It's on the Way!

I found out yesterday that my new laptop has already shipped.  It's actually coming in from Shanghai, so hopefully it won't be stuck in customs for a long time.  The estimated ship date is June 2nd - next Thursday.  Needless to say, I'm really excited about it.  Unfortunately for my boyfriend James, I had been complaining about it quite a bit since I ordered it last week.  I can't help it; three weeks is a long time to wait!  Luckily, though, I only have to wait about four more days!!

Other than that, we went to Geneva on the Lake today.  I wrote a little about on the Design Destination blog.  We mostly walked around and looked inside all of the cool shops.  They had some pretty amazing stuff there.  We also got some amazingly good cherry maple smoked turkey jerky and Dairy Queen.  YUM!

I'll let you know when my computer gets here!  Here's looking forward to my first post on the new laptop!!

Summer Goings-on: an Update

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Okay, so I wrote an entire post a couple of days ago and right when I went to post it, I got an error message saying that it had tried to post it at the same time, or something ridiculous like that.  Anyway, the entire post somehow got deleted, even though this site saves my posts every couple of minutes or so as I type.  Weirdness. Anyway, I wrote some stuff about respect and junk, which I'm sure to rewrite at some later point but which I haven't the energy to rewrite at the moment.  


News:  we have a cat.  Her name is Katie and she is super friendly.  She's black and gray and must be kind of young still because she's kind of tiny.  My dad told me she was the runt in the litter, though, so she may stay small.  She was my cousin's but she had to give her up because of allergies.  I worry about her a little because she doesn't seem to eat a lot, unless you give her canned food, of course.  But we seem to be out of that for now.  We'll see.  I have to remember to call and have someone go check on her tomorrow as I am currently at James' house.  We still don't have internet at home and I have yet to visit the library in town.  However, I plan on going there soon to get a card and check out a few books.  


I have no idea how the job thing is going to work out.  I didn't get the secretary job at the rehab place near Jamie's house.  But there's a Save-a-lot opening near our house, so I might have a chance there.  Unfortunately, both of us live in small towns with few places to find jobs.  We'll see.  If I can't get a job, I'll have to start a book or something.  I've been meaning to do it for ever, so I might as well do it now when I have nothing else to do.  I also think I'll head down to the library most days to read the newspaper and probably update the blog.  And check my facebook because I am addicted, unfortunately.  


I'm just hoping to stave off that summer feeling of uselessness and lethargy that seems to overcome me every year.  I can't wait until I no longer have to spend the summers lazing about at home and I can actually get a real job - all year round!  Actually, when I (hopefully) get into grad school, I'll have classes year-round and you're actually not supposed to get a job while in the program so you can focus on it.  Plus, you have so much to do, there really isn't any time.  There's clinic hours, classes, research projects, a thesis, and a dissertation to keep you busy.  No one needs a job on top of that!  Plus you get a tuition waiver and usually get a stipend in Ph.D. programs.


Well, it's late.  This has been just a post about my life, I suppose.  I guess I should write more of these.  The opinion pieces are more interesting and more my preferred posting style, but I think it's nice to get some of the real-life everyday stuff in here, too.  Well, adieu for now.  Until tomorrow, or perhaps a later date.  


And I almost forgot!  I got the job on the paper, so as of Fall 2011 I shall be a real life Columnist!  I'm so excited.  I think it's going to be a real adventure. 

A Most Normal Enterprise?

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Alright, this post is going to be short, but I wanted to do it to make sure that no one would think that I'd stopped writing.  So it's pretty much just an update of what is going on and what will be happening this summer.  Being a college student, I have to deal with finals this week, so I won't have any time to do any serious posts for the rest of the week.  The fact is that I shouldn't even really be writing now, but I'll be procrastinating and taking breaks in various other ways throughout the day and the coming days, so a quick message to my readers won't slow me down too much.  I have two finals tomorrow, one is comprehensive (Spanish), and I have a lot of reading to do for one of them, as well as a paper that needs turned in on Friday.  I have one final each on Thursday and Friday, too.  Then we have to move out on Friday and sometime during this craziness I need to find time to pack.

As far as this summer goes, we currently do not have internet in our new apartment.  So it really depends on how often I will be at James' house, whether or not I will be able to post very often.  We're hoping to get internet soon, but who knows.  There is a library in town, but I'll have to see what the computer availability is like there.  Other than that, I'm hoping to get some sort of job over the summer to occupy my time, because I can get very lethargic and sometimes a bit depressed if I have nothing productive to do.  So I put in an application at this rehabilitation center near Jamie's house and I'm really hoping it will work out.  We'll see.  I'm most likely going to be applying at other places, too.

Other than this, I will find time to write over the summer, don't worry!  I may have to find online sources for my news, however, since I get my USA Today for free here.  But, nevertheless, I will stay informed and I will keep writing.  And let me just say, that for those who do read this blog, thank you so much.  You keep me sane.  Love you!! <3

Christen!

P.S. sorry about the corny titles, but really you're just going to have to deal with them ; )