In The Future....

I hope that one day this is true.... wouldn't that be amazing, to be famous if only for fifteen minutes?

The Start of Classes

Yesterday marked the start of fall semester here at Penn State, and it was definitely day full of mixed-emotions: I'm glad that I'm finally going to be busy with work once again; I'm completely terrified of my French classes; I'm already sick of homework; I'm sad that summer is over; and I'm definitely excited to see where this semester is going to take me!

Obviously this semester is going to have its ups and downs, but when doesn't life have them? There's absolutely nothing I can do about it, except just take it one day at a time. And right now, that's what I'm trying to do; I'm taking it one day at a time, and waiting to hear about finally getting a job!

Luckily though, I received a phone call yesterday from the store manager

of the Starbucks down on College Ave, which is about a 10 minute walk from my apartment. I had my interview with her earlier this morning and it went really well - apparently Starbucks makes you go through two rounds of interviews though, so I'm waiting to get a call back about having an interview with the manager of the other Starbucks downtown, so I'll probably meet with him either tomorrow or Thursday. I really hope I get the job - for some reason I can really picture myself working at Starbucks (it might be the amount of Starbucks I've drank during my time working at Gap.... but you never know!) and I feel like it would be super convenient and flexible for me. I have my fingers crossed though, and am just hoping for the best!

Finally Settling In

So all of the big boxes are unpacked, the dishes are all washed, and things are finally starting down here in the apartment. I still have a few odds and ends to wrap up - boxes of books need to be unpacked, I need to find a home for all my supplies, just random things like that - but I'm definitely getting adjusted to living here.

It might get pretty lonely here from time to time, but only because Alex hasn't moved in yet so I'm all alone - for the time being; he finally moves in tomorrow so I'll finally have someone to hang out with! But I've managed to get a lot done in just a few short days, and I'll definitely have everything all set by the time classes start Monday.

The only issue that still remains is me being unemployed - I applied to a sub shop downtown, two different Subways, and two different Starbucks. I'm actually hoping I get the Starbucks job, I think that would be really fun. I only applied to Subway because that's what I know; my two-year stint at Subway during high school left a lasting impression, but I would love to do something new. I've always said I would never be able to be a barista though - you need to know all those drinks and formulas.... but I think it would be fun. And who wouldn't want to know how to make all those awesome drinks?

I'm really excited for school to start though - this boredom is killing me. I don't know if it's just because there is no one else around but I can't stand being this bored right now. I still have a few random things to hold me over until Monday, but you never know how long that'll last....

Home Sweet Home?

So yesterday was a huge day for me: on Saturday, August 14, 2010, I finally moved into my very first apartment. And it's been one big experience ever since I stepped foot in the front door....

Who knew that moving into an apartment was so much work? Well, aside from people who have actually moved into an apartment before.... But seriously, it has been non-stop work ever since (which of course I have taken a few nap breaks so I'm honestly not over-worked) - there have been dishes to wash and boxes to move and furniture to move and groceries to buy and bathrooms to clean and kitchen cupboards to fill.... it's just go, go, go, go, go!

It honestly hasn't sunk in yet that this is my home for the next two years, though (hence the question mark in the title of the post). You know when you go over to someone else's house and you spend the night there and you move around like you don't want to mess anything up and you use things that aren't yours and you get nervous that you're going to break it and they'll hate you forever? Well, I feel like that right now. There are certain things that are sinking in, but as a whole it's taking a little while to get adjusted.

But having the apartment is great so far - when I took a shower this morning, all I could think was "it's so nice to finally be at school, and not have to share a bathroom with like 50 other people...." Granted I still have to share the bathroom, but at least this time it's only one other person. And it's another person that I actually legitimately get along with. Plus, the bedroom here is bigger than any dorm I would've had on campus, plus there's a bathroom, living room, and kitchen. It's like I'm living in an apartment or something! Oh wait.....

Once I get used to living here this will definitely feel like home, though. I've caught myself calling my dorm "home" in the past, so hopefully I can do the same with something that is actually like a real home. I just hope it doesn't take too long.... hopefully by the time I finally unpack my massive amounts of clothes this place will start to feel more like home to me. Maybe I should actually start unpacking my clothes then....

Time Is Running Out

My time left in New York is running out... and I can't tell if I'm excited, nervous, or both. I can't wait to see all my friends and I'm excited for the new school year, but I'm honestly extremely nervous about living out in the real world, having to deal with rent and bills and going grocery shopping and budgeting everything I do.... it's a little overwhelming.

And my job search has been pretty unsuccessful thus far. This Thursday is my last day with Gap - I'm not going to say it's my last day working for Gap altogether because you never know what the future will hold (I might have to come back and work for holiday.... I hope not though). I found the perfect job online at Metro, a small boutique in downtown State College, but they said the position isn't flexible with student schedules.... so that one's out the door.

But everything will work itself out. Life has been treating me pretty well recently (and by recently I mean the past few days so I literally mean recently), so I'm just going to try and stay hopeful. I just need to make it through one more week. One. More. Week. That shit is bananas. One more week and then I need to find a job... and start working out again - this morning I randomly signed up for my gym membership for next year and apparently it's active August 15th. Will I use it the week before everyone gets there? Probably not, but one can dream.

I'm sure this next week is going to fly by and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Hopefully it's an amazing thing, but you can never be too sure. All I know is I'm totally ready for what lays ahead (well, hopefully I am).

Rabbit, Rabbit!

Many years ago when I was a little kid, my sister and I were watching Nickelodeon (what kid didn't during the 90s, am I right?) and during of the commercial breaks they used to show these random clips of facts or old wives-tales. One them said that if the first thing you said in the morning was "rabbit, rabbit!" on the first day of a month, you would have good luck for the rest of the year. Ever since seeing that, I have made it a habit of saying "rabbit, rabbit" on the first of every month, in the hopes that I'll good luck for a month.

Does it honestly work? I honestly have no idea and no proof that it does, but I noticed that I didn't say it in the beginning of July and July ended up being the worst month I've had in a while. So I'm going to go out on a limb and say 'yes, yes it does.' I made sure to say it this morning when I woke up, so I'm hoping that this month will be lucky. And let's be honest, couldn't we all use a little more luck?