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| Three full, fun weekends in a row. I'm really liking this city; there are so many fun festivals, things to do, and places to go without it being as huge as Chicago. Don't get me wrong, Chicago is cool, but I'd rather live here. And, well, my friends are here. Yes, I love Bloomington. But Bloomington doesn't have an Irish Fest. Or a Greek Fest, an ice cream shop with games, a pleasant bar dedicated to wine tasting, or a calm, beautiful canal. Or a zoo! That zoo was much better than I was expecting - lots of penguins up close, a dolphin swimming over my head, petting a soft shark, the tiger and cheetahs... awesome. Today was exhausting, and I woke up a few hours ago with a major headache, but it was a happy one with Mike. He's good at making me smile. Now I shall go snuggle with the kitty and attempt to sleep again.
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| Since no one I know uses xanga anymore, I'm pretty sure no one reads this. But I really don't care. When I'm happy, I tend to feel the need to blog. I realized a while ago that writing when I'm upset often just makes my semi-obsessive mind dwell on the negative more. But right now I like where I am, so I'm writing.
Work is cool. Literally; the office is rather chilly. But I'm making fast friends with a couple of my co-workers, who are fun to joke around with. And the one I've been working closest with invited me to his weekly game night, where they play stuff like Carcassonne and Fluxx. These are my kind of people!! In addition to them, everyone I've met is really friendly, interesting, and smart, and they've really welcomed me.
It would be pretty much perfect if I didn't have to take a lunch - then I could leave at 7 pm. But since they hired me to cover that whole time slot, I will take assorted walks and browse the internet for an hour in the middle of the day and stay until 8pm. That last hour will be a calm one, with only one or two other (quiet) people in the whole office. But oh well, I'll get used to it, and like I keep reminding myself, it's my first full-time, real world job. There are so many other positive things about it that being made to stay an hour longer than I'd like isn't a big deal in the long run. I mean really - I could be working at Subway! Almost every single time I tell someone I just graduated and got a job, they tell me how lucky I am. And I know it. I've been pretty content these last few weeks.
Other things that have been making me happy: free food and drink at work! I've started fairly regularly drinking coffee, especially on days when I'm more tired. Last week there was fun blind coffee taste testing. On Monday someone brought three kinds of decadent chocolate from their trip to Switzerland, including this amazing dark stuff with chili peppers in it. Then today, someone brought Einstein bagels in to celebrate September birthdays. I had a chocolate chip one with whipped cream cheese. I love surprises like these. I've been cooking and trying out kick-ass new recipes a bunch too, so food is good lately. Having a Whole Foods and Fresh Market less than ten minutes away totally helps.
I could babble on for quite a while, but I'll stop for now. Maybe another time I'll talk about my new clothes. 
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| All these changes in my life seem worth blogging about...
I started my new job a week ago. That day, I realized how not-amazing the benefits were: 2.5 weeks of vacation a year (that includes sick days) and less-than-awesome insurance. But as long as I stay healthy for a while, I should be good. It's a first job, after all. I've been told by several people how lucky I am, and it's true. Many of my fellow graduates still can't find jobs, even some that graduated last year. I just happened to pick a marketable major (actually, that was on purpose, I really don't adore computers a ton) and have a job that gave me experience. Go me.
The work environment at Iasta seems positive. I can't tell for sure yet how much I'll like what I'll be doing on a day-to-day basis since I'm only in training, but the people are friendly and helpful and so far it's just nice to work there. Except for how freezing cold the air conditioning is - I may start wearing sweaters. But it's better than being hot. Also, even a little bit of the free coffee makes me cheerful and hyper. It's fun times.
I really like my place. Once I fill it with furniture, I believe I'll like it even better and can start entertaining here. That sounded fancy... maybe I should just say "inviting people over to hang out." Jasmine is happy. My life isn't all new, however. I only left two of my friends back in Bloomington and moved closer to the majority of them. And several of Katie's friends live really close to me, but since I'm not actually friends with them, it seems awkward to just call them up to hang out, haha. Maybe that'll happen when I start inviting people over. So my social life, including making new friends and such, is partially waiting for my furniture. If people insist on coming over, I won't stop them, but they can't complain about lack of seating. I have far too many plans for buying things... I'm probably going to request only money/gift cards or a television or laptop for Christmas. Anything else? Pff, don't bother. Well, maybe wine. 
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| When you hold me
In your arms
We are alone in the world
Together
Nothing else matters.
In your arms
I feel your heart.
Though you don't say it
I know.
In your arms
I forget our problems;
Your distance,
My neediness,
Your apathy,
My insanity --
Because all that matters
Is that we have each other
And I'm
In your arms.
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| So. It's been more than a year since I last posted, but since I have become a regular reader of Datingish, Lovelyish, and Mancouch, and I comment sometimes, I figure I should update.
This summer has been pretty wonderful so far and I expect it will continue to be fabulous. I work 8 hours a week (including right now) and spend the rest of the time doing whatever the heck I want, living on my own in a fantabulous apartment with my adorable kitty. Every week or two I spend some time with my hot boyfriend who lives in Indy, and I have time to drive places and see friends and family. Life isn't perfect; for example, a side effect of the driving was that my car has been declared a total loss after a deer hit the side of it. Yes, the deer ran straight into the car. There are still deer hairs stuck in the door to prove it. But it is still drivable. And my life may never be this carefree again!
Sometimes I get the urge to write something, as I used to do often, but I have a tendency to overthink things. And blogging only encourages the overthinking. I find that it's generally better to distract myself and focus on the present, not on things that have already happened and things I can't control. Introspection is not always a good thing.
There's a guy who looks kind of like Kevin Costner sitting in my lab. Fascinating, I know.
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