Summertime ...and I'm ready for a vacation

Again, I'm terrible at this blog. I have another one that I post on more frequently. But it's time to update this one.

Recent Reads:

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
I really liked this, and started reading it right before a trip to Anaheim for a conference. Since Steve (we're on a first name basis) grew up in Anaheim, it was neat to read about his first job at Disneyland and then about his younger years as a struggling magician and comedian. I really liked it. His voice and writing always is very calming to me. Good stuff.


Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews
I think I started this one after watching the fireworks at Disneyland during my trip, since (in typical Disney Fashion) Julie Andrews narrated the firework/music extravaganza that we watched while there. I particularly liked this because she talks so much about London, living in England, and what it was like to grow up in a far-from-perfect family situation back in the 40s and 50s. She goes into detail about the Blitz, which I found fascinating, and her experiences on the London stage. I really liked this book.

Currently Reading:

I Don't Want to be Crazy by Samantha Schultz
A memoir written in verse by a young adult about her experience with Anxiety Disorder as a teen.

When you are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Just all around fun.

The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Only a few pages in, but already like it alot.

The Summer Reading Program is almost over, and summer is starting to wind-down a bit which is great if you ask me. It means things will quiet down at work, football season is around the corner, and I just scheduled a vacation! Going to visit my boyfriend's sister and kids, which will be a blast, and we're hoping to get to the beach at some point since they live in South Carolina, my favorite state.

Things in the library world have been good- I still really like my job and particularly the people I work with. I'm so lucky and I think that all the time, though sometimes I have to remind myself when I'm looking at the OSU football home games and see how many of those saturdays I'll be working.

It's just frustrating right now because all of my loans (from grad school) are just running my life. I am constantly stressed about money, the cost of gasoline, and wondering how other people do it- when they have to make even less money than me. Sometimes I feel like I'm just running around in a hamster wheel of bills, and I wonder if I'm ever going to own anything besides my car (which will officially be mine in 9 months).

Oh, and this is a nice reminder of where I was just a year ago today.

I think that exercising will make all these things better-- well I KNOW it will. I just have to find the motivation to get started again. I used to have a team of people I played volleyball with and they all gave it up for softball (losers). I miss my volleyball nights during the week and my tennis in the mornings....that kind of thing. Though even sports costs a little bit of money. Okay now this is just getting depressing.

In other news I'm very excited because my parents bought an old speedboat and I want to go home soon and "go boating" with my sibs. I'm also turning 30 on August 3rd and I'm excited to celebrate that with the boyfriend and my parents.

Today there's a festival in Grandview called the Lazy Daze of Summer and I love festivals-- particularly ones within walking distance of my house. So that's my plan for this afternoon. :o) Again, I'll TRY to post more often...we'll see how that goes!