A NEW JOB.
I finally found employment...as a barista at Starbucks. Not the most glamorous postition, nor what I was really looking for, but the company has been good to me so far and, aside from the occasional rude customer (they're everywhere in life, it seems), I like it fairly well. I'm not used to so much physical labor, even in my time at the used bookstore I got to flex my Bachelor's degree in English every now and then. There aren't many opportunities at Starbucks to use critical thinking skills, but hey, I have full-coverage health insurance. And I get to drink espresso all day!
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK.
O, for a horse with wings! I would fly backward in time to perform again in Cymbeline with that amazing cast. I've not had the chance to play a leading role since I was around twelve years old, so it was a bit daunting to take on the role of leading lady Imogen. But I was done with sitting around the house, done with my social anxiety ruling my life, done with crocheting (for the time). I will definitely be auditioning more in the future, after one last surgery in January. I'm also planning on resuming voice lessons so I can try out for the Wichita Grand Opera.
THE TWO-YEAR NIGHTMARE ENDS.
For the past couple of years I have been embroiled in a lawsuit against some fellow who murdered my car on the highway and crippled my spine. About a month ago everything was resolved, leaving me with an incredible lightness of spirit.
OTHER FUN STUFF!
My new job has been helping me pay off bills, which I dearly hope is doing good things to my credit score. I also have a new car, a cute little red Fiat 500 Pop, and unlike my last vehicle this one does not try to kill me. Grad school is on the horizon, as is my first apartment (to be mine at the first of the year), and my artwork is coming along for the first time in a couple months. Work has been exhausting, as I wake up at 3:30 am to get there, and so by the time I get home I am so tired I can hardly function, let alone create art. But I've been doing it, nonetheless!
I will post some mediocre photos of my newest artistic accomplishments as soon as I can remember where I placed my camera...drats...
-Cat =^..^=
