I know it’s been awhile

But I’m back. It’s been a month … sorry folks!  I’ve been so M.I.A., it happens when there is a new person in your life who is a constant demand on your time.  Anyways, it’s 1:54 in the morning right now and I am going to write until I pass out.

So the big news is that I’m going back to graduate school.  I am technically an enrolled student now, so it’s official.  It is pretty sweet having a bus pass again, I must admit.  I have to work as a T.A. for my former despot professor.  That should be interesting, UGH.  But I have a full quarter to find a new lab and get situated, and who knows! Maybe in a year I’ll have a master’s degree and the justification I need to get out of this godforsaken place they call academia.

So for the past three weeks I’ve been on “vacation” — pretty much ever since quitting my job at NuWire.  It is a  sweet deal, although for a while I was in serious panic-mode because this other job I thought I had — the restaurant/casino server job — totally fell through.  I thought I was going to have to scrape my way to a living over here.

In vacation mode, I’ve been spending money a little more extravagantly than usual … mostly on food and booze.  I’d feel pretty guilty if I bought a new outfit.  Speaking of booze, my drinking frequency is at an all-time high.  I think it happens when one of your closest friends AND the guy you’re dating is a bartender and gives you beer for free.

Yes, I’m still dating that guy … the bouncer dude.  Things have been pretty up and down, depending on his mood.  He has shown improvements in some areas but sometimes it feels like he’s ready to jump ship at a moment’s notice.  For a while it kept me on edge, but now I’m like, screw it, I don’t care.  I’ll just mosey on about my life and hang out if he wants to hang out.  It seems the laid-back approach is my foolproof method for almost any situation.

I know I’m speaking pretty vaguely.  I’m pretty tired.  I had my second Taiko drumming lesson tonight, it was kickass.  We learned all five lines for the Renshu, which is a popular practice drill.  I love beating a bigass drum with sticks, it is such a great feeling!  Sometimes I wonder if I’ve missed various callings in my life.  Being a professional Taiko performer would be sooo cool.

Okay I think that’s it for now, my eyelids are drooping as I type this and the screen looks fuzzy!  I’ll try to write more tomorrow.  For those who are still reading this, thanks for hanging in there with me, friends.

~ by scriblscrabl on September 16, 2008.