My Feet Smell

last book i've read: The Nature of Prejudice by Gordon Allport
music currently caressing my ears: Brand New's Deja Entendu and Your Favorite Weapon
general mood: optimistic, satisfied
quote i just thought of: I don't have one today, but geez, it's chilly in my room today. My hand is freezing, and it's almost May.... it better warm up!

I just had dinner with Wayland and Ilinca and her "date" Dorian (sp?) at Koreana. It was great, I liked Dorian. He was an interesting guy, reminded me a lot of Wayland's friend Geoff. He was knowledgeable in a lot of different cultures, which I, of course, enjoyed! Gotta love it. Not to mention the great food and other company present. I had a good time.

Next year is gonna be interesting. I will be cramming the rest of the anthropology major requirements next year, which are quite a few, and I won't be able to take senior sem. in anth. until fall term of 2006. That's a long time from now, and I'm not worried about spending extra time at Lawrence, not graduating with my class and such. To me, it's worth it, and I wasn't planning on grad school right away anyway. My life has been more touch-and-go lately, I'm sure I'll find my way.

I went to the Guster*Better Than Ezra*The Zambonis concert last night. It was a lot of fun, especially with drunk kids in the seats right in front of Wayland, Tariq, Megan and me. Besides them as entertainment, there were the crazy Better Than Ezra chicks besides us - they knew the words to all the songs, even songs off their new album that isn't out yet, ha. Besides the crowd as entertainment, yeah, the bands were good too. Guster was reminiscent of Dispatch, which I never got the chance to see live, which sucks. Dispatch was the best, and Guster didn't come close, although they also tried to be organic in their music. The bongos and the last song done acoustically were nice touches. However, not Dispatch. I miss Dispatch, RIP.

I suppose I should be doing homework right now, but I'm not feeling up to it. I'm happy just to have these moments to myself and not worry about what's going on around me. And believe me, I'm not concerned, I'm pretty carefree. It's so great, my old worries are no more! I can't wait for the summer. Which reminds me! Here goes nothing....

A couple of weekends ago, I went home to see the fam and hopefully find a summer job. I went to Barnes and Noble to reapply for a job, as last year I applied and didn't receive a call back or anything. I thought it would be worth a second try. I go in, they tell me to update my application information, which I do, no problem. Next thing I know, a woman is telling me that it's quieter in the cafe, and that's where we're headed. She grabs a clipboard and I start freaking out - surprise interview! I've never had a real interview, except for maybe the library job (which is hard to consider a real job without any sort of raises!). So I go into this interview with very little know-how, and I'm nervous as one can be. However, I was able to stay composed, think somewhat clearly, and be my gracious social self. The worst thing that happened to me was I got a dry throat due to nervousness, and the best thing that happened was she offered me the summer job on the spot! The whole experience was out in left field for me, but I'm glad I survived, and it's probably better that the interview was a surprise one. I didn't see it coming, and I wasn't psychologically ready; however, now I know how I react and how well I can come up with quick answers to their questions that were still impressive. The real kicker about this whole thing is I decided later that I didn't want the job - they wouldn't let me have off for the things I need/want to do this summer, such as a family vacation before my brother goes off to the Marines, and of course Cornerstone, which I can't bear to miss again, and who can forget California? Zero flexibility? Ain't for me, that's for sure. So, that concludes my first real interview, nerves and all. It was an excellent primer for future interviews!

That's all the news I've got for now, I'm sure there will be more later. Like my new endeavor: searching for an internship.... oh man.