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Was the last time I updated really during the DNC? I kinda suck at this now. I keep meaning to update, and then I forget. I guess I'm going to have to back track a little.
That weekend, I took advantage of still having a T-pass, and went downtown to see Much Ado About Nothing, which was being performed on the Boston Common (I finally managed to go during its last weekend, after wanting to go all summer). I thought the performance was excellent, and it made me really miss seeing a lot of theatre. I'm going to have to start going to more theatre-type stuff. I did get sunburned, though, because I ended up being outside longer than I thought I would be, and the sun was beating down on my legs all day. Ahh well, it was worth it. And it was free! Whee! Anyway, I particularly enjoyed the costumes and set design, and all of the actors seemed marvelous to me.
Last weekend, I met up with Amy's boyfriend's friend Riaz, and we ate at this restaurant on Newbury Street, which I cannot remember the name of, and then went to see The Village. Neither of us knew what to think after the movie, though I think I liked it - I didn't see the twist coming, and I definitely didn't hate it. And it was nice to meet someone new - Riaz is also a graduate of Cornell, with both an undegrad degree and and M.Eng., which is cool for me. And meeting more people in the area is good for me.
As of August 1st, I've been hunting for a new apartment. It's been exhausting, looking at a few places every night. 2 of the places I saw yesterday (Thursday), though, are really great, and the roommates I've met seem nice, and I'm hoping I can give some news later on this weekend as to where my new home will be as of September 1st. I'm not looking for apartments by myself - I don't want to live by myself and it's expensive - so the task of finding a place is doubly difficult, because I want a nice place AND great roommates. It's looking like it'll definitely be in Cambridge, though, with on-street, residential parking, so I'm going through steps to transfer my registration to Massachusetts, which includes suspending my Illinois insurance and asking my parents for money to pay the insurance downpayment (which I hate doing, but my mom kinda offered, and I just haven't made enough money yet to afford that kind of cost AND put down the required deposits for a new apartment).
Let's discuss why I can't live by myself. I was home for a week here by myself and I was starting to crazy, which included nightmares that made it difficult to sleep. This was the case the last few weeks I was in New Hampshire last summer, too. I'm just not used to being the only one in the apartment/house for extended amounts of time, and I find it comforting to know that people I trust and know are sleeping nearby. Then, after Herb and Jeff returned from Maine, there were some "instances." Haha, these are minor, but totally freaked me out. I had gone to bed one night, and then gotten up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. I then immediately went back to bed. When I woke up in the morning, my door was wide open and my air conditioner was off. Now, the door being open has a simple explanation - I was tired when I got up, and if the door isn't closed properly, it swings wide open; I probably didn't notice this. The air conditioner also possibly has a simple answer - I wouldn't have turned it off (it was hot that night and I like the noise, so the most I would have done was turn it on fan), but as a power surge just demonstrated, the power could have gone out for a few seconds, which would have disturbed my air conditioner but left my clock untouched. It was just weird that it would happen in the SAME NIGHT. Jeff was somewhat freaked out, too, because apparently he had walked to the bathroom naked and noticed the door open (ahh, the joy of living with guys) but I was sleeping the whole time. Then, the next night, Jeff says my door was open again, and he closed it. That night, I had gone to bed, made sure the door was sealed, and then not gotten up at all during the night. So weird. Had those things happened while Herb and Jeff were in Maine, I wouldn't have slept for the rest of the week. Even now, I sometimes put a chair in front of my door.
Work is going okay. I think this coming week things are going to improve, because I'm figuring out what I'm doing more and what I need to do, and I'm going to try and make at least what I do more organized, which will at least involve journaling (haha, not here) what I do for each client each day, and trying to move forward with some of the side projects I have going. I want it to be more proactive and make the job what I want it to be, because right now I'm a little frustrating because I don't see much room for growth, and I'm fairly certain if my responsibilities remain where they are, then I'll be bored out of mine in a short period (and it's getting close to that even now). But I will do something about this! I have a lot I think I can offer, and making that happen is really up to me.
Monday was my 23rd birthday, so happy birthday to me. Thus far, it's been somewhat anticlimactic. Sunday, Susan had just arrived in Boston, and Dan had come with her to help her move stuff, so I went to help unload the car, and then hung out with them for awhile. Unfortunately, they both had to get back to the NYC area on Monday, so couldn't hang out with me on my actual birthday, but that's okay. On Monday, at work, I made myself a crown with white paper and highlighters and then wore it around the office all day. My mom had a boquet of cookies delivered there as well. Then, I left to pick up Liz Hartman from the bus station - for some reason, I decided to take back roads through Newton instead of jumping on the expressway, getting lost twice. Since there was an accident on, I-95, though, it was probably a good decision. I'll learn my way around eventually. After going back to the house, Liz and I headed downtown to meet up with Corinne and Kathy for dinner. We had yummy Mexican food with strawberry margaritas that didn't taste like they had any alcohol in them (which is okay by me, since I'm not a big tequila fan). Corinne and Kathy got me a wine bottle holder that looks like some sort of animal (pig? cow? antelope? no one can tell). I decided to name it Lars, after this article in the Improper Bostonian this week on typical Boston personalities. He's a "Cambridge Intellectual, " he lives in Somerville (like me! and soon to be Cambridge) and he enjoys going The Thirsty Scholar. :-) Kristen also got me a present, which was super sweet of her - she got me a bunch of note cards in a pretty box from this place called Bob Slate's, which is apparently a stationary store I need to go to. The really cool thing about the cards is that if you look at the copyright on the back, they say they are copyrighted from Bolingbrook, Illinois! How random is that, considering Kristen didn't even know?
So I guess I had fun on my birthday, but I'm a little disappointed in my roommates right now, which has been a big fight (which is why it's good that I'm moving at the end of this month). I'm supposed to be celebrating with them on Sunday - we're going to the North End for yummy Italian food, and Liz, Kristen, Susan and Eric are going to join us - so I guess I shall give them the benefit of the doubt until then. Both have mentioned something about presents at one time or another, which I guess is something to be excited about. I had wanted to celebrate either tonight or tomorrow night, though, and I'm somewhat annoyed that it didn't work - I don't think it's too much to ask of my friends to set aside some time for me for my birthday, particularly when I do my best to do so for theirs (*coughcough* including driving to Boston from Ithaca for the weekend in freezing January *coughcough*). And I guess it's a good thing we didn't celebrate at least tonight because I ended up coming home and taking a 4 1/2 hour nap - yikes!
I did get myself a birthday present, because Monday, my actual birthday, was my "New Every Two"date with Verizon, which meant $100 off the 2-year contract price of a new phone. Since I've had the same model phone for the last 3 years (4 different phones, though, since I seem to break them), I was excited to get a new one. I paid a little more money, since I could with the discount, and got the VX7000, which is a camera phone that also takes 15-second video clips. This, of course, is worthless to me, because the camera in the phone is .3 megapixels and I have a 5 megapixel digital camera that takes 10 minutes of video when the memory card is empty. But it's still fun. I've learned that I can get games such as Snood and Worms for my phone, which may mean the end of all productivity as I know it. I can't help but play with said phone, though. :-) Next week, as soon as the apartment search is over, I'm switching to a Boston number, which will mean caller ID/picture ID/unique ringtones! Woohoo. I think that's more exciting than the new phone, as I've gone 2+ years without caller ID.
Okay, I should probably go to bed. There's more apartment stuff to do, plus I want to go shopping (I need new jeans, since I got ink on my only good pair, and I want sunglasses) and clean my room. I'll try not to go so long between updates again (as I'm going to want to tell you all about the new apartment when I find out what/where it is and who my roommates are going to be. Until then, goodnight! :-)
- Lizzardie, at 2:49 AM
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