Tidbits about the future

Subject # 1: School
After having a mini-self doubt episode at the end of last semester (before I got my grade, before I talked to my boss about class schedules, and before getting support from Adam), I've decided to keep going with classes for as long as my schedule allows it and for as long as this current job holds out. I get free tuition, a really good salary, somewhat flexible hours - not bad. I missed the advising appointment deadline before the summer, so I have to make one starting August 10. Based on my time schedule (that's it, really) I've got to choose between BioChem I (with a second half to it in the spring) and Special Topics in Physiology. I would much rather do the Physiology, since the background requires mammalian anatomy/physiology, of which I have in Systems Physiology and Mammalian Ecology, so I really don't think that would be hard at all and might even be fun. Prudence points to BioChem, however, being that it's one of those standard, foundation classes that I'm going to have to take anyway. I'm not too afraid of it, being that my knack for memorizing things is still going strong - even though I haven't ever taken it *gasp*. We'll see what my advisor says.

Subject # 2: Apartments
There was this weird time of tension between Stacey and Jessie (roommates, Stacey is Jared's loooong-time girlfriend) a little while ago about apartments. Jessie said she didn't know if she was going to stay in the city for next year, Stacey wanted to move out and room with Jared (Finally! No, like, seriously. 7 years?) and they also had to decide to sign their lease renewal with only about a week left. When Stacey said that if Jessie was unsure if she was going to stick around that she might want to move out, Jessie apparently threatened her with a friendship break, citing that Stacey had said she would room with her for 2 years (it's been only 1). This is from Stacey's mouth, who tends on the more melodramatic side, so I'm not sure if that was meant but it sure was taken that way. So, of course, Stacey signed the lease renewal with Jessie, resigning herself to a possible vacancy and new roommate search if Jessie suddenly ups and leaves for a new job out of the city. I thought this was... not the best idea. If they don't sign it, then they have all their options open. If they do sign it, then all of their options are null. Whatever. Not my choice. Anyway, before this, we had been thinking, wouldn't it be great if ALL of us (me, Adam, Jared, Stacey, Jessie) all roomed together? We could get an absolutely SICK place, three bedroom, for not too much money each way. That was kind of crushed. :( So Jared tells us, all right, we're just sticking together, we have to think about if we want to stay here or not, too. So, tra la la, couple weeks go by - and suddenly, one night, Jared informs us that he is going to live up there with Stacey and Jessie! Because he decided he wants to room with Stacey after all! Adam and I are like, um, ok... way to figure this out before... we all could have gotten a place together, a much better place.. but ok, thanks for telling us when you had this epiphany. Shrug. So that means it's going to be either just Adam and I, in a (most probably) dingy little place, since I can't put up that much each month. ORRRR... *drum roll* .... Adam talks to Hart, a college friend, who is living by himself in an awesome apartment in Gramercy, to get us three and maybe Hart's girlfriend living together. I really hope they aren't too far off our cycle to work (we got an extra month, sounded good at the time, but in reality it just put us off everyone else's cycle) because that would be almost better than our previous idea. Meet new people, have another roommate who's willing to spend more, etc. etc. Adam is going to talk to him this week, so I'm waiting to hear the news soon!

Subject # 3: New faces
Apparently that post doc who visited before is joining! He's mostly going to be in the main building, the other lab, but we're going to make a little space for him here, too. Yay, not being alone all day! I'm glad he decided to stick with us - he wanted me to teach him some Excel work... ha ha ha...