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kate!
Sep. 19th, 2006
07:12 pm
my kittens just went number two in their little litter box as the same time as each other. sibling bonding?
Sep. 17th, 2006
Aug. 17th, 2006
07:31 am
i worked ten and a half hours yesterday. i ate lunch at my desk while reading a bit of the times online. then got back to work. it's not super stressful, because i'm still training and not actually doing anything yet, i just had a lot of training to do yesterday, then a lot of practicing the things i'm training in. today is more training, more practicing, probably more lunch at my desk. being a grown up is not always fun. i only survive because i get free coffee and sparkling water. at least the younger people i work with are starting to treat me more like a buddy. i can't wait to be used to this.
Aug. 15th, 2006
07:20 am
this is the beginning of the rest of my life. yesterday i put on my skirt suit, packed my lunch, and got on the train in rush hour to get to work. for lunch, i marched through midtown manhattan to bryant park to eat said lunch with other young professionals. i have life insurance! well soon i will, i haven't been able to think of anyone good as a beneficiary yet. i also have health insurance, dental insurance, a 401k and a commuter benefit plan. i do not have enough fancy clothes yet, at least not once that help me brave the chill of my over-conditioned office. speaking of my office, i have a computer with two screens and the bathroom has a straightening iron for the ladies to use on humid days! plus i get all the free soda and sparkling water i want. still, i'm not sure if it's worth getting up so early.
Aug. 3rd, 2006
03:18 pm
so i have a grown up job. i'm a fulfillment specialist with themarkets.com. it sounds much cooler than it is. i make a good amount of money, more than i expected to make.
unfortunately, i just spent the last two dollars i have on faxing my signed offer letter back to the place i'm going to be working at. my bank account is overdrawn. i'm going to have to ask nick to borrow money for groceries. i feel like a fake grown up. i feel weird.
Jul. 31st, 2006
12:14 pm
even numbered birthdays are better. nothing particularly eventful happened except everyone there got out-of-control drunk. everyone i've talked to about the night has good stories.
i'm going to quit my awful waitressing job tonight and fill out temp paperwork tomorrow.
Jul. 23rd, 2006
04:47 am
apparently everyone person who is outside on the streets of new york at 4:30am on a saturday night/sunday morning is very drunk- except me, who was biking home from work and wanting nothing more than to be far away from any stupid drunk people.
my life is very stereotypically post-college kid. i do job hunts during the day and waitress at night. i drink too much and sleep too little. i frequently have to run to the store right before a job interview to buy socks or panty hose that would be appropriate for my uber-conservative interview outfits. i need a real job, a normal schedule.
also, my knee really really hurts for no good reason.
Jul. 17th, 2006
12:32 pm
my birthday is in 11 days! july 28th, a week from this friday. everyone should come to brooklyn for the festivities, which will involve at least a wine and cheese party at my apartment, photobooth pictures at my favorite local bar, and a park party at mccarren park. i'm also open to more activities if anyone has any good ideas. i want a multi-event birthday day. i'm willing to house as many people as possible at my apartment. the more that come the merrier the occasion will be.
also, i have a new part-time job until i get another job and start making enough to not work two jobs. i waitress at a tearoom/martini bar on the lower east side. it sounds very new york posh, but it's actually pretty ridiculous. it could make a "the office" style tv show.
Jul. 9th, 2006
01:40 pm
of the many things i like about new york, i'm excited about having to choose between multiple free summer concerts i want to see on my birthday weekend.
Jul. 2nd, 2006
09:20 pm
i just set up a wireless network! with a password and all! i am very excited and very proud.
i spent too much time away from new york and now i have so much job searching to do before august rent is due. i'm getting very sick of unemployment.
Jun. 23rd, 2006
11:12 am
i just woke up thinking "what is it? 5am or something? i hope i can get back to sleep quickly." then i realized it was 11am. how scary/annoying. this weather is confusing my body.
Jun. 16th, 2006
02:58 am
today was very adventurous. coney island. horrible pina coladas in giant cups shaped as a man body and a boot, respectively. lots of good cheesey souvenirs. popcorn, fried food. carnies trying to get people to play games. good times.
very late at night down my street there are a bunch of food vendor carts just sitting around, if anyone was wondering where they went at night.
Jun. 9th, 2006
01:12 pm
still jobless, but finally getting interviews from staffing agencies and what not. a step in the right direction. my interview outfits are totally inappropriate, cute dresses with little blazers and what not. i don't think people dress like that in the financial industry.
last night i went to gallery openings in chelsea and it was lots of fun. some young music photographer/journalist said "are you an artist?" i said no, because i'm not. and he said "well you look like you could be. or you look like you could be a piece of art." who uses cheesey pick up lines anymore? it was an ego boost.
the rain is finally supposed to stop tomorrow. i've been forcing myself to bike somewhere every day regardless of the weather, just to get in the habit. it's good. my body is starting to feel better.
visitors this weekend and early next week! yay!
Jun. 7th, 2006
06:30 pm
new york like has been simulataneously treating me very well and treating me not well at all. it won't stop raining. even when the weather says it might stop raining soon, it doesn't stop. but i'm beginning to have a semblence of a social life. despite the crappy weather, i've joined an outdoor sports league, hipster kickball sunday nights at mccarren park in williamsburg. on monday i was at a bar with shandi from america's next top model, but i hadn't eaten all day and then drank whiskey and puked in the bathroom at the bar. very embarassing. i had to take a cab home and take the subway back to the east village the next morning to get my bike and bike my hungover ass home. tomorrow night i'm going to a fancy gallery opening in the village, how new york. i'm still jobless though, so my excitedness about to go to a gallery opening is enhanced by the prospect of a free meal. i really need a job. i need to save up at least $700 for rent by july first, in addition to make enough money to feed myself and what not. i'm also getting lots of head aches. it could be either allergies or my period, so i'm not too worried yet. if it persists, i might have to find myself a new york doctor and make them make my head feel better. i'm looking forward to getting my new york life together, i'm just nowhere near there yet.
Jun. 4th, 2006
Jun. 3rd, 2006
03:04 pm
it's taking me a bit of time to feel like i really live here. this adjustment period is tedious.
i think finding a job could help me feel a bit more settled. i really need a job. anyone have any leads for me?
Jun. 1st, 2006
10:23 pm
lots has gone on in the past few weeks, but i'm too exhausted right now to go in depth or post any pictures. graduation. italy. now in new york. visit!
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