Shitty morning turned into a good day

Last night, I was scheduled to work 4PM-12AM. Then, I had to work this morning 8AM-4PM. Minus the half hour driving each way, the half hour it took to get undressed and fall asleep, and the 45 minutes it took to eat and get ready to leave this morning, I got less than six hours [...]

NYU housing likes me better than you

I constantly hear stories about how hundreds of kids get fucked over by NYU housing every year. They get something too expensive. They get something too far away. They get something too small. They get separated from their friends. They get shitty roommates and can’t switch rooms.
As I stand before you (aka sit behind my [...]

So that’s why real jobs suck

Today was my second day at my SUPER AWESOME NEW JOB. I finished my training CBLs at least four hours before they expected me to, so they sent me out to the floor to go ahead and start working. I spent hours re-racking and folding. You know what? I have a new appreciation for stores [...]

The anticipation of long distances

Since coming home, I frequently find myself actively dreading the end of the summer - when Josh and I will be separated by 800 miles again. Knowing that we have the rest of our lives together after my last nine months of college doesn’t stop me from pouting about how life isn’t fair and wishing [...]

Shit, I’m actually going to miss it here

I’m getting in a cab to go to Dublin airport in less than half an hour. After what was probably the most exciting semester of my life, I’m just now realizing how sad I am to be leaving this place.
I miss home, and I am so ready to go back and see and talk to [...]