Thus is life

Well, I had a very exciting night last night. I went out shopping/errand running all day and on the way home stopped at a take away Chinese place to grab some dinner. While I was looking over the menu I struck up conversation with another woman picking up dinner. I asked her if she ate there often and if she could recommend something. She proceeded to give me a full run down of the menu, including her likes and dislikes as well as her favorite combinations of starters and main meals based on flavor/sauciness combinations. Apparently she goes there on what we could safely call a "frequent" basis. She told me she has been there the last three days in a row, but usually only goes there two or three times a week. There is an Indian place around the corner she likes to mix into her routine.
She made me sad. In the ten minutes I spent talking to her I got the strong impression I was the only person outside of work she had talked to in a while. I don't want to be her. So, I've set a new goal for myself - don't be a pathetic loaner. Make friends, or at least try.
On my way home from said Chinese take away place, I was whistled at by a kid on a bike who could not have been more than 8-years-old. His friend, a slightly older kid (we're talking around 10) followed up the whistle with a "shake that ass". Though it was pronounced more like "arse" which amused me.
This also made me sad. It seems as though I can only successfully attract prepubescent boys. So, the second goal I set for myself last night - attempt to be bolder with men. Don't come off as shy and/or uninterested, unless of course the "men" are 8-year-old kids.

How am going to reach these goals you ask? Well, I've been putting some thought into that. I finally get to move into my apartment tomorrow. I am so excited! It will take me a few days to get settled, but after I do I am going to go secure myself some part time employment somewhere near by. This way I at least have a semblance of a routine and the opportunity to meet some new people. In addition to this, I have an appointment set up with the creative director of The Courtyard Theater on Wednesday. I think he is going to let me do some volunteer tech work with him, which would not only be another fun addition to some sort of routine, but will hopefully throw a few potential friends my direction. I am also going to make myself go to the Texas Exes events from now on. We get to watch the game live tonight! When you scream for a touch down, I will too! How exciting! Only it will be 9 pm where I am. I think there is only one way to achieve my goals: I need to force myself to stop being such a shy git. I think I can do it, fingers crossed anyway.

I've been to three interviews for "real jobs" and while they went well, nothing came of it. One person said they would hire me, but were concerned about my "commitment to London". Apparently they think I will just pack up my bags and leave in four weeks or something. Which I suppose is fair enough - but how do they guarantee that even someone living down the street won't up and quit on them when they get a better offer? They can't, but it doesn't really bother me as I didn't want their job anyway. The other company offered me a position, but I turned them down, or rather I "have chosen not to proceed with this offer and to instead pursue other opportunities". They were shady and pretty much refused to tell me exactly what it was they wanted me to do for them. It was nice to say no to someone, but it very quickly reminded me how poor and bored I am.

Anyway, the point of the employment rambling is that all this job searching has got me missing school. I don't know if I am entirely ready for "the real world". I definitely know I am not ready to hunker down and work a job I don't really like just to make money. I am not 100% sure what I want to do yet, and I don't want to get stuck with some career I hate just because it was time to find a job. So with that thought in mind, I started looking into some masters programs over here. I can go to one of the best Comm schools in Europe, get a masters in about a year, and it will only cost $4,000. That is so ridiculously cheap! I might be a good idea to work part time somewhere while going to class for a masters. I'm not sure yet, so I am going to keep looking for "real" work a little bit longer. But I am also going to keep my options open.

That's all for now. When I get my place set up I'll post pictures.