I’ve been putting a lot of thought lately into what I’m going to do once I’m able to go to school and work. I’ve tossed a lot of ideas around in my head, and I have come to the realization that if there’s anything holding me back, it’s the fact that I want to do too much. I know I want to go to school. I don’t want to end up back in retail unless it’s a part time job, and even then it’d frustrate me. I feel like I’ve dealt with my fair share of shoppers and even though I’ve found the general population is nicer here, you know people get cranky over pretty stupid things.

A few things I’ve thought of going to school for:

• Cooking - I’ve had an interest in food for a long time. I like playing with different flavours and trying different combinations and seeing the reactions of the people trying the food I make. The thing that worries me about this is that I know that with any sort of formal cooking training, I’d end up in the service industry, and I don’t know how I feel about that. I’d hate to spend all the money on cooking school (training, classes, whatever) and have it end up being just a hobby.
• Writing - I do enjoy writing. I don’t know how good I am at it, but it has always been a relaxing thing for me to get my ideas out on paper (or the computer screen, as the case may be). My big worry with this one is that I don’t know where to begin, let alone whether I’m any good at it, and so I may end up a starving artist, as the case may be.
• Editing - This is another passion of mine. The people who know me best (or even the people who’ve read my blog regularly!) know that grammar and spelling are something that I nit-pick about even in a casual context. I’m always interested in how words work together and how sentences are formed and punctuated. This is another thing that I don’t know how to get started or whether it’s even a viable job option, to be honest. I suppose it is something that could be done freelance in addition to a “real” job.
• Web Design - This one is something I know there are classes for, and something I’ve been considering even more so than the rest. I know that there’s a need for competent web designers and web programmers and I also know that it’s something I can pick up fairly quickly with the proper training. It’s obviously something I do in my spare time, so it’s not a problem of hating what I do, but rather whether I’ll be creative enough for it.
• Psychology - I actually started going to school for this right after high school, and quit when I went through some life changes and didn’t really have the opportunity to take the classes. The problem with this is that I’d have to go to a university, not the community college here, which would cost more than I really can afford at this moment. Might consider this in the future, once the money is coming in from whatever I choose to take as a career.

Does anyone else have any ideas they can think of that might be good? I know that’s a fairly open-ended question, but as I keep telling myself, I’m able to make a decision now that I’ll be satisfied with, instead of jumping into a dead-end job to make minimum wage. It’s not every day that kind of opportunity comes around, so I don’t want to take it for granted!

I was watching TV while Playing Eve and saw that one of my favorite cooking shows from last year, Man Made Food was on! After that, the next show was Cook Like a Chef, one that I never particularly cared for but is better than some shows I’ve seen. All this makes me very happy, because it means they’re bringing back shows which I enjoyed when I first got here last year but weren’t on for the entire winter! I’m a happy camper.

I found out today that Matt will be leaving next week and gone for four weeks. I’m going to be very lonely. I don’t know what I’ll do, seriously. I can’t sleep away the ENTIRE time that he’s gone. I’ll miss him like crazy. I’ve gotten so used to having him to look forward to at the end of the day. I’m hoping to get some time in with Amy and Katie. I’ll have the car so I’ll be able to get around, given, of course, that I don’t get lost. Who knows. I may just end up staying in bed for four weeks.

Anyway, That’s about enough of a post for me. I’m working on a mission in Eve and getting ready to go to bed in about 2 hours, so that’s about it.

I just finished watching Season 5 of American Idol and I loved it! Every single episode! I don’t know why it’s went so downhill between last year and this year. I think the guys last season were awesome and this year it’s just a joke. Maybe I’m weird. Who knows.

I’ve been playing Eve like crazy still. Of course. Did you expect anything less from me? Sheesh, if you did, shame on you!

Matt’ll be going away for three weeks for his new job. I’m very sad, I hate being away from him. I know it’s only three weeks but it still sucks. I’m on a backwards sleeping schedule again. I sleep from 7am - 5pm or so. Well, more like 8 or 9am. But still. I kinda like it this way for now. I’m sleeping while Matt’s gone and awake while he’s here. And while he’s asleep. But it works, honest! It also helps me feel more comfortable, since my anti-social nature means that I want to just sleep for days and hide from the world.

I’m thinking I’m coming down with whatever Matt had last week. Not quite as bad yet, but I’m sure it’ll get there. Ugh.

Things are going great lately. Matt got his new job and is waiting on his passport so he can go to Ohio for two weeks’ training. We’re excited about that, but at the same time it’s sad to have to be apart. We haven’t been apart in almost a year now, so it’s weird. But we’ll be okay.

I’ve been playing a lot of Eve Online lately. I log in to World of Warcraft once in a while to check my mail and see if any friends are online, since my account will be active for another two weeks or so, but I’m not into it anymore. It got boring, what can I say? I’ll probably play again someday but for now, Eve is keeping me occupied.

I’ve been watching Grey’s Anatomy a lot. Matt’s gotten into the show, too. It’s sad because we’ve got the first two seasons, but now we’re all caught up to where the show is on TV and we can’t watch any more without watching repeats. But that’s okay. I’m watching Sex and the City right now. I hear there’s going to be a movie. I hope that’s true! This show gives me weird feelings. It makes me want to go walk around downtown and get dressed up and look pretty. It makes me want to be skinny, too. But everything does that lately. I’m not sure if I should make myself happy with how I look or if I should do something about it. Nothing seems to work, though, so I might have to just deal with the extra 50 pounds. Argh.

Thursday was Matt’s birthday. He got his gift a month ago - a new racing wheel - but we spent the day hanging out here. I made cupcakes a few days earlier, since he was sick. I wrote him a letter and we slept most of the day. We’re cool like that. It was nice to just be WITH him on that day instead of 1400 miles apart. And he’ll be with me on mine, so that’s awesome too!

Anyway, back to Eve and Sex and the City. Life is good.

He’s super sick. Fever, headache, cough, sniffles… it’s like the cold from Hell. He never gets sick, so this is a big deal. I hope he gets better soon. He called into work Monday and isn’t working today (Tuesday) or Wednesday.

On a happier note, he may have that job he wanted! They’re supposed to be emailing him with an offer. Keep your fingers (and toes, eyes, whatever) crossed for a little while longer!