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Currently I'm reorganizing my bookshelf and deciding what to bring to Cambridge.  I'm getting excited about the move, mostly because having my own place is such a big step forward for me. The initial euphoria of my job is wearing off a bit, but I still like work about as much as I liked high school.  Which is to say, I'd rather be at home, but I don't dread going, the people there make me happy, and I'm learning a lot.  It's actually better than high school because there are no tests, no homework, I'm helping people, and I'm getting paid.  I really hope I can get hired in the fall at the Boston center, but if not, I'll at least make the contact with them and hope for an opening next summer.  It's a place I think I'd be happy working at for awhile.

This morning I bought tickets to the WFNX Disorientation show in September, featuring Flogging Molly, Alkaline Trio, the Kooks, Rogue Wave, and another band I don't know. I'm not a huge fan of the new Alk3 album, but I'm counting on them playing some older stuff.  If they play anything from Infirmary or Good Mourning I'll be satisfied. And Flogging Molly is just so much fun.  I'm pretty psyched about it, and now that I have some money I feel like I can afford it.  I'll see if Philip or Matt want my second ticket.  I'll bring Matt if he shows any interest and then Philip can get his own.  ^_^

The novel is coming along sloooooowly.  Changing everything to first person present is a drag.  But it is moving.  I've got some new scenes and some new insights from the fiction technique books I've been perusing.

Matt's coming to visit again a month from tomorrow (I miss him SO much!), and we're flying back to Boston together.  By then my summer work will be over and I will (hopefully) have met up with Emma at the conclusion of her cross-country bike odyssey.  I'm a little nervous about next year, finding work, settling in with roommates, and dealing with the depressing weather, but I'm alsos pretty optimistic.  I just have to keep my mind open and not get bogged down in mental sewage.  I told Bill Fash I'd stop by his lab to check out some Maya sculpture in September, and I'd like to make good on that and not lose touch with my department during my hiatus.

Well that's about it.  We're celebrating my brother's 20th today in Orange County with the Grans.  Anything that involves a free lunch and proximity to South Coast Plaza is good for me.  Next post will have politics in it, I promise.  And bear with my constant layout changes.  I'm trying to find a basic template that satisfies me and makes me want to write.