update time

Its been a while.  I know.  Im sorry.  I have been sort of sick and also very busy.  Still interning and working half time.  That makes me a busy boy.  Plus I had to be down a few days this week to deal with a cold/allergies/sinus, etc.  baah.

So, I went to visit my friends at college a weekend ago.  It was fun.  My friend Erica turned 21, so I went down for her party.  It was nice to visit all of them, hang out, have a good time, etc.  I enjoyed my time there.  And it was nice to get away again from my life at home over the summer and hang out with my friends MY AGE.  So yeah…I also visited a few other people on my 4 day get away.  nice. too many cloves and beer made me sick i think…oh well.

Back home I am chilling a little bit now.  My work hours got cut to just a day and a half a week for the rest of the summer.  My last day will be August 16th.  Im not going to mess with being on a nother schedule for 2 weeks for the end of summer.  I have frankly had it with my employer…and it is just no longer worth my time or energy.  So I am done and moving on.  It has been a mutually good relationship up until now…but i have come to realize that it is just my time to move on.  I deserve bigger and better (not to mention higher paying).

Things at the internship are GREAT.  I am actually able to DO things now.  I had been watching before and learning…but now I am at the point where I can start writing, logging, yadda yadda.  So now my stories are making it to the broadcast TV airwaves mostly on the noon and 5, 530, and 6 shows.  Its been a blast.  I like it.  I am happy and gaining so much experience and clips.  Its dandy.

I plan to work and over night and a weekend sometime before the end of summer.

As for everything else in my life…i have had some down time to relax.  I am going to visit my family as much as I can over the next few weeks before I go back to school.  I am also sleeping and resting as much as I can.  Fall will be busy and no time to sleep, so i might as well enjoy it now.  I have started crest white strips and i am on my entertainment kick with the Red Box movies.  Just $1 gets you a movie for 24hrs!  great.  I love it.

That’s about all for now.  sorry for the delay in updating…more to come soon I hope.

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Spring Break

is basically over for me today.  Tomorrow (Saturday) I will be packing, cleaning, and doing lots of laundry – in an effort to put off laundry at school for the longest amount of time possible.

Overall, break was good, but too fast.  I really could use two weeks.  Alas, it is back to school for the final 12 weeks before summer!

I can’t wait for this summer actually, I am really excited about my internship and my job.  I will be working AGAIN at Andy’s, the garden center.  This will start my 5th year there.  My boss called me yesterday and pleaded that I come back.  There have been some major changes there in the last few years and things are way different.  But, I love my job, what I do, and where I work, and I am happy to go back.  Plus, it will allow me to work and have some sort of income during the summer.  They are also very good at working with my hours and schedule…so that is nice.

Back to the break recap.  Over the first weekend I just spent a lot of time visiting family with Easter and all.  However, I did manage to get some shopping in, and it was enjoyable.  The week started with me meeting my mom for lunch and catching up on errands.  Tuesday I went to visit/interview at the station I will be interning at during this summer.  SEE PREVIOUS ENTRY.   Then, I got a hair cut!

Wednesday I vegged…and took advantage of the definition of BREAK.  I also got bored.  Thursday was a marathon day for me.  Got up WAY early, drove to Cinci and went to IKEA.  It was ok.  Honestly, I am not the biggest fan, but they did have some awesome lighting.  Then mom and I went to lunch at P.F. Chang’s.  I bit into a piece of metal in my kung pow scallops – so I got a free lunch!!!  Mom and I finished the day shopping at a few other places in the DYT area.  Then, in the evening, I went to my dad’s to visit them before I went back to school.  It was nice.

Today I relaxed mostly.  Slept in, took a nap, ya know…just prepared myself for the school to come.  Tonight we are going out to Outback for a nice, fancy dinner before I go back.  Tomorrow i have plans to clean and do laundry, and then it is back to school on Sunday.

And….That’s my break in a nutshell.  W00t!

Hello, Goodbye

As soon as break started, it is over.  7 weeks flew by.  I had a great time.  I honestly did.  Work, money, family, a wee bit of fun, and some R&R time.  I got to clear my mind and literally take a break for a while.  I needed it.  I also spent some quality time with my mother.  We had a great time together over break and I really enjoyed it.  Lots of fun little trips.  Plus, the holidays, presents, Christmas time, etc.  It was good.

I am done packing now, minus the last minute things in the morning.  I am planning on heading out VERY early to be at school by lunch time.  Unpacking and re-adjusting all afternoon, and then hopefully re-uniting with friends in the evening.  I am still experiencing mixed emotions, but I think I will get over it shortly…or at least I hope.  I am excited for college atmosphere again, friends, social activities, classes with friends and meals together.  But, I am dreading being a lone, bored, depressed, and stranded during WINTER.  bleh.

In other news, my phone decided to power off randomly repeatedly today.  So, basically it isn’t functioning.  SO, I spoke to foreign ppl all afternooon and so did my step dad.  We also stopped by a store to try and resolve it.  no luck.  So, in 5 business days, I will hopefully be recieving a funcitoning, new phone in the mail.  w00t.   Until then, I am hoping it will work.

wish me luck in all of these endeavors.  Hopefully the move goes well and it is a good quarter.  It will be hard to control my emotions as I leave home and say goodbye to mom tomorrow morning, but I will have to be a man and deal with it.  I have become such a fuddy duddy, baby, and a homebody of late.  I hate it.   I need change…and perhaps some help.

Until I get settled at college and find the time to blog again,

D