Black Marble Says

Okay, my allergies are back. With a vengeance. The Claritin isn't working quite the way it used to. Back to allergy suffering we go....On a slightly more depressing note, I also need to go to the Apple Store today to see if they'll replace my now-cracked iPhone. And I need sleep. I'm trying desperately to return my sleep pattern to normal. So far he pattern is putting up quite a fight. And, oh, I have eye allergies now all of a sudden. Its annoying to say the least. So hopefully I'll have a happy, cheerful post once my allergies tone it down. And I get a new phone. And I'm not sleep deprived. And I'm actually able to to the things I want to get done. Until then this will just be another outlet for my whining and snifling :)

P.S. Okay Hillary needs to quit now. Seriously, this is getting annoying.

It's that time of the year again. Springtime. Flowers. Allergies. Sleepless nights. Lots of Claritin. I am happy to announce, however, that this year is slightly different. I've eliminated numbers 2 and 3 with the help of number 4. And man is life beautiful. It really feels nice to have absolutely nothing to do for once. Study abroad applications are in. Resumes have started being sent out. And FINALLY, school is almost over. Only 2 finals left (both of them are nothing to be too worried about) and I am out of here. This feels really really nice. I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.

Its hard to believe 2007 is pretty much over now...earlier this year I was still dragging my feet through freshman year, and now sophomore year is half done. Its been an interesting year, I feel as though I've come an incredibly long way as a person. At the same time I feel as if I'm nowhere near who I want to be and where I want to go in my life. I have made so many mistakes this year I almost want to dub this my "Year of Stupidity". Everywhere I look I see things that I should have done differently or not at all. Thankfully, I'm done with regret and hitting myself over the head. Instead, I'm going to learn from 2007 and make the the best of 2008. I'm more grateful than ever for my family and all my friends. You all keep me sane and going, and more importantly, you keep me smiling. Happy New Year to everyone. I love you all.

So lets recap this weekend. Thursday after class I went to represent The Stillman Exchange at the involvement fair. I spend most of the time talking to Alana about Harry Potter (we came up with a new thing: h3xd).  At the end we were all hungry and craving sushi so we went into the city to a pretty damn good restaurant (Sharaku) and had some awesome food. The waitress was funny too, she got us a new word (Sorostitutes). After that it was straight to Times Square (Alana's reaction was hilarious) and we walked back to Penn Station to take the train back. I wont say much about the trip back...facebook pictures will explain all. (That reminds me I need to remember what Danielle's new word was).
Friday I had to go BACK to the city. I went home and watched soaps and gossiped with the family (what do you expect, I have 2 sisters plus my mom...it takes a toll on you). THEN I had to go shopping with them on Saturday *rolls eyes*...but yea...I came home after that, ate, and got back to campus close to midnight.
Today was also fun but rather unproductive. I went to my first ever rugby game (cool) ate far too much (bad), spend too much time on youtube (very bad) and went to watch blood diamond with the buddies (good movie, sad, but I had a good time). And now obviously I'm blogging....when I should be working...oh crap...goodbye...

Today was largely uneventful. Thank goodness for Mass of the Holy Spirit or whatever it was they were massing for cause I got out of History of Diplomacy 45 minutes early (which in turn allowed me to finish Spanish homework). All I had to do after that was make it through Spanish (which i dozed through), came back, took a nap, and woke up just in time to make it to Econ (5 minutes late). After that I just went to have dinner, stylishly avoided the Cabrini fire drill, and came back to play WoW. Yep, that was my day. Now I should probably start doing my work (yes, at midnight...) only 3 classes and I'm done for the week...let's get some work done then...

I'm not sure if my title is a reference to me being back in school or to me coming back to Vox. Either way, school started a week ago and so far it has not been a disaster (Being positive see?). I'm taking 19 credits and all my professors so far are pretty cool (that doesn't include you Downs, you're just weird). I'm especially enjoying my Japanese course (yes, I have 2). My schedule is pretty bearable too, no classes on Friday :). But yeah, apart from some "minor" snags, things are going well. Life can't be perfect y'know. Anyways those are the basics of what is currently happening. I am making a commitment to keep an active blog and I WILL keep it. I mean it this time, trust me :).

Yes, there is a perfectly valid reason why I haven't updated in a while. The Monkey King decided to attack the Banana Realm and one thing led to another and I couldn't post. A shame really, I remember having a lot to say. There's no way I'm going to try to remember every important thing that happened during the past week so we'll just start anew. If I feel like it later I'll complete an old post and put it up. On second thought, I don't want to write about what happened yesterday either...or today for that matter. Aren't I awesome?

I quit the job. Yes, that's right. Why you ask? Well, as I mentioned before, I was really unsure about whether or not I really wanted to do it. Now I am a bit more sure. For starters, the hours (2pm-10pm) meant that I would have virtually no life for a month and a half, and it overlapped with my family's schedule in such a way that I would have been seeing very little of them. I'm not quite ready to make those kinds of changes, especially when I am unsure about the position and looking at so many other opportunities. So I called to thank them and let them know that I would not be coming back. I gave my reasons (vague as they were), and that was that. I feel bad leaving like that (I especially feel I owed them the courtesy to say that in person) but it was for the best.
In the meantime, the job search plows ever onward. There are a few people who haven't replied to me, although Kaplan did and I have an audition tomorrow for which I am unprepared and surprisingly unexcited. Oh well, I am tired and a bit frustrated at the moment. Things are bound to get better with time though. I'm expecting my iPod soon too, so things aren't that bad. I'm going to get back to my book now, and maybe get my iPod case a bit later. Peaces.

Okay, so today was the first day on the job. It was interesting in that it was really a new experience for me. We went up to New Rochelle, ate, then went out into the field. That's NYPIRG talk for "We went around ringing bells and knocking on doors then talking those who answered to death until they either A. Got a membership or B. Rapidly retreated into their domiciles." Like I said, it was interesting. There's a lot of communication going on, and I feel like I can REALLY get something useful from it. Does that mean I liked it? Not really. I'm not too sure I can say at this point. I didn't love it but I can't say I didn't enjoy any parts of it either. For now, as painful as it might be, I think I'll continue going there. It might make it harder for me to break ties with them later (it already is) but I'll take my chances. So there it is, thats my day. At least there is a good chance of me finding something else. I'll keep the fingers crossed.

Okay, here it goes again. Yes, the whole blogging thing. I don't think I've done this since the Xanga days...ah Xanga...brings back memories. This might not be so bad after all.

Either way, I'm completely insane. It's like 1:15 right now...and I'm here...writing this. Now the problem is I need to show up for an "observation day" tomorrow for some job I applied for. Between you and me, I don't see myself taking it. It's a NYPIRG campaign to fight global warming. I'm totally for the cause, but it sounds like all we'll be doing is walking around getting people to join NYPIRG and donate money. That aspect is great but it it's so...limited. I dunno, maybe it's just me but I think other things need to be done (rallies, letter writing campaigns...etc). Now I know NYPIRG does all these things, but I don't think I'll be taking part in any of that if I join them now. So I'll go "observe", but I probably won't take the job. It makes me feel bad but hey, I gotta enjoy what I do too. I'm content with my job at the museum, but I really need something extra, both to occupy my time and to make extra money. Hopefully I'll find an office job or something, I applied to a few, and I'm more suited for them anyways. Still, if you think you might be interested, I'd encourage you to join, it's a noble cause: http://www.nypirg.org/outreach/.

Now with all that said, I really should go to bed. Today should be an interesting day X_X. The job search continues! And oh yea...I gotta finish customizing this blog...Fantastic. Buenas Noches.