Into the abyss

I've decided that where things are going. Into the abyss. First, since the move, I am positive there's a box of spices and other randomness still missing. But I can't think of anywhere it could still be. My parents efficiently shuffled the vast majority of my things out of the house, and granted though I haven't relooked thoroughly in the basement, it doesn't strike me as the type of contents I randomly overlooked while packing. Or that I wouldn't have found it while unpacking (nearly two months ago. One sixth through the lease. Which reminds me, I was going to ask roommate for the rent check so I could deposit it tomorrow so I could write the rent check Wednesday, but she hasn't come home yet tonight. Damn. Wonder where she is?)

But more troubling, I seem to be missing CDs. There are a couple of cds here and there I can see may have walked off during various stints at camp and whatnot, but I really can't imagine too many people wanting my random Seven Nations CDs, and I'm missing both my favorite one and their newest one (not newest as in the one they're planning to release soon, but Thanks for Waiting). Pooper scooper. I hate having to replace CDs. Although with the wonders of iTunes, doing so is a snap, but spending money on music has just never been one of those things I am quick to do. They're not in my massive CD case, which was my first assumption. They *may* be in my parent's car or stacked somewhere around their living room stereo system. I will have to undergo a search while I am home this weekend.

Speaking of music, I am totally in repetitive listening mode. I'll put a CD into the player in my car (yay for that... *side note: I purchased a new(er) car in April, with CD player, hence the reference to yayness). Although the CD player seems to have a similar problem to what my tape player in my old car had -- spontaneous shutting itself off after trying to play the media. Hmmm... is this a Nissan radio symptom?? Or do I carry around an automobile media poltergeist? It's just enough to be annoying but not enough to warrant making any changes...

But I digress. I'll put a CD in the car and listen to it for days and days. Just the handful of favorite songs on the disc, mostly, but occasionally the whole thing. Today, I thought I was finally ODed on the current CD, but after listening to a couple of others, briefly, had a strong urge to put it back in. *shrug* whatever. I probably need to make some iTunes discs so I can actually listen to most of my music in my car instead of being limited to my rather small CD collection.

But, whatever! Why I am staying up so late?! Grrr, I keep telling myself I'm going to go to bed earlier so I can actually get to work on time for a change. Blah. G'night!

Okay, so I suck at the journaling thing

I admit it. It's true. I mostly let them die a slow, unobserved, unattended death.
It's not necessarily for lack of content or thought-process, more of a disconnect between when the thinking and processing is going on and the ability to blog about it. That, and the fact that I'm notorious for forgetting which email and password goes with which account... Maybe with my newfound love of the blogging world (thanks DailyKos.com!) I can finally express myself more regularly through this outlet.

As for the previous post from ages and aaaaages ago... I did end of switching departments and working for the best friend of the chair from my previous department. A delightful opportunity. Big office, self-sufficient faculty, more responsibility, event planning, phones ringing, keeping my boss together (my other beloved boss needed more of a sounding board and a paper-pusher rather than someone to keep him organized). I actually really liked my job, and my blossoming friendships with coworkers from upstairs. In the end, though, because I liked my job so much, and the people saw potential in me to move up into greater things, the threat became that I would become too wound up in the job and make returning to grad school that much harder. The collection of events surrounding this last spring (I was a ten-week employee with summers off and wanted to be home in WI for those weeks; my roommate was weird and the decision to live there was always based on a six-month stay and the logistics of moving out or moving back loomed large; and a college roommate was looking for a new living situation in the midwest) culminated in my return to the midwest and a move to Iowa City in August.

Thus, here I am, working a very unglamorous job, but mostly content with life and how recent events seem to be unfolding. I need to be more focused on getting into graduate school and my GRE... soon, very soon! I seem to be home a lot, like every other weekend, but I love fall in Wisconsin. My high school football team is so far undefeated, and I've enjoyed seeing a couple of their games, including a barn-burner last-second-touchdown-pass-for-the-win more than a week ago. Apple-squeezing for cider is also enjoyable, and there's a wedding to attend mid-October...

Life continues to roll forward, with or without me, so I better get off my ass a little more. :) teehee. Cheers.