I went running by myself tonight. It had been raining on and off all day, but the sky looked fairly clear when I left my apartment, and I really wanted to get outside. So, I went, sans umbrella or parka. It didn't start raining until my last run back. At first, I thought I would be annoyed, but then I realized how much I liked running in the rain. I felt like a little kid again. Suddenly, it wasn't exercise-- it was fun. The rain hit hard, and I ran hard against it. I felt free. I fe...

So, it's 5:10 a.m. and I haven't slept yet. I've been in bed, waiting for sleep, but sleep never came. I suppose part of me is still waiting, but the rest of me realizes that the wait is futile. Looks like it's another sleepless night. Only, for once, this sleepless night has not been seen alone. Turns out, John can't sleep either. I turned my computer on around 3-something this morning, only to find him still online. We had said goodnight almost two hours earlier, yet here we were.....

Lately, I've been playing a lot of video games because of John (shower guy). I had played FATE for about a year, but never much more than that until I moved to my new place and met John. He got me playing Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines and Fable along with some games on the Wii. Sometimes I go over to his place and play these games on his super fast computer. Today was one of those days. I was playing Fable and had gotten myself in the middle of a very dangerous mission and was ve...

Last night I was at my friend John's (shower guy) apartment playing video games. I went home for a bit to make a phone call, and headed down the dark stairs to the front door. As I was descending, I said "Oooh. Creepy, dark stairs." and John told me to turn on the light, not realizing that I was already halfway down the stairs. As I neared the bottom, I thought I had finished the last step and took too long a step onto what I thought was the floor. Unfortunately, I had misjudged by two s...

I had a second interview today and I was told that I would hear about the job by the end of the day. End of the day comes, and they haven't made up their minds yet! I mean, come on! It's a freaking secretary position! It's not like I'm running the department or anything! Okay, got that out of my system. Apparently, I'm still in their top whatever, and I should know within a few days. So, if you don't mind stepping up the animal sacrifices to bigger animals, I would appreciate it. ...

So, after I was thinking that I am a loser because the secretary job never called me back, I finally heard back from them. They've narrowed the pool to three choices... and I'm in the top 3! I go back for a second interview on Monday around 10:30. Then, on top of all that, I got a call from another department on campus, and they want to interview me on Monday at noon! So, I went from feeling like a loser, to having a second interview and an interview at another department. I am, needless...

I interviewed for a pretty good job last week, and I'm supposed to hear back from it today. It's 10:30 and I haven't heard anything yet. I'm stressing out so much that it's making me feel yucky. I really, really, really need a job and so far, I'm having zero luck... which is strange because I have plenty of work experience, I'm a good person, smart, hard-working, yadda yadda yadda... but nothing has come up for me yet. I would really prefer to be asleep right now, but I kept having nightm...

There are about ten people in my living room right now -- four of whom I never wanted to see again in this life or the next. I don't want them here, but they are my roommate's guests and, because I'm trying to be nice, I can't be the bitch I want to be. So, instead of going out and making a scene, I'm sitting quietly in my room. I can't leave, because I don't want to be seen by them. I don't want them to remember I'm here, because then I'll have to put on a mask I don't feel strong enough...

I haven't had a chance to meet many people since I moved up here. Wasn't really expecting to. After all, I just moved last Friday, I'm constantly looking for a job, and I'm not a very outgoing person. However, my roommate's old roommate from across the street and I met the night I moved up here. After long discussions about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Roswell, we've bonded. He's a really cool, really sweet guy who is (pardon the cliche) tons of fun. My roommate has this pot...

Hello everyone! I moved into my new apartment yesterday so I now have internet again. I have to say, I love my new place. We have brand new carpet (or virgin carpet, as my roomie likes to say) a new stove, new dishwasher -- the works. It's bigger than some apartments, though smaller than some. I love, love, love my room. It is a shrine to geekdom, but that fits me pretty well. Nice, big closet holds most of my junk, and the furniture my parents have been buying me over the years fi...

I'm taking a mini vacation during the month of May. Now that I'm done with school, and I won't move into my apartment until June, I'm taking a much needed break. However, during this break, I won't have much Internet access, so I won't be around much. I'll check in every once in a while to see how everybody is doing and tell ya'll if anything interesting happens. See you in a month!

I recently discovered something about my housing staff. Apparently, we're all a bunch of alcoholics who have been drinking in our rooms all year long. Thing is, we all thought we were the only ones. So, last night, we gathered together to celebrate the end of the year by drinking in somebody's room. We knew we could drink together, because we found out on Friday, that we had all gotten drunk secretly on Thursday. Thing is, we still technically work for housing, and we are still (tech...

That's right. Today is the day that I finally graduate from college. After changing majors three times and staying here five years, I am done. I will graduate with a BA in English and a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies. During my time at college, I have traveled to Italy, Canada, Orlando, L.A. and Dayton, Ohio. I've met Gaelic Storm, Neil Gaiman, and that Napoleon Dynamite guy. I've taught a class, I've worked for my school, and I've spent countless hours writing papers. ...

I am now writing the final paper of my undergraduate career. At 11:00 am tomorrow, I will turn in my last paper, and I will be done with college. I will be finished. In honor of this, I feel like breaking into song... And now, the end is near; And so I face the final curtain. My friend, Ill say it clear, Ill state my case, of which I'm certain. Ive lived a life thats full. Ive traveled each and every highway; And more, much more than this, I did it my way. Regrets, Ive had...

I'm so close, I can almost taste it. And yes, surprisingly, graduation tastes like chicken. I have two papers to turn in -- a 10 pager on Harry Potter (see "of wizards and muggles") and five one-page responses and then... I'm finished. I will no longer be a college student, I will be a college alumna. I will also be officially accepted into graduate school. They've accepted me on the condition that I graduate... which I think is reasonable. It's exciting and scary all at the same ti...