| | Well, I've decided instead of waiting 'til December to send out a mass mailing of Christmas cards with the impersonal insert telling you about my dog Spot's potty training adventures, a day in the life of the unemployed, and that I'm still not engaged, I figured, why not put xanga.com to good use. Oh, who am I kidding?...I don't have a dog  . And let's be honest, it's not like I've ever really sent out a mass mailing of Christmas cards either (that would be my dedicated mom and sister). But if I had, maybe it would've looked something like this. I don't know. And I suppose a weblog is pretty impersonal as well, but it is pretty dern convenient and kind of fun. So, this is my first attempt at a real posting. I'm trying to blend a little of my sister's sarcasm/humor and my brother's intellect into one, so just bare with me. If I come across sounding forced, unfunny, and cliche Katie, I apologize. Try to cut me a little slack... See, now I'm just being manipulative to my audience because I want to get feedback or whatever those eprops are. I think I've already racked up four. I was pretty excited about that. Ok, now to the good stuff...or maybe boring, depending on your interest level into my life  . Quick sidenote: You know, the more I think about it, how can you really trust the validity or sincerity of a weblog posting? For all you know, the author behind those words could merely be writing what he or she thinks would generate the most feedback. They may not actually believe a word they're typing...it's just fun to post things and get a response (Like what I'm doing right now). But, I guess that would be rather arrogant on my part, you know, assuming that you're actually still taking the time to read this entry. But who knows, maybe you find yourself enjoying my tangents or digressions......or rabbitt trails as my aunt would call them. Anyway, before I start getting into the benefits of reading Jane Austen novels, drinking coffee late in the afternoon, or the silliness of ironing one's cloth napkins...I'll get to the point... I've been living in Fort Wayne since last August. I can't believe I've been here for a year and haven't gotten fatter or dumber...well, at least not fatter, the latter is yet to be determined. It may be confirmed by the end of this posting. Or maybe it already has been. Ok, I'll quit being so random before this gets to be ridiculously long and well, just plain ridiculous. I may find that I'll delete this posting after a short period of time. Or at least do some major editing. We'll see. It all depends on your responses  . So, as I was saying, I've been in the Fort for a year. I substitute taught, coached girls basketball at Northrop HS, and worked at the Y, reffing little kids' basketball games on the weekends. The time in between, I mostly spent working out, eating, sleeping, and looking for another job. Apparently having a a college degree doesn't rank you too high in the part-time world. But, finally, after 6 months of trying to get another part-time job, I've been hired at Target to unload the trucks from 4am-8am 5 days a week. YES!!! I haven't started yet, but I have a feeling, I may have some postings about my early morning adventures. I took this job to help pay my bills in the meantime because at the end of August, I'll be moving back down to Upland to take a job as one of the assistant women's basketball coaches at Taylor University (I hope Target won't mind that I'll only be working with them for a month). I didn't really mention that during the interview...Anyway, I guess I could never completely let go of that place (TU) or my experiences there. I had to go back. Besides, it was too great of an opportunity to pass by. I'm really looking forward to taking on those responsibilities. I have a feeling it's going to be a pretty exciting year/season. I'll definitely have to give updates on that as well. Well, my hands are starting to cramp and my eyes are randomly twitching, so I think that's my cue to be more concise and wrap this up. Living up in Ft. Wayne on my own has been a great experience for me. It's been awesome to have so many of my friends close by, since being unemployed, single, and 24 (oh, and not having any AC in my car, a driver's side window that's stuck, and an oil leak) can, at times, be stressful (be honest, are the emoticons annoying? And now I'm forcing you to participate.). But no worries, I'm not looking for sympathy at all. It's been a good learning experience and of course my family has been there for me. Well, I think I'm gonna get back to dogsitting and watching Fletch on tv (I hear it's pretty funny). I'm sure, amazing as it sounds, I've left things out. But that's the beauty of weblog postings...I can just keep coming back to write more whenever the spirit moves me. And you have the privilege to read or not read as you so choose. Until next time, laugh hard, pray often, and workout whenever you get the time!! It'll do wonders for you. Promise ~ Me |
