Redlands Relay For Life, Uni, Unemployment, and Children's T.V.

It's February already, which is crazy since I feel I've just celebrated New Years. I've been fairly busy, which has been really great. I like being busy. It makes me feel somewhat important. Editing is pretty much finished for '50 Shades Of Awkward', which is quite exciting. I am a little angry about some of the changes made to a few of my stories in the editorial process, but I'm sure it's all for the best. I just want to finally hold the book in my hands!

  I've started my internship as the social media and marketing coordinator for the Cancer Coucil's Redlands Relay For Life, which has been amazing. I've met some truly inspirational people, and have learned so much about myself. I worked at the stall at Farmers Markets this morning, and enjoyed speaking to so many people. I brought Izzy along, so she helped me coerce people into buying raffle tickets and signing up. I really enjoyed myself, and hope they have a stall next weekend. It's something I'd like to do long-term. I even remembered everything I needed to say, which was weird. Maybe because it was for something I genuinely care about? I tend to forget things that don't interest me.


  Uni will be starting off again, which is great in a way, but I know I'll be so tired. I always am when I'm trying to do assignments and look after Izzy at the same time. She really takes a lot of energy out of you! But I'm glad to start the year, because it's one more step closer to finishing my degree. I like going to uni, but it's something I'd like to complete sooner than later! I'll be focussing more on my major, so I don't really have time to do electives, however I'm hoping to do a summer semester during December/January, where I can catch up on subjects and do a writing course :) Bloody uni. It's a love/hate relationship. Blegh.

  I am still unemployed, which is really making my finances suffer, and as much as I'd love it if Dan, Izzy, and I could live in a house, we just can't right now. No matter how many jobs I apply to, I'm just not getting anything. However, I'm hoping that now I'm doing an unpaid intern-ship employers will see that I am willing to work for free, so will be a valuable asset to their company. Maybe. Hopefully. Probably not! I'm not seventeen any more, and I can't live on junior wages :/ I'll just keep trying, keep plodding along..

  I watch too much children's television. I've memorised every singe theme song to every single show, I know all the catchphrases, and the names of all the characters. I know the words to all the Giggle and Hoot songs, and even all the Play School songs. Children's TV is weird. I'd love to some kind of study on it, write a report on it, or something. It's educational (well, mostly), but weird. For instance, some shows focus on morality, others on family, and some on education (counting, reading, etc). However there are some really crazy shows that have no purpose whatsoever. They're just there. They just exist. They're like those random mistakes in road signs that make no sense.
Seriously. What the fuck was the sign-writer thinking?

Anyway, uni will start soon and the year will pass as quickly as the last one did. It's weird, really, thinking about how fast things change, how soon things end. Fingers crossed an employer will recognise my amazing talents and skills and hire me and praise me and give me money so Dan and Izzy and I can live in a house not connected to our neighbour's. Maybe.

The photo of the day is...


 

Oh God. This guy. *Shakes head*