the Ketchup - OE
Ah, details, details.... click the pics if you want to see more trip pics...
NYC Trip1:: this one was work related, and technically I was in a small town in NJ. BUT (as any woman with fashion sense, or originally from NY will tell you) if you put me within 50 miles of NYC proper, you may as well let me stay there. Did some shopping, had Cheesecake @ Junior's, etc...etc.... The one drawback: work-travel typically sucks, because you're forced to "hang" with coworkers, so my NYC experience wasn't quite what I wanted....
theGig:: ok, so technically I'm writing for a living now. Sorta. Hows-n-ever, I was wearing two hats for a while (geeky and writey) and being pulled in several directions. I was also covering several folks' a$$es while I was doing it (no promo). It was hectic, 24X7, with some sleepless nights and weekends thrown in. Let's just say I am making my babysitters (primary, and backup) rich, m'kay?
theSchool:: I'm into my core now, 7 classes to go. <When we gonna get to the good part?> Yeah, this is the interestingness. Sad part is, I hadn't been able to apply myself as much as I'd like to, because of theGig (as per friggin usual). Profs are pissed, because they know I have A-level work in me, and I can't even straighten it.... *sighs*. I think I owe one professor a beer....
theLoveLife:: It's funny, because there was a point (December 14 maybe?) at which I was dating in bulk. But yanno what happens during the holidays - all them m****f****s went up in smoke. F*ck em. I'm sick of even discussing it.
NYC Trip#2:: Ok, I'm anti-social (well, mostly anti-dramatical, but I ain't going into details). Bottom line: I'd rather travel alone. Given that, I scheduled a trip back to NY. 4 days/3 nights of me/myself/I in the Big Apple. No itinerary, no goals - just me chillin, hanging out, etc. Ah - bliss....
...until it got jacked by work. Ain't that a bytch. So, my 4/3 turns into a 7/6, but I get a rental for the extra days. Kewl. So, I shopped, ate, vegetated, listened to Ms. Jones (luv me some her, tee-hee), shopped more, chilled, explored, shopped for the kiddies, ate more, chilled more, listened to "real" radio stations (i.e. variety - Hello 107.9/95.5/103.3?!!!) and reported to work a freshly refreshed former NY'er (upstate, shhhh - no jokes). Yes, I luv NY. So much that I even considered whether I'd want to relocate (again - not trading my 2500+ sg ft house for a 750 sq ft condo). But I'm headed back at least 2X in 2007. Yippee!!!
theTravel:: Did I mention that I love to travel? No? Yeah - cause it's been so long that even I forgot. I do, so along with the NY trips, I need to plan one more stateside trip this year. Somewhere that Airtran flies. Any ideas?
theStudyAbroad:: If I've mentioned this before I apologize, but I'm headed overseas sometime in '07. I'm shooting for South America in August, but it will definitely be this summer. And I got a scholarship to cover part of the travel costs to boot - yeah!!! The S. America trip will be Rio (Brasil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina) and I'm just so happy I can't hardly wait. I just have to let the trip coordinator know, confirm my space and it's on (hey, maybe I should be typing up my letter of intent as we speak, hm..?).
Aight, so that's basically what I've been up to, along with the usual holiday cheer. BTW, Hammy wants to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
author's note: Hammy's Seasons Greetings were delayed by the author's trifling non-blogging-ness and not by Hammy himself. She apologizes and extends her (albeit belated) best wishes to everyone as well ;-)