Love You, Friday

I’m tired. I’ve said that about a million times this week. Also, my feet hurt. Stupid fancy shoes. I’ll stop complaining now. I’m actually quite cheerful.

• So, I started my new job on Monday. I’ve spent a lot of my summers working full time, but it’s been a while. It’s not mentally exhausting like school, but I get home and don’t feel like doing anything.

• Yesterday I had my benefits orientation. I’m so excited to have decent coverage again. And, I desperately need new glasses. Mine are two years old, and never quite recovered from when I stepped on them (actually, ran and jumped on them) last March. And, vacation time!! I’ve never had paid vacation.

• As for the job itself, I think I’m going to like it. I’m at home in libraries.

• I was walking back to my car after work the other day when I was hit with a storyline of what happens to the two main characters of my novel in a time period after the novel ends. I know a lot about their later lives, but I’d never seen this part before. It was like hearing juicy gossip about someone you went to high school with, and I wanted to tell someone so badly, but no one knows these characters. Yet, at least.

• One more thing about the job. The building I work in = best place ever to play Hide and Seek. Actually, it might be too big for that. Capture the Flag would be more fun. There are so many twists and turns, so many random rooms, more stairways than I can count, and multiple elevators. Some rooms look completely different from the rest, while others are identical, so you can’t be sure what floor you’re on. My supervisor has worked there for 20+ years, but when we were walking around the other day, she said, “I didn’t know there was a hallway here.” I’ll have to organize something; you’re all invited!

• I’m not enjoying this week in the Olympics nearly as much as I did last week. I guess because swimming is over. Running is my favorite sport to participate in, but I don’t enjoy the track events at all. They seem too drama-filled, and so many of the athletes are sickeningly arrogant. The post-race interviews are painful.

• After spending a week with my family, it’s weird to be on my own again. Preparing and paying for my own meals really sucks.

• Maybe I’ve been out of school too long, but I’ve been having so much trouble making pop culture connections lately. When I was at home, my parents complimented me on everything. My step-dad even told me I make coffee exceptionally well. I know there is some show or something somewhere with a storyline of a mom who even compliments someone on doing a good job eating a muffin. What was that? Seinfeld? I can’t make the connection. And, now I have two new coworkers who totally remind me of TV characters, but I can’t place them.

• Now that I’ve finally accepted that summer is over, I’m ready to think about Fall. For better or worse, I always think in terms of goals, and I’m working on my list for Fall.