Work Fun

So a bunch of people I work with are also my friends, so we hang out all the time. Last week, for example.

Tuesday night, Josh, Peter, and I attempted to watch a movie, Knocked Up, but it stopped working about halfway through. So we grabbed Cain and the four of us went uptown to wish Emily a Happy Birthday.

Wednesday night, Lisa, Cain, Birkenhauer, Anna, Paul, Jessica, Wyatt and I all went bowling. All of us bowled 2 games, bowling between 80 and 120 each time, depending on the person. Then a few of us stayed for a third game, where I only got a 70. Lame!

Thursday night is basketball night, so a bunch of us (don't ask me to remember who) played. I made two baskets, which never happens! Lisa did, too, but one of them didn't count. (sadface). Levi is still a running machine.

I just love the people I work with because they're so freaking awesome!

Some Wonderful People I Met in Ohio This Summer

I have met some really interesting people this summer while working in Cinci and at the food court.

Amanda- Usually a Sundial student worker, Amanda is working in the food court this summer to make some more money. She and I talked, and she's a really nice girl.

Emily- She's a student manager at Catering. She and I talked a bit on Sunday because there was nothing to do.

Lauren- The other intern with me at Joseph Beth. She's really sweet and a really hard worker. She also dresses to impress, while I just wear college clothes. Oops.

Katie- This is Katie's roommate, whom I met back when I slept over at Theta last Wednesday night. We stayed up talking for a little bit, which was way cool.

Kaitlin- One of Katie's Theta sisters. She was really fun to talk to, and she's gonna plan my wedding, because I'm gonna be famous and she wants to plan celebrity weddings.

Jess- This is one of Katie's high school friends. She was way cool, and very chill about everything. The three of us and Katie's dad talked for a bit last night.

And the Working Begins

So I'm doing a lot of various jobs this summer, when you count all the areas of Shriver I'll be working as well as the two internships I'll be doing. So so far this weekend and week, I've done a little bit for everything.

Saturday and Sunday I worked at my normal job at Haines Food Court. I absolutely love the people I work with here, and it's probably one of the better jobs on campus, though it does involve working with food. I ran register both days, since they actually assigned us to areas. Usually, as a student manager, we go around helping out other areas that are already staffed, so this was something I wasn't used to, but it turned out to be okay. We were slow enough that I walked around and talked to people, anyways.

Monday, I worked at Haines in the morning, doing laundry and cleaning the laundry room, helping upstairs when needed. After doing that for four hours, I went upstairs in Shriver to Catering to do deliveries. It was my first time working there, and it was pretty interesting. Danielle was the student manager in charge, and she showed me and this other new girl Emma what to do and how to work everything. We were actually out of there by 8, even though we were scheduled until 10. Even better, there were hamburgers left from the one picnic we delivered to, and we all had an excellent dinner together.

Tuesday, as in today, I had my orientation with JosephBeth Booksellers. It was a wonderful little headquarters building, unlike the huge building I went to for my American Greetings Project, and the people were so nice, exactly like AG. The orientation went really well, though only three of us actually showed up out of the 12 interns they decided to hire. I'm really excited to be working with them on reading books, fixing their iPage accounts, and going to Publisher's meetings. At the end, we were allowed to take some books, which I took a few, and will be reading as soon as I'm done posting this. :D

A Summer in Ohio: A Beginning

I started out my journey into Ohio almost two years ago, as a freshman Creative Writing major at Miami University, which resides in a really small town called Oxford, Ohio. I stayed in this very flat state for almost nine months before going back to Pittsburgh for the summer. While in Ohio, I learned to love everything about the small town, the people, and its beauty. After coming back for my sophomore year, I decided it was time to stay. As much as I love Pittsburgh, the beautiful cultural city that it is, I realized that my home, at least for now, is in Oxford, close to my friends and the opportunities that I have found here.

My summer is going to be a busy one, but it's also going to be full of lazy days by the pool. I'm really excited for my friends and for my adventures in Ohio, and I'm hoping my experience will be better than the song I got the title of this blog from.

Just a brief overview of my activities for the summer:

-working various places on campus, including my current job at Haines Food Court
-interning online for the Adirondak Review
-preparing for my thesis by doing research and collecting ideas
-researching for an MFA program after I graduate
-organizing my computer
-writing, reading, and singing
-hanging out with friends
-visiting home and getting my driver's license

Of course, my summer will be filled with much more than this, so we'll just see how it goes. Three weeks until I move into my apartment!