I haven’t posted since my first week here in Pennsylvania. Oops. Thirteen and a half weeks in to living here, things are peachy. I’m glad our local laundromat has a Mega-Touch machine. I hate waiting for things to dry… I look forward to having my own washer and dryer again, as well as a functioning oven. Especially the functioning oven. Since it is difficult to cook, here, we’ve been eating a lot of not-so-healthy food. Ugh. Body is sad with me right now. Can’t complain, really, at least we have food and clean clothes!
Head gasket on the car went out, so we’re in the market for a replacement. We’re looking at a new Nissan or Kia because they are inexpensive, reliable, and tend to be fuel efficient… In the meantime, we are borrowing one of his dad’s three vehicles. I don’t have my Pennsylvania permit yet, but I should be getting it after Christmas…so when the roads aren’t treacherous, I’ll [finally!] be learning to drive.
I managed to land a job at my local Best Buy in early-to-mid October. For those unaware, Best Buy is a big-box electronics store. I know they’re slowly opening stores in the UK and in China, as well as Canada and Mexico… I applied to be a tech [Geek Squad? Ergh.] but was told that they weren’t hiring anyone to fill that position at that time, so they put me on the sales floor [computers, of course...and cameras]. I had no experience selling, but I quickly moved to the third best [in terms of numbers] in my department due to sheer knowledge. Having Jeremy around to answer questions that pop into my brain so I can be better prepared to answer customers’ stuff is convenient. Hah.
The environment is very obnoxious and high school-y, but whatever. It’s a paycheck…and I was hired making more than some people who have been there a year as well as more than people hired after me. Not a huge paycheck because they only give me part-time [full time hours since it is the holiday season], but I can’t expect too much right now.
I am considering going to school to get a PharmD to be a pharmacist. That commits me to six years of school, though, which is why I have not yet leapt into college/uni because that’s a pretty huge decision that I am not sure I am equipped to make. Pondering, pondering. That would make me a doctor, though [hah], and would guarantee at least $70,000 annually right out of college. Compared to other medical professions of the same skill level, pharmacists have the least amount of debt [re: student loans] and it doesn’t require, you know, fucking with a bunch of bodily fluids, or cutting people open, etc.
Thanksgiving was disastrous at best because his step-mother is crazy and selfish. I’ll just leave it at that.
Christmas is in two days…after I get out of work this evening, we’re setting off to go to Virginia for a couple days to spend the holiday with my family. My little sister is on the verge of crucifying me because she misses me. I suck at gifts, though, and I’m pouting at Jeremy because he ruined the surprise of his. :| Boo.
I hope the holiday goes well. I do believe we’re looking forward to a rave on New Years’ after we return from VA…I’ll have to double-check my work schedule to make sure I don’t open the next day, though.