A little bit of everything.
14 June 2008I have one week left in my work placement, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it thus far. I feel that I’ve caught on quite quickly, too, and I hope that those I’ve worked with feel the same. Also, it took the brain less time than anticipated to readjust to an environment in which French is the working language.
I’ve submitted an application, and there’s a position opening up. Interviews should be sometime in the next couple of weeks. Getting hired right where I am now would be the best for me personally, financially, and career-wise. I know there are other applicants, and I can only hope that I’ve made myself stand out somehow, despite being the quiet one in a group of chatterboxes.
Moving on to something far less life-altering, let’s revel for a moment in the geekiness of my Hello Kitty scrubs. I love them.
The weather’s been beautiful for the past couple of days. Pi’s enjoyed it in his own lazy way:
Since the windowsill was taken, Stevie chose the sofa and his favourite blankie:
I, on the other hand, put the dog in the car and went to a favourite place:
The wind was strong, but not cold. I tied a twenty-foot leash around my waist and let Samson wander along with me at more or less his own pace. I collected a few shells, including one with a perfect little hole right where a necklace string could go.
Stevie modelled another dishcloth for me:
I have no real knitting progress to show for the past three weeks, although I’ve been working on the Cot Blanket from Natural Knits for Babies & Moms in these six colours of Baby Cashmerino:
It’s knit in squares, so it’s portable if I choose to take it to work. I’ve been reading on my lunch breaks for a couple of weeks, but I’ll be back to the obsessive knitting soon enough.
Oh. I have to show off the cute sundress I got yesterday. I wore it today with ballet flats, pearl earrings, and a pearl bracelet, and for the first time ever a total stranger complimented me on my outfit.
Before I forget, I’ve been tagged for a meme. Here goes!
1) What was I doing ten years ago?
I was recovering from a bad bout of mono, and filling out the paperwork to transfer to a new university. I was also at the beginning of a relationship that would last for several years.
2) What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:
It’s bedtime, so I’ll put things I plan to do tomorrow.
– Finish knitting another dishcloth, and work on something that’s not a dishcloth as well.
– Do said knitting while watching Enterprise.
– Laundry, laundry, laundry.
– Take some photos around town.
– Clip the cats’ claws. I save this one for last, because it’s a… complicated procedure. Brats.
3) Snacks I enjoy:
Brownies, bittersweet chocolate, popsicles.
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Travel. Donate to my favourite charities. Find a house in England and another in British Columbia. Hire a gardener, because although I love trees, flowers, and garden-grown vegetables, I can’t keep them alive to save my life. Buy a car powered by something other than gas. Knit in exotic locales. Take dance lessons with a private instructor so the self-consciousness that keeps me from classes wouldn’t be an issue.
5) Places I have lived:
New Brunswick (Fredericton, St. Stephen, Bathurst, Sackville, Moncton) and Nova Scotia (Wolfville). In houses, apartments, and/or university dorms.
6) Jobs I have had:
In chronological order (including a couple of long-term volunteer spots) I’ve worked for: a tourist information centre, an art gallery, a figure skating club (as a coach), a vet/shelter, Tim Hortons, a LYS, and currently a hospital pharmacy.
7) Peeps I want to know more about:
All of you. Fill it out if you’d like to and ignore it if you don’t. <3
And now it's bed-and-book time. I'm about half through Forged in Fire, one of the Star Trek: Excelsior books. Despite being an Excelsior book, it’s based on things that happened on ST: Enterprise; it fills in gaps in canon, it has Sulu backstory, and it has Curzon Dax. All these things in the same book make me one happy nerd.
7 Responses to “A little bit of everything.”
June 15th, 2008 at 6:58 am PDT
Fingers crossed that the job thing works out the way you want it to!
I love the sundress — here’s hoping the summer gives you lots of sunshine and opportunities to wear it!!
(And now I’m craving a popsicle.)
June 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am PDT
Missing you here in Moncton.Love all the kitty pics.Hope all your dreams come true.
Hugs Cindy
June 15th, 2008 at 10:50 am PDT
I love your dress! Best of luck with the jobs. x
June 15th, 2008 at 3:34 pm PDT
Gorgeous dress! No surprise you got complimented in the outfit :D
Good luck with the Job Application :D
June 16th, 2008 at 10:39 am PDT
I have my fingers crossed that everything works out for you!! :)
Love the dress. Like really love it.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:47 pm PDT
What a cute dress!! That’s the kind of stuff I should be wearing this summer… but I hate shopping so much that I don’t really have a summer wardrobe this year. Oh well.
I found your blog through the So You Think You Can Dance group on Ravelry. Is it Wednesday yet?! ;)
June 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am PDT
OMG! Love the dress!
I love the shore too…..AND…..I love “Hello Kitty” (One of my wallets is “Hello Kitty” and I have several note pads too!)
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!