It's been far to long between posts this summer. I've been a bad blogger. Sorry!
I kept wanting to wait to post the "I HAVE A JOB!!!" post as my next post. As you can imagine -- and relate--, this has been a tremendous process. Get my hopes up... make me wait. And wait. And wait. Now, this may come as a complete and utter surprise but I am not a patient person. No, that's putting it nicely. I have no patience whatsoever. I hate waiting on things/people and I want immediate results.
That said... this is K-I-L-L-I-N-G me!
My interview for Dream Job was two and a half weeks ago. It's true that I have been told that I was recommended for the position, so perhaps my stress levels are higher than they ought to be but, as great as the recommendation is, I just really want the actual OFFER!
The good news of this is that I think my half-hearted patience may be paying off soon. I've been practically stalking the Principal... it's sounding hopeful! :)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Was für eine Woche!
Note: If injuries gross you out... skip this entry!!
What a week!
As promised, the family took the trek to Wetmore for fishing, grilling, and other fun on Saturday. When we arrived, the sisters and the boys had already started fishing. To get it over with, I immediately cast a line and, to everyone's disbelief, I got a bite! I caught a decent-sized bass. As you can see, the excitement did NOT distract me from the grossness of the fish and I refused to touch it.
After my good fortune, I decided to call fishing quits and go with E on her BFs ATV. After some beginner’s trouble, E let me try drive (note: I’d never been on this ATV before). Now, picture pasture that is overgrown…trees, uneven ground. I know better, right? Nope.
Not 20 feet into my little excursion, the seemingly even ground became drastically uneven. By the time I realized that I was headed towards a drop-off, I was there. I thought maybe if I tried to keep going it maybe could push through. I thought what the hell now? I had time to yell a few choice words as the ATV toppled over on E and me. Thanks to my guardian angels or whatever it may be, the ditch was deep enough that E and I fell to the bottom and the trees caught the ATV. I got out with one less shoe, sans sunglasses and hat but in one piece. As did E.
As E and I went to get her BF, I realized my wrist was slit open. Thank God for shock.. it didn't hurt right away!! I spent 2 hours in the Holton Emergency Room -- occupying one of its two beds. After ungodly pain, I received 4 stitches and lots of antibiotics. Another trip to Holton later that evening gained me some pain meds -- yay!
I was too much in pain and too grossed out to snap any pictures right away but here is how it looked after having one of the stitches taken out Tuesday.
And after having the other three stitches taken out, I am happy to say I am finally able to type with both hands and do a few more tasks with my left hand again. Still a ways to go.. but it's looking much better!!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
ich bin noch hier!
I typed this up a week or so ago… forgot to hit post! So here goes.
Second week of working full time at The Office has begun. Just as I returned, I was told that one of my favorite people of all time was being forced to resign from The Office. Basically, a load of scheiβe. So, the week is to be filled with some of the best downtown lunch places.
Mrs. Grey House will be very much missed.
Day one back at The Office, one of my other favorite (much less authentically) employees of The Office told me, in not so many words, that I wouldn’t be able to do my job as well as the girl training me. Aw, shucks. How sweet. As Mrs. Gray House would say, what a c-unit. On the contrary, however, I am becoming numb. My brain is slowly being destroyed by insultingly mundane tasks and constant SITTING STILL. My 16 weeks at THS made me very much accustomed to talking loudly all day and moving around whenever and almost whenever I pleased. Welcome back desk and chair. My back and butt have NOT missed you.
So, now that The Office will have an eerie silence to it, I’m not sure what to do. Although, I am increasingly confident that I will never, under no circumstances, remain in The Office after this summer and I will always think politics are a joke.
And from today:
Things are slightly better than I had begun to suspect they would be here at The Office. Although, I’d be lying if I said that auditing and bank reports made much sense to me. How does one calculate half of this stuff anyway? First, please translate into layman’s English and then get back to me! What a mess. It would be awful if they were audited on-site and found to be perfectly fine… that I was the one without a brain and beyond incompetent!!
My job hunt is entirely fruitless and insanely frustrating. I still have received ZERO phone calls requesting interviews. One school district made calls about me but big whoop. They never even got to me. My German job at THS is still open. I keep hoping THAT one will come through. It’s the ONE I really want. SO SEHR! Drückt ihr die Daumen, bitte.
The Family is headed to Wetmore, Kansas this weekend. Look out for fascinating photos of…. vast nothingness. I mean, really? The Bro-in-law and other sister are super excited about fishing. Actually, both sisters and the bro-in-law have shiny, new fishing poles and mein Vater bought a net. Really? That’s all I have to say. I’m taking a book. Yes, I’m sure I’ll give in to peer pressure (does anyone actually not give in to peer pressure?) and fish a bit, but don’t you worry. I’m still me—I won’t enjoy it!!
Second week of working full time at The Office has begun. Just as I returned, I was told that one of my favorite people of all time was being forced to resign from The Office. Basically, a load of scheiβe. So, the week is to be filled with some of the best downtown lunch places.
Mrs. Grey House will be very much missed.
Day one back at The Office, one of my other favorite (much less authentically) employees of The Office told me, in not so many words, that I wouldn’t be able to do my job as well as the girl training me. Aw, shucks. How sweet. As Mrs. Gray House would say, what a c-unit. On the contrary, however, I am becoming numb. My brain is slowly being destroyed by insultingly mundane tasks and constant SITTING STILL. My 16 weeks at THS made me very much accustomed to talking loudly all day and moving around whenever and almost whenever I pleased. Welcome back desk and chair. My back and butt have NOT missed you.
So, now that The Office will have an eerie silence to it, I’m not sure what to do. Although, I am increasingly confident that I will never, under no circumstances, remain in The Office after this summer and I will always think politics are a joke.
And from today:
Things are slightly better than I had begun to suspect they would be here at The Office. Although, I’d be lying if I said that auditing and bank reports made much sense to me. How does one calculate half of this stuff anyway? First, please translate into layman’s English and then get back to me! What a mess. It would be awful if they were audited on-site and found to be perfectly fine… that I was the one without a brain and beyond incompetent!!
My job hunt is entirely fruitless and insanely frustrating. I still have received ZERO phone calls requesting interviews. One school district made calls about me but big whoop. They never even got to me. My German job at THS is still open. I keep hoping THAT one will come through. It’s the ONE I really want. SO SEHR! Drückt ihr die Daumen, bitte.
The Family is headed to Wetmore, Kansas this weekend. Look out for fascinating photos of…. vast nothingness. I mean, really? The Bro-in-law and other sister are super excited about fishing. Actually, both sisters and the bro-in-law have shiny, new fishing poles and mein Vater bought a net. Really? That’s all I have to say. I’m taking a book. Yes, I’m sure I’ll give in to peer pressure (does anyone actually not give in to peer pressure?) and fish a bit, but don’t you worry. I’m still me—I won’t enjoy it!!
Friday, May 7, 2010
So this is it..?
I just submitted my last undergraduate paper. Anti-climatic.
I start working full-time next week. Not really excited, of course. I just want the money! I am excited to say that The Looking Glass has set their summer day to sign up for appointments. So, by June 25, I should have enough money to get my rocking new tat... or at least, get it set up! Wunderbar!
My "real" job hunt is still dead. THS was supposed to have posted their part-time German job yesterday. No such luck. So I wait. I've applied at shady districts in KC, several districts in Topeka. There's just no love. I did the unthinkable just now. I applied for a job in Illinois. Who am I? Really? It will probably be the one job that I am offered. Then what? I take it and live in Illinois. I'd probably be back on the dating market if I did that...!! I'm not sure if that's a joke or not..!!
Having applied for that job sets my plans back. As most anyone who knows me knows, I want to move out. My plan has been work for a month or two and save up, then get a place. If I move.... that would be silly. So cross your fingers that THS offers me a rocking German job and something to make it full-time so I can move out and live here!!
I start working full-time next week. Not really excited, of course. I just want the money! I am excited to say that The Looking Glass has set their summer day to sign up for appointments. So, by June 25, I should have enough money to get my rocking new tat... or at least, get it set up! Wunderbar!
My "real" job hunt is still dead. THS was supposed to have posted their part-time German job yesterday. No such luck. So I wait. I've applied at shady districts in KC, several districts in Topeka. There's just no love. I did the unthinkable just now. I applied for a job in Illinois. Who am I? Really? It will probably be the one job that I am offered. Then what? I take it and live in Illinois. I'd probably be back on the dating market if I did that...!! I'm not sure if that's a joke or not..!!
Having applied for that job sets my plans back. As most anyone who knows me knows, I want to move out. My plan has been work for a month or two and save up, then get a place. If I move.... that would be silly. So cross your fingers that THS offers me a rocking German job and something to make it full-time so I can move out and live here!!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Geile Zeit
What a trip this has been...! Can student teaching really be wrapping up? Can I really be done with college already (although it has been six years...)? Today's my last day teaching. I should wait until I've suffered through, er, taught the lesson before posting. But why bother? This group of kids is a pain. They're the group that had me prepared to scream and cry and kick the first week I taught sophomores. They're the group that makes me want to run away from this profession. But I won't. It's one group. It happens. All of my... okay, most of my other classes are so good... okay, not good, but, well, I like them.
I posted last week that I thought I would have a job. I do, although it is not the job that I mentioned last week. I'm back at the lovely State. I won't be back in my old job though, which is fine. Switch things up, I suppose. I thought I could start Monday, turns out I'm mistaken. Still finishing a few things up at WU: projects and final class sessions. May 3 and I will basically be done with everything for school. Wow. It's just weird to keep saying. It's a really, really odd feeling. Should I be soo happy? Should I be sad? How do I feel? I feel ready to graduate but unbelievably scared that I will have no job next year. Scheiße! Guess if I have no job, I'll pack my crap and go to Germany. HA.
I posted last week that I thought I would have a job. I do, although it is not the job that I mentioned last week. I'm back at the lovely State. I won't be back in my old job though, which is fine. Switch things up, I suppose. I thought I could start Monday, turns out I'm mistaken. Still finishing a few things up at WU: projects and final class sessions. May 3 and I will basically be done with everything for school. Wow. It's just weird to keep saying. It's a really, really odd feeling. Should I be soo happy? Should I be sad? How do I feel? I feel ready to graduate but unbelievably scared that I will have no job next year. Scheiße! Guess if I have no job, I'll pack my crap and go to Germany. HA.
Monday, April 19, 2010
2 weeks to go
So, SOO close to being done! I'm wrappings things up at THS-- which is crazy. It's almost May. It's almost graduation! Unglaublich!
I think I may have a job for the summer. I'll find out in about 6 hours. Cross your fingers. It'd be great pay and a consistent schedule. I'm soo hoping.
As for jobs for next year, well... I've received my recommendation letters so I can actually move forward, although no positions are really posted yet. Argh! Top things on my to-do list: mail out graduation announcements and post resumes EV-ER-Y-WHERE!
I signed up to take my German Praxis last month. I thought there was a test next weekend... nope, I have to wait until June 12. The busiest day of the year. Pam and Emme's weddings are that day. I'll be running from my test to Pam's. From Pam's reception to Emme's wedding. Luckily, they aren't at the same time but I will certainly be in a blur!
I'm really starting to be desperate for a job-- my bank account is VERY sad. And there are so many things I want to spend money on. I'm getting my butt in shape (yay!) and have started going on walks/runs. Pumas don't quite cut it for real exercise. I need new shoes. I also need new shorts. It seems I haven't bought any since about freshman year of college! Oops. And, of course, on my non-essentials list... I want my new tattoo soo badly. I've wanted it since.. oh, probably since I got the first one five years ago! And... I am about dying from wanting to go back to Berlin! Katharina is all moved into her apartment with Till and I can hardly stand it-- a free place to stay in the most awesome city! I need to save, save, save a LOT of money!!
I think I may have a job for the summer. I'll find out in about 6 hours. Cross your fingers. It'd be great pay and a consistent schedule. I'm soo hoping.
As for jobs for next year, well... I've received my recommendation letters so I can actually move forward, although no positions are really posted yet. Argh! Top things on my to-do list: mail out graduation announcements and post resumes EV-ER-Y-WHERE!
I signed up to take my German Praxis last month. I thought there was a test next weekend... nope, I have to wait until June 12. The busiest day of the year. Pam and Emme's weddings are that day. I'll be running from my test to Pam's. From Pam's reception to Emme's wedding. Luckily, they aren't at the same time but I will certainly be in a blur!
I'm really starting to be desperate for a job-- my bank account is VERY sad. And there are so many things I want to spend money on. I'm getting my butt in shape (yay!) and have started going on walks/runs. Pumas don't quite cut it for real exercise. I need new shoes. I also need new shorts. It seems I haven't bought any since about freshman year of college! Oops. And, of course, on my non-essentials list... I want my new tattoo soo badly. I've wanted it since.. oh, probably since I got the first one five years ago! And... I am about dying from wanting to go back to Berlin! Katharina is all moved into her apartment with Till and I can hardly stand it-- a free place to stay in the most awesome city! I need to save, save, save a LOT of money!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Frühlingsgefühle
It's April-- holy crap-- and spring fever (aka Frühlingsgefühle) seems to be hitting everyone! Can it be possible that I am down to four weeks here at THS? W-O-W! My last day is April 30; Graduation is May 15; then weddings start coming from every direction!
Everyone else started being "good" and following a diet for Lent. Or they're smart and started when it was cold outside... but no, at the Amerikanisches Haus, we wait until it's nice outside and we have to go into overdrive to be swimsuit fit by summer! :) So... we're counting points and checking portions. Our own, unofficial WeightWatchers, so to speak. Hopefully with the whole Familie in on it, I won't skip out on it when the going gets tough! It helps with the boyfriend living across the street-- I just call him out to go for a walk now and then!
I made my seniors make me a "Slambook" page for a guide to THS. While I was browsing the World Wide Web, I stumbled upon some random questionaires for Slambooks. I'm avoiding productivity anyway (darn Spring Fever!!), so why not post it, right? Hope not to bore you zu viel!
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
Still at home with the parents. Hopefully, within 6 months, that will change :)...... that is, if I have a job!
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I just finished The Lovely Bones. It was one of those I never made time to read when I was younger and now that it's a movie, I must! I read Alice Sebold's memior a few years ago... she's pretty amazing.
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSEPAD?
Mousepad?
FAVORITE BOARDGAME?
Scrabble...
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Honestly, I don't ever buy my own magazines. If my mom or sister brings home one, I will flip through it. I only read the super short stories.. any longer and I would rather a book.
FAVORITE SMELL?
Cookies. My dad's cologne. (Weird, I know..)
LEAST FAVORITE SMELL?
Cigarettes. Skunks.
FAVORITE SOUND?
Wow. That's tough... I'm not sure I could possibly pick anything. Pianos, string and vocal harmonies. But then the soft summer wind. And well... no, no.. not going there.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Already?!
FAVORITE COLOR?
Generally blues. Bright blues, dark blues. Anything. But also purples.
FAVORITE FRUIT?
Cherries. Duh.
HOW MANY RINGS TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE?
I hate the sound. That and alarms. Awful, awful. So the less, the better.
FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
Oh dear. Not a clue. When you're 14, you think you know. There's a point you forget. That or every name you had liked turned into a name that reminds you of someone.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Family.
FAVORITE FOOD?
Mexican anything.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate. Usually.
DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
I do my best.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
When I was little, several. I outgrew it. Then studied abroad. Katharina bought me a dog to keep me company. In a short four months, I got used to having that when I slept and now I can't stop!!!
STORMS: COOL OR SCARY?
Incredibly cool and terribly scary.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
1996 Sebring.
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE?
That's an impossible question. Jesus. Obama. Hitler (how was he so persuasive and powerful!?!). Carl Sandburg. Maya Angelou. .......
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Captain. Margaritas. Beer.
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Aries.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Sure. Why not?
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR FAVORITE JOB IN THE WORLD?
Amazingly successful, influential author. Work from home. Write. Make lots of money. Yep, sounds great.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HAIR COLOR?
Browns. Dark browns, really.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yep.
IS YOUR GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
Depends on what's in it. :)
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES?
10 Things I Hate About You will make my list for years to come. Dead Poets' Society. I can't even think right now.. too many.
DO YOU USE THE RIGHT KEYS WHEN WORKING ON A KEYBOARD?
Yep.
WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
Wouldn't you like to know?... Me too. Blankets, computer box, storage tub with papers, books, etc.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?
33
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
I understand basketball the best, I suppose. But nothing beats a high school football game. It's the total essence of fall.
WHO IS YOUR CURRENT FAVORITE BAND OR RECORDING ARTIST?
I never have adequate answers for this question. My staple: Jars of Clay. Then I followed Dan Haseltine on Twitter-- really, Dan? Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin. I should follow Andy on Twitter, he wouldn't disappoint me!
ARE YOU RELIGIOUS?
Religious as in go to church "religiously," read my Bible "religiously," or repent of every sip of alcohol or secular thought? Nope. Do I believe in God and Jesus dying on the cross? Of course, without a doubt.
Everyone else started being "good" and following a diet for Lent. Or they're smart and started when it was cold outside... but no, at the Amerikanisches Haus, we wait until it's nice outside and we have to go into overdrive to be swimsuit fit by summer! :) So... we're counting points and checking portions. Our own, unofficial WeightWatchers, so to speak. Hopefully with the whole Familie in on it, I won't skip out on it when the going gets tough! It helps with the boyfriend living across the street-- I just call him out to go for a walk now and then!
I made my seniors make me a "Slambook" page for a guide to THS. While I was browsing the World Wide Web, I stumbled upon some random questionaires for Slambooks. I'm avoiding productivity anyway (darn Spring Fever!!), so why not post it, right? Hope not to bore you zu viel!
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
Still at home with the parents. Hopefully, within 6 months, that will change :)...... that is, if I have a job!
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I just finished The Lovely Bones. It was one of those I never made time to read when I was younger and now that it's a movie, I must! I read Alice Sebold's memior a few years ago... she's pretty amazing.
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSEPAD?
Mousepad?
FAVORITE BOARDGAME?
Scrabble...
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Honestly, I don't ever buy my own magazines. If my mom or sister brings home one, I will flip through it. I only read the super short stories.. any longer and I would rather a book.
FAVORITE SMELL?
Cookies. My dad's cologne. (Weird, I know..)
LEAST FAVORITE SMELL?
Cigarettes. Skunks.
FAVORITE SOUND?
Wow. That's tough... I'm not sure I could possibly pick anything. Pianos, string and vocal harmonies. But then the soft summer wind. And well... no, no.. not going there.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Already?!
FAVORITE COLOR?
Generally blues. Bright blues, dark blues. Anything. But also purples.
FAVORITE FRUIT?
Cherries. Duh.
HOW MANY RINGS TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE?
I hate the sound. That and alarms. Awful, awful. So the less, the better.
FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
Oh dear. Not a clue. When you're 14, you think you know. There's a point you forget. That or every name you had liked turned into a name that reminds you of someone.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Family.
FAVORITE FOOD?
Mexican anything.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate. Usually.
DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
I do my best.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
STORMS: COOL OR SCARY?
Incredibly cool and terribly scary.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
1996 Sebring.
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE?
That's an impossible question. Jesus. Obama. Hitler (how was he so persuasive and powerful!?!). Carl Sandburg. Maya Angelou. .......
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Captain. Margaritas. Beer.
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Aries.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Sure. Why not?
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR FAVORITE JOB IN THE WORLD?
Amazingly successful, influential author. Work from home. Write. Make lots of money. Yep, sounds great.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HAIR COLOR?
Browns. Dark browns, really.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yep.
IS YOUR GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
Depends on what's in it. :)
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES?
10 Things I Hate About You will make my list for years to come. Dead Poets' Society. I can't even think right now.. too many.
DO YOU USE THE RIGHT KEYS WHEN WORKING ON A KEYBOARD?
Yep.
WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
Wouldn't you like to know?... Me too. Blankets, computer box, storage tub with papers, books, etc.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?
33
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
I understand basketball the best, I suppose. But nothing beats a high school football game. It's the total essence of fall.
WHO IS YOUR CURRENT FAVORITE BAND OR RECORDING ARTIST?
I never have adequate answers for this question. My staple: Jars of Clay. Then I followed Dan Haseltine on Twitter-- really, Dan? Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin. I should follow Andy on Twitter, he wouldn't disappoint me!
ARE YOU RELIGIOUS?
Religious as in go to church "religiously," read my Bible "religiously," or repent of every sip of alcohol or secular thought? Nope. Do I believe in God and Jesus dying on the cross? Of course, without a doubt.
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