After applying to 74 jobs at G's school, 29 at the school I was temping at, and exactly 100 jobs on craigslist, I FINALLY have a job! I start tomorrow. I got an admin assistant position at the grad school at G's school. I have health insurance (soon)! Paid time off! Paid sick days! School holidays off (spring break, winter break, etc)! And it's all within a 5 minute walk from the apartment. Finally. A huge weight has lifted off my shoulders.

Last Friday my mom texted me and said she was coming to visit. I gave her the address of a friend of mine who just moved to DC to shut her up when I first came here, and lately she's been calling G constantly, as well as a few friends of mine. Where'd she get their numbers? She went through my phone a year ago. But she's been bothering everyone and finally she said she was coming to visit so I basically had to bully her out of it. She responded with one last text message, a phrase in Arabic that basically said that I'd see her next at her funeral. Not nice but whatever. On the Wednesday before that, I dropped $94 on an edible arrangements basket. I thought it would be a nice gesture. I specifically scheduled it to be delivered on Saturday so that they'd be home to get it. It was successfully delivered and they didnt' acknowledge it at all. Oh well I guess.

We worked a gun show in Waco this past weekend. T-shirt of the show: "Bush: Love him or hate him, he killed a ton of Arabs." Thanks, jackass. A dealer at the show was talking to G's mom about how he left his wallet in the bathroom, and opened his story with: "I was going into the bathroom to take an Obama..." Classy, classy people.

First day tomorrow!

Hey there

Long time no post I suppose. I'll make a list.

1. Three gun shows in a row for the next three weekends. Should be interesting. I'll do my best to post but frankly I've lost all motivation for everything so I'll try.

2. Work. I'm still with this crap temp thing but I've had two interviews in the past. One, I never heard back from at all, at the same school I'm working at now. The second, with this book distributor about an hour away that needed an Arabic language person. I interviewed and was, in fact, offered the job, but I turned it down. It paid less than what I'm doing now, but there would be an added expense--gas. A 2 hour commute each way in rush hour, a lot of work and responsibility, and working with Arabs and my boss who was pretty much exactly like my dad--he lectured all the time, would ask me questions and then talk over me when I tried to answer, on and on. So, I passed it up. I have an interview on Tuesday at a big company where I'm slightly optimistic, considering I was chosen out of what I assume are many resumes online, so we'll see.

3. My dad has been emailing me really rude emails about how I don't have a heart or a conscience or whatever, and I get his point, but it just pisses me off. I don't want to talk to someone who still belittles me. Enough of that. My mom called one of my very good friends and left her a voicemail. It's getting a little stressful. I just want some peace and quiet but I fully 100% intend to reconnect and talk with them, just not now.

4. Living with G is a little better, and it's getting better, but still there are issues of pace and absent-mindedness. He's just so laid back about EVERYTHING and it drives me insane. Take something a little seriously, please.

5. Boris, the cat. Still has ringworm but guess who else has it too? Yeah. Gross and also really hilarious. It's pretty much gone though, I bought some cream for it at CVS and so that's okay. Certainly cheaper than going to the doctor without insurance. He sleeps in our bed and so it was inevitable.

I have followers and comments on here from people I don't know, which is interesting and also really drives me crazy because I want to know who the hell you are! Oh well though, I suppose this is the downfall of being a wildly popular blogger (not).

I am smoking too many cigarettes and I assume I have a problem with that. The Arab in me is coming out in full force I suppose. Gross though. I kind of hate myself for that but G smokes so even if I didn't want to, it would still be here in front of me.

I guess that's it for now. Hope you're all doing well.