly a month. My credit card was paid off today and I'm scheduled to go see two different houses this week so I can move!
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Feb 5, 2013 21:55
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My adviser/professor/scenic director told me that my ideas for the puppets I'm working on were "hysterical". I really want to impress this guy because he can get me some amazing career connections, and just hearing that he liked my designs gave me a huge confidence boost today.
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Feb 6, 2013 00:57
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Found out I'm going to be an auntie for the second time! If they have a girl the pressure will be off me forever to provide my parents with a granddaughter. Fan-fuckin'-tastic!
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Feb 6, 2013 01:23
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Got my flight to Korea settled, helped a coworker move, and got a job offer from Raytheon. Got called miss at the grocery store. Im getting better at crocheting. Im turning out to be a pretty drat cool adult.
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Feb 6, 2013 01:32
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Spent an awesome weekend with my sister, who seemed chipper this morning before she left (she had been slightly moody). Felt physically much better after a rough couple of days, got into work to see that our boss gave everybody bonuses for a good year and - probably not unrelated - every project and every small job just seemed to fall into place throughout the day. Got home and was actually able to focus on the schoolwork that needed to get done. Feels like Spring is coming early.
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Feb 6, 2013 07:04
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I woke up next to the love of my life, and kissed her as she lay in bed, before I went to work. Granted, I get to do this every day now, but it still brightens my day, no matter what.
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Feb 6, 2013 13:44
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I looked up whether I had to go to jury summons tomorrow and I don't 
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Feb 8, 2013 01:35
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A few months ago I had to wake up and be at work at 7:00AM to do some e-learnings on how to use Windows 8 for my job. Today I got a won a free copy of Windows 8 from a giveaway I was entered in apparently for doing them. 
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Feb 8, 2013 02:13
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Found out, on my birthday, that a movie that I worked really, really hard on two summers ago made it into South By Southwest Film Festival!!! Now if I could only afford to go to Austin to see it premiere!
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Feb 8, 2013 03:19
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Baby Ruth Ginsburg posted:Found out, on my birthday, that a movie that I worked really, really hard on two summers ago made it into South By Southwest Film Festival!!! Now if I could only afford to go to Austin to see it premiere! Just out of curiosity, what was your role in the film? Crew? I've done location sound recording for a feature (low-budget Canadian feature, but still) and a bunch of short films, and it's really nice when you hear about it going to such-and-such a place to be screened.
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Feb 8, 2013 14:16
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Yesterday I had rinkside seats to see my favourite hockey team (who lost, but that's still okay) and this morning I woke up to a text from a coworker saying its a snow day! Now I get to go back to bed. Perfect.
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Feb 8, 2013 14:33
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Just out of curiosity, what was your role in the film? Crew? I've done location sound recording for a feature (low-budget Canadian feature, but still) and a bunch of short films, and it's really nice when you hear about it going to such-and-such a place to be screened. I was the 2nd AC on that job. This movie was the first out-of-town feature I'd ever done, so it holds a special place in my heart. You know, it's sort of like camp, but you get paid. It'll be really cool to see it, if I can get to Texas. It's called Burma, if you're interested.
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Feb 8, 2013 18:22
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I went on a date with a cute chick who is really smart. I think it went well, but I'm a terrible judge of these things. Even if nothing comes out of it tomorrow, today was pretty awesome. edit: date #2 scheduled for next week *high five thread* Need No Instruction has a new favorite as of 04:59 on Feb 11, 2013 |
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Feb 11, 2013 02:26
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I'm STI free, and the rear end in a top hat who made me worried about it decided to go and disappear from my life. I also made pancakes and only one of them turned out horribly. And real maple syrup. And I feel both happy and not manic, which has been rare lately.
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Feb 11, 2013 22:49
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My supervisor at work is one of my cousins. Today I was shocked when, in the middle of work, his wife and two kids showed up. It's nice to see relatives more than once every 3 months.
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Feb 12, 2013 00:24
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I worked all day, and made money, but I did not get out of my pyjamas. gently caress yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
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Feb 12, 2013 00:29
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Spring semester begins again today and I got to see my therapist. Making progress.
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Feb 12, 2013 00:43
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I have been having such a good time lately that I haven't had much time to even lurk SA, much less post! Last week, I found out I don't have to worry about a job or a publisher in academia as long as I live. I basically got handed a golden ticket I never asked for because, well, nobody gets those. I have been doing so much thankless grunt work for my university for the past eight years because I genuinely love the place and I believe in it. I've been doing it for free with no benefits - my salary even gets donated back to a scholarship fund, what little there is of it - and sometimes I have anxiety about the way lack of pay often signifies lack of value to the folks making the decisions. It's nice to get confirmation that the university is noticing what I do and that some higher-ups appreciate my enthusiasm. Tomorrow, I'm going to the neurologist. That means that tomorrow right after the neurologist will also be the longest possible time until I have to see a doctor again, and that is worth being happy about. (I got this outlook from, of all places, reading Garry Marshall's autobiography. He has a statue of Sisyphus on his desk. Sisyphus must push the boulder uphill, only to see it roll back down, and eternally he must repeat the cycle. But, said Marshall, it's not so bad - Sisyphus gets to take his time walking back down the hill, reflecting on his efforts, enjoying time that even in the midst of eternal punishment is still his and his alone. I can't believe I got a life philosophy from the guy who wrote for Love, American Style, but it's still a drat good message.) On Wednesday, right after office hours, I'm going to Pueblo, Colorado, for a few days because my business gets to provide a big part of a historic preservation museum exhibit that will run for an entire month. I love Pueblo - my favorite Indian restaurant is there, sloppers done right, a great cheese shop, I have a ton of friends and colleagues to see, and I love the history and the culture of the Pueblo area. I feel so privileged that my photos and research will be reconnecting people to the rural schoolhouses and towns where they grew up. Brain damage is so tricky. I cannot do the simplest things to care for myself. I need direction and supervision just to put away my clothes. I need a caregiver to ensure I wake up for work, because I don't respond to any alarms. I am unsuitable for most types of employment. But I can teach Foucault to freshmen, I can bring the past to the present, and I can make my world better in a big way. It's hard for people with brain injuries to craft a life in which our deficits don't matter and our skills can be used to their fullest, and I feel like I have lucked into a one-in-a-million situation. It's easy to forget that sometimes.
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I got a brand new client with a substantial contract and found a new house to rent with a handyman as the landlord and I'm pretty sure they  in addition to having exactly the perfect house for us AND WANTING TO LEAVE THEIR PIANO WITH US. Seriously Best Monday.
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I found six beers I had forgotten about in my outside fridge! And a new episode of Rupaul's Drag Race! Monday is good.
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