A Change of Scenery
Okay, so this is going to be weird for a while. I'm transitioning my blog from Xanga (because I think I'm outgrowing it) to Blogspot (because I'm a total poser/follower and that's what some of my friends use). I don't know how I get these ideas in my head, but once they get lodged in my thick skull, they're impossible to forget. The point of all of this: I will only be posting to Xanga for a short while longer, and then I am going to transition completely to my Blogspot account {http://supermatty1982.blogspot.com/}. For the next month or so, I'll be posting the same messages to both, and then, eventually, the Xanga account will be relegated to the category of "Things I've Started Online That Are Floating Around in Cyberspace As Cyber-Garbage." So yeah. You're warned. Bye-bye, Xanga. You've been a good friend, but as with any good friend, the time has come for me to kick you to the curb.
Now to the meat and potatoes...what's been going on in Matty's world. For those of you I haven't talked to in months, I took a job at the University of Michigan-Flint, in the admissions office. It's a pretty fun job, and I get to work with a lot of interesting people on some pretty intense and in-depth projects, which I love. The only way it would be better is if someone paid me to do academic research. Oh, professorship, how I long for thee! In addition to work, I've been going to school full time, working on a second bachelor's degree (no, I'm not an idiot) to bring up my grade point for graduate school (no, I'm still not an idiot). After graduate school, I'm looking at finishing a PhD (I'm REALLY not an idiot) so I can teach at university. I mean, seriously, they're going to pay me to read and write about things that interest me, and I only have to come to work 2 days a week (okay, so maybe they won't give me tenure right off the bat...but it'll come eventually). I've even made some new friends, despite my prediction that I would end up a friendless loser workaholic who lived alone with his birds and "The Lawrence Welk Show." They're really cool, and I'm starting to feel at home in Flint. It turns out there IS life after Mount Pleasant (who would have thought?).
The job in admissions was temporary until the middle of last week, when I was offered the job on a permanent basis. My first official day was today, and I had orientation this morning. So now, instead of relaxing tonight when I go home from work, I have to sift through the mountain of paperwork about my health insurance, dental, vision, legal, retirement, vacation time, sick time, payroll, leaves of absence, etc. etc. etc. Oh my gosh. I thought there was a lot of reading in my job: I didn't know there would be so much reading ABOUT my job. Oh well. I guess I SHOULD be thinking about retirement. I mean, it's only 35 years away. Holy cow.
I went to visit Karen after work as usual on Friday, and then I went to Mount Pleasant to pick up Eddie, who came to visit for the weekend. I loved it. I hadn't seen him in so long, and I really missed him. It was so nice to spend the weekend together, and he totally helped me finish cleaning and decorating the apartment. Finally, after 4 months, it looks like a home, someplace you'd actually want to spend some time. The tree is up, the decorations are all over the place, and it looks fantastic. I couldn't have done it without him. I'm so excited, we're going to make plans for the week after Christmas, and he might be able to come back for a few days, which would be awesome. I wish he never had to leave .
We had the Cakers Fan Club Christmas Party sans Heidi and Cathy. It was awesome. We ordered pizza from Latina's, and Eddie and I bought all kinds of stuff to snack on. We just sat around and ate and talked for like four hours, and it was awesome. I loved spending time just hanging out. It made me feel like my old self. I just wish Cathy and Heidi could have made it, but there's always next time!
Eric was home for the weekend, and we got to hang out Saturday and Sunday. It was so cool. Eddie and I had a great time with him (as always), and we had a hoot shopping both days. I'm just dreading the bill from my Marshall Field's charge, though. I almost melted the plastic I used it so much.
So anyways, that's my life. The computer at home is dead right now, so I don't know when I'll get a chance to update again. Hopefully Brenty can fix the Beast, and she'll be back up and running in the next few days. If not, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
Now to the meat and potatoes...what's been going on in Matty's world. For those of you I haven't talked to in months, I took a job at the University of Michigan-Flint, in the admissions office. It's a pretty fun job, and I get to work with a lot of interesting people on some pretty intense and in-depth projects, which I love. The only way it would be better is if someone paid me to do academic research. Oh, professorship, how I long for thee! In addition to work, I've been going to school full time, working on a second bachelor's degree (no, I'm not an idiot) to bring up my grade point for graduate school (no, I'm still not an idiot). After graduate school, I'm looking at finishing a PhD (I'm REALLY not an idiot) so I can teach at university. I mean, seriously, they're going to pay me to read and write about things that interest me, and I only have to come to work 2 days a week (okay, so maybe they won't give me tenure right off the bat...but it'll come eventually). I've even made some new friends, despite my prediction that I would end up a friendless loser workaholic who lived alone with his birds and "The Lawrence Welk Show." They're really cool, and I'm starting to feel at home in Flint. It turns out there IS life after Mount Pleasant (who would have thought?).
The job in admissions was temporary until the middle of last week, when I was offered the job on a permanent basis. My first official day was today, and I had orientation this morning. So now, instead of relaxing tonight when I go home from work, I have to sift through the mountain of paperwork about my health insurance, dental, vision, legal, retirement, vacation time, sick time, payroll, leaves of absence, etc. etc. etc. Oh my gosh. I thought there was a lot of reading in my job: I didn't know there would be so much reading ABOUT my job. Oh well. I guess I SHOULD be thinking about retirement. I mean, it's only 35 years away. Holy cow.
I went to visit Karen after work as usual on Friday, and then I went to Mount Pleasant to pick up Eddie, who came to visit for the weekend. I loved it. I hadn't seen him in so long, and I really missed him. It was so nice to spend the weekend together, and he totally helped me finish cleaning and decorating the apartment. Finally, after 4 months, it looks like a home, someplace you'd actually want to spend some time. The tree is up, the decorations are all over the place, and it looks fantastic. I couldn't have done it without him. I'm so excited, we're going to make plans for the week after Christmas, and he might be able to come back for a few days, which would be awesome. I wish he never had to leave .
We had the Cakers Fan Club Christmas Party sans Heidi and Cathy. It was awesome. We ordered pizza from Latina's, and Eddie and I bought all kinds of stuff to snack on. We just sat around and ate and talked for like four hours, and it was awesome. I loved spending time just hanging out. It made me feel like my old self. I just wish Cathy and Heidi could have made it, but there's always next time!
Eric was home for the weekend, and we got to hang out Saturday and Sunday. It was so cool. Eddie and I had a great time with him (as always), and we had a hoot shopping both days. I'm just dreading the bill from my Marshall Field's charge, though. I almost melted the plastic I used it so much.
So anyways, that's my life. The computer at home is dead right now, so I don't know when I'll get a chance to update again. Hopefully Brenty can fix the Beast, and she'll be back up and running in the next few days. If not, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
posted by Matty at 1:27 PM
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