I haven't posted in two weeks, and all you adoring fans of mine are probably huddled in a dark corner waiting for my smile to brighten your life again. Or maybe I just write to collect my thoughts in a public manner.
So I went on 2 vacations.
Eugene Vacation:
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I had to go to Eugene for a week to take care of my poor broken dog while my parents went on their 30th Anniversary. The first two days I spent by myself, with my dog. And I started to go a little stir crazy. The rest of my vacation was spent with friends. My best friend spent the night two nights (we slept in separate rooms), and spent those days with me, so that was awesome. I also got to spend a lot of time with my partner in the comic book, my comic book artist, and one of my good friends. We even had a pumpkin carving night. I tried to carve the necronomicon pumpkin...but it turned out horrible so I didn't take any pictures. I was actually a lost busier than I planned.
I ran a half Marathon.
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For much of the race, I ran alongside a divorced couple where the wife had just beaten breast cancer. After beating breast cancer, she decided she wanted to live. So she was pushing herself every way she could, and her ex was supporting her. She made the first 7 miles non-stop, with very little training. I ran the first 8 miles at a 10min/mile pace, and ran 9 miles before I need to start walking. I had read that there was going to be a light sprinkling of rain, so I had worn sweatpants to keep warm. Instead, the first 3 miles was torrential downpour, and my pants were soaked. They became extremely heavy, as well as freezing cold. I actually considered tearing them off, and finishing in just my tutu and underwear...but that might have been indecent.
But yeah...miles 9-11 was walking running, while most of 11-13.1 was running. I finished with a 12minute pace, but really the race was just to set a bar for myself to beat next race. Next half-marathon is in April.
I'll begin training this weekend. I need to buy myself a reflective vest so I can run in the middle of the week. Currently, by the time I get off work its already almost pitch black outside, and the only clear running I have is alongside a freeway. I don't want to get hit by a car and die...
I then went on a second vacation, to Asheville, NC.
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I visited my good friend
Dryad out there for about four days. It was awesome visiting with her and her boyfriend. Ate tons of good food, went on a haunted tour through the city (I fucking love those), watched her get her new tattoo, created a steampunk outfit for a time traveler's ball. Super proud of how it came out:
Just had an awesome time.
I don't really go on vacations, and I rarely travel. The Vegas Silliness vacation was the first time I ever took a real vacation. The Asheville trip was the first time I took a vacation and went someplace I never gone before where family wasn't present. I'm hoping to do more of that in my future, although it is expensive and requires a lot of savings to do. Looking forward to New Orleans, and anything that happens beyond.
There was an election, and a rant:
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This rant isn't about who got elected, because I'm fucking stoked. This rant is that it was reported as being even close. Obama won by over 2 million votes, and nearly 100 electoral votes. The race wasn't close. The thing is though...it was never close. Anyone saying mass-media has a liberal bias is an idiot. Mass-media has a "it wants to make money" bias. It reported a close race because knowing a landslide would occur meant no-one would watch the non-stop coverage. So they manufactured this close race.
And you know what? It worked. I was plastered to the screen election night. I had friends who were literally suffering from anxiety attacks that day (albeit, the individual is a homosexual with a long time girlfriend who she does want to marry...so yeah, I'd be probably be freaking out myself). But it was manufactured, the Republican had no chance at all. Especially with all the gaffes, rape comments, and outright prejudice. Romney almost made Bush look like a good candidate.
And then my job search:
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So I have two good opportunities already. One is with Symantec, which would be a job I could make a career out of. I have some friends who work there, who were co-workers, who are willing to vouch for me. I'd have to build myself up, but they've already climbed the ladder, so can I.
I was also offered an interview at an editing house. Being an editor is what I spent 5 years of my life in college to do. Getting back into my field would be most welcome.
Both of them would start around January. Both of them I have to talk more to find out details, like if I'll get paid enough and how quickly I can rise the ranks.
But the major problem is...they are both located in Eugene. I'd have to temporarily move back in with my parents, but thats not the problem. I don't mind living with them. The problem is... its in Eugene. I moved out there for a reason. It's not bad its that...its easy to become complacent there. I burned a lot of bridges when I left to make sure I wouldn't come back. And now its my best opportunity...grr.
And all the jobs in Portland I'm either no-where near enough experience to get, or the job pays so much less than what I currently make its not even worth applying. Bah.
So yeah...that catches you up in a quick fashion.
