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people are getting on my nerves today!
at work i think i almost died. people are idiots.

i tried to do laundry yesterday, and i of course waited til the last possible second. like, my aprons are disgusting and all of my black/white/khacki work crap is gross. so i walk outside, down to the 'basement' where the washer/dryer is. i step in ankle-deep water. sick! so i waded in, because it just had to be done. i unlocked the door, and lo and behold, the washer/dryer is in the middle of a huge puddle!

i almost tried it anyway, but then i imagined myself getting electrocuted, in the basement, where no one would find me for weeks.

i'm considering slipping off to jacksonville tonight. since i can't go this weekend.

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i figured it was time for a personal update, but i'm just throwing out some random thoughts about the way things are going.

working only 22-25 hours a week is wierd, and making only $6.47 makes it difficult to you know, LIVE.

my sleep patterns are all screwed up, so for the past four nights i have awoken in the middle of the night, tried to read, decided i was hungry, so i then proceed to make two eggs sunny side up. man is it good. but i'm probably going to get my pre-teaching fat back. then i watch whatever is on nbc or cbs. it's usually access hollywood.

i had to go to target today, to return some stuff because of the aforementioned $$$$ problem. it is attached to the savannah mall, which has to be one of the most depressing places ever. i got stuck in a TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR so i walked around and i think i saw a total of 15 people throughout the mall. and half of it smelled like throw-up. there are mainly just knock-off stores, like ENVY that sells club clothing. or COUNTRY SPECIALS that sells cheap knick-knacks. there is something depressing about empty enclosed malls, with its massive span of peach and gray tile and fake plants. what's even more depressing is i sat on a bench for about half an hour and read my book.

i think i broke my sewing machine last night, and i can't figure out how to get it working again.

i love the show HELL'S KITCHEN.

i'm doing much better on the social front, it seems. i'm working on being less of the bad insane, and more of the good insane. i didn't do a very good job on thursday but saturday i did.

i almost hit a genius pedestrian today, who decided to wait until the light turned green to cross the street. he then stopped in the middle of the road, and pointed to the crosswalk, like 'hey i'm in the crosswalk so it's okay.' i pointed to the sign that said DO NOT WALK. but i'm not sure it was actually there, so i could've just been pointing to the side of the road.

i can't register for classes, because my immunization records are incomplete. and i don't have a doctor. and my pediatrician, who gave me the shots 45 years ago, is no longer in practice. so i don't know what i'm going to do about that.

i owe over $30 in parking tickets.

i'm trying to come up with a proposal for the 'Cultural Heritage Scholarship.' i will probably end up using the residential segregation research i've been doing with dr. paulsen, because i'm more familiar with it and i think it will fit with what the scholarship committee is looking for. based on dr. paulsen's advice, i'm going to take more of a social-historical perspective and look at symbolic racism using marketing materials from new community housing developments.

however, after talking to one of the professors at gsu, i think i've found an excellent research opportunity given my interests in cities and development. right here in savannah. when i first came to town looking for a place to live, tadd pointed out several of the scad buildings around downtown that had been vacant, but the college bought them and now uses the space. for example, the scad library is an old department store. on their website, they say, 'The college is a leader in restoring architectural treasures in Savannah’s renowned National Historic Landmark District.'

it's interesting that a private arts college has such a role in the gentrification of downtown. i'd like to research that further, and also look into the rental market and the increasing housing costs and how that is affecting the development of savannah. maybe do some comparisons to other cities similar in size and see what they are doing to market and restore themselves.

after i leave here i'm heading to the chamber of commerce to get some info. i wish i had a computer at home. it's severly affecting my ability to work, and this proposal is due before august 1st. but anyway, i figure this initial look into savannah will at least give me an excuse to get over my apprehension about going around the city by myself.

so, i got the graduate assistantship position with the honors program!
i am so incredibly excited. it is perfect. i'm going to be helping them implement a new service learning program and make their undergraduate research program more effective. he even mentioned that he wants me to stay on the whole time i'm at school!

it's not dealing with any research, but i think the programmatic experience will be really helpful if i decide not to continue on to get my phd.

i also met with one of the sociology professors- we talked about the research that is going on in the program, and there are definitely some extra projects that i could work on.

things are falling into place

and then i come back to an email from timmy on dates that him and amanda are going to be in jacksonville!!! i'd say it's a good day.

i'm here!

i'm here, and settled- for the most part. i'm at the library that is located right next door to my house. it's a cute little historic library, it was built as a black library during the civil war. and it contains mostly reference material on african-american history, but if you want regular books they just order them for you from the main library. and they have plenty of computers with internet access, thank god.

i am in love with my apartment, i just sat in it all day yesterday. and i think all my sleeplessness caught up with me, because i also slept a lot. i'll try to get some pictures up. and i love driving around the town, looking at everything. i went up to starbucks today and met with the manager. i start there wednesday. i'm just a little nervous, but it's okay.

my advisor at gsu emailed me, because i sent her a message filled with worry about obtaining a graduate assistantship. she made some calls and the honors program emailed me with interest about hiring me. so keep your fingers crossed!