I'm done! It's official! I'll never, ever, EVER have to go to school again. I'll never have to walk on campus... wait, yes I will. I have church there every week. But that's besides the point. No more teachers, no more books, no more... how does the rest of the song go? I can't remember.
So now everyone wants to know what I am doing with my life. Well, the truth is, I don't know. I work during the week at the architecture firm and enjoy it enough that I keep coming back. I wish I had a bigger paycheck. And I constantly think about picking up a second job. Otherwise, I am perfectly content to go home and watch an episode or two of Mad Men or Veronica Mars....except I just finished the last episode of the last season of Veronica Mars and I wasn't happy... you can't end the series with so many unanswered questions! Why, oh WHY do they do that to me?
I'm also in the process of trying to decide whether to self-publish or go out looking for a literary agent in order to publish my book. I keep having semi-brilliant ideas for other books to write, and then no time or motivation to actually work on them. And then I forget the idea. I'm sure I've come up with at least six best sellers, and then forgotten EVERYTHING. Sigh. Stupid Stats: it was such creative motivation, that without it, I don't know how to focus all my energies on writing anymore.
I lost both of my best friends within a month to moving. And not just like, moving to Salt Lake (like a few of my other friends) but one is working for the Church in New York City and the other is attending grad school in Scotland. Yes, Scotland. SO I am trying to figure out how to finance trips to both places...and it is proving to be rather difficult. This last move (yes, I moved again) wiped me clean and I am having a hard time replenishing my savings.
With the new move came new roommates and a new ward. My roommates are pretty cool. They are super nice and laid back and so far, I have had no problems whatsoever. My place is a lot bigger than other places I've lived, and it's easy to hide out in my room and go without seeing everyone. Half the time I don't even know if anyone is home. I'm not ready for winter, but I am happy that it is cooling down. The upstairs, where my room is located, is about 20 degrees warmer than the basement, where two of the four of us live. Good thing I have two fans blowing on me directly, or I would never have lasted this last month.
My new ward... well, I haven't really gotten to know anyone really well. We had regional conference yesterday, and I've only been twice before. The bishopric seems really nice and friendly and dedicated to getting to know everyone. The ward seems... similar to what the home single's ward is like. A lot of misfits that band together and have fun. Of course, that means that they come off as goofy, nerdy and somewhat boring. I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt and hope that I am wrong about most of them. Still, they have not been otherwise convincing. I've sat down in our living room with a small group of members of our ward and listening to them talk about Star Wars and computers and other things that I have no interest in... well, let's just say I was bored. And not entertained. The one good thing is that they play basketball every Monday night, and I've seriously thought about attending that spectacle. I'll keep you posted.
So that's my update... I don't know, I feel like you all should know most of this. If you read my blog, then you probably do...
Love you.
Shelli
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