Crochet; Snow days; Paper work, go away D:

[soc_puppet]

I have been selected for jury duty! ...Now watch as I completely fail to fill out the stupid required paperwork. If anyone had told me that filling out forms was involved, I never would have wanted to get involved with it, s-sob T-T

Other things I am currently failing to do: type up minutes for Mindbridge metting, o-orz. It's been more than a week, I need to get off my lazy ass and type the damn things up already DD: ...On the other hand, I'm pretty sure they all realized I was a hard and reluctant sell to the idea of being secretary in the first place, BUT STILL. I ACCEPTED. I NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE ALREADY. Someone nag me plz, kthx.

I also feel I should mention that school was canceled Wednesday through Friday. Yes, you read that right. Three days in a row, canceled due to "inclement weather". I can't help but think Friday was at least partially due to the unlikelihood that the teachers would even get their students' attention for two minutes, given that we've got a long weekend ahead of us on top of their previous two days off, but still. It's a little much :/ God, my paycheck for this week is going to be so pathetic DD:

In other news, I've been at the hook again. What can I say? I'm hooked :P *shot* I crocheted a small lion and tiger, whose body styles were inspired by that "Only In Kenya" flash vid (though, for the record, tigers are native to Asia, not Africa). I'm torn on whether to make my next amigurumi a zebra or a bear.

Oh, I also gave TeenyThulhu to a coworker who I identified for the longest time by the local sci-fi convention shirt she occasionally wears X3 It was. Amusing.

Me: This is for you!
She: Oh how cute! I always wanted a green, five-legged octopus thing!
Me: ...I thought the color would've given it away :/
She: *looks at it again* Oh. Oh! *sputter, snicker, sporfle*
Me: :DDD

This was followed by her trying to explain Cthulhu to a few of our other coworkers, which did not quite go as well as it might have.

On a completely different note, is anyone on my f'list looking for an apartment at the moment? 'Cuz my aunt's looking for a tenant herself (right now), and Pat's probably leaving Chris and me to our own devices come August (Hi, Pat!), and well. I can't object to having friends in town, now can I? candy__chan? kaitodoushi? I can't convince you to move to nice, liberal My Area, can I? *eyelashbatting*

And now, off to. I don't know, actually. Maybe get around to doing something I'm supposed to be doing? Well, hopefully, I guess. Oh, and third manga rec coming... later. Eventually later. I swear.

Comments

What a cute lion

[wakuwaku-koneko.livejournal.com]

I- I saw him on a randomized livejournal picture site, and followed him here. What a cute lion! I thought I should um reinforce what you probably already know about him.

THE END.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I-if there was a job out there in that area that would let me afford to live on my own and still pay my loans and stuff...I'd be willing to consider it ;o;

[soc_puppet]

Well shoot :/ I know Durham's still training and hiring bus drivers, but that only gets you ~$225 a week (after stuff is taken out) if you only do to/from school routes. You can get paid for up to forty hours if you drive trips as well (or instead), but they can't knowingly give you more than that. Oh, but we do have Hy-Vees in the area (one of which is only a couple blocks from Durham, so several employees part-time there in addition to bus stuff), so if you can transfer jobs somehow...? *has no idea if it would work, actually* Y-yeah, a bit of a longshot :x

Re: What a cute lion

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^__^ I think I'm going to call him Robert Kenya Fabulous, on account of his fantastic mane ;) He was a lot of fun to make ♥

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Basically, it all boils down to monies because I have stupid student loans and stuff ;o; *kicks long-shot for being too damn long*

[soc_puppet]

;.; I can recite to you all I know about Durham's payment stuff? (You get around $850 a month (for a standard school route - subject to change in the summer, obv, but they do have trips and stuff available then), and in my "household" about $525 of that goes to rent/utilities, which leaves a good $300-ish in the bank, and once you hit your second year of driving, you get an automatic $2 raise. Also, there are bonuses for good attendance and safe driving and stuff.) And you could totally get an extra part-time job someplace - or possibly an extra full-time job, since my roomie Pat now does trips for Durham and also full time bus driving for Coralville at a pretty damn decent wage.

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

If I had money and something to do out there, I'm totally looking for somewhere else to live XD; But yeah, whenever I do move I'm looking more at... not in Iowa. And I'm kinda stuck in school here at the moment. XP

[soc_puppet]

Alas, alack :< I don't suppose pointing at what I told Candy would help at all, would it? Transfer to Kirkwood! Or the U of I! I'm sure you could do it, really!

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Over half that paycheck ($448) would be going straight to student loans, which would leave me with four hundred for rent and stuff. If I knew I could get a full-time job and a decent apartment out there, I'd be willing to move in a heartbeat, no problem. I really would. I need to get out of here.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

You could transfer schools and we could be roomies? *needs to get out of here, holy crap ;o;*

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

I could, but... I dunno, I know I want to get out of here by the end of summer but I don't know where exactly yet XD; Or what I want to do school-wise.

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I still don't have a major and... I don't know if I want to go to any schools out there. And honestly I'm thinking I should get myself in a voice acting hub sooner rather than later =/

[websofseaweed.livejournal.com]

agh, jury duty. that SUCKS! i'm sorry. :(

[soc_puppet]

*shrugs* I guess I'll have to wait and see?

[soc_puppet]

Think about it :3

[soc_puppet]

If I could promise you a full-time job - or even three-quarter-time at Durham - I'd so drag you out here. As it is, well, I may just have to keep my eyes open instead >:

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

If you see anything, I'd be up for it ;o; I want to get out of this place. And being somewhere near a friend would be awesomepants *squeeshes you*