You may have noticed that I haven’t written in awhile. For that I am truly sorry. I’ve tried starting posts on occasion, but when I reread the sentences I put together, I realize they are pure garbage and not suitable for publication. Then I delete them, try again, and fail again. On top of that, the thoughts in my head have been as interesting as anything flavored with vanilla: acceptable, suitable at any time, but completely lacking excitement. My antidepressant medication must be working exceptionally well these days.

I can no longer use my typical excuse of life as a student sucking away my time as a reason why I haven’t posted because I finally finished my bachelor’s degree on August 5. It’s so weird – after years of on-again, off-again status as a student and a grand total of three degrees altogether, I AM FUCKING DONE! It’s a cool feeling, and it brings forth a sense of relief. Something that felt like an endless, fruitless journey is finally complete.

Now life is about job searching so I can start paying off my damn student loans. I am currently employed part-time at a coffee shop, but ideally, I want another part-time job or a full-time job so the bank account doesn’t look as lonely as it does right now. It’s so much easier said than done, as I’ve found out – the economy still sucks, so competition is fierce, and finding a job that pays more than minimum wage in a small university town is nearly impossible if you aren’t a doctor, lawyer or professor. Very few jobs lie somewhere in the middle, which is (ideally) what I am looking for.

I am sick to death of filling out applications at every place I apply when all of my info is conveniently listed on my resume – but they want the app AND the resume. Rejection is a downer when it happens, and dammit, I really don’t enjoy job hunting. The entire process, from sending the app/resume/cover letter ensemble to the phone call revealing the employer’s decision, provokes a low-level but constant stream of anxiety in me because they can reject me for any reason and I will never know why unless they actually tell me (but most employers don’t). It’s a tough thing not to take personally at times, especially when I have had exceptionally good luck getting jobs until now.

I really wish my job at the cute little red java hut would give me more hours and/or pay enough to take care of the bills. I enjoy working there and it’s been fun playing in Barista World again. But, le sigh, the search continues thanks to the necessity of keeping the balance in our bank account above $0.

In the midst of this long streak of writer’s block, I have started a couple of new projects online – you know, because I don’t have enough going already. :) Check them out:

365 until 30 – This is a photoblog I started on my 29th birthday. I am taking an image every day and posting it as a way of chronicling the last year of my twenties. Not only do I hope I end up with a cool collection of images by the time I turn 30, but I also hope I will have refined my photography technique somewhat.

T.P. For Your Bunghole – Beavis and Butt-Head is back, bitches. Mike Judge is reviving the show with 30 new episodes set for release sometime next year. Sadly, the Beavis and Butt-Head forums I found on the Intarwebs hadn’t been active since 1997. I took this tragedy into my own hands and created a brand-new forum for our favorite dumbasses. Posting is slow at the moment, so if you are a fan, please register and join in. I would love to see the place rockin’ by the time the new episodes come out.

And…yeah. That’s been my life lately. Thanks for reading.