Wonderwall

On 7 January, I sat on the couch in our living room with Abby's feet on my lap. I wonder where I'll be on 7 March and what I'll be doing. I can't imagine it'll be more satisfying than the previously described moment. Regardless, I hope the next 30 days are more positive than the 30 that have just passed.

As for an update, haven't heard back from my interview. I have applied to several more jobs and expanded my search to include New York, Pittsburgh, LA, and Atlanta. Oh, and Germany. On Tuesday I'll be able to get my fingerprints done, pick up my transcripts, and get my other W2. Hopefully I can get my taxes filed and get that refund ASAP. I think I'll continue expanding my search.

Dominoes

My goal, right now, is to get a job and an apartment in the DC area. I've applied for several, and they all look like they'd be a good fit for me. One of them actually helped me realize that I had been leaving things off of my resume that could be valuable. My hope is to get one of these jobs, move down there, and get to work. Once I'm caught up with my student loan payments and settled, there are a few workshops and "boot camps" led by different media companies. The one I'm interested in is with the Travel Channel. What better way to build connections for the travel show I want to do than to actually train with the Travel Channel? Should I find myself with a free weekday, I'd look into subbing there, as I really want to find out if I would be a good teacher.

Should I not get hired there, the process for subbing here is moving along. I get fingerprinted on Tuesday and I'll have to schedule a physical for next week as well. While I have yet to hear back from anyone else around here, it is good to know I'll at least have something. Regardless, DC is my main focus.

In other random news, the final season of LOST started a couple of days ago. It was mind-blowing, as usual. Last night I finally got to PYT at the Piazza with Buddy, Mary, Roberta, Adam, and Alyssa. It was a pretty good time. They have bingo there in which the prizes are burgers, beer, and other food. Sweet deal.

Despite the moderately busy couple of days I've had, I still miss Abby. Being apart this time has been more difficult than I had expected. I hope we figure out a way to be closer together this summer. I miss my best friend.

Those are my thoughts for now. There's a blizzard coming, which will likely mean an extra dose of cabin fever for me this weekend. Times like these make me wish I had friends in NYC, DC, or Boston that I could stay with for a weekend or something. All of my friends either are in Philly or hundreds of miles away. I need to work on the area in between. Well, wish me luck with DC and have a lovely day. I'm off to download "Sound of Da Police."

Everlong

Because I have yet to, and likely will not, express it vocally, I just would like to say that the past few weeks have been among the worst in my life. That being said, I believe I made somewhat decent strides towards amending that today. I also take a small amount of solace in the belief that a lesser person would have long since cracked under similar circumstances. Hopefully, having now expressed this here, I can rein in my wandering mind and focus on the letter of intent I am trying to write.