TWENTY TEN IS COMING UP. And I don’t want to miss making the last post of the year!
So I guess I should probably check in with how life is going! Pretty exciting, I should say for the most part.
First and foremost: I got my own apartment! This was back in the beginning of October actually. Such a momentous occasion should have merited a blog post almost immediately, but again, I was just so damn busy with settling in and work. It’s a one-bedroom apartment in a building that was previously a brewery. The layout of the building is a bit awkward because of the conversion, but the place isn’t too shabby. I don’t have much furniture: a mattress and a chair. The living room is a very barren place. -_- I’m still saving up for a trip to IKEA or something. Maybe I should just check craigslist. That’s actually how I found both my job and apartment… so why not?
Also, a couple days ago, I was finally offered a full time position at work! YESSSssss!!!!! 
I’m very happy there, and the new position will be giving me more development experience that I’ve been wanting for a while now. AND I’ll be getting a nicer salary! AND BENEFITS! Oh, how I missed you, health, dental, and vision coverage… So yeah, looks like things are starting to take off!
I’m quite proud of myself for getting this far on my own. Independence is awesome. Also knowing that I accomplished this on my own merits and abilities makes it all the sweeter. But again, a HUGE BIG GIGANTIC thank you to my cousin and her boyfriend for letting me stay at their place while I looked for a job and my own apartment. I seriously wouldn’t have had this awesome opportunity without their generosity and support. I took a risk leaving my last job and coming here to Chicago, but I’m very glad I made it. There were many reasons for wanting to leave, and perhaps I’ll share them here one day, but let’s not dwell on the past, hm?
And just because I got a sweet job and my own apartment doesn’t mean I can slack off! My New Year’s resolution: Go to the gym and get back in shape! Yeah, that’s such a typical resolution, but now I actually do have time and money go, so no more excuses! And I also saw a friend over the holiday break who’s been hitting the gym like crazy—and she is looking GREAT. I’m quite motivated by that actually, so I have a LOT of catching up to do. So come next week, I’ll stop by the gym around my neighborhood and check it out. I got one more resolution, but I’ll post about that later… 
Have a safe and happy new year! Hope you had a great 2009, and that the next year will bring you more happiness than the last!
Getting Back Into the Groove
Chicago, Personal, Work September 22nd, 2009
Wow! Another post! I feel good about this! Once I start, I can just keep going, again and again! Like sex!
So, yeah, I’m finding it a bit more difficult to figure out what it to write about. Looking back at old posts about 2 years ago, when my blogging frequency was up to almost 5x a week, I put up little blurbs like youtube videos or pics, etc. But I do that with my tumblr now. And then I used to write a little bit more in-depth posts with more substance. And then I moved to Chicago. And the posts kept coming later and later…
I can probably attribute the lack of posts to my job hunt, then my new job, and then the apartment hunt. I was fully focused on those goals, but still microblogging in between.
And now things are coming along more swimmingly. I got a job. I’m doing pretty well in it, and I’m really happy doing what I’m doing. And I also signed a lease for an apartment! This was about a week ago, so I haven’t exactly moved in yet. I’m really really excited about living in my own place for once. I am pretty sure this will be the first time I’ve ever lived alone by myself. I’ve either lived at home with family or at school with roommates. I felt like a total scrub. >:(
But I’ve gotten a surge of freedom and independence since I came to Chicago, and now I look forward to the next step as I move out of my cousin’s closet (yeah, did I mention that? I live in a CLOSET. LOL) into my own apartment.
Now I just have to figure out how to get the rest of my belongings from Maryland as well as start to furnish the place. My taste style in furniture and home decorating seems to be set in modern/contemporary… which probably equals to spending a lot of $$$. I’ve been collecting ideas on this other tumblr actually.
Cool… now I look forward to writing a new piece tomorrow. And I can’t back out of that now, cuz I am committed to getting back into the blogging scene.
Really… what is there to stop me?
Personal, Travel, Work November 21st, 2008
“What’s to Stop Me?” from We The Robots
This little web comic strip from We The Robots perfectly describes how I feel when I go to work. Not that I don’t like work… I don’t love it, per se. But I am really eager to make the jump to Chicago. I don’t think I’ve mentioned that before. I’ll be moving to Chicago! At least, that’s the plan. I got the savings and a place to crash at. The only thing holding me back? The job situation. I don’t have one lined up. I feel like I can do a better job getting one once I’m over there. However, I can’t just bail on my current job, just like that. I could. I really could. But it just wouldn’t feel right to me to leave them hanging. Hence, the feeling that I’m stuck there right now. But after some pep talks with some friends who provided some choice words of encouragement, I’m determined to hang around just a bit longer. At the very least, I’ll be staying in Maryland until the new year.
The whole adventure of moving out of state and starting something new in an awesome city just gets me excited! The day I make the jump is coming closer and closer. I don’t expect it to be without its rough patches, but I can feel that this is something that I truly want. I guess we’ll see how it goes in the coming months…
PS: I also quit World of Warcraft a couple weeks ago. I’ll post about that later.
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