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Update from Cairo
Just heard from a friend in Cairo.
He says that he’s not able to get any flights out, not that he could even get to the airport in the first place. Things are crazy with live ammunition, grenades, tear gas and just as many people in uniform setting fires as people in plain clothes. So they aren’t even trying to hide it. He’s Egyptian and he is freaked.
- , Bridget Jones the Edge of Reason
So, brilliant. I have now spent a good 10 minutes looking for my copy of Bridget Jones Diary. Found the book (yay) but can’t seem to find the movie. What the…where…did I leave it with my old roommates? Oh for shame.
So there was this guy…
Um, so. Blogging. That thing that I used to do.
Well, wow. Where to start…Numbers seem comfortable, familiar, likely inappropriate, but let’s go with it.
1) So, now that I’m paid to edit/write a blog daily, let just say it’s hard to come home and blog about life anymore. I mean, it’s not like I have nothing to say or something. But, the creative juice (ew?) is spent earlier in the day. I dunno. I haven’t wanted to tell stories lately. Partially because when I didn’t have to come home and do school work, I did stuff. Stuff! Who doesn’t love STUFF!!!
2) School. Well, I made a decision today that school + work = so much stress that it makes me ill/sad. I’m not joking. I’ve been back in school a a little over two weeks, decided I would challenge myself (because I’m a lunatic) to take two *extremely* hard courses on top of my average 9/10 hour work day. Well, that on top of boy-drama (eeeeeee, boys!!), my body decided it was going to check the eff out. Been running a low-grade fever for days. Probably didn’t help that I worked all three of those days, but whatever. I’m taking NyQuil after I finish this post. Anyway, I’m happy to report that I’m just taking ONE of these tough classes. Dropped one today. Live is just too damn short to be sick and unhappy.
3) Oh the boys. The good news is here is that I met a boy that I liked! I mean, really truly hit it off with. Met him back in November, but didn’t go on a proper date until after finals were over in December. I can honestly say that it’s definitely up there with one of the BEST first dates/dates I’ve ever been on. Like ever. I dunno, there are very few men that can talk about Shakespeare *and* nerd out about politics in this town (that are straight). Instant chemistry. You know the kind. You’re just comfortable, conversation is super easy, and hell, you’re attracted.
I was smitten.
Until I wasn’t.
Yes yes. There’s a whole lot of story here, but it comes down to seeing some scary red flags that I couldn’t see past that well…I’ve seen before. Moving too fast emotionally, blatant insecurities, immaturity, control issues, all which were amplified in an unflattering manner when this guy was drunk. Oh man. I’m not gonna lie. There’s still a CRAP ton I adore about this guy. I know after rattling off that list you’re thinking…like what, dearest Jill? Are you mad? NO no! But truly there were some REALLY stellar things about this guy. Checked in on me after a rough day, sent cute messages, offered to cook me dinner, just generally a very smart, attractive, and clearly VERY INTERESTED dude.
Buuuuuuut, he was scaring the hell outta me. I know that no one is perfect, but I refuse to date anyone who’s controlling and insecure. Been there. Learned that lesson too many times (mostly with one guy…).
F*CK YEAH BOUNDARIES!! I HAVE THEM FINALLY.
Oddly enough, even tho’ I was proud of myself for breaking things off, and still think it was the right thing to do, I still kinda miss the guy. It’s so rare to easily connect with someone in this town, or just maybe romantically in general. Or maybe it’s just that I hadn’t legitimately liked someone since my brains were scrambled by an ex for over a year? I also considered that I was an attention whore or something, because who doesn’t like that? Who doesn’t like the nice, gentlemanly sweet stuff mixed with a whole lotta chemistry and common interest? This was the kind of attention I’ve very rarely gotten. Genuine, a little overbearing at times, but honestly, sweet. No games. It’s hard to kick that to the curb unless is comes with some serious baggage (which certainly presented itself rather quickly, thank goodness).
I can’t bank on this dude growing up, but maybe he will. I mean, jeez, for his sake I hope he does. That said, if he’s not the right guy (which he is clearly not at this very moment) there’s gotta be someone who’s that sweet, charming, handsome, smart, and interesting AND doesn’t act like a DB when they’re drunk. Just sayin’. They’re out there. Right? Right.
Alright, more to come…
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Yes. I’ve been slacking on the personal blog…
But, I dunno. Was a little crispy after finals (and that’s putting it lightly), and didn’t feel like doing much over Christmas other than vegetate with my fam.
Anyway, I hope you all had a very merry holiday (whether you celebrate or not), and of course, I wish you the best and happiest new year! I’m sure I’ll jump back on the blogging horse in a wee bit. Or something…
Oh right, and Brian Williams apparently has an amazing sense of humor. Brooklyn is indeed full of ironic glasses and artisanal cheese (mmmm… cheeeeese).
(Source: thedailywhat)
Miss me?
My goodness. I guess there’s some brief updating to do.
Marry you? First, the song has nothing to do with anything other than it’s been perpetually stuck in my head. I did not get married over my two or three week blog hiatus, tho’ wouldn’t that be quite the tale to tell? Your Jill is still very single, although I’ve met two boys lately who have caught my attention. And seriously, that’s new and different, right? Granted, we’ll see how shiny either of them stay but it’s nice to even remotely find someone (yet alone two people!!) who are sparkly. I forgot that some of this dating stuff can actually be fun. Weird.
I also smile every single time I hear a reference to “dancing juice” while listening to this Glee Bruno Mars cover.
Finals… are over!! Huzzah. A few weeks of freedom has never looked or felt so good. Okay, so maybe I could use about 48 hours of straight sleep, but it feels good to have another semester under my belt.
Birthday: I had one. Working on my 30th year…eeeeeeeee.
Work: has been very busy which was pretty rough during finals. However, I can’t really complain as Congress has considered a number of major pieces of legislation for kids. Was pretty bummed out with the Senate’s failure to pass the DREAM Act today, but the HUGE “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” repeal was a nice offset.
Alright, I’m off to a joint birthday celebration, BUT I’m sure I have more to ramble about later.
It’s not you, it’s me…
Erm.
Your wee Jill is overloaded with work and finals, and therefore, can’t blog right now. Seriously. I mean, I can blog for work and what not, but…you get what I mean. I even missed a Show Tune Thursday! (And yes, I worked over Thanksgiving break, thank you). Anyhoo…consider this my official notice of “blog hiatus”. I will likely reappear post-finals around the 18th or something like that.
In the meantime, I leave you with Organ Trail, a zombie apocalypse version of our favorite frontier video game (that you played on an Apple 2GS).
Mmmmm….Braaaiinnnnsssss.
nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
This made my entire day. Seriously.
