Survey Says: Work Will Win

Tomorrow is the first day of work. This means it is the first day of the rest of my meaningless income-earning attorney-ass-kissing life.

The Battle Between Vacation and Work Continues

I am vacationing these few days (today and tomorrow) before September 1st when work officially begins. The good news about work starting is that I will actually be getting paid for the work I do rather than when I was training (or even going to school now that I think about it). The vacationing has been pretty moderate consisting of mostly a struggle to unpack the final moving boxes, sprinkled with (...some really bad writing...) trips to the Poconos. Ryan and I have been playing tennis when it doesn't rain although yesterday I shouldn't have played. The air was UNBREATHABLE but we insisted on playing for 2 1/2 hours and I had a migraine all night afterwards.

My friend Alyson is here visiting from DC and we are having a little dinner gathering tonight for dinner at the new apartment.

Here is a picture of Lauren's other cat, Creamy. I think he is so precious I could cry a little.

Cute Cat

Here is my friend Lauren's cute kitty named Milo.



Cute, cute, cute!

Saw a MOVIE

We have "on demand" feature for free for about 6 months so I've been trying to watch a few more movies than usual even though the selection sucks.

Tonight, I watched a movie that I am 100% positive that I have tried to watch before: Brazil which is a fantasy sci-fi futuristic 1950's style movie filmed in the 80's. It is awesome. And I know I hated it before. This is how I know that I am getting better with age. First indian food. Now Brazil.

Forgetting How to Type

A delicious part of no longer being in school and not having actually started work is that I notice my typing speed has slowed a little - not really noticably to someone else - but the motions just feel slightly foreign to me. I love it!
What I do not love is that I am going to have to use windows when working for the state of New Jersey. Wah.

Only More Boring

I have been SO damn boring this week that I haven't even bothered writing anything. I have been training for work in Elizabeth most of the week as well as getting certified to serve as a court appointed mediator in Hackensack. Real fun.

Tomorrow is MOTION DAY!!!! Yee-haw. I have no idea what to expect from this magical sounding day. I'm sure it will be just as irritating as the rest of the days in the Union County Courthouse.

Work is also work

I have to work all next week plus the following monday and tuesday for free to train for my goddamn job. Ryan said I should just consider it "hanging out" because I don't have to really do work. I just have to watch someone else do work.
Although I just wanted to lay around and read books for fun. Instead, I get to dress up in suits in the heat and drive in rush hour on the parkway. Really f'ing fun.

Vacation is Work

Since we have moved there has not been a day of leisure, aside from my weekend away with the ladies. Moving into a new place, especially one that has not been lived in for a while, is hard work. Ryan is totally revamping the closets with ClosetMaid products we got at Home Depot. We have 2 small closets - one for each of us - in this apartment so we're doubling up the rods. It is easier for my closet b/c I'm so damn short that my clothes fit all doubled up. Later today we're driving my old bed to my mom's house in Brooklyn and bringing back the day bed and trundle. Next week I have to go to work. Grrr. But (sigh) then I have 2 weeks off again until the final push of work, work, work until the day I retire.

Great Weekend!

I had a wonderful weekend ~ I got together with my college housemates ~ all 8 of us present. We went to Lisa's parents' house in the Adirondacks on the world's most beautiful lake.


Here are my ladies!

Update

Just checking in. We're still unpacking boxes and the chore seems like it will never end. Luckily, we now have hot water - for 2 days we were taking pure cold showers because our hot water heater wasn't working. I'm still illiterate from the bar exam experience and my whole system is down for the count. I can't figure out what time to get up or when to eat... It is madness, madness, I tell you.