Those Personal Triumphs No One Else Will Ever Understand
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I finally had a month where I didn't post more than 100 times.
I am also visible on AIM (though just as awkward to talk to). This feels weird, and dare I say wrong, but I am trying to be brave; invisibility, as well as vibrating only on my phone, were things I picked up after the Big Suck two years ago to keep people at arm's length.
I am also visible on AIM (though just as awkward to talk to). This feels weird, and dare I say wrong, but I am trying to be brave; invisibility, as well as vibrating only on my phone, were things I picked up after the Big Suck two years ago to keep people at arm's length.
Se paciente y duro; algún día este dolor te será útil.
I listened to this song,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy4D_wGGtM0
then got the nerve to ask the main girl I like to today's Soccer Game.
Though, I didn't do it in real life since I didn't get a chance to talk to her,(and I got co*kblocked by a leafblower before I could ask her for her number the day before), but baby steps, ya know.
And sure, she said she already had plans with a friend from high school, but she also said I should let her know next time something similar's happening. Success!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy4D_wGGtM0
then got the nerve to ask the main girl I like to today's Soccer Game.
Though, I didn't do it in real life since I didn't get a chance to talk to her,(and I got co*kblocked by a leafblower before I could ask her for her number the day before), but baby steps, ya know.
And sure, she said she already had plans with a friend from high school, but she also said I should let her know next time something similar's happening. Success!
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I got up for church and stayed up long enough to hammer out an abstract for the conference in May. Now, if only I could get the other abstract out of the way, but alas, my colleague is not online.
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Here are a couple recent one:
Every little cover letter I send out is a tiny triumph.
Sold my first stock 3D model, apparently, last week! I get a 50% cut of twelve whole American dollars. Woo baby! It's encouraging, considering I only started doing this a few weeks ago.
Got one interview lined up and another in the cooker. Hopefully, hopefully, I'll have a sweet second job and will finally be able to buy fruit, and vegetables, and insurance. I guess insurance should be higher on that list. And maybe a cat!
Every little cover letter I send out is a tiny triumph.
Sold my first stock 3D model, apparently, last week! I get a 50% cut of twelve whole American dollars. Woo baby! It's encouraging, considering I only started doing this a few weeks ago.
Got one interview lined up and another in the cooker. Hopefully, hopefully, I'll have a sweet second job and will finally be able to buy fruit, and vegetables, and insurance. I guess insurance should be higher on that list. And maybe a cat!
Shell the unshellable, crawl the uncrawlible.
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+submitted application for awesome winter/spring paid internship!
+ finished (easiest) thing on my grad school to do list!
and am of course now running late and trying to remember what I need to leave the house for 8 hours...
+ finished (easiest) thing on my grad school to do list!
and am of course now running late and trying to remember what I need to leave the house for 8 hours...
So don't go worrying about me
It's not like I think about you constantly
So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect
Your life anymore
It's not like I think about you constantly
So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect
Your life anymore
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... Yes. I'm a slow learner No, I just took a long time to get comfortable with it. I'd been driving with my dad to work on and off for a year, but I got really anxious and would find excuses not to drive. But now that dad has lots of time on his hands, he's really pushing me to get out more. I'm getting to be a really good driver now ^_^Wait...are you just now learning how to drive?Drove through a Drive Thru today! And around the mall parking lot! I'm getting better ^_^
Step one, take off your shirt. Step two ... Step three, PROFIT!
yes you are getting good and I'm so proud!
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I was just confused. I hope that didn't embarrass you or anything. Most people I talk to who learn how to drive in their 20s are from the NE or places like Chicago/Wisconsin, where they had no need to learn. Anyone out west tends to learn as soon as they can because of the abysmal public transportation situation.
I, myself, didn't learn until I was almost 18 -ancient by normal standards for an AZ teen- and even still don't drive often. I drove to and from school every day, to and from work, to friends' houses, for less than a calendar year before I gave up the car and went off to college. I haven't driven consistently since. I look forward to living in a community where it's not a necessity.
This is really cool, Erica. Go you!
I, myself, didn't learn until I was almost 18 -ancient by normal standards for an AZ teen- and even still don't drive often. I drove to and from school every day, to and from work, to friends' houses, for less than a calendar year before I gave up the car and went off to college. I haven't driven consistently since. I look forward to living in a community where it's not a necessity.
This is really cool, Erica. Go you!
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I got my learner's license at 16, but I don't think I got around to my G2 (independent but new driver) until I was 21 or so. I know people in their late 20s and even 30s who still don't know how to drive, but they have always been in major urban areas.
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Yeah, because of the graduated license system here (which I thought was stupid as a teenager but now think is awesome, because most 16 year olds should NOT be driving by themselves) lots of people don't get around to getting a full license until late teens or early 20s. By the end of high school a number of my friends couldn't drive, which put a bit of a burden on those of us who could. There was some talk a while back about making it so that one couldn't get a full license without a high school diploma. Or making 18 the minimum age for a G2 (which as Ali said is the first license with which you can drive alone, though with restrictions).
And I still can't back into a parking space worth a damn.
And I still can't back into a parking space worth a damn.
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I initially read that as "drinking," which I guess is equally true...Parallel parking is the true evil of driving.
And yes, the graduated system is both awesome and awful. Improvements could still be made, but that's always the case. I, too, got my license at 16. My mom wanted a chauffeur, and that meant I got a ton of practice during those impressionable years.
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Yeah, I can almost grip the wheel without my knuckles turning white! I'm on my way!This is really cool, Erica. Go you!
I'm not the last of my friends to learn how to drive, our pal Tabitha is 26 and hasn't gotten her license yet, either. So at least I know I'm not alone
Step one, take off your shirt. Step two ... Step three, PROFIT!
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A couple of weeks ago I managed an *amazing* parallel parking job for the first time in years. I was rather impressed with myself. And mildly shamed that I felt so impressed, considering that my grandpa had drilled it into me so that I used to be able to parallel park a minivan into spaces that one shouldn't be able to fit in.
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I'm a freak who loves to parallel park - both on the right and left sides (on one-way streets). I got my permit the day I turned 16 and my license 29 days later. I could not WAIT to drive. But then again, there is no public transportation system here in the sticks.
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Maaan, there's no way you could do that here. When I was doing my license I needed to have my learner's permit for 6 months at least (with a magnetic, red L on the back of the vehicle when driving) and then my novice license for another 12 months (with a magnetic, green N on the back of the vehicle) before I could go for my full license. And along with these were various other requirements determining the number of passengers, absolutely zero alcohol, etc. Since I got my license the system has gotten even more time-consuming, but I'm not sure what the newer requirements are.I got my permit the day I turned 16 and my license 29 days later. I could not WAIT to drive. But then again, there is no public transportation system here in the sticks.
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It was a restricted license until I turned 18. I couldn't drive after 9pm (except for work or church), out of state or in NYC. The main difference between a learner's permit and license here is that you can drive by yourself with a license. The laws have changed in the intervening years and now you have to wait 6 months between getting your permit and license. You also need a certain amount of logged practice hours. Back in my day, you only needed to take a 5 hour pre-licensing course; nothing else.Maaan, there's no way you could do that here. When I was doing my license I needed to have my learner's permit for 6 months at least (with a magnetic, red L on the back of the vehicle when driving) and then my novice license for another 12 months (with a magnetic, green N on the back of the vehicle) before I could go for my full license. And along with these were various other requirements determining the number of passengers, absolutely zero alcohol, etc. Since I got my license the system has gotten even more time-consuming, but I'm not sure what the newer requirements are.I got my permit the day I turned 16 and my license 29 days later. I could not WAIT to drive. But then again, there is no public transportation system here in the sticks.
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Here, you can get a provisional licence as soon as you turn 17. On your 17th birthday, you could theoretically take and pass the test, and then you have your full licence. Simple, but it hasn't stopped me from failing twice.
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