New Job!

So I totally forgot to mention that I was called in for an interview with the Law Firm I had applied for. Monday I interviewed and Tuesday I started work as File Clerk/Receptionist for Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. The week went by pretty quickly and I love the company. Not only did I get an amazing benefits package that starts Sept. 1, I also work with some really friendly, witty and personable people.

YAY! :D

And I totally have Don to thank for letting me know about the job, helping me with my resume and talking me up to the Office Manager. Thanks Don!!!! You're awesome!

One of the most awesome things about the job is the building I work in is right in Rittenhouse Square so I get to spend time in the city with I LOVE and lunches in the park are really nice too.

Now on the school end of things. I have decided, for a few different reasons, that I will not be taking classes this fall and I will wait until the spring semester. The most important reason being that I want to get a good start at this new job and I don't want to be spreading myself thin immediately. Another reason for this decision is the cost of tuition. Right now I am still considered and Out-of-State resident and will be until spring. This makes my tuition about 3 times as much as an In-State residents. And the final reason, which has a little to do with the second reason, is that I still haven't received word from the school about my financial aid package and classes start next week, I beleive.

So that is my final decision. As much as it upsets me to not be in school yet, I know I am making the right choice because I want to be sure I do this right and it just doesn't seem to make sense right now. In the meantime I will be working at MDWC&G and taking my circus class. :D

The Mind of a Child

I am half-watching The Rescuers Down Under with Amy (also reading some blogs) which is one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid. I find it more entertaining now to see Amy's reactions to the movie since she has never seen it before. My favorite so far is when the Rescuer Bernard successfully pushed Percival C. McLeach over the side of a cliff into a crocodile infested river and Amy jumped up excitedly exclaiming, "Yes! He did it! Yay Bernard!". I miss being so excited about a movie that I could jump up and down and cheer on the characters.

Crazy Week!

A lot of crazy things have happened this week and despite how badly I was feeling before, I know that it is all for the best.

The worst of it all was Nick calling me on Sunday to break up with me. He went on about how I have changed and told me everything that's wrong with me. I was in shock because I had tried to break things off when I was last in FL in June and he wanted to try to make it work. Well I found out through a friend that he has been seeing someone else and he just didn't have the nerve to tell me the truth. When he called Sunday he said there was no one else, but that he wasn't sure that he loved me anymore. I asked if this meant we weren't going to talk anymore and he said he wanted to keep in touch. So I am entirely shocked by this other girlfriend thing but at the same time I now see that I never knew Nick. We dated for 3 years and 7 months and as soon as some new girl comes along that gives him attention, he ditches me. I am hurt, yes, but now I can get over him because I see that he wasn't worth my love, my time, and my effort. It also makes sense now that he wasn't there for me when I would call... possibly because he was too busy with this other girl. I know I am better off, I know I deserve better, and I am trying to move on. I just want to get past this whole feeling of betrayel and live my life. I no longer want to speak to him and I don't want any explanations. I just want to heal.

The ball is rolling- albeit slowly.

I haven't been updating this blog because life has been a little crazy.

First off, my laptop has been dead since early July and I have yet to buy a new power supply cord for it. (I'm a slacker.)

Another reason for my absence is that I have so many new people in my life and as much as I love spending time with good friends and loved ones, I am starting to miss my precious "me" time. But it's hard to schedule me time when I'm trying to work around everyone else's schedules! I guess I just need to make my own schedule and stick to it? I don't want to end up that one person who doesn't do anything she wants when she wants because she is depending on everyone else to agree first. Make sense?

I'm also busy with getting my shiz together for CCP so that I can start classes in the fall. So far it's been going along alright- I took my CPT last week and I have an advisory meeting next Tuesday-but I'm still afraid I may not get the financial aid I need. Let's keep our fingers crossed ya'll!

And then there are all of my various jobs.

• I just recently finished up with PIGLFF and received my last check from the Philadelphia Film Society for my time.

• I am now hoping to get a part-time job at a law firm in center city. A very close friend of mine has been talking me up and says the jobs pretty much in the bag as long as I pass a typing test and don't act like a fool in my interview. Tomorrow I will be having lunch with him and he is going to help me with my resume before I actually apply. If I get the job I will be starting sometime after Labor Day. Even with all of his assurance I am still really nervous. I realllllllly hope I get this posistion! (Since your finger's are already crossed for me, go ahead and use your toes for this one! Thanks!)

• There's the job of watching the girls and taking them to any after school activities they may have this school year.

• AND I just agreed to take on some hours at the neighborhood co-op for my Aunt and Uncle (in exchange for compensation, of course! :P)

• Oh yeah, and I also agreed to volunteer for Jen Bendik (who I worked under during PIGLFF) at GreenFest Philly.

So do you understand now why I haven't blogged in a while? LoL. I am hoping to set aside more "chill" time so I can catch up on some reading, blog and make some ATC's and explore my artistic side a little more.

As for right now, I'm going to bed. Well, maybe after I read another chapter in Peter and the Starcatchers. =D