GUYS so many things have been happening and my writing is suffering because of it. The good news is that these are all ultimately good things that will have essentially set me on the path to doing exactly what I want to do.
I haven't written a blog based around a list in a bit so here we go... Beware of the HIMYM spoiler. There will be another warning.
1) Remember that 37-hour date? Boyfriend. BOOM. He just happens to reside in a neighboring state so LDR (that's internet for long distance relationship) here we go. I highly suggest dating strikes for everyone because you might get your life straight(ish) and you might realize you deserve more than what you've settled for and you might stumble across a supportive and like-minded individual that wants all of your dreams, no matter how crazy, to come true. Maybe. I've heard it works like that for some people.
2) I started working at a vegetarian restaurant in Chicago. It is hard work but once I memorize the entire menu, it will be so awesome. I'm even learning to be a bartender there so dreams are starting to form. I suppose you can't successfully own a bar if you've never been a bartender before.
3) I no longer work at Drybar. If that company doesn't start listening to its shop employees, they will be doomed. There's nothing like starting to work for a company that won't stop talking about family values only to find that between the shop manager and company founder levels there is a severe disconnect. This is FATAL. I might only be 23 years old but I'm not stupid.
4) I decided I wanted to be a flight attendant and I was invited to North Carolina to interview for said position. Sparing the annoying details, I was not offered a position. I have decided this is a good thing. Now, I won't be participating in 4 1/2 weeks of unpaid training, I won't have to relocate and pay two rents with no income, I won't have to find a temporary new home for George, I can get a new tattoo, I can focus on my writing, etc. My heel (shoe) snapped on the way to my interview anyway, so that should have been a sign right there to just call it a day and go home.
5) HIMYM SPOILER. Ted Moseby & Robin Scherbatsky forever. I was upset at first but then I remembered THIS IS WHAT I HAVE WANTED THE WHOLE TIME. He found her the fucking necklace, guys. He sat with her in the rain. One of Ted Moseby's greatest monologues was inspired by the one and only ROBIN SCHERBATSKY. If you don't click on that link we are not friends anymore. Anyway, this ending reiterates my ideology that we don't have just one soulmate, we have quite a few. Also to the ex-boyfriend that got me hooked on the show but always hated Ted and Robin together, TAKE THAT. So pleased. So many feelings. This finale was as big of a deal to me as the Harry Potter ending. Hopefully the writers of Harry Potter won't pop up years later and claim they made a mistake, because (like JK) they did not.
6) Odd numbers, gross. Although recently it was brought to my attention that I'm a giant weirdo because I hate having an even-numbered amount of ice cubes in my beverages.
So, here we are. Stable job. Stable boyfriend (so far). Stable George. Stable Ted.
