hunkering down

so i got a new temp gig. i am working in the tax department of a large bank. it's pretty exciting. i sort mail and faxes all day long. so i would rate my job satisfaction as: high. nevermind that i have the constant urge to weep all day long, that i have no human interaction, and my supervisor does not speak to me--it's a job.

no really, i am glad to have a gig again. hopefully, i will be able to save a lot in order to finally make my big move. i just try and focus on that. all of the above is true and i know you appreciate a dry sense of humor.

i applied for the last job i will apply for in iowa this evening. it is as a product marketing manager and involves a lot of domestic and international travel. i figure by the odd chance i do get it, this could be a decent home base for a couple of years. the cost of living is cheap, so i could pay off a decent chunk of el grad school loanos. we'll see--i'll probably just intimidate the hell out of those people anyway, per usual.

so yes, some serious hunkering down going on here.

rolla and i had our typical monday evening meeting at le continental, which was nice. the weather was good--we could have even sat outside. spring smells good, but rolla said all that she could smell was cigarette smoke. that is pretty much the extent of my social life. tonight, i hung out with my dad and watched law and order. suhhhweeet.

since it is no longer minus eighteen degrees celcius in the iowhat, i have started to go on walks again since i no longer have a gym membership and the eliptical at home gets old and running hurts my knees, yes, i powerwalk around suburban iowhat with techno playing on my ipod and yellow sneakers. really it is a classic amischwab moment. and really, i should laught about it more.

i talked to my friend kel-lay on sunday evening. i just think you should all know what an amazing person she is. really, i have thought about her a lot this past year, after being rejected from so many jobs and feeling like i am falling away from my dreams. see, kel-lay is an opera singer and lives in manhattan. she has a fancy corporate job by day in order to support her numerous auditions, lessons, etc. she gets rejected all of the time--it is almost like a lifestyle choice. but she knows what she is meant to do, so she persists, even though she might be happier somewhere else. so shout outs and smooches to her. she is just one of the people who i am thankful to have to help keep me going.