As you might have guessed, I've been pretty busy lately. I think I'm finally getting used to being a career woman of sorts, and it's really not all that bad. It's actually kind of nice to have a stable schedule (and a stable paycheck). Of course, I'll be changing my tune in a few months when things aren't quite so new... but for now, I'm happy. :)

Other than that whole job thing, I've been having trouble finding time to do much else. I've been hitting the gym at least 3-4 times during the week, since I'm trying to keep up this not being fat thing. Since January, I've lost 15 pounds, and gained some decent girl muscle (including an ass!... which I've never really had before).

So, I really miss everybody, since I don't get much time to go see anybody anymore. Don't forget about me. I'm still fun, I just go to bed earlier than I used to! The good news is that soon I'll be jumping into the wild world of financial oblivion, as I'm going to be buying a new car very soon. This means that I won't bitch so much about gas all the time, and I won't break down every 2 months on the side of the road! Alright! I'm already on call 3 at AAA this year...(should be 4 but they cut me a break. They only give you 4 per year on my plan.)

Whelp. That's about as much babbling you'll get for now... I'll be sure to update again sometime before the year is out.

Catch you on the flip side!

Well. I'm ready to go. This weekend I officially move up to NH, and I could not be more ready.

I must admit, this is bittersweet. I hate (and by hate, I mean loathe) Worcester, I really do. But I'm sure going to miss all the good times that were had here. I'll miss Ding Dong - because I've never found a better chinese food restaurant. I'm going to miss my job, my friends, and civilization. I'm probably even going to miss WPI and the "culture" it brought into my life. I'll miss the Bean Counter, because New Hampshire doesn't have coffee shops, they have Dunkies. Don't get me wrong, Dunkies and me are maintaining a love-at-first-sip relationship... but the Bean Counter offers atmosphere, window seating, and free coupons on Sundays.

Might I add, I'm so relieved that the FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam is over. Nothing ruins your month more than an impending 8-hour exam that determines whether you're "qualified" to be an engineer in training. Obviously, a degree from one of the best engineering schools in the region isn't enough. I'm just praying that I'll pass...

So, the next step is to move out of my house on Dayton Street. Saturday is the big day. I can't even begin to tell you how truly excited I am to be moving out of here.

Yea, I've had my fill of Worcester. It's time to move on, I'm ready to get started with my career, and I'm so excited that Matt and I can finally not live an hour and a half away from each other. I'm petrified about moving into this new stage of my life, but I'm intrigued, excited, and happy that I've been given so many wonderful opportunities. I've been so lucky in so many different ways that I'm almost positive that somebody up there doesn't hate me all that much.

In other news, I've been car shopping. The Jeep's days are numbered, and I think I'm going to take the plunge into a 5-year loan on a new car. I've been particularly interested in the basic Civics and Corollas, since they're not that expensive and are extremely reliable. Nothing would make me feel better than not having to put $50 into my tank every time I fill up. 14 miles per gallon really eats away at that credit line... and the car isn't even remotely reliable with it's approximate 2-months-to-something-bre aking timeline.

Well, hopefully this'll keep you satisfied for a while. I'll keep you updated on the move and how everything's going up in the middle of nowhere. I must warn you, I'll probably be spending most of my time cleaning the rifle and widdling sticks on the porch. 

And it's official - I'm moving to New Hampshire. Raymond, New Hampshire. Nobody else lives there. It's the boonies. You know how lazy I am, so I'm copying my myspace profile into this post because, well, I don't feel like coming up with anything different regarding my feelings on the matter.

I'm throwing away my dreams and getting a job. My career begins with the esteemed title of "Highway Engineer" at Vanesse Hangen Brustlin in May. In addition, I will be moving to the boonies of New Hampshire. Once there, I will enjoy shooting wildlife from my back porch. I will live each day with the iminent possibility of contracting EEE from a fateful mosquito bite. I will grill meat every night, and drink beer from non-returnable cans. I will not pay income tax, sales tax, or property tax (renting). Baby, I will live free or die.

Oh I'm so excited. I'm moving out of the ghetto at the end of April and into my new place. Speaking of which, if you're uh, not busy the last weekend in April, I'm offering up beers and grilled meat for your help in moving my shit. :)

I'm assuming you've seen the party invitation for this Saturday night. Of course you're invited. Everybody is. We made it: A Dayton Street Story is going to be the craziest party of the year. You want to be here. Bring either a) your own beers or b) $5 for ours. You will be receiving gifts, as we wish to show our loyal party-goers how much we've appreciated the attendance over the past year. I promise, you will not be accosted outside of the house, because... well, no guarantees.

I went out tonight and bought work clothes, because I had a 30% off coupon for New York and Company. This is so weird... I got khaki pants, button up shirts, and a nice jacket (which will be going back because I've since decided that it's not worth what I paid for it). I'll be starting my job in almost exactly a month... I'm beginning to have the dilemma where I'm moving into a new part of my life that's totally new to me. I'll be on my own completely, totally un-reliant on anybody else for help or support (atleast in the monetary sense). Which is nice, but scary. I must admit. I'm eager to start out, but I'm afraid to leave this all behind since I've grown so accustomed to the daily grind of acedemia.

Also, never try to cancel your membership with Gold's, especially if you have a legitimate reason (such as moving 86 miles away). They're fucking douchebags, atleast at the Worcester location. I go there to battle my fat, not the dingbats behind the desk.

Matt made an interesting point today - It's going to take more documentation to cancel my gym membership than it does to get a driver's liscense. Hmmm. The ridiculous part about it is that I don't even want to cancel it. They're forcing me to. There's a Gold's gym about 5 minutes away from my office in Manchvegas...

But no, I have to cancel my membership in Worcester, by sending them a letter of cancellation and 2 proofs of residency in NH (86 miles away), accompanied by a $50 cancellation fee. Then, I need to resign and pay whatever enrollment fees are related to joining the new Gold's in Manchvegas. Fuck this, I'm buying a treadmill and some freeweights.

Well, seems as though I've re-discovered my blogging capabilities.

 I figure, it's probably about time to update you, my loyal blog stalker/reader, with the wonderful and exciting recent events in my life. First and foremost, I've made the decision to blow off grad school for the time being. WPI graciously accepted me into the program, however, has neglected to inform me whether I have any funding. Mind you, it is halfway into March, and employers are hiring 2 weeks ago... indicated by the incessant emails and voicemails from people trying to hire me. If I had to guess... I'd say atleast 7 or 8 companies have contacted me via email and/or phone with serious intentions of putting me on their payroll.

About a month ago, two employers contacted me out of the blue to set up interviews... the first was Fay Spofford and Thorndike in Burlington MA. I went in, talked to the guy, and they called me back 2 hours later to offer me the job. Pretty sweet... except they made one fatal flaw. They demanded I give them an answer within a week. So I scramble, and set up another interview with the second employer, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin in Bedford, NH. I go, I sit in a room with 5 project leaders for almost 3 hours.... and they offer me a job on the spot. This job was even better than the first offer.

In a state of limbo involving the previous grad school priority and the fall-back employment plan... I decided that going with the solid job offer was of more interest (long story short). And, with that, I'm moving to New Hampshire to live free or die. I've been hired at VHB as a Highway Staff Engineer, for they feel I will be an "integral part of providing services as a member of their Transportation Engineering Team."

Note: NH has no income taxes...

 My first day on the job is May 8th, part time (transitioning to full time in June)... so I'm hoping to move out of Worcester ASAP. The good news here is that Matt and I have decided to get a place together in the boonies. We're going to hunt deer off of our back porch, maybe widdle some pipes... set up folding chairs on the lawn and spit tobaccy at each other in jest.

Another notable event - I got an A ... yes, you read that correctly, an A in Diff Eq's... Take that WPI.

 So. I have one more course to get through in order to graduate, Environmental Biology. How lame. Soon enough it'll all be over... Huge graduation party at my house on May 20th. My Dad's birthday is May 20th... and the best present I can come up with is graduating from college. This party is going to be fucking bananas, it's gonna be great, and you're going to want to be there.

 Uhm, that's all I can think of for now ... I suppose if I come up with any other relevant additions, I'll edit the post... but don't count on it. Until next time, stay classy!

I've decided to neglect my homework for a while... and by chance, I find out that hotornot.com offers this thing where your rating is updated on a little button thing all the time.

So I have this picture of me eating a sausage.

 I figured, this was about as appropriate as anything for hotornot.com.

Hey! It's time for another blog!

It's far past my bedtime, and I'm sleepy... but I don't want to go to bed. So I bet you can guess why I'm updating my blog.

Nothing particularly exciting to report. We got 17 inches of snow over the weekend... and because of the recurring post-blizzard parking dilemma, I tried out the SNAP service to get to campus today. What a thrill. Or not... but I had no idea they came out to the ghetto. So I'll probably be using them more often when moving my car is out of the question.

After being snowed in this weekend, I'm finding that I'm even more lazy than before. I could really get used to doing nothing all day. I wish I could work, but my boss isn't giving me anything to do... and with nothing to do comes either a) fabrication of hours or b) no pay.

Speaking of my weekend, I had quite the humdinger. Sunday was my 6 month anniversary with Matt - he's so good to me. He took me out to the 111 Chophouse on Friday, and after a bottle of wine, some damn good steak tips, and a slice of cheesecake that gives the Cheesecake Factory a run for their money... I felt as though I was one class up in society. I think the last time I wore a nice skirt and a baby blue sweater was ... oh wait, never. To top it all off, he gave me a gorgeous flower arrangement, a bottle (not a box!) of chardonnay, and some hot lovin'. *sigh* How did I ever get so lucky?

Break is coming up - doing anything interesting? Note: My birthday is March 11. Might wanna leave some time open to come down for the 22nd annual celebration of me falling out. Apparently Evan's bachelor party is on my birthday... so I'm not sure what's going on yet. I'd really like to get to see all my friends together, since I know I'm a huge asshole and I never get to see anybody because I'm so busy. I don't need gifts, I just want to see everybody, and that's all I want for my birthday. So be available for a shindig that weekend maybe?

That's all for now, happy valentine's day/singles awareness day!

It's ok to molest your old boss, right?

The celebratory titty cake, Steak's most excellent culinary creation.

That tongue belongs to me, don't get any ideas. :P

Ben, Matt, Matt & I taking shots at the less-than-famous Offensive T-shirt Party.

It's Tuesday night at our house!

"Ok Steak, if I told you that you can't drink on a Tuesday night... what would your response be?"

This is just funny.

So I just went up and dropped my Diff Eq's class. The rumors and stories are true - Prof. Heinricher is a raging asshole. And there's no way I'll be graduating in December. Hey, it's nice to have goals, and it'd be nicer if they were achieved.

On a happier note, I've got a new project down in the pavement lab to work on, my MQP is basically finished, and my other classes seem to be going fairly smoothly. My transportation engineering class is a bitch though - I had to stand out on the corner of Park Ave and Highland street to punch buttons in a little box for traffic flow counts. I was out there from 6:50am-8:30am. I'd better get an A on this project.

Alright. I can't think of any other interesting tidbits of information to share. So. That'll be all.

I suppose it's about that time to update my blog. I'm living on Dayton St. in Worcester now. Got a pretty sweet place, and it's pretty much all settled, with the exception of the living room. Which is currently a work in progress.

I'll be finished with my chemistry I summer course on Thursday... Can not wait. This class has been the bane of my existance for the past 5 weeks. But, it's almost over, and as long as I pass, it was definitely worth it.

So, my parents have a house down on the Cape right on the water, and about a half mile walk to an awesome beach. I've been spending many a weekend down there; yesterday we biked the canal and went to the beach for swimming/sunning. Needless to say, we got sunburnt. I'll be spending most of my weekends down there, and anybody's welcome to come down and enjoy the water and mommy's homecooked meals. Inquire about upcoming bike trips. :)

I'm so sweaty and lethargic today. It's about 300 degrees in this house. Not complaining though, becuase I'd rather have it this way rather than cold. So, fan + laptop computer + couch + tv = my Sunday.

Another note: I've officially lost 7 pounds since I started my "I want to be hot" thing last week. I've got new running shoes, and new running shorts, and I run every day, with a few exceptions. Are we proud? :D

Your Sexual Flavor Is Vanilla

Sweet, simple, uncomplicated.

You go with the flow, and go well with any lover. You're not a prudish lover but an adaptable one. A blank canvas, you're willing to be painted with any kink. As long as it's washed down with some sweet whipped cream.



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