I feel as if my theme song for the next few weeks should be an extended version of the Jeopardy theme song.
So the weekend diversion didn't turn out to be the diversion I hoped it would have been. On the flip side, on Sunday, I ended up seeing an old coworker and going to a free Hoobastank concert. They sound amazing live and the lead singer is as short as he appears to be in pictures, however he's a pretty cool dude. What also made the evening enjoyable was the ego-boosting compliment I recieved from one random guy (apparently I am in the "cute, no I mean really seriously you are very cute" category) and getting the not one, but two of the biggest kisses I've ever received on the cheek from the most laid-back Jamaican/Brit guy.
It was awesome just chillin' with the Jamaican/Brit guy, who apparently had really made the day of one of the ladies I was with when she had a bad day. Apparently he brightened her day by simply asking if she was okay and if she needed anything. Small world, but it shows that good people are out there. LOL Plus, while they were reminiscing over how they met he offered to cook dinner for her, her husband, and their kids...at his house. He was all about helping and being friendly. Nicest guy you'll ever meet.
What's on today's agenda? I know you wait with bated breath...is probably another afternoon at B&N with a coffee. Then I might scrounge around, very carefully, through my suitcases for clothing I'll need for my quick trip to Canada to see my man. Of which I'm super excited. I actually get to make it up there for a season other than winter and summer. He claims spring is something I shouldn't miss either. Someday I'll experience it.
But first! A very quick trip to see the family before the Canada excursion. Oo! This means I get to sleep in a bed vs. my couch. I've almost forgotten what a bed feels like. Okay, not really, but let's pretend for dramatic purposes I have forgotten. :p Mmmm...bed...*happy far off look*
Anyhoo, time to stop being a bum at home, and go be a bum somewhere else! :D
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Ok, the ha ha time is over now...
*deeeeeeeeep breath*
My flight is set for October 8th. What was that? The 8th of October you say? Oh my! Why isn't that 3 weeks away? Why yes it is!
*squishes hysterical laughter*
It seems that the last 2 weeks of September are open-class for the parents and the 1st week of October is Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving). The school didn't want me to feel pressured by having parents dropping in whenever or be all alone. I appreciate their thoughtfulness...I just really really really want to be there. Should have been there by now. *grumbles again at visa process* Even the guy from the company expressed his surprise at the lateness and apologized.
We are working to see if the date can be moved a little bit earlier and the flight out be moved to Orlando vs. Tampa. It probably won't happen, but one can ask and see. Worse case it remains the 8th and I get to Tampa the day before my flight.
Really doing my best to not see this as another set back. It is all for a reason. I'm not the most patient person when it comes to things I really want. So this whole thing is extremely trying on my patience. If this is God's way of teaching me to be patient, alright I get it already!! If my going crazy is providing some amusement, because let's face it God has a sense of humor, than can the ha ha time be over now?
The not working/doing anything is starting to get to me. I mean I have plenty of things to watch, internet to browse, game to play, etc. My people interaction is not as much though. I want to be in the classroom working with students again. I'm going slightly stir crazy here.
You know those cartoons where the character opens his wallet and a fly comes fluttering out? I have that feeling whenever I reach for my wallet to pay for things. No, I am in no way THAT financially strapped. I just am very aware that money is not coming in at the moment. Which causes me to twinge at the diversion I'm taking tomorrow. Some analyzing later...it is a much needed fun diversion with people I know who will lift my spirit and keep me going.
Now to figure out how to occupy my mind the next few weeks...ippy skippy.
My flight is set for October 8th. What was that? The 8th of October you say? Oh my! Why isn't that 3 weeks away? Why yes it is!
*squishes hysterical laughter*
It seems that the last 2 weeks of September are open-class for the parents and the 1st week of October is Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving). The school didn't want me to feel pressured by having parents dropping in whenever or be all alone. I appreciate their thoughtfulness...I just really really really want to be there. Should have been there by now. *grumbles again at visa process* Even the guy from the company expressed his surprise at the lateness and apologized.
We are working to see if the date can be moved a little bit earlier and the flight out be moved to Orlando vs. Tampa. It probably won't happen, but one can ask and see. Worse case it remains the 8th and I get to Tampa the day before my flight.
Really doing my best to not see this as another set back. It is all for a reason. I'm not the most patient person when it comes to things I really want. So this whole thing is extremely trying on my patience. If this is God's way of teaching me to be patient, alright I get it already!! If my going crazy is providing some amusement, because let's face it God has a sense of humor, than can the ha ha time be over now?
The not working/doing anything is starting to get to me. I mean I have plenty of things to watch, internet to browse, game to play, etc. My people interaction is not as much though. I want to be in the classroom working with students again. I'm going slightly stir crazy here.
You know those cartoons where the character opens his wallet and a fly comes fluttering out? I have that feeling whenever I reach for my wallet to pay for things. No, I am in no way THAT financially strapped. I just am very aware that money is not coming in at the moment. Which causes me to twinge at the diversion I'm taking tomorrow. Some analyzing later...it is a much needed fun diversion with people I know who will lift my spirit and keep me going.
Now to figure out how to occupy my mind the next few weeks...ippy skippy.
Monday, September 10, 2012
*Insert Awkward Happy Dance*
I got my visa! I got my viiiissssaaa! *happy dance* Who got their visa? That's right...ME!!*more happy dance to make us both feel awkward, but only one of us really cares...happy dance with some raising the roof*
Ok, now that I got THAT out of my system! *happy dance*
-.- Ok, NOW *happy dance*....let's just pretend for the rest of this post that I'm doing my happy dance.
At 10:30ish this morning I heard a knock at my door. I open it and this lovely lady from the US postal service is at more door with...could it be? YES! It is the giant envelope encasing my passport/visa in her hands! Apparently I SHOULD have received it on Saturday, but for some reason it wasn't scanned in or something along those lines. At this point, who cares?!?!? I have my visa in hand!
*collapses* Thank you God.
Honestly, if I had one more set back with the visa process I would have seriously considered saying forget it and then "Would you like fries with that?" Ok, not really but let's face it...things were getting me down. Now, I don't have to!
So, what now? Besides the occasional squeal of delight, poor kitties I think we've reached a whole new me weirding them out level, I wait again. *lol* I sent off an email to the person I've been working with so hopefully I will hear back by this evening or tomorrow to find out about my flight. It might even be a day or two more than that. I'm just glad that I have the silly thing!
Now, to straighten up a bit and maybe go hunker down with a book and some coffee. Ooo coffee.
Ok, now that I got THAT out of my system! *happy dance*
-.- Ok, NOW *happy dance*....let's just pretend for the rest of this post that I'm doing my happy dance.
At 10:30ish this morning I heard a knock at my door. I open it and this lovely lady from the US postal service is at more door with...could it be? YES! It is the giant envelope encasing my passport/visa in her hands! Apparently I SHOULD have received it on Saturday, but for some reason it wasn't scanned in or something along those lines. At this point, who cares?!?!? I have my visa in hand!
*collapses* Thank you God.
Honestly, if I had one more set back with the visa process I would have seriously considered saying forget it and then "Would you like fries with that?" Ok, not really but let's face it...things were getting me down. Now, I don't have to!
So, what now? Besides the occasional squeal of delight, poor kitties I think we've reached a whole new me weirding them out level, I wait again. *lol* I sent off an email to the person I've been working with so hopefully I will hear back by this evening or tomorrow to find out about my flight. It might even be a day or two more than that. I'm just glad that I have the silly thing!
Now, to straighten up a bit and maybe go hunker down with a book and some coffee. Ooo coffee.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
As the Visa Turns and Turns and Turns...
*headdesk...repeatedly*
Ok, what started as this awesome journey to new life experiences, new opportunities, fulfilling dreams, etc. has now become an angsty teeny-bopper drama combined with the cheesiest, most stupidly suspenseful soap opera. I sent off what I thought was the last of my paperwork, for my visa, last week. *insert maniacally hysterical laughter*
Funny. Of all the paperwork to be missing I did not include the consulate's checklist. A checklist. A simple here's what's inside checklist. Really??? *ultimate facepalm* Granted I don't remember, and yes I checked (6 times actually) to see what I needed to send to them. I do not remember them mentioning a checklist. I'm sure it is mentioned somewhere, they are very thorough.
On top of this...*insert another hysterical laugh* they won't take reusing the gigantic envelope I sent all my paperwork in because *pause for dramatic effect* it isn't already stamped ready to be returned. All they had to do was slap a label (which I included inside) on the same envelope, which was a reusable one. GAH!!!!!*strangled noise*
I don't know if you can feel my frustration in all this. I want this so much that every little hitch in my giddy-up is making me seriously want to *insert aggressive physical behavior upon something mostly likely innocent*.
Deep breath. It's been handled. I will keep telling myself that any big changes in life will come with some "interesting" turns...twists...planet-sized roller coaster loops even. All of this will be worth going to S.Korea. That I will one day return to a normal sleeping pattern and all will be settled.
Until then...I'm playing GW2, cleaning, and napping. Yes. All at the same time. Why? Because I think I can jump through a few more hoops of crazy today.
Ok, what started as this awesome journey to new life experiences, new opportunities, fulfilling dreams, etc. has now become an angsty teeny-bopper drama combined with the cheesiest, most stupidly suspenseful soap opera. I sent off what I thought was the last of my paperwork, for my visa, last week. *insert maniacally hysterical laughter*
Funny. Of all the paperwork to be missing I did not include the consulate's checklist. A checklist. A simple here's what's inside checklist. Really??? *ultimate facepalm* Granted I don't remember, and yes I checked (6 times actually) to see what I needed to send to them. I do not remember them mentioning a checklist. I'm sure it is mentioned somewhere, they are very thorough.
On top of this...*insert another hysterical laugh* they won't take reusing the gigantic envelope I sent all my paperwork in because *pause for dramatic effect* it isn't already stamped ready to be returned. All they had to do was slap a label (which I included inside) on the same envelope, which was a reusable one. GAH!!!!!*strangled noise*
I don't know if you can feel my frustration in all this. I want this so much that every little hitch in my giddy-up is making me seriously want to *insert aggressive physical behavior upon something mostly likely innocent*.
Deep breath. It's been handled. I will keep telling myself that any big changes in life will come with some "interesting" turns...twists...planet-sized roller coaster loops even. All of this will be worth going to S.Korea. That I will one day return to a normal sleeping pattern and all will be settled.
Until then...I'm playing GW2, cleaning, and napping. Yes. All at the same time. Why? Because I think I can jump through a few more hoops of crazy today.
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