freaky weekend

We find out whether we made the first cut for Toronto summer job applications next week. I just got a "thanks for your interest, you're on our alternate list to interview" email today, so it's looking a little scary. It's not that my dream is to work on Bay Street - but I'd like the option, you know? Department of Justice (where I really want to be) is only hiring 8 summer students, and, you know, I'm good, but am I that good?! I shouldn't let other people define success for me, but I've also never been much of a rebel. It's like, you can tell me that rank doesn't matter, as long as you give me the rank, you know?

Saturday is the end-of-orientation Carbolic Smoke Ball, and I've managed to convince my boyfriend to go. The event was our first 'date' last year. The one that he took me too, and didn't find out that I had a boyfriend at the time until we were in a cab on the way there. Yeah. =) Anyway, we had a little meltdown a couple days ago, but things are good now, and it's been 11 months, which makes it the longest relationship I've never been in. Sad ('cuz I'm 24!) but true.

Sunday, we are planning on checking out a town in Michigan called Birch Run. Apparently the town is basically a huge outlet mall, with a village that's Christmas year 'round. Shopping is therapeutic and nerve-calming, right?

The way it looks right now, I will be in Toronto for 3 of the 4 weekends in October, between Thanksgiving, a conference planned by my friend at Mac, and a field training exercise for cadets. One of those might have to go, and I'm feeling that it might have to be the last, though it pains me. For someone still on slate, I haven't done much at all for the squadron lately. In my defence, it's 4 hours away.

I'll have news Tuesday, hopefully, good or devastating. Keep you posted.

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p.s. my thoughts are with you, Nikki.

The Good & the Bad

The Good

My sister has just been offered a full time job at Matchstick after working there on contract. Yay!

The Bad

My grandmother in Shanghai passed away last night. Not really close to her, but still.

no interviews

I applied to six Vancouver firms which are interviewing students in Toronto, but didn't get a single interview. This worries me a bit, 'cuz I really thought I had a good chance of getting at least a couple. Now I think I've over-estimated the merit of my application.

We find out about the Toronto firms at the end of the month. What if I don't get any interviews then either? What am I going to do? I don't want to be one of those third-years still looking for articles at this time next year. I've applied to 19 Vancouver firms and 27 Toronto ones. Surely someone will want to hire me for next summer?

back to school!

So excited to be starting my penultimate year. This term, I only have 13 hours of classes per week, so it's going to be great. I'm also working as a Work/Study student at the Human Rights Office, and the Student Rep for Carswell (a legal text/search engine co.).

Surfside

My sister's got new digs. I hear there is a party going on there next week. I summoned all my engineering skills and built an IKEA bookcase for her.


Move-In

Last Saturday, I moved my cousin to Bates Hall at Mac, on the most miserable, thunderstorming day possible Of course the line up for room keys took an hour, and then we had to go to Wal-Mart to get some more stuff. He seems excited to be there though, which is good. Afterwards, I met up with my friend and her finance at Mississauga for dinner. They brought a house together! I feel so young.


Relationship Dilemma du jour

How pissed am I allowed to get if he asks me whether he can go visit his ex's parents, because he misses them?