New place rules. Washer/dryer, big ass kitchen, huge couch, really nice bathroom with two sinks and a bunch of mirrors, ceiling fans!! It’s great, I can’t remember the last time I lived in a place with all of the amenities. Even better, I can walk everywhere. I was out roaming earlier and it’s like a 45 second walk to the smoothie place and Waffle House, just a little further to all of downtown and campus. I think I’ll be really happy living here for the next year.
I do have some complaints, chief among them being all of my windows are west-facing, which is like, the second worst direction if you want natural sun. It’s still not bad and there are even specific windows for may cats to look out, but I would’ve killed for at least one south-facing window. Besides that, there’s no dishwasher, but I don’t like using those anyways, so not a huge deal. One thing that’s been confusing me is if I want to leave via walking, it’s down a long hallway and then an elevator, but if I want to drive, it’s literally two steps from my door. I don’t think I’ve ever lived a place where the method of egress determines the path you use. I don’t know, that’s probably sounds schizo, but it’s a really strange feeling! There’s also construction next door, so I get awoken at like 6:00 a.m. every morning, which is kind of brutal because I’m still going to bed at 2:00 or 3:00. But that’s an easy enough fix, plus I want to wake up earlier anyways. Oh I also have a garbage chute three steps from my front door, which is already incredibly convenient. I’m stoked, I’m happy! I’ll do a Cribs-style tour video once all the pictures are up.
Umm anything else, I had therapy yesterday which was fun. Not much to say about that that I feel super comfortable making semi-public – it was just me updating her on the past year of my life and my feelings and all that. I had a meeting with my big boss today, just to catch up, and she sort of encouraged me to apply for the full-time, professional position in our office. I’m really split on that. On one hand, it’s great experience, it’s more money, it accelerates my whole game plan a year, and I don’t know, it’d be a neat move to make. On the other hand, I don’t really want to stay in this city much longer, I feel like I really need to put some distance between circumstance and I. Also, I’m sort of enjoying the graduate student life, there’s very little responsibility to it, plus, I’m really scared I don’t have the requisite professionalism or work ethic right now to really do a good job. I don’t know, I’m split. The job opening goes up in a week or so, so I have some time to think.
I don’t know, not much to say. I know I said I had a lot of topics, but on further reflection, I don’t really want to dogpile on my ex any more than I have and moving just really isn’t that interesting of a topic. In terms of affirmations, I don’t know, there’s nothing more life-affirming than a good couch. It truly feels like I can accomplish anything when I’m laying on a seven-piece leather sectional.
jeez, louise 