I’m moving into an apartment in Quincy, in a complex that my parents’ friends own. They’re giving me a great deal on a 3br or 2br apartment. I’ll probably be looking for some roommates after I get there. I fly out next Sunday (3/7) and arrive Monday morning, and I’m sending my car – along with all my tv, clothes, and whatever else I can fit in my tC – on Friday so that it’ll arrive by the time I get to Boston.

I’m gonna miss the friends and colleagues I’ve met here in soCal, and I hope I can come visit often… it’s definitely going to be a tough transition, but I’m still so excited to be coming back to Boston. I really feel like Massachusetts has always been my home – I grew up there, and I miss it every day. Everyone keeps asking me why I’d possibly want to move from sunny California to the frozen tundra that is New England, but I guess I just can’t stay away for too long.

Now I really hope I can get over this cold so I can work hard for my last week and a half at GoldenComm and wont have to take any days off…

There’s something about me that I think most people who know me are aware of. There’s little that I wouldn’t do for someone I care about – Even the most casual of friends. And I come to care for people very easily; even if I’ve only known them for as little as a month. And there are a lot of people who take advantage of that quality in me without even realizing they’ve done it. I tell myself that I can’t blame them; but in reality, I should.

Anyway, I’ve been with my company for over a year now. That just seems crazy to me – it’s the longest I’ve ever held a job. I know I complain a lot about the way things are run there but I love my company and the people I work with (Well, most of them anyway).

I think my time in Orange County is coming to an end. I’m planning to move to San Francisco this year or the next. My parents want to move to Texas, and my older sister might be settling down in San Francisco, so it’s time for me to relocate too. I don’t like the idea of being too far away from family, but I think my parents and I need some time apart. San Francisco seems like a good choice for me. There are some very good opportunities up there for someone with my skill-set. And I have some friends that are up there too. I’m really bad at making new friends, honestly. I’m the kind of person that you have to get to know in order to appreciate my sarcasm and attitude, I think. I’ve got to admit that I can be off-putting to the casual observer.

I got a new 17-inch Macbook Pro, courtesy of my sister and her fiance (mostly her fiance). I’m so grateful that I have people in my family that are always there for me. I’m paying them back overtime, but still, it was very generous of them to help me out. I’ll take pictures soon.

Well, that’s my update for now. Hopefully Anisha will blog sometime soon, but I doubt it =P.

I had a real shitty day. My preliminary three month probation is over at my job, meaning I had my evaluation today. I was supposed to get a raise. I deserve a raise. I need a raise. Why didn’t get it, again? Because other people can’t do their jobs fast enough and my projects are taking too long to launch. Whether it’s stuck in development, data import, or if it’s just been managed poorly by the higher-ups, 90% of my projects are stalling. Meaning I haven’t earned my boss much profit because he hasn’t been able to bill anyone yet. Meaning I haven’t “earned” my raise – monetarily, that is. In terms of hard work, dedication to the job, and overall competence… I really think – no, I know I’ve exceeded everyones expectations.

Sigh. Bright side? I’ve been hired permanently and I get health insurance, finally. I also get put on salary and there are some other cool benefits too. I guess after getting such good feedback from my manager and peers, I started to just assume I would get that raise. When I didn’t get it, it was just a huge shock and disappointment to me.

In other news, Rick and I have been doing better the past two weeks. We had some rough patches the week before I went to Houston and the week after, but things are starting to mellow out and we’ve been spending a lot more time together.

I have been working at Golden State Communications for a couple weeks now, as a Designer and Project Manager and my impression of this Orange County web firm has been pretty great so far. The atmosphere is wicked laid back and the people are really nice, and they all have great senses of humor. We have some interesting clients, and I keep pretty busy during the week. We have this ping-pong table in the office and most of us spend a lot of time playing against each other. I personally suck at this game – but I get better as the days go by. One day I’ll finally destroy everyone at ping-pong!

Edit:// See photos from the Cornzapoppin Photoshoot!

My sister, Quynh, is back from Albania. She was in the Peace Corps and was there for two years, but now she’s back with my brother’s family in Texas. Apparently my other sister Marlene is there too, visiting. I wasn’t invited because I’m awesome. Actually, I’m going there in July for a huge family reunion, and then again for a much longer time to meet Brandon’s family, so my siblings know I can’t spare anymore vacation time for an impromptu visit to welcome Quynh back to civilization. She will be staying with me in June, anyway. She says she wants to visit me at work to make sure I’m actually working and not just goofin’ off. Heh.

As for the dailies – Honestly I’ve just been working all week. Since I’m making a steady income again, of course I’ve been shopping a lot during the weekend. I bought a really cute wallet from DSW, and some shirts from ANGL. And I got off my parent’s phone plan since they refuse to activate the internet. I need to receive emails on my phone for work and stuff, so I switched to Helio, and I got the Mysto phone, which is really slick. It should be arriving tomorrow. I’m keeping my old number so everyone should still be able to reach me. I’ve also seen a bunch of movies lately – Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Iron Man, What Happens in Vegas, and Chronicles of Narnia II. All of them were great flicks – this seems to be the season for the silver screen, because there have been some really cool movies out the past few weeks.

I want to meet new people, experience new things, see new places — so why haven’t I? Sure I’ve conversed here and there, ate a couple new foods, and ventured out into the neighboring cities — but it’s all half-assed. So why, I begin to ask myself, do I have the right to complain about any aspect of my life when I haven’t done a damned thing to change it? True, I’m not exactly in the greatest spot financially, and unfortunately, fun, requires funding, but I’m sure there’s something I should be doing to aid in my sorry plight. Getting a job would probably be the first priority in the effort of picking my life off the floor, but it’s just so damned difficult. I have no desire to slave for a ridiculously tedious job which pays minimum wage, nor am I all to keen on having less game than the corner street bum. And not that my bizarre school schedule helps in the least.

I just find myself completely unwilling to exert any energy while being paid minimum wage. It goes against every fiber of my being. And then I begin to think: What exactly is the practicality of working during times of play while working with the intention of funding said play if it fills the playing time slots rendering the whole effort useless. And then, that beacon of intelligence buried deeply within the folds of my brain begins its verbal thrashing — “So you’re saying being a penniless bum with no game, is better than being financially able with no game?” Case, and point. The job effort must begin.

So this post was written in a bizarre way. I know. Deal.

.AGIRI

Seriously. I understand that people will always have questions about everything, but yknow… I don’t understand why they need to waste everyones time with questions that they could answer themselves if they just listened to what people were saying from the beginning. Especially if the information they’re looking for is in any kind of reading material that’s already been provided to them. Just fucking read it. How hard is that?

I hate it when they get the wrong idea about things because they can’t deduce simple concepts and then when you have been repeatedly trying to correct them they start getting bitchy and curt with you. Just shut the fuck up. Maybe if you had been here, you wouldn’t look so dumb.

I REALLY hate it when the same people tell you not to be so concerned with what they say and ask even though what they’re saying and asking is a stupid waste of time. Yeah I’m concerned. I’m concerned you’re on something.

I really really really hate it when people have been hired to take point on a certain task and they start coming to me with questions that they’re supposed to be a specialist in. Seriously. I asked my superior to find someone who is an expert in this area since it’s not my field and not my job to be responsible for it, and instead of being competant enough to fulfill our requests, I end up doing all the work for them. You advertised to us that you were a specialist in this area. If you can’t figure this shit out, then what the fuck are we paying you for?

End rant.

I’m going to post a video tomorrow about what my boyfriend put me through on Thursday night. It was seriously horrific.

In other news, I’ve made my deadline for this news site. Well, I will meet my deadline. I’m not done yet, but I will be tomorrow morning. I’ve been working pretty much 24/7.. I’ve barely gotten any sleep. But at least I’m getting paid for all my work soon.