February 2 2010: Social Butterfly: Never Say No
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Along with my semi-resolution to not purchase any item of black clothing this year in an attempt to act my age, I have also decided that I’m not going to say no to any invitations this year unless I have a genuine and logical reason. It’s part of the attempt to stop being the social hermit that I was last year, and to get out, have fun, and meet new people. I will willingly admit that as we were in a new relationship, Dylan and I got entirely too caught up in each other last year and declined all invitations in order to stay snuggling in bed together – which really, isn’t at all socially healthy. We need to be our own people and have our own interests too.
Of course, this resolution does pose a problem when I’m Facebook-invited to a gig that someone’s band is playing – something that really, I have no interest in whatsoever because it’s entirely not my scene. Seeing a bunch of boring and mundane people from high school that I have nothing in common with isn’t high on my to-do list. Yet, I can’t exactly say no because of this stupid resolution and I have no other real excuse to give.
So, my solution is to hold my own event so I have an excuse to say thanks, but no thanks. I’ve decided – zombie movie marathon on Friday night anyone? Anyone?
January 29 2010: How Does One Do This Career Thing?
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I’d like to know how some people manage to just magically know what they want to do as a career – and then manage to pursue it and stick with it for the rest of their life.
Four years of a bachelor’s degree, one year of a Masters degree (plus two to go), and seven years of work experience in a million different fields later, I still have no fucking idea. This indecision really fucking pisses me off, considering that I’ve prided myself on my ‘adultness’ in all other aspects of my life, yet I can’t figure out what I want to spend forty hours doing each week.
Give me your insight. How do you know what’s right for you? Because right now, I’m just going off a hunch that maybe this potential upcoming career change will be right for me, but I just don’t know. How do people get that certainty about jobs and careers? Why the fuck don’t I have that one consuming passion that I can turn into a job the way others do?
January 24 2010: Acting My Age
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Unlike what most people on the Internet probably believe, I’m actually not a wild party animal at the best of times. A work schedule like mine isn’t conducive to through-the-night drinking and dancing – it can handle dinners out with mates, weekend shopping sessions, chilling on the beach, etc. Not so much all-night benders.
So in an attempt to act my true age of irresponsible 23-ness, I rented a hotel room on Friday night with Nadine and Rebekah with the express purpose of getting trashed and staying out all night without worrying about how to get home. A brief summary of the night would include me:
- Getting trashed.
- Asking a random Canadian and an American on the street about male strip clubs and whether they wanted to see penis with us. (They were male)
- Dancing the night away at the Joint.
- Stealing a French backpacker’s hat (I did give it back…).
- Reeking of smoke by the end
I had an absolute ball, and really, I don’t know why I don’t do it more often. I should make going out, dancing all night and meeting new people, part of my overall decision to act my age this year (I’ve also decided to attempt to dress my age, and so won’t be buying any black clothing items at all in the next twelve months). Speaking of meeting new people though, I met Adam on Saturday, and he’s absolutely lovely!