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hummingwolf) wrote2002-07-08 08:46 pm
hummingwolf) wrote2002-07-08 08:46 pm
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Well, my decision last Monday to put off phone calls until Tuesday proved to be a sound one after all. On Monday I got to be as antisocial as I desired, and the next day I not only managed to get something useful out of those phone calls (frustrating as they were), but managed to have fun conversing with the landlord and a prospective future housemate that afternoon in spite of the fact that I was sitting in a room with no air-conditioning on a nearly 100-degree day. Didn't have as much fun that evening when I went walking in the pollution so thick you could cut it with a knife if only you could stop wheezing. But it's summer in the DC area, so that's what you'd expect.
Last Wednesday was also a decent day, all things considered--I had a couple more productive calls, then spent the heat of the day in an air-conditioned library. Cool (literally).
Thursday, of course, was Independence Day. Y'know, it's great that my country had its birthday & everything, but I personally don't think anyone should be allowed to take time off until I get an income of some sort. These 4-day weekends really are an obstacle to someone who needs help finding a job. Anyway, I spent much of the day listening to British music (a July 4 tradition of mine, please don't ask why), though I did take a fun tour of the house the guy across the hall is buying.
Friday was a long day, but much fun indeed. A friend of mine I hadn't seen in a few years read my LJ and offered to take me shopping for athletic shoes. Yay! We met up with another old friend from high school, ate lunch, and then went hunting for a pair of shoes I can walk in. As much as I hate shoe shopping, those two friends actually made it enjoyable. I love those guys. :-) (Sadly, the shoes we ended up getting had a rough seam inside the left shoe--a problem I didn't notice on Friday while walking on flat surfaces, but which gave me a blister on my little toe after 10 minutes walking on Saturday. Ouch.)
As if seeing my wonderful friends & getting shoes weren't enough, I got to take a tour of one friend's new addition to her beautiful home, then was invited to join them & a pair of adorable almost-eight-year-olds to see Lilo & Stitch. Loved the movie. (I identified with Lilo as soon as she talked about her doll having only a few days to live...) All in all, a great day.
Saturday & Sunday--spent recuperating, mostly listening to Launchcast & trying to concentrate enough to read books.
Today--made a few more phone calls. Went to the grocery store. Now typing this because I'm finally lucid enough to do so. Unless I'm much mistaken and this is all coming out gibberish. I'm never quite sure these days.
Plans for tomorrow--Hmm. I'm not expecting any phone calls until Wednesday. I have no phone calls to make until I get the information I need on Wednesday. I can't think of anything useful to do until I at least get the forms I'm expecting in the mail. Wow. I may actually be able to spend the whole day online or at the library or something like that without that guilty nagging feeling that I should be doing something else. (But I'm sure I'll manage to feel guilty anyway.)
Last Wednesday was also a decent day, all things considered--I had a couple more productive calls, then spent the heat of the day in an air-conditioned library. Cool (literally).
Thursday, of course, was Independence Day. Y'know, it's great that my country had its birthday & everything, but I personally don't think anyone should be allowed to take time off until I get an income of some sort. These 4-day weekends really are an obstacle to someone who needs help finding a job. Anyway, I spent much of the day listening to British music (a July 4 tradition of mine, please don't ask why), though I did take a fun tour of the house the guy across the hall is buying.
Friday was a long day, but much fun indeed. A friend of mine I hadn't seen in a few years read my LJ and offered to take me shopping for athletic shoes. Yay! We met up with another old friend from high school, ate lunch, and then went hunting for a pair of shoes I can walk in. As much as I hate shoe shopping, those two friends actually made it enjoyable. I love those guys. :-) (Sadly, the shoes we ended up getting had a rough seam inside the left shoe--a problem I didn't notice on Friday while walking on flat surfaces, but which gave me a blister on my little toe after 10 minutes walking on Saturday. Ouch.)
As if seeing my wonderful friends & getting shoes weren't enough, I got to take a tour of one friend's new addition to her beautiful home, then was invited to join them & a pair of adorable almost-eight-year-olds to see Lilo & Stitch. Loved the movie. (I identified with Lilo as soon as she talked about her doll having only a few days to live...) All in all, a great day.
Saturday & Sunday--spent recuperating, mostly listening to Launchcast & trying to concentrate enough to read books.
Today--made a few more phone calls. Went to the grocery store. Now typing this because I'm finally lucid enough to do so. Unless I'm much mistaken and this is all coming out gibberish. I'm never quite sure these days.
Plans for tomorrow--Hmm. I'm not expecting any phone calls until Wednesday. I have no phone calls to make until I get the information I need on Wednesday. I can't think of anything useful to do until I at least get the forms I'm expecting in the mail. Wow. I may actually be able to spend the whole day online or at the library or something like that without that guilty nagging feeling that I should be doing something else. (But I'm sure I'll manage to feel guilty anyway.)