got a ticket off this rock, and I'm history

[reflectedeve]

So, um, July swallowed me whole, apparently. Wow.

Tomorrow's my last day at work! I've been doing this academic administrative assistant job for three and a half years now, which has been ... pretty damn significant. It's the job I left home to take, in order to save for grad school and get some experience actually living ~out in the world. And while it hasn't exactly been doing anything I love (and has always, always been temporary) ... it's been a pretty great place to work, and I've grown up a lot while I've been here. So there's a bit of mixed emotion involved.

Still, ugh, freedom.

I'm off home to see the Decemberists with my brother this weekend, and then back for my very last week in Somerville; I'll be moving out on the seventh, and spending a few weeks in the Valley with my parents before heading north to start school. It's all a bit of a whirl at this point! I sort of wish I'd left myself more time between the end of my job and my departure, but at the same time, I'm already pretty bad at goodbyes ... I tend to either draw them out forever until it gets really tedious, or I sort of turn on my heel and go without a word. This is almost a happy medium! I should get a chance to spend time with most of my local people in between packing and financial stuff and my last couple of driving lessons. (Did I mention I'm learning to drive at last? And I picked the Boston area to do it in? Yeah, that ... hasn't been boring.)

There have been fun things going on, too! Most recently, I attended a Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight showing for my roommate's birthday, and showed up in terrifying vinyl platform-heeled boots that were originally purchased for a Brian Slade costume in college. (I did not fall over, even during the Time Warp, though there was some wobbling.) And tomorrow night, I've been invited to a Labyrinth viewing party; costumes are apparently encouraged. I just ... yes.

And I'm sure those of you who would be interested have already seen this, but the Legend of Korra trailer released at SDCC looks amazing, holy fuck.

There hasn't been nearly enough art, but the stuff I've done has been extra enjoyable, perhaps to make up for that.

Anyway, enough boring RL blather. I'll be back to post art, or ramble about composite-canon fandoms (oh, X-Men: First Class, I wish I had TIME for you), or rant about the relative lack of media with primarily female casts, probably after I get this moving thing done. (I'm looking forward to my mini vacation so much: time to do whatever art I like, before the assignments start rolling in!)

Also, ugh, this DDoS thing is dragging on and on ... and while I'm on that, if you know anyone who might like a Dreamwidth code, feel free to point them my way.

Comments

[fleurdeliser]

Ooh, please DO come back and ramble about composite-canon fandoms bc that sounds like a FASCINATING ramble!

[mistresscurvy]

July was kind of NUTS. This entire year is really speeding on by, though.

Yay for final days at work! Yay for striking a good balance of enough goodbyes without way too many! And I'm very excited for you to start the grad school adventure, and it just seems like it'll be a great fit for you, and IDK. I'm always so thrilled by posts like this, when things are going well and it's a nice life update.

♥!

[reflectedeve]

Hee, I'll see what I can do!

[reflectedeve]

This entire year has been pretty nuts for me, tbh, and it doesn't look like it's going to stop (although it should be an awesome kind of nuts soon). But I'd like to at least have some attention to spare for my online community, you know? I have been seriously remiss at communicating, and right after meeting so many awesome new people, too. ♥

Also, thank you! :D I certainly hope the grad school adventure is as good a fit as I've been imagining for the last six years ... that's a lot of anticipation. I'm pretty confident, though!

[ilthit]

What a coincidence! Tomorrow is also my last day at a job I've worked at for 3 and a half years. I don't feel so much like I'm about to be free, as dread over the relentlessly awful process of job-hunting. It would be nice if one could enjoy unemployment, but no, it must be riddled with guilt, desperation and constant rejection...

Yay for the Decemberists.

[reflectedeve]

Oh, I'm sorry. My departure is long-planned, and I'm not going to be looking for work, either (I have a very part-time job set up for my first year of grad school), so ... that's a very different situation. Job hunting is generally really unpleasant! I hope you find something quickly.

[ilthit]

Good for you! Oh, I wish I was a student. I know it always looks better from the outside...